(Tulsa, OK) -- Gary Stanislawski will be the next state Senator from District 35. He defeated former Tulsa City Councilor Cason Carter by the slimmest of margins. The difference, 16 votes. Stanislawski is set to take over from James Williamson who is leaving due to term limits.  Another change will be coming in House District 72. That seat is also being given up due to term limits. It was also a close race for the Democratic nomination with Seneca Scott Getting 52 percent of the vote to beat out Christie Breedlove. She'll face independent Lawrence Kirkpatrick in the general election.