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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Dewey F. Bartlett (Republican) beat Ed Edmondson (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 1972, 51.4% to 47.6%, a margin of 3.9 points and 38,722 votes.

Oklahoma changed party: in 1966 it went Democratic, for Fred R. Harris.

Democrats led in 45 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 32. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 190,244 votes and went to the Republican by 19.2 points. The closest was Beckham, where 3 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dewey F. Bartlett won	Republican	516,934	51.4%
Ed Edmondson	Democratic	478,212	47.6%
All other candidates		10,002	1.0%
Total		1,005,148

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	74,754 39.3%	111,191 58.4%	4,299	190,244	R+19.2
Tulsa	65,876 40.4%	96,129 59.0%	928	162,933	R+18.6
Cleveland	17,477 47.1%	19,246 51.9%	348	37,071	R+4.8
Comanche	11,246 46.8%	12,604 52.5%	160	24,010	R+5.7
Garfield	8,819 36.8%	14,965 62.5%	155	23,939	R+25.7
Muskogee	16,075 69.0%	7,082 30.4%	128	23,285	D+38.6
Payne	10,196 44.3%	12,664 55.0%	160	23,020	R+10.7
Kay	8,853 40.6%	12,769 58.6%	166	21,788	R+18.0
Washington	9,127 45.0%	11,074 54.6%	91	20,292	R+9.6
Pottawatomie	8,976 48.7%	9,327 50.6%	128	18,431	R+1.9
Creek	8,240 50.2%	8,091 49.3%	72	16,403	D+0.9
Pittsburg	10,066 67.0%	4,882 32.5%	71	15,019	D+34.5
Canadian	5,889 41.0%	8,372 58.3%	109	14,370	R+17.3
Stephens	7,444 51.8%	6,765 47.1%	161	14,370	D+4.7
Carter	7,515 54.1%	6,314 45.4%	73	13,902	D+8.6
Okmulgee	8,674 63.8%	4,824 35.5%	92	13,590	D+28.3
Rogers	7,131 57.1%	5,290 42.3%	73	12,494	D+14.7
Osage	6,646 53.3%	5,762 46.2%	63	12,471	D+7.1
Pontotoc	6,433 52.9%	5,655 46.5%	78	12,166	D+6.4
Ottawa	7,224 60.4%	4,696 39.3%	39	11,959	D+21.1
Le Flore	7,321 62.0%	4,354 36.9%	132	11,807	D+25.1
Grady	6,058 53.5%	5,188 45.8%	82	11,328	D+7.7
Caddo	5,944 55.1%	4,793 44.4%	59	10,796	D+10.7
Mayes	5,993 57.9%	4,327 41.8%	34	10,354	D+16.1
Cherokee	6,153 59.9%	4,069 39.6%	45	10,267	D+20.3
Garvin	5,266 51.7%	4,814 47.3%	96	10,176	D+4.4
Seminole	4,934 49.7%	4,942 49.8%	56	9,932	R+0.1
Custer	4,203 43.3%	5,471 56.3%	39	9,713	R+13.1
Sequoyah	6,039 63.0%	3,506 36.6%	44	9,589	D+26.4
Logan	4,457 48.2%	4,724 51.0%	74	9,255	R+2.9
Wagoner	5,349 58.2%	3,788 41.2%	58	9,195	D+17.0
Lincoln	3,953 44.4%	4,876 54.8%	76	8,905	R+10.4
McCurtain	5,594 65.6%	2,825 33.1%	108	8,527	D+32.5
Bryan	5,535 65.4%	2,813 33.2%	115	8,463	D+32.2
Delaware	3,989 52.2%	3,603 47.2%	45	7,637	D+5.1
Jackson	4,794 63.3%	2,736 36.1%	42	7,572	D+27.2
Texas	2,727 41.0%	3,855 58.0%	62	6,644	R+17.0
Woodward	2,227 33.9%	4,279 65.1%	64	6,570	R+31.2
Beckham	3,061 49.6%	3,064 49.6%	49	6,174	level
Kingfisher	2,020 34.1%	3,854 65.1%	50	5,924	R+31.0
Craig	3,384 57.8%	2,420 41.4%	46	5,850	D+16.5
McClain	3,033 52.8%	2,648 46.1%	61	5,742	D+6.7
Adair	3,058 53.5%	2,636 46.1%	27	5,721	D+7.4
Woods	2,369 41.5%	3,306 57.9%	34	5,709	R+16.4
Hughes	3,195 59.7%	2,136 39.9%	24	5,355	D+19.8
Pawnee	2,369 44.7%	2,896 54.6%	35	5,300	R+9.9
Kiowa	2,701 51.3%	2,548 48.4%	16	5,265	D+2.9
Noble	2,006 38.9%	3,123 60.5%	32	5,161	R+21.6
McIntosh	3,419 67.6%	1,613 31.9%	23	5,055	D+35.7
Choctaw	3,114 61.8%	1,857 36.9%	66	5,037	D+25.0
Blaine	1,962 39.1%	3,025 60.2%	35	5,022	R+21.2
Washita	2,409 48.0%	2,584 51.5%	25	5,018	R+3.5
Tillman	2,657 58.3%	1,863 40.9%	36	4,556	D+17.4
Murray	2,514 57.0%	1,865 42.3%	33	4,412	D+14.7
Haskell	2,860 65.7%	1,460 33.5%	33	4,353	D+32.2
Nowata	2,310 54.4%	1,901 44.8%	32	4,243	D+9.6
Okfuskee	2,218 52.6%	1,964 46.6%	35	4,217	D+6.0
Atoka	2,272 58.1%	1,565 40.0%	71	3,908	D+18.1
Alfalfa	1,380 35.7%	2,472 63.9%	17	3,869	R+28.2
Latimer	2,454 64.3%	1,330 34.8%	33	3,817	D+29.4
Major	1,154 30.8%	2,566 68.4%	29	3,749	R+37.7
Grant	1,653 44.6%	2,029 54.8%	21	3,703	R+10.2
Pushmataha	2,160 61.7%	1,284 36.7%	57	3,501	D+25.0
Marshall	1,973 57.6%	1,411 41.2%	43	3,427	D+16.4
Johnston	1,917 59.9%	1,225 38.2%	61	3,203	D+21.6
Greer	1,913 60.3%	1,222 38.5%	35	3,170	D+21.8
Beaver	1,494 47.9%	1,596 51.2%	30	3,120	R+3.3
Cotton	1,554 53.9%	1,288 44.7%	39	2,881	D+9.2
Dewey	1,273 46.4%	1,450 52.8%	23	2,746	R+6.4
Jefferson	1,682 65.1%	874 33.8%	29	2,585	D+31.3
Ellis	1,088 42.6%	1,444 56.5%	24	2,556	R+13.9
Harper	896 36.9%	1,500 61.7%	35	2,431	R+24.8
Coal	1,311 62.0%	785 37.2%	17	2,113	D+24.9
Roger Mills	1,005 47.6%	1,084 51.3%	23	2,112	R+3.7
Love	1,224 59.4%	817 39.7%	19	2,060	D+19.8
Cimarron	857 46.9%	901 49.3%	71	1,829	R+2.4
Harmon	1,096 62.0%	663 37.5%	8	1,767	D+24.5

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oklahoma Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	James Lankford (R)	R+32.2
2020	Jim Inhofe (R)	R+30.2
2016	James Lankford (R)	R+43.2
2014	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+39.5
2010	Thomas A. Coburn (R)	R+44.5
2008	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+17.5
2004	Tom Coburn (R)	R+11.5
2002	James Inhofe (R)	R+21.0
1998	Don Nickles (R)	R+35.1
1996	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+16.6
1992	Don Nickles (R)	R+20.4
1990	David L. Boren (D)	D+66.4
1986	Don Nickles (R)	R+10.4
1984	David Boren (D)	D+52.2
1980	Don Nickles (R)	R+9.9
1978	David Lyle Boren (D)	D+32.6
1974	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+0.5
1972	Dewey F. Bartlett (R)	R+3.9
1968	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+5.6
1966	Fred R. Harris (D)	D+7.4
1962	Mike Monroney (D)	D+6.9
1960	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+10.2
1956	Mike Monroney (D)	D+10.7
1954	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+12.2
1950	Mike Monroney (D)	D+9.6
1948	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+24.9
1944	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.6
1942	Edward H. Moore (R)	R+10.1
1938	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.5
1936	Josh Lee (D)	D+36.4
1932	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.9
1930	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+4.8
1926	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.3
1924	William B. Pine (R)	R+26.2
1920	John W. Harreld (R)	R+6.0
1918	Robert L. Owen (D)	D+14.7
1914	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+18.5

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