1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Oklahoma (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Don Nickles (R)		Andy Coats (D)		Charles Nesbitt (I)		Robert Murphy (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adair	47%	2,878	49.3%	2,892	49.6%	46	0.8%	15	0.3%	4	0.1%	-14	5,835
Alfalfa	64%	2,315	68.3%	1,022	30.2%	34	1.0%	10	0.3%	6	0.2%	1,293	3,387
Atoka	45%	1,366	32.6%	2,739	65.4%	45	1.1%	18	0.4%	18	0.4%	-1,373	4,186
Beaver	61%	2,061	71.4%	779	27.0%	13	0.5%	27	0.9%	6	0.2%	1,282	2,886
Beckham	47%	3,200	48.6%	3,292	50.0%	61	0.9%	28	0.4%	7	0.1%	-92	6,588
Blaine	52%	3,396	67.6%	1,546	30.8%	65	1.3%	14	0.3%	4	0.1%	1,850	5,025
Bryan	46%	2,783	27.1%	7,290	71.1%	83	0.8%	49	0.5%	47	0.5%	-4,507	10,252
Caddo	48%	4,800	47.0%	5,206	51.0%	151	1.5%	45	0.4%	12	0.1%	-406	10,214
Canadian	55%	13,498	65.9%	6,516	31.8%	372	1.8%	93	0.5%	18	0.1%	6,982	20,497
Carter	52%	7,837	48.6%	8,000	49.6%	178	1.1%	83	0.5%	18	0.1%	-163	16,116
Cherokee	49%	4,636	43.5%	5,815	54.6%	143	1.3%	55	0.5%	8	0.1%	-1,179	10,657
Choctaw	50%	1,757	29.4%	4,128	69.1%	48	0.8%	28	0.5%	13	0.2%	-2,371	5,974
Cimarron	65%	1,195	71.8%	444	26.7%	10	0.6%	14	0.8%	1	0.1%	751	1,664
Cleveland	51%	26,328	54.6%	19,448	40.4%	1,699	3.5%	591	1.2%	128	0.3%	6,880	48,194
Coal	57%	720	29.7%	1,641	67.8%	46	1.9%	6	0.2%	8	0.3%	-921	2,421
Comanche	32%	12,141	48.2%	12,421	49.3%	414	1.6%	160	0.6%	35	0.1%	-280	25,171
Cotton	60%	1,373	43.3%	1,728	54.5%	45	1.4%	18	0.6%	4	0.1%	-355	3,168
Craig	49%	2,377	43.9%	2,943	54.3%	67	1.2%	26	0.5%	6	0.1%	-566	5,419
Creek	45%	9,886	53.8%	8,161	44.4%	243	1.3%	78	0.4%	12	0.1%	1,725	18,380
Custer	49%	5,286	55.9%	3,957	41.8%	166	1.8%	39	0.4%	8	0.1%	1,329	9,456
Delaware	52%	4,395	48.9%	4,460	49.6%	79	0.9%	48	0.5%	10	0.1%	-65	8,992
Dewey	62%	1,618	60.3%	1,013	37.7%	45	1.7%	7	0.3%	2	0.1%	605	2,685
Ellis	60%	1,670	69.1%	711	29.4%	29	1.2%	7	0.3%	1	0.0%	959	2,418
Garfield	52%	16,061	67.4%	7,265	30.5%	367	1.5%	109	0.5%	29	0.1%	8,796	23,831
Garvin	53%	4,826	44.7%	5,672	52.5%	242	2.2%	54	0.5%	8	0.1%	-846	10,802
Grady	48%	6,797	51.1%	6,185	46.5%	245	1.8%	60	0.5%	12	0.1%	612	13,299
Grant	68%	2,298	69.7%	964	29.2%	19	0.6%	14	0.4%	2	0.1%	1,334	3,297
Greer	52%	1,186	41.2%	1,616	56.1%	39	1.4%	13	0.5%	26	0.9%	-430	2,880
Harmon	50%	628	38.3%	1,002	61.1%	5	0.3%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	-374	1,640
Harper	60%	1,477	69.5%	615	28.9%	26	1.2%	3	0.1%	4	0.2%	862	2,125
Haskell	62%	1,658	33.9%	3,168	64.7%	48	1.0%	17	0.3%	7	0.1%	-1,510	4,898
Hughes	52%	1,928	35.0%	3,473	63.1%	75	1.4%	28	0.5%	2	0.0%	-1,545	5,506
Jackson	37%	3,231	41.9%	4,347	56.4%	76	1.0%	41	0.5%	15	0.2%	-1,116	7,710
Jefferson	56%	1,253	38.2%	1,972	60.1%	38	1.2%	13	0.4%	5	0.2%	-719	3,281
Johnston	52%	1,347	35.4%	2,383	62.6%	42	1.1%	25	0.7%	12	0.3%	-1,036	3,809
Kay	60%	15,037	68.7%	6,603	30.2%	162	0.7%	64	0.3%	8	0.0%	8,434	21,874
Kingfisher	61%	4,361	70.7%	1,683	27.3%	88	1.4%	27	0.4%	5	0.1%	2,678	6,164
Kiowa	52%	2,275	46.8%	2,529	52.0%	44	0.9%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	-254	4,860
Latimer	56%	1,533	38.8%	2,329	59.0%	59	1.5%	22	0.6%	6	0.2%	-796	3,949
Le Flore	48%	5,611	41.2%	7,834	57.6%	87	0.6%	56	0.4%	19	0.1%	-2,223	13,607
Lincoln	51%	5,476	57.6%	3,800	40.0%	176	1.9%	48	0.5%	5	0.1%	1,676	9,505
Logan	53%	5,747	57.6%	3,880	38.9%	201	2.0%	138	1.4%	7	0.1%	1,867	9,973
Love	56%	1,284	42.7%	1,669	55.5%	20	0.7%	11	0.4%	22	0.7%	-385	3,006
Major	58%	2,790	77.3%	771	21.4%	34	0.9%	13	0.4%	1	0.0%	2,019	3,609
Marshall	52%	1,551	37.2%	2,546	61.1%	27	0.6%	17	0.4%	24	0.6%	-995	4,165
Mayes	50%	5,693	50.0%	5,504	48.3%	133	1.2%	46	0.4%	10	0.1%	189	11,386
McClain	50%	3,470	49.6%	3,373	48.2%	115	1.6%	27	0.4%	15	0.2%	97	7,000
McCurtain	46%	3,056	27.4%	7,865	70.5%	87	0.8%	119	1.1%	25	0.2%	-4,809	11,152
McIntosh	52%	2,401	39.2%	3,604	58.9%	81	1.3%	32	0.5%	3	0.0%	-1,203	6,121
Murray	58%	2,060	40.7%	2,857	56.4%	115	2.3%	25	0.5%	5	0.1%	-797	5,062
Muskogee	50%	9,845	41.8%	13,383	56.8%	256	1.1%	82	0.3%	14	0.1%	-3,538	23,580
Noble	61%	3,510	68.4%	1,530	29.8%	73	1.4%	20	0.4%	1	0.0%	1,980	5,134
Nowata	48%	2,214	55.1%	1,713	42.7%	55	1.4%	15	0.4%	18	0.4%	501	4,015
Okfuskee	52%	1,864	45.2%	2,171	52.7%	54	1.3%	28	0.7%	3	0.1%	-307	4,120
Oklahoma	48%	112,271	57.0%	74,524	37.8%	5,613	2.8%	4,035	2.0%	532	0.3%	37,747	196,975
Okmulgee	47%	5,662	42.4%	7,519	56.2%	131	1.0%	47	0.4%	10	0.1%	-1,857	13,369
Osage	48%	7,027	52.9%	5,994	45.2%	175	1.3%	65	0.5%	13	0.1%	1,033	13,274
Ottawa	49%	4,713	40.3%	6,676	57.1%	235	2.0%	49	0.4%	14	0.1%	-1,963	11,687
Pawnee	53%	3,516	60.8%	2,155	37.3%	78	1.3%	26	0.4%	9	0.2%	1,361	5,784
Payne	51%	15,275	60.7%	8,803	35.0%	597	2.4%	447	1.8%	26	0.1%	6,472	25,148
Pittsburg	54%	6,336	39.8%	9,227	58.0%	245	1.5%	78	0.5%	14	0.1%	-2,891	15,900
Pontotoc	52%	5,104	40.4%	7,252	57.4%	207	1.6%	54	0.4%	16	0.1%	-2,148	12,633
Pottawatomie	52%	10,106	49.3%	9,867	48.1%	397	1.9%	98	0.5%	30	0.1%	239	20,498
Pushmataha	57%	1,533	32.2%	3,115	65.5%	56	1.2%	38	0.8%	15	0.3%	-1,582	4,757
Roger Mills	58%	1,036	52.1%	922	46.3%	19	1.0%	9	0.5%	4	0.2%	114	1,990
Rogers	55%	9,783	56.0%	7,354	42.1%	235	1.3%	82	0.5%	16	0.1%	2,429	17,470
Seminole	51%	4,133	41.0%	5,675	56.3%	223	2.2%	45	0.4%	11	0.1%	-1,542	10,087
Sequoyah	48%	4,249	43.0%	5,477	55.5%	71	0.7%	58	0.6%	21	0.2%	-1,228	9,876
Stephens	56%	9,016	50.4%	8,543	47.8%	228	1.3%	65	0.4%	25	0.1%	473	17,877
Texas	53%	4,586	69.7%	1,915	29.1%	34	0.5%	39	0.6%	10	0.2%	2,671	6,584
Tillman	47%	1,687	40.7%	2,402	57.9%	33	0.8%	18	0.4%	5	0.1%	-715	4,145
Tulsa	55%	108,130	58.0%	71,569	38.4%	4,801	2.6%	1,607	0.9%	318	0.2%	36,561	186,425
Wagoner	50%	7,607	55.7%	5,775	42.3%	187	1.4%	65	0.5%	12	0.1%	1,832	13,646
Washington	63%	14,542	65.5%	7,296	32.9%	229	1.0%	104	0.5%	18	0.1%	7,246	22,189
Washita	51%	2,788	55.1%	2,199	43.4%	50	1.0%	23	0.5%	4	0.1%	589	5,064
Woods	58%	3,304	66.7%	1,537	31.0%	76	1.5%	34	0.7%	6	0.1%	1,767	4,957
Woodward	48%	4,864	69.3%	2,029	28.9%	88	1.3%	28	0.4%	5	0.1%	2,835	7,014
TOTAL	50%	587,252	53.5%	478,283	43.5%	21,179	1.9%	9,757	0.9%	1,823	0.2%	108,969	1,098,294
Total R vote: 587,252 (53.5%)      Total D vote: 478,283 (43.5%)      Total Other vote: 32,759 (3.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$828,346		$804,704		$55,200		$0
Total Receipts:		$925,097		$799,950		$157,225		$0
Cash on Hand:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1980 Senate class 3, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,878	49.3%
Andy Coats (D)	2,892	49.6%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	46	0.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	15	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,835
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Alfalfa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,315	68.3%
Andy Coats (D)	1,022	30.2%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	34	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	10	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,387
Turnout: 64%

1980 Senate class 3, Atoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,366	32.6%
Andy Coats (D)	2,739	65.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	45	1.1%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	18	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,186
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Beaver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,061	71.4%
Andy Coats (D)	779	27.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	13	0.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	27	0.9%
Paul Trent (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,886
Turnout: 61%

1980 Senate class 3, Beckham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,200	48.6%
Andy Coats (D)	3,292	50.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	61	0.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	28	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,588
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,396	67.6%
Andy Coats (D)	1,546	30.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	65	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	14	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,025
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Bryan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,783	27.1%
Andy Coats (D)	7,290	71.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	83	0.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	49	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	47	0.5%
TOTAL	10,252
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, Caddo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,800	47.0%
Andy Coats (D)	5,206	51.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	151	1.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	45	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	10,214
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Canadian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	13,498	65.9%
Andy Coats (D)	6,516	31.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	372	1.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	93	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	20,497
Turnout: 55%

1980 Senate class 3, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	7,837	48.6%
Andy Coats (D)	8,000	49.6%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	178	1.1%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	83	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	16,116
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,636	43.5%
Andy Coats (D)	5,815	54.6%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	143	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	55	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,657
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,757	29.4%
Andy Coats (D)	4,128	69.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	48	0.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	28	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,974
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Cimarron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,195	71.8%
Andy Coats (D)	444	26.7%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	10	0.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	14	0.8%
Paul Trent (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,664
Turnout: 65%

1980 Senate class 3, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	26,328	54.6%
Andy Coats (D)	19,448	40.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	1,699	3.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	591	1.2%
Paul Trent (I)	128	0.3%
TOTAL	48,194
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Coal County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	720	29.7%
Andy Coats (D)	1,641	67.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	46	1.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	6	0.2%
Paul Trent (I)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,421
Turnout: 57%

1980 Senate class 3, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	12,141	48.2%
Andy Coats (D)	12,421	49.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	414	1.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	160	0.6%
Paul Trent (I)	35	0.1%
TOTAL	25,171
Turnout: 32%

1980 Senate class 3, Cotton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,373	43.3%
Andy Coats (D)	1,728	54.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	45	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	18	0.6%
Paul Trent (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,168
Turnout: 60%

1980 Senate class 3, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,377	43.9%
Andy Coats (D)	2,943	54.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	67	1.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	26	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,419
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Creek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	9,886	53.8%
Andy Coats (D)	8,161	44.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	243	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	78	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	18,380
Turnout: 45%

1980 Senate class 3, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,286	55.9%
Andy Coats (D)	3,957	41.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	166	1.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	39	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	9,456
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,395	48.9%
Andy Coats (D)	4,460	49.6%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	79	0.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	48	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,992
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,618	60.3%
Andy Coats (D)	1,013	37.7%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	45	1.7%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,685
Turnout: 62%

1980 Senate class 3, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,670	69.1%
Andy Coats (D)	711	29.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	29	1.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,418
Turnout: 60%

1980 Senate class 3, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	16,061	67.4%
Andy Coats (D)	7,265	30.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	367	1.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	109	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	29	0.1%
TOTAL	23,831
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Garvin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,826	44.7%
Andy Coats (D)	5,672	52.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	242	2.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	54	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,802
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Grady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	6,797	51.1%
Andy Coats (D)	6,185	46.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	245	1.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	60	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	13,299
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,298	69.7%
Andy Coats (D)	964	29.2%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	19	0.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	14	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,297
Turnout: 68%

1980 Senate class 3, Greer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,186	41.2%
Andy Coats (D)	1,616	56.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	39	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	13	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	26	0.9%
TOTAL	2,880
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Harmon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	628	38.3%
Andy Coats (D)	1,002	61.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	5	0.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,640
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Harper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,477	69.5%
Andy Coats (D)	615	28.9%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	26	1.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Paul Trent (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,125
Turnout: 60%

1980 Senate class 3, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,658	33.9%
Andy Coats (D)	3,168	64.7%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	48	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	17	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,898
Turnout: 62%

1980 Senate class 3, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,928	35.0%
Andy Coats (D)	3,473	63.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	75	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	28	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,506
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,231	41.9%
Andy Coats (D)	4,347	56.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	76	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	41	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,710
Turnout: 37%

1980 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,253	38.2%
Andy Coats (D)	1,972	60.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	38	1.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	13	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,281
Turnout: 56%

1980 Senate class 3, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,347	35.4%
Andy Coats (D)	2,383	62.6%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	42	1.1%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	25	0.7%
Paul Trent (I)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,809
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Kay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	15,037	68.7%
Andy Coats (D)	6,603	30.2%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	162	0.7%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	64	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	21,874
Turnout: 60%

1980 Senate class 3, Kingfisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,361	70.7%
Andy Coats (D)	1,683	27.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	88	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	27	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,164
Turnout: 61%

1980 Senate class 3, Kiowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,275	46.8%
Andy Coats (D)	2,529	52.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	44	0.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	4,860
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Latimer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,533	38.8%
Andy Coats (D)	2,329	59.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	59	1.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	22	0.6%
Paul Trent (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,949
Turnout: 56%

1980 Senate class 3, Le Flore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,611	41.2%
Andy Coats (D)	7,834	57.6%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	87	0.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	56	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	13,607
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,476	57.6%
Andy Coats (D)	3,800	40.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	176	1.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	48	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	9,505
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,747	57.6%
Andy Coats (D)	3,880	38.9%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	201	2.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	138	1.4%
Paul Trent (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,973
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Love County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,284	42.7%
Andy Coats (D)	1,669	55.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	20	0.7%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	11	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,006
Turnout: 56%

1980 Senate class 3, Major County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,790	77.3%
Andy Coats (D)	771	21.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	34	0.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	13	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,609
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,551	37.2%
Andy Coats (D)	2,546	61.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	27	0.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	17	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,165
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Mayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,693	50.0%
Andy Coats (D)	5,504	48.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	133	1.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	46	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	11,386
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, McClain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,470	49.6%
Andy Coats (D)	3,373	48.2%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	115	1.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	27	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,000
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, McCurtain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,056	27.4%
Andy Coats (D)	7,865	70.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	87	0.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	119	1.1%
Paul Trent (I)	25	0.2%
TOTAL	11,152
Turnout: 46%

1980 Senate class 3, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,401	39.2%
Andy Coats (D)	3,604	58.9%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	81	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	32	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,121
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,060	40.7%
Andy Coats (D)	2,857	56.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	115	2.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	25	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,062
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Muskogee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	9,845	41.8%
Andy Coats (D)	13,383	56.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	256	1.1%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	82	0.3%
Paul Trent (I)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	23,580
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Noble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,510	68.4%
Andy Coats (D)	1,530	29.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	73	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	20	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,134
Turnout: 61%

1980 Senate class 3, Nowata County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,214	55.1%
Andy Coats (D)	1,713	42.7%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	55	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	15	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,015
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Okfuskee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,864	45.2%
Andy Coats (D)	2,171	52.7%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	54	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	28	0.7%
Paul Trent (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,120
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Oklahoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	112,271	57.0%
Andy Coats (D)	74,524	37.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	5,613	2.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	4,035	2.0%
Paul Trent (I)	532	0.3%
TOTAL	196,975
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Okmulgee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,662	42.4%
Andy Coats (D)	7,519	56.2%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	131	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	47	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	13,369
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Osage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	7,027	52.9%
Andy Coats (D)	5,994	45.2%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	175	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	65	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	13,274
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,713	40.3%
Andy Coats (D)	6,676	57.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	235	2.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	49	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	11,687
Turnout: 49%

1980 Senate class 3, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,516	60.8%
Andy Coats (D)	2,155	37.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	78	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	26	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,784
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Payne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	15,275	60.7%
Andy Coats (D)	8,803	35.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	597	2.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	447	1.8%
Paul Trent (I)	26	0.1%
TOTAL	25,148
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Pittsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	6,336	39.8%
Andy Coats (D)	9,227	58.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	245	1.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	78	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	15,900
Turnout: 54%

1980 Senate class 3, Pontotoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	5,104	40.4%
Andy Coats (D)	7,252	57.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	207	1.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	54	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	12,633
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Pottawatomie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	10,106	49.3%
Andy Coats (D)	9,867	48.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	397	1.9%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	98	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	30	0.1%
TOTAL	20,498
Turnout: 52%

1980 Senate class 3, Pushmataha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,533	32.2%
Andy Coats (D)	3,115	65.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	56	1.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	38	0.8%
Paul Trent (I)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,757
Turnout: 57%

1980 Senate class 3, Roger Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,036	52.1%
Andy Coats (D)	922	46.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	19	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	9	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,990
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Rogers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	9,783	56.0%
Andy Coats (D)	7,354	42.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	235	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	82	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	17,470
Turnout: 55%

1980 Senate class 3, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,133	41.0%
Andy Coats (D)	5,675	56.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	223	2.2%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	45	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	10,087
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Sequoyah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,249	43.0%
Andy Coats (D)	5,477	55.5%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	71	0.7%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	58	0.6%
Paul Trent (I)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	9,876
Turnout: 48%

1980 Senate class 3, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	9,016	50.4%
Andy Coats (D)	8,543	47.8%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	228	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	65	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	17,877
Turnout: 56%

1980 Senate class 3, Texas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,586	69.7%
Andy Coats (D)	1,915	29.1%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	34	0.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	39	0.6%
Paul Trent (I)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,584
Turnout: 53%

1980 Senate class 3, Tillman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	1,687	40.7%
Andy Coats (D)	2,402	57.9%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	33	0.8%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	18	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,145
Turnout: 47%

1980 Senate class 3, Tulsa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	108,130	58.0%
Andy Coats (D)	71,569	38.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	4,801	2.6%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	1,607	0.9%
Paul Trent (I)	318	0.2%
TOTAL	186,425
Turnout: 55%

1980 Senate class 3, Wagoner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	7,607	55.7%
Andy Coats (D)	5,775	42.3%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	187	1.4%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	65	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	13,646
Turnout: 50%

1980 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	14,542	65.5%
Andy Coats (D)	7,296	32.9%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	229	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	104	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	22,189
Turnout: 63%

1980 Senate class 3, Washita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	2,788	55.1%
Andy Coats (D)	2,199	43.4%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	50	1.0%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	23	0.5%
Paul Trent (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,064
Turnout: 51%

1980 Senate class 3, Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	3,304	66.7%
Andy Coats (D)	1,537	31.0%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	76	1.5%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	34	0.7%
Paul Trent (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,957
Turnout: 58%

1980 Senate class 3, Woodward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Don Nickles (R)	4,864	69.3%
Andy Coats (D)	2,029	28.9%
Charles Nesbitt (I)	88	1.3%
Robert Murphy (Lbt)	28	0.4%
Paul Trent (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,014
Turnout: 48%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Don Nickles
Total Disbursements:	$828,346
Total Receipts:	$925,097
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Andy Coats
Total Disbursements:	$804,704
Total Receipts:	$799,950
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/OK/1980

Charles Nesbitt
Total Disbursements:	$55,200
Total Receipts:	$157,225
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0