Oklahoma State Senate seat · former district
Oklahoma Senate District 49
8 elections since 1972: Democrats won 4, Republicans 4.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Owen Laughlin (R) · won · incumbent
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
8 races since 1972; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Owen Laughlin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Owen Laughlin (R)Flip | Don Williams (D) | 4.9 |
| 1992 | Don Williams (D) | Steven H. Snider (R) | 17.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Don Williams (D)Flip | Steven H. Snider (R) | 8.6 |
| 1984 | Tim Leonard (R) | Neal Schmidt (D) | 58.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Tim Leonard (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Leon Field (D) | Stan Tyler (R) | 11.9 |
| 1972 | Leon Field (D) | G. O. Williams (R) | 18.0 |
Primaries: 1988 Republican primary runoff · 1988 Republican primary · 1988 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)