1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
November 7, 1950
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The 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Johnston Murray defeated Republican Jo O. Ferguson.[1] Phil Ferguson unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
Primary election
Democratic party
Johnston Murray, the son of former governor William H. Murray, defeated William O. Coe by a razor-thin margin of 960 votes in a runoff.
Candidates
- William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Frank P. Douglass, district judge in Oklahoma County
- Phil Ferguson, former representative from Oklahoma's 8th congressional district
- Johnston Murray, son of former governor William H. Murray
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johnston Murray | 240,991 | 47.45% | |
| Democratic | William O. Coe | 152,983 | 30.12% | |
| Democratic | Frank P. Douglass | 91,341 | 17.98% | |
| Democratic | Phil Ferguson | 22,621 | 4.45% | |
| Total votes | 507,936 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johnston Murray | 235,830 | 50.10% | |
| Democratic | William O. Coe | 234,870 | 49.90% | |
| Total votes | 470,700 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Ernest Albright
- Rexford B. Cragg
- Jo O. Ferguson, newspaper editor and publisher
- Bruno H. Miller
- Earl F. Winsel
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jo O. Ferguson | 36,292 | 65.50% | |
| Republican | Ernest Albright | 7,928 | 14.31% | |
| Republican | Bruno H. Miller | 4,415 | 7.97% | |
| Republican | Rexford B. Cragg | 3,886 | 7.01% | |
| Republican | Earl F. Winsel | 2,890 | 5.22% | |
| Total votes | 55,411 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johnston Murray | 329,308 | 51.11% | −1.35% | |
| Republican | Jo O. Ferguson | 313,205 | 48.61% | +2.63% | |
| Independent | Mickey Harrell | 1,763 | 0.27% | −1.18% | |
| Total votes | 644,276 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 16,103 | 2.50% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -3.98% | |||
Results by county
Jo Ferguson was the first Republican to win Cleveland County in a gubernatorial election. By flipping to Murray after voting Republican in the previous two elections, Rogers County began a streak of voting for the winning candidate that currently remains unbroken and is the longest active bellwether streak in state gubernatorial elections.
| County[5] | Johnston Murray Democratic |
Jo O. Ferguson Republican |
Mickey Harrell Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 2,834 | 52.99% | 2,508 | 46.90% | 6 | 0.11% | 326 | 6.10% | 5,348 |
| Alfalfa | 1,688 | 37.07% | 2,858 | 62.77% | 7 | 0.15% | -1,170 | -25.70% | 4,553 |
| Atoka | 2,867 | 71.68% | 1,131 | 28.28% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,736 | 43.40% | 4,000 |
| Beaver | 1,446 | 48.97% | 1,502 | 50.86% | 5 | 0.17% | -56 | -1.90% | 2,953 |
| Beckham | 3,354 | 64.12% | 1,863 | 35.61% | 14 | 0.27% | 1,491 | 28.50% | 5,231 |
| Blaine | 2,186 | 38.71% | 3,448 | 61.06% | 13 | 0.23% | -1,262 | -22.35% | 5,647 |
| Bryan | 5,633 | 81.77% | 1,241 | 18.01% | 15 | 0.22% | 4,392 | 63.75% | 6,889 |
| Caddo | 5,925 | 58.42% | 4,192 | 41.33% | 25 | 0.25% | 1,733 | 17.09% | 10,142 |
| Canadian | 3,706 | 43.69% | 4,725 | 55.71% | 51 | 0.60% | -1,019 | -12.01% | 8,482 |
| Carter | 6,928 | 70.34% | 2,900 | 29.44% | 22 | 0.22% | 4,028 | 40.89% | 9,850 |
| Cherokee | 3,113 | 58.55% | 2,204 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 909 | 17.10% | 5,317 |
| Choctaw | 3,563 | 74.82% | 1,187 | 24.93% | 12 | 0.25% | 2,376 | 49.90% | 4,762 |
| Cimarron | 838 | 56.51% | 643 | 43.36% | 2 | 0.13% | 195 | 13.15% | 1,483 |
| Cleveland | 4,328 | 47.47% | 4,732 | 51.90% | 58 | 0.64% | -404 | -4.43% | 9,118 |
| Coal | 1,717 | 77.48% | 497 | 22.43% | 2 | 0.09% | 1,220 | 55.05% | 2,216 |
| Comanche | 5,702 | 63.22% | 3,290 | 36.47% | 28 | 0.31% | 2,412 | 26.74% | 9,020 |
| Cotton | 1,875 | 70.83% | 770 | 29.09% | 2 | 0.08% | 1,105 | 41.75% | 2,647 |
| Craig | 3,357 | 55.49% | 2,684 | 44.36% | 9 | 0.15% | 673 | 11.12% | 6,050 |
| Creek | 6,755 | 47.62% | 7,410 | 52.23% | 21 | 0.15% | -655 | -4.62% | 14,186 |
| Custer | 3,773 | 56.32% | 2,882 | 43.02% | 44 | 0.66% | 891 | 13.30% | 6,699 |
| Delaware | 3,003 | 53.13% | 2,644 | 46.78% | 5 | 0.09% | 359 | 6.35% | 5,652 |
| Dewey | 1,615 | 47.17% | 1,800 | 52.57% | 9 | 0.26% | -185 | -5.40% | 3,424 |
| Ellis | 1,140 | 37.67% | 1,884 | 62.26% | 2 | 0.07% | -744 | -24.59% | 3,026 |
| Garfield | 6,273 | 35.00% | 11,609 | 64.78% | 40 | 0.22% | -5,336 | -29.77% | 17,922 |
| Garvin | 5,005 | 70.25% | 2,114 | 29.67% | 6 | 0.08% | 2,891 | 40.58% | 7,125 |
| Grady | 5,788 | 61.61% | 3,590 | 38.22% | 16 | 0.17% | 2,198 | 23.40% | 9,394 |
| Grant | 2,211 | 44.55% | 2,746 | 55.33% | 6 | 0.12% | -535 | -10.78% | 4,963 |
| Greer | 2,469 | 74.52% | 838 | 25.29% | 6 | 0.18% | 1,631 | 49.23% | 3,313 |
| Harmon | 1,772 | 82.38% | 372 | 17.29% | 7 | 0.33% | 1,400 | 65.09% | 2,151 |
| Harper | 1,184 | 41.40% | 1,669 | 58.36% | 7 | 0.24% | -485 | -16.96% | 2,860 |
| Haskell | 2,275 | 66.81% | 1,000 | 29.37% | 130 | 3.82% | 1,275 | 37.44% | 3,405 |
| Hughes | 3,770 | 67.72% | 1,791 | 32.17% | 6 | 0.11% | 1,979 | 35.55% | 5,567 |
| Jackson | 4,055 | 78.49% | 1,103 | 21.35% | 8 | 0.15% | 2,952 | 57.14% | 5,166 |
| Jefferson | 2,382 | 79.53% | 608 | 20.30% | 5 | 0.17% | 1,774 | 59.23% | 2,995 |
| Johnston | 2,668 | 81.99% | 580 | 17.82% | 6 | 0.18% | 2,088 | 64.17% | 3,254 |
| Kay | 7,341 | 42.01% | 10,100 | 57.80% | 33 | 0.19% | -2,759 | -15.79% | 17,474 |
| Kingfisher | 1,785 | 32.45% | 3,701 | 67.29% | 14 | 0.25% | -1,916 | -34.84% | 5,500 |
| Kiowa | 3,117 | 60.23% | 2,048 | 39.57% | 10 | 0.19% | 1,069 | 20.66% | 5,175 |
| Latimer | 1,805 | 66.41% | 910 | 33.48% | 3 | 0.11% | 895 | 32.93% | 2,718 |
| Le Flore | 5,117 | 69.13% | 2,278 | 30.78% | 7 | 0.09% | 2,839 | 38.35% | 7,402 |
| Lincoln | 3,778 | 46.68% | 4,306 | 53.20% | 10 | 0.12% | -528 | -6.52% | 8,094 |
| Logan | 2,884 | 37.59% | 4,771 | 62.18% | 18 | 0.23% | -1,887 | -24.59% | 7,673 |
| Love | 1,539 | 82.04% | 334 | 17.80% | 3 | 0.16% | 1,205 | 64.23% | 1,876 |
| Major | 1,170 | 32.65% | 2,409 | 67.23% | 4 | 0.11% | -1,239 | -34.58% | 3,583 |
| Marshall | 1,848 | 79.69% | 471 | 20.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,377 | 59.38% | 2,319 |
| Mayes | 3,756 | 49.99% | 3,745 | 49.85% | 12 | 0.16% | 11 | 0.15% | 7,513 |
| McClain | 2,544 | 68.00% | 1,193 | 31.89% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,351 | 36.11% | 3,741 |
| McCurtain | 5,246 | 84.91% | 916 | 14.83% | 16 | 0.26% | 4,330 | 70.09% | 6,178 |
| McIntosh | 2,401 | 59.82% | 1,599 | 39.84% | 14 | 0.35% | 802 | 19.98% | 4,014 |
| Murray | 2,514 | 73.57% | 898 | 26.28% | 5 | 0.15% | 1,616 | 47.29% | 3,417 |
| Muskogee | 9,183 | 55.47% | 7,340 | 44.34% | 31 | 0.19% | 1,843 | 11.13% | 16,554 |
| Noble | 2,071 | 39.85% | 3,113 | 59.90% | 13 | 0.25% | -1,042 | -20.05% | 5,197 |
| Nowata | 2,136 | 44.22% | 2,678 | 55.45% | 16 | 0.33% | -542 | -11.22% | 4,830 |
| Okfuskee | 2,234 | 56.29% | 1,733 | 43.66% | 2 | 0.05% | 501 | 12.62% | 3,969 |
| Oklahoma | 38,679 | 43.62% | 49,717 | 56.07% | 271 | 0.31% | -11,038 | -12.45% | 88,667 |
| Okmulgee | 6,137 | 53.79% | 5,247 | 45.99% | 25 | 0.22% | 890 | 7.80% | 11,409 |
| Osage | 4,708 | 47.41% | 5,198 | 52.35% | 24 | 0.24% | -490 | -4.93% | 9,930 |
| Ottawa | 5,420 | 55.65% | 4,304 | 44.19% | 15 | 0.15% | 1,116 | 11.46% | 9,739 |
| Pawnee | 2,028 | 35.56% | 3,668 | 64.32% | 7 | 0.12% | -1,640 | -28.76% | 5,703 |
| Payne | 5,768 | 47.27% | 6,387 | 52.34% | 47 | 0.39% | -619 | -5.07% | 12,202 |
| Pittsburg | 6,719 | 62.57% | 4,008 | 37.32% | 12 | 0.11% | 2,711 | 25.24% | 10,739 |
| Pontotoc | 5,655 | 66.46% | 2,840 | 33.38% | 14 | 0.16% | 2,815 | 33.08% | 8,509 |
| Pottawatomie | 7,389 | 56.52% | 5,609 | 42.90% | 76 | 0.58% | 1,780 | 13.61% | 13,074 |
| Pushmataha | 2,469 | 74.95% | 818 | 24.83% | 7 | 0.21% | 1,651 | 50.12% | 3,294 |
| Roger Mills | 1,396 | 61.69% | 862 | 38.09% | 5 | 0.22% | 534 | 23.60% | 2,263 |
| Rogers | 3,125 | 51.41% | 2,943 | 48.41% | 11 | 0.18% | 182 | 2.99% | 6,079 |
| Seminole | 5,617 | 57.91% | 4,065 | 41.91% | 17 | 0.18% | 1,552 | 16.00% | 9,699 |
| Sequoyah | 4,159 | 62.19% | 2,472 | 36.96% | 57 | 0.85% | 1,687 | 25.22% | 6,688 |
| Stephens | 5,292 | 67.86% | 2,486 | 31.88% | 20 | 0.26% | 2,806 | 35.98% | 7,798 |
| Texas | 2,265 | 54.20% | 1,902 | 45.51% | 12 | 0.29% | 363 | 8.69% | 4,179 |
| Tillman | 3,080 | 72.20% | 1,184 | 27.75% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,896 | 44.44% | 4,266 |
| Tulsa | 25,679 | 34.26% | 49,049 | 65.44% | 227 | 0.30% | -23,370 | -31.18% | 74,955 |
| Wagoner | 2,494 | 43.39% | 3,228 | 56.16% | 26 | 0.45% | -734 | -12.77% | 5,748 |
| Washington | 4,496 | 36.72% | 7,698 | 62.87% | 51 | 0.42% | -3,202 | -26.15% | 12,245 |
| Washita | 2,799 | 61.86% | 1,722 | 38.06% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,077 | 23.80% | 4,525 |
| Woods | 2,221 | 39.12% | 3,444 | 60.66% | 13 | 0.23% | -1,223 | -21.54% | 5,678 |
| Woodward | 2,046 | 42.19% | 2,796 | 57.65% | 8 | 0.16% | -750 | -15.46% | 4,850 |
| Totals | 329,308 | 51.11% | 313,205 | 48.61% | 1,763 | 0.27% | 16,103 | 2.50% | 644,276 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- ^ a b c d e "1946-1950 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 33, 37, 40, 43.
- ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1950). "For Governor". Officially Verified Results of the Democratic Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 4th, 1950. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1950). "For Governor". Officially Verified Results of the Democratic and Republican Run-Off Primary Elections, Held Tuesday, July 25, 1950. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1950). "For Governor". Official Returns of the Republican Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 4, 1950. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Oklahoma State Election Board (1950). "For Governor". Officially Verified Results of the General Election, Held Tuesday, November 7, 1950. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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