1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
November 5, 1974
 
Nominee David Boren Jim Inhofe
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 514,389 290,459
Percentage 63.91% 36.09%
County results
Boren:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Inhofe:      50–60%
Governor before election

David Hall
Democratic

Elected Governor

David Boren
Democratic

The 1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat David Boren defeated Clem McSpadden in a run-off to claim his party's nomination after embattled incumbent David Hall was eliminated in the initial primary. Boren won the general election handily over Republican Jim Inhofe.,[1] who later won a 1994 U.S. Senate special election triggered by Boren's impending resignation to become the University of Oklahoma's president.

Inhofe only carried Major, Nowata, Tulsa, and Washington counties.

Primary election

Primary elections were held on August 27, 1974 with runoffs occurring on September 17, 1974.

Democratic party

Incumbent governor David Hall lost renomination by coming in third place in the regular primary.

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clem Rogers McSpadden 238,534 37.67%
Democratic David Lyle Boren 225,321 35.59%
Democratic David Hall (incumbent) 169,290 26.74%
Total votes 633,145 100.00%
Democratic primary runoff results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Lyle Boren 286,171 53.51%
Democratic Clem Rogers McSpadden 248,623 46.49%
Total votes 534,794 100.00%

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Inhofe 88,594 58.76%
Republican Denzil Garrison 62,188 41.24%
Total votes 150,782 100.00%

General election

Results

1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic David Lyle Boren 514,389 63.91% +15.49%
Republican Jim Inhofe 290,459 36.09% −12.02%
Total votes 804,848 100.00%
Majority 223,940 27.82%
Democratic hold Swing +27.51%

Results by county

County[2] David Boren
Democratic 		Jim Inhofe
Republican 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Adair 3,306 60.43% 2,165 39.57% 1,141 20.86% 5,471
Alfalfa 1,761 50.90% 1,699 49.10% 62 1.79% 3,460
Atoka 3,207 84.71% 579 15.29% 2,628 69.41% 3,786
Beaver 1,530 63.12% 894 36.88% 636 26.24% 2,424
Beckham 4,131 76.60% 1,262 23.40% 2,869 53.20% 5,393
Blaine 2,548 55.50% 2,043 44.50% 505 11.00% 4,591
Bryan 6,965 88.34% 919 11.66% 6,046 76.69% 7,884
Caddo 6,488 72.54% 2,456 27.46% 4,032 45.08% 8,944
Canadian 7,996 60.40% 5,243 39.60% 2,753 20.79% 13,239
Carter 8,071 79.82% 2,041 20.18% 6,030 59.63% 10,112
Cherokee 5,935 67.22% 2,894 32.78% 3,041 34.44% 8,829
Choctaw 3,544 89.07% 435 10.93% 3,109 78.14% 3,979
Cimarron 946 65.24% 504 34.76% 442 30.48% 1,450
Cleveland 18,627 66.35% 9,447 33.65% 9,180 32.70% 28,074
Coal 1,582 84.42% 292 15.58% 1,290 68.84% 1,874
Comanche 13,913 74.79% 4,689 25.21% 9,224 49.59% 18,602
Cotton 1,730 80.69% 414 19.31% 1,316 61.38% 2,144
Craig 3,228 60.84% 2,078 39.16% 1,150 21.67% 5,306
Creek 8,028 60.09% 5,332 39.91% 2,696 20.18% 13,360
Custer 5,014 67.88% 2,373 32.12% 2,641 35.75% 7,387
Delaware 3,865 62.10% 2,359 37.90% 1,506 24.20% 6,224
Dewey 1,564 62.06% 956 37.94% 608 24.13% 2,520
Ellis 1,373 57.07% 1,033 42.93% 340 14.13% 2,406
Garfield 9,937 52.68% 8,926 47.32% 1,011 5.36% 18,863
Garvin 6,752 76.31% 2,096 23.69% 4,656 52.62% 8,848
Grady 6,647 72.36% 2,539 27.64% 4,108 44.72% 9,186
Grant 1,863 59.11% 1,289 40.89% 574 18.21% 3,152
Greer 1,978 79.22% 519 20.78% 1,459 58.43% 2,497
Harmon 1,318 92.04% 114 7.96% 1,204 84.08% 1,432
Harper 1,064 53.41% 928 46.59% 136 6.83% 1,992
Haskell 2,977 79.49% 768 20.51% 2,209 58.99% 3,745
Hughes 3,856 82.94% 793 17.06% 3,063 65.89% 4,649
Jackson 4,913 84.90% 874 15.10% 4,039 69.79% 5,787
Jefferson 1,743 84.57% 318 15.43% 1,425 69.14% 2,061
Johnston 2,246 85.63% 377 14.37% 1,869 71.25% 2,623
Kay 9,877 55.74% 7,844 44.26% 2,033 11.47% 17,721
Kingfisher 2,752 52.25% 2,515 47.75% 237 4.50% 5,267
Kiowa 3,367 78.96% 897 21.04% 2,470 57.93% 4,264
Latimer 2,562 82.89% 529 17.11% 2,033 65.77% 3,091
Le Flore 7,179 79.40% 1,862 20.60% 5,317 58.81% 9,041
Lincoln 5,298 66.57% 2,660 33.43% 2,638 33.15% 7,958
Logan 4,601 61.35% 2,898 38.65% 1,703 22.71% 7,499
Love 1,461 89.19% 177 10.81% 1,284 78.39% 1,638
Major 1,517 46.21% 1,766 53.79% -249 -7.58% 3,283
Marshall 2,694 89.98% 300 10.02% 2,394 79.96% 2,994
Mayes 5,099 59.02% 3,541 40.98% 1,558 18.03% 8,640
McClain 3,465 72.28% 1,329 27.72% 2,136 44.56% 4,794
McCurtain 5,899 90.38% 628 9.62% 5,271 80.76% 6,527
McIntosh 3,607 74.90% 1,209 25.10% 2,398 49.79% 4,816
Murray 2,903 81.64% 653 18.36% 2,250 63.27% 3,556
Muskogee 13,587 72.70% 5,101 27.30% 8,486 45.41% 18,688
Noble 2,455 54.40% 2,058 45.60% 397 8.80% 4,513
Nowata 1,830 49.00% 1,905 51.00% -75 -2.01% 3,735
Okfuskee 2,763 73.72% 985 26.28% 1,778 47.44% 3,748
Oklahoma 85,625 59.71% 57,770 40.29% 27,855 19.43% 143,395
Okmulgee 8,131 71.35% 3,265 28.65% 4,866 42.70% 11,396
Osage 6,240 60.42% 4,087 39.58% 2,153 20.85% 10,327
Ottawa 6,328 72.74% 2,371 27.26% 3,957 45.49% 8,699
Pawnee 2,547 52.08% 2,344 47.92% 203 4.15% 4,891
Payne 9,992 57.73% 7,317 42.27% 2,675 15.45% 17,309
Pittsburg 9,823 82.73% 2,050 17.27% 7,773 65.47% 11,873
Pontotoc 8,613 79.29% 2,250 20.71% 6,363 58.57% 10,863
Pottawatomie 11,261 75.45% 3,665 24.55% 7,596 50.89% 14,926
Pushmataha 2,824 84.70% 510 15.30% 2,314 69.41% 3,334
Roger Mills 1,267 68.30% 588 31.70% 679 36.60% 1,855
Rogers 5,535 52.01% 5,108 47.99% 427 4.01% 10,643
Seminole 8,236 88.78% 1,041 11.22% 7,195 77.56% 9,277
Sequoyah 5,881 76.35% 1,822 23.65% 4,059 52.69% 7,703
Stephens 9,161 80.06% 2,281 19.94% 6,880 60.13% 11,442
Texas 3,327 74.35% 1,148 25.65% 2,179 48.69% 4,475
Tillman 3,045 86.07% 493 13.93% 2,552 72.13% 3,538
Tulsa 60,697 48.48% 64,492 51.52% -3,795 -3.03% 125,189
Wagoner 4,975 61.22% 3,152 38.78% 1,823 22.43% 8,127
Washington 8,210 48.49% 8,720 51.51% -510 -3.01% 16,930
Washita 3,143 73.31% 1,144 26.69% 1,999 46.63% 4,287
Woods 2,794 57.25% 2,086 42.75% 708 14.51% 4,880
Woodward 3,172 58.50% 2,250 41.50% 922 17.00% 5,422
Totals 514,389 63.91% 290,459 36.09% 223,930 27.82% 804,848

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "1968-1974 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 47, 50, 55, 57.
  2. ^ a b c d e Slater, Lee, ed. (1974). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1974. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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