Oklahoma State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oklahoma Senate District 7
A district of about 88,000 people, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+62.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Warren Hamilton (R) · won76.9%
- Jerry L. Donathan (D)23.1%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 35 seats
Every Oklahoma State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Warren Hamilton (R) | Jerry L. Donathan (D) | 53.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Warren Hamilton (R) | Jerry L. Donathan (D) | 44.4 |
| 2016 | Larry Boggs (R) | Joel Kerns (D) | 11.5 |
| 2012 | Larry Boggs (R) | J. Paul Lane (D) | 7.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Richard C. Lerblance (D) | Kenny Sherrill (R) | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Richard C. Lerblance (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gene Stipe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Gene Stipe (D) | Pat Key (R) | 12.6 |
| 1992 | Gene Stipe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gene Stipe (D) | Lois Edington (R) | 21.9 |
| 1984 | Gene Stipe (D) | Lois Edington (R) | 25.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Gene Stipe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Gene Stipe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Gene Stipe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Gene Stipe (D) | Marshall A. Ostner (R) | 39.6 |
Primaries: 1976 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1968 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)
Districts that overlap District 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7's area in each.
- U.S. House
- OK-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | R+59.3 | R+61.9 |
| U.S. Senate | R+52.7 | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 35 seats. Small marks are other seats in Oklahoma. The black marker is District 7.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Less dense than 76% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET