1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
November 8, 1966
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The 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Republican Dewey F. Bartlett defeated Democrat Preston J. Moore and Independent H. E. Ingram.
John Newbold Camp unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while former governor Raymond D. Gary, then-Tulsa County district attorney and future governor David Hall, attorney general Charles R. Nesbitt, and former state senator Keith Cartwright unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
After this election, no Republican would be elected Governor of Oklahoma for 20 years.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on May 3, 1966 with runoffs occurring on May 24, 1966. This was the first time the Republican nomination for governor required a runoff.
Republican party
Candidates
- Dewey F. Bartlett, member of Oklahoma Senate
- John N. "Happy" Camp, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Bruno H. Miller
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dewey F. Bartlett | 46,053 | 48.99% | |
| Republican | John N. "Happy" Camp | 45,185 | 48.07% | |
| Republican | Bruno H. Miller | 2,764 | 2.94% | |
| Total votes | 94,002 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dewey F. Bartlett | 46,916[a] | 55.22% | |
| Republican | John N. "Happy" Camp | 38,043 | 44.78% | |
| Total votes | 84,959 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
Candidates
- Keith Cartwright, former member of Oklahoma Senate
- Henry W. Ford, county assessor for Oklahoma County
- Raymond Gary, former governor of Oklahoma (1955-1959)
- Jack K. Gillespie
- Leland Gourley, journalist and former chief of staff for J. Howard Edmondson
- David Hall, district attorney for Tulsa County
- Howard W. Joplin
- Al J. Kavanaugh
- Carmen Moe Marcus
- Preston J. Moore, American Legion leader
- Charles Nesbitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Cleeta John Rogers, member of Oklahoma Senate
- Clifton Wood
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raymond Gary | 160,825 | 31.56% | |
| Democratic | Preston J. Moore | 104,081 | 20.43% | |
| Democratic | David Hall | 94,309 | 18.51% | |
| Democratic | Cleeta John Rogers | 71,248 | 13.98% | |
| Democratic | Charles Nesbitt | 26,546 | 5.21% | |
| Democratic | Leland Gourley | 19,898 | 3.91% | |
| Democratic | Henry W. Ford | 19,815 | 3.89% | |
| Democratic | Keith Cartwright | 5,291 | 1.04% | |
| Democratic | Carmen Moe Marcus | 2,568 | 0.50% | |
| Democratic | Al J. Kavanaugh | 1,647 | 0.32% | |
| Democratic | Howard W. Joplin | 1,330 | 0.26% | |
| Democratic | Clifton Wood | 1,116 | 0.22% | |
| Democratic | Jack K. Gillespie | 865 | 0.17% | |
| Total votes | 509,539 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Preston J. Moore | 228,625 | 53.74% | |
| Democratic | Raymond Gary | 196,835 | 46.26% | |
| Total votes | 425,460 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dewey F. Bartlett | 377,078 | 55.68% | +0.40% | |
| Democratic | Preston J. Moore | 296,328 | 43.75% | −0.68% | |
| Independent | H. E. Ingram | 3,852 | 0.57% | ||
| Total votes | 677,258 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 80,750 | 11.92% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +1.08% | |||
Results by county
Osage County would not vote Republican again until 2010.
| County[6] | Dewey F. Bartlett Republican |
Preston J. Moore Democratic |
H. E. Ingram Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 2,336 | 48.28% | 2,484 | 51.34% | 18 | 0.37% | -148 | -3.06% | 4,838 |
| Alfalfa | 2,320 | 69.36% | 1,018 | 30.43% | 7 | 0.21% | 1,302 | 38.92% | 3,345 |
| Atoka | 1,166 | 39.74% | 1,754 | 59.78% | 14 | 0.48% | -588 | -20.04% | 2,934 |
| Beaver | 1,333 | 56.58% | 1,012 | 42.95% | 11 | 0.47% | 321 | 13.62% | 2,356 |
| Beckham | 2,508 | 52.84% | 2,223 | 46.84% | 15 | 0.32% | 285 | 6.01% | 4,746 |
| Blaine | 2,693 | 66.00% | 1,371 | 33.60% | 16 | 0.39% | 1,322 | 32.40% | 4,080 |
| Bryan | 1,694 | 32.13% | 3,570 | 67.70% | 9 | 0.17% | -1,876 | -35.58% | 5,273 |
| Caddo | 3,851 | 49.83% | 3,845 | 49.75% | 32 | 0.41% | 6 | 0.08% | 7,728 |
| Canadian | 5,256 | 59.86% | 3,485 | 39.69% | 40 | 0.46% | 1,771 | 20.17% | 8,781 |
| Carter | 4,254 | 41.78% | 5,903 | 57.98% | 24 | 0.24% | -1,649 | -16.20% | 10,181 |
| Cherokee | 3,110 | 44.45% | 3,866 | 55.26% | 20 | 0.29% | -756 | -10.81% | 6,996 |
| Choctaw | 1,232 | 35.00% | 2,278 | 64.72% | 10 | 0.28% | -1,046 | -29.72% | 3,520 |
| Cimarron | 925 | 60.42% | 602 | 39.32% | 4 | 0.26% | 323 | 21.10% | 1,531 |
| Cleveland | 10,067 | 62.23% | 6,060 | 37.46% | 50 | 0.31% | 4,007 | 24.77% | 16,177 |
| Coal | 678 | 40.38% | 997 | 59.38% | 4 | 0.24% | -319 | -19.00% | 1,679 |
| Comanche | 6,607 | 42.42% | 8,926 | 57.31% | 41 | 0.26% | -2,319 | -14.89% | 15,574 |
| Cotton | 864 | 35.58% | 1,557 | 64.13% | 7 | 0.29% | -693 | -28.54% | 2,428 |
| Craig | 2,311 | 47.28% | 2,569 | 52.56% | 8 | 0.16% | -258 | -5.28% | 4,888 |
| Creek | 6,179 | 52.52% | 5,543 | 47.11% | 44 | 0.37% | 636 | 5.41% | 11,766 |
| Custer | 3,676 | 60.78% | 2,366 | 39.12% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,310 | 21.66% | 6,048 |
| Delaware | 2,422 | 50.30% | 2,378 | 49.39% | 15 | 0.31% | 44 | 0.91% | 4,815 |
| Dewey | 1,443 | 55.82% | 1,127 | 43.60% | 15 | 0.58% | 316 | 12.22% | 2,585 |
| Ellis | 1,204 | 57.97% | 866 | 41.69% | 7 | 0.34% | 338 | 16.27% | 2,077 |
| Garfield | 12,364 | 68.64% | 5,605 | 31.12% | 43 | 0.24% | 6,759 | 37.52% | 18,012 |
| Garvin | 3,531 | 46.56% | 3,963 | 52.26% | 89 | 1.17% | -432 | -5.70% | 7,583 |
| Grady | 3,784 | 46.38% | 4,340 | 53.19% | 35 | 0.43% | -556 | -6.81% | 8,159 |
| Grant | 2,050 | 61.67% | 1,265 | 38.06% | 9 | 0.27% | 785 | 23.62% | 3,324 |
| Greer | 1,117 | 39.89% | 1,672 | 59.71% | 11 | 0.39% | -555 | -19.82% | 2,800 |
| Harmon | 524 | 37.62% | 866 | 62.17% | 3 | 0.22% | -342 | -24.55% | 1,393 |
| Harper | 1,248 | 59.88% | 829 | 39.78% | 7 | 0.34% | 419 | 20.11% | 2,084 |
| Haskell | 907 | 32.79% | 1,850 | 66.88% | 9 | 0.33% | -943 | -34.09% | 2,766 |
| Hughes | 1,756 | 40.36% | 2,578 | 59.25% | 17 | 0.39% | -822 | -18.89% | 4,351 |
| Jackson | 1,855 | 34.32% | 3,538 | 65.46% | 12 | 0.22% | -1,683 | -31.14% | 5,405 |
| Jefferson | 515 | 24.75% | 1,561 | 75.01% | 5 | 0.24% | -1,046 | -50.26% | 2,081 |
| Johnston | 936 | 39.05% | 1,450 | 60.49% | 11 | 0.46% | -514 | -21.44% | 2,397 |
| Kay | 11,277 | 64.60% | 6,127 | 35.10% | 53 | 0.30% | 5,150 | 29.50% | 17,457 |
| Kingfisher | 3,221 | 70.64% | 1,326 | 29.08% | 13 | 0.29% | 1,895 | 41.56% | 4,560 |
| Kiowa | 2,114 | 47.75% | 2,307 | 52.11% | 6 | 0.14% | -193 | -4.36% | 4,427 |
| Latimer | 702 | 33.64% | 1,381 | 66.17% | 4 | 0.19% | -679 | -32.53% | 2,087 |
| Le Flore | 2,325 | 35.05% | 4,293 | 64.72% | 15 | 0.23% | -1,968 | -29.67% | 6,633 |
| Lincoln | 3,928 | 57.65% | 2,863 | 42.02% | 23 | 0.34% | 1,065 | 15.63% | 6,814 |
| Logan | 4,081 | 60.66% | 2,613 | 38.84% | 34 | 0.51% | 1,468 | 21.82% | 6,728 |
| Love | 446 | 29.85% | 1,044 | 69.88% | 4 | 0.27% | -598 | -40.03% | 1,494 |
| Major | 2,295 | 75.30% | 742 | 24.34% | 11 | 0.36% | 1,553 | 50.95% | 3,048 |
| Marshall | 1,149 | 48.38% | 1,220 | 51.37% | 6 | 0.25% | -71 | -2.99% | 2,375 |
| Mayes | 3,490 | 48.96% | 3,613 | 50.69% | 25 | 0.35% | -123 | -1.73% | 7,128 |
| McClain | 1,775 | 48.88% | 1,844 | 50.78% | 12 | 0.33% | -69 | -1.90% | 3,631 |
| McCurtain | 2,368 | 38.52% | 3,757 | 61.11% | 23 | 0.37% | -1,389 | -22.59% | 6,148 |
| McIntosh | 1,288 | 37.14% | 2,173 | 62.66% | 7 | 0.20% | -885 | -25.52% | 3,468 |
| Murray | 1,325 | 44.15% | 1,665 | 55.48% | 11 | 0.37% | -340 | -11.33% | 3,001 |
| Muskogee | 8,117 | 44.72% | 10,004 | 55.12% | 30 | 0.17% | -1,887 | -10.40% | 18,151 |
| Noble | 2,524 | 60.40% | 1,643 | 39.32% | 12 | 0.29% | 881 | 21.08% | 4,179 |
| Nowata | 1,844 | 48.50% | 1,950 | 51.29% | 8 | 0.21% | -106 | -2.79% | 3,802 |
| Okfuskee | 1,548 | 48.85% | 1,610 | 50.80% | 11 | 0.35% | -62 | -1.96% | 3,169 |
| Oklahoma | 73,817 | 61.96% | 43,989 | 36.92% | 1,338 | 1.12% | 29,828 | 25.04% | 119,144 |
| Okmulgee | 4,493 | 41.73% | 6,236 | 57.92% | 37 | 0.34% | -1,743 | -16.19% | 10,766 |
| Osage | 4,794 | 51.96% | 4,408 | 47.78% | 24 | 0.26% | 386 | 4.18% | 9,226 |
| Ottawa | 3,549 | 44.33% | 4,441 | 55.48% | 15 | 0.19% | -892 | -11.14% | 8,005 |
| Pawnee | 2,307 | 59.97% | 1,533 | 39.85% | 7 | 0.18% | 774 | 20.12% | 3,847 |
| Payne | 8,036 | 62.06% | 4,881 | 37.69% | 32 | 0.25% | 3,155 | 24.36% | 12,949 |
| Pittsburg | 3,242 | 32.87% | 6,594 | 66.85% | 28 | 0.28% | -3,352 | -33.98% | 9,864 |
| Pontotoc | 3,974 | 49.03% | 4,111 | 50.72% | 20 | 0.25% | -137 | -1.69% | 8,105 |
| Pottawatomie | 6,741 | 52.75% | 6,006 | 47.00% | 33 | 0.26% | 735 | 5.75% | 12,780 |
| Pushmataha | 960 | 35.90% | 1,707 | 63.84% | 7 | 0.26% | -747 | -27.94% | 2,674 |
| Roger Mills | 1,138 | 53.43% | 979 | 45.96% | 13 | 0.61% | 159 | 7.46% | 2,130 |
| Rogers | 3,604 | 51.62% | 3,353 | 48.02% | 25 | 0.36% | 251 | 3.59% | 6,982 |
| Seminole | 3,990 | 50.35% | 3,916 | 49.42% | 18 | 0.23% | 74 | 0.93% | 7,924 |
| Sequoyah | 1,676 | 33.11% | 3,369 | 66.55% | 17 | 0.34% | -1,693 | -33.45% | 5,062 |
| Stephens | 4,404 | 46.10% | 5,106 | 53.45% | 43 | 0.45% | -702 | -7.35% | 9,553 |
| Texas | 2,361 | 55.86% | 1,856 | 43.91% | 10 | 0.24% | 505 | 11.95% | 4,227 |
| Tillman | 1,296 | 37.19% | 2,171 | 62.30% | 18 | 0.52% | -875 | -25.11% | 3,485 |
| Tulsa | 70,462 | 69.21% | 30,310 | 29.77% | 1,039 | 1.02% | 40,152 | 39.44% | 101,811 |
| Wagoner | 2,800 | 51.82% | 2,586 | 47.86% | 17 | 0.31% | 214 | 3.96% | 5,403 |
| Washington | 11,252 | 65.63% | 5,819 | 33.94% | 73 | 0.43% | 5,433 | 31.69% | 17,144 |
| Washita | 1,935 | 49.67% | 1,948 | 50.00% | 13 | 0.33% | -13 | -0.33% | 3,896 |
| Woods | 2,851 | 62.19% | 1,706 | 37.22% | 27 | 0.59% | 1,145 | 24.98% | 4,584 |
| Woodward | 2,863 | 60.97% | 1,811 | 38.56% | 22 | 0.47% | 1,052 | 22.40% | 4,696 |
| Totals | 377,078 | 55.68% | 296,328 | 43.75% | 3,852 | 0.57% | 80,750 | 11.92% | 677,258 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
- ^ The modern summary PDF produced by the Board of Elections contains a typo for Bartlett's total. The correct total is 46,916 and this is the sum of the county results as listed in the original 1966 Election Results & Statistics publication.
References
- ^ a b c d e "1958-1966 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 55, 59, 62, 64, 66.
- ^ Wilson, Basil R., ed. (1966). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 43–44.
- ^ Wilson, Basil R., ed. (1966). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. p. 63.
- ^ Wilson, Basil R., ed. (1966). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 4–5.
- ^ Wilson, Basil R., ed. (1966). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. p. 55.
- ^ a b Wilson, Basil R., ed. (1966). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 79–80.