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Home/Primaries/House/1980/Oklahoma

Oklahoma House Primaries — 1980

11 party contests across 6 districts, 5 contested (45%).

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OK-1

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:James R Jones100.0%

James R Jones

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

OK-1

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Richard C Freeman100.0%

Richard C Freeman

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

OK-2

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Mike Synar100.0%

Mike Synar

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

OK-2

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Gary Richardson100.0%

Gary Richardson

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

OK-3

US House

DEM2 candidates

Watkins 90.5%

9.5%

Winner:Wes Watkins90.5%

Wes Watkins

DEM108,47890.5%

Leland Kelly

DEM11,3739.5%

119,851 total votes cast

OK-4

US House

DEM5 candidates

Townsend 40.5%

Mccurdy 34.1%

14.0%

9.2%

Winner:James B Townsend40.5%

James B Townsend

DEM31,10440.5%

Dave Mccurdy

DEM26,17334.1%

Cuffie Waid

DEM10,72214.0%

Clifford Marshall

DEM7,0359.2%

Rosella Saker

DEM1,7812.3%

76,815 total votes cast

OK-4

US House

REP2 candidates

Rutledge 68.8%

Hopper 31.2%

Winner:Howard Rutledge68.8%

Howard Rutledge

REP8,19668.8%

David Hopper

REP3,71031.2%

11,906 total votes cast

OK-5

US House

DEM4 candidates

Hood 55.0%

Dawson 28.8%

9.2%

Winner:David Hood55.0%

David Hood

DEM19,66455.0%

John Dawson

DEM10,29828.8%

Jesse Snipp

DEM3,2699.2%

Art Adams

DEM2,4947.0%

35,725 total votes cast

OK-5

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:M H Edwards100.0%

M H Edwards

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

OK-6

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Glenn English100.0%

Glenn English

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

OK-6

US House

REP2 candidates

Mccurley 50.8%

Jones 49.2%

Winner:Carol Mccurley50.8%

Carol Mccurley

REP16,47950.8%

Stephen Jones

REP15,94349.2%

32,422 total votes cast