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., 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 David Lyle Boren, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives David Hall, incumbent Governor Clem Rogers McSpadden, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd district

Results

Republican party

Candidates Denzil Garrison, member of Oklahoma Senate Jim Inhofe, member of Oklahoma Senate

Results

General election Results

Results by county County David BorenDemocratic Jim InhofeRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Adair3,30660.43%2,16539.57%1,14120.86%5,471Alfalfa1,76150.90%1,69949.10%621.79%3,460Atoka3,20784.71%57915.29%2,62869.41%3,786Beaver1,53063.12%89436.88%63626.24%2,424Beckham4,13176.60%1,26223.40%2,86953.20%5,393Blaine2,54855.50%2,04344.50%50511.00%4,591Bryan6,96588.34%91911.66%6,04676.69%7,884Caddo6,48872.54%2,45627.46%4,03245.08%8,944Canadian7,99660.40%5,24339.60%2,75320.79%13,239Carter8,07179.82%2,04120.18%6,03059.63%10,112Cherokee5,93567.22%2,89432.78%3,04134.44%8,829Choctaw3,54489.07%43510.93%3,10978.14%3,979Cimarron94665.24%50434.76%44230.48%1,450Cleveland18,62766.35%9,44733.65%9,18032.70%28,074Coal1,58284.42%29215.58%1,29068.84%1,874Comanche13,91374.79%4,68925.21%9,22449.59%18,602Cotton1,73080.69%41419.31%1,31661.38%2,144Craig3,22860.84%2,07839.16%1,15021.67%5,306Creek8,02860.09%5,33239.91%2,69620.18%13,360Custer5,01467.88%2,37332.12%2,64135.75%7,387Delaware3,86562.10%2,35937.90%1,50624.20%6,224Dewey1,56462.06%95637.94%60824.13%2,520Ellis1,37357.07%1,03342.93%34014.13%2,406Garfield9,93752.68%8,92647.32%1,0115.36%18,863Garvin6,75276.31%2,09623.69%4,65652.62%8,848Grady6,64772.36%2,53927.64%4,10844.72%9,186Grant1,86359.11%1,28940.89%57418.21%3,152Greer1,97879.22%51920.78%1,45958.43%2,497Harmon1,31892.04%1147.96%1,20484.08%1,432Harper1,06453.41%92846.59%1366.83%1,992Haskell2,97779.49%76820.51%2,20958.99%3,745Hughes3,85682.94%79317.06%3,06365.89%4,649Jackson4,91384.90%87415.10%4,03969.79%5,787Jefferson1,74384.57%31815.43%1,42569.14%2,061Johnston2,24685.63%37714.37%1,86971.25%2,623Kay9,87755.74%7,84444.26%2,03311.47%17,721Kingfisher2,75252.25%2,51547.75%2374.50%5,267Kiowa3,36778.96%89721.04%2,47057.93%4,264Latimer2,56282.89%52917.11%2,03365.77%3,091Le Flore7,17979.40%1,86220.60%5,31758.81%9,041Lincoln5,29866.57%2,66033.43%2,63833.15%7,958Logan4,60161.35%2,89838.65%1,70322.71%7,499Love1,46189.19%17710.81%1,28478.39%1,638Major1,51746.21%1,76653.79%-249-7.58%3,283Marshall2,69489.98%30010.02%2,39479.96%2,994Mayes5,09959.02%3,54140.98%1,55818.03%8,640McClain3,46572.28%1,32927.72%2,13644.56%4,794McCurtain5,89990.38%6289.62%5,27180.76%6,527McIntosh3,60774.90%1,20925.10%2,39849.79%4,816Murray2,90381.64%65318.36%2,25063.27%3,556Muskogee13,58772.70%5,10127.30%8,48645.41%18,688Noble2,45554.40%2,05845.60%3978.80%4,513Nowata1,83049.00%1,90551.00%-75-2.01%3,735Okfuskee2,76373.72%98526.28%1,77847.44%3,748Oklahoma85,62559.71%57,77040.29%27,85519.43%143,395Okmulgee8,13171.35%3,26528.65%4,86642.70%11,396Osage6,24060.42%4,08739.58%2,15320.85%10,327Ottawa6,32872.74%2,37127.26%3,95745.49%8,699Pawnee2,54752.08%2,34447.92%2034.15%4,891Payne9,99257.73%7,31742.27%2,67515.45%17,309Pittsburg9,82382.73%2,05017.27%7,77365.47%11,873Pontotoc8,61379.29%2,25020.71%6,36358.57%10,863Pottawatomie11,26175.45%3,66524.55%7,59650.89%14,926Pushmataha2,82484.70%51015.30%2,31469.41%3,334Roger Mills1,26768.30%58831.70%67936.60%1,855Rogers5,53552.01%5,10847.99%4274.01%10,643Seminole8,23688.78%1,04111.22%7,19577.56%9,277Sequoyah5,88176.35%1,82223.65%4,05952.69%7,703Stephens9,16180.06%2,28119.94%6,88060.13%11,442Texas3,32774.35%1,14825.65%2,17948.69%4,475Tillman3,04586.07%49313.93%2,55272.13%3,538Tulsa60,69748.48%64,49251.52%-3,795-3.03%125,189Wagoner4,97561.22%3,15238.78%1,82322.43%8,127Washington8,21048.49%8,72051.51%-510-3.01%16,930Washita3,14373.31%1,14426.69%1,99946.63%4,287Woods2,79457.25%2,08642.75%70814.51%4,880Woodward3,17258.50%2,25041.50%92217.00%5,422Totals514,38963.91%290,45936.09%223,93027.82%804,848

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alfalfa Blaine Canadian Cleveland Custer Delaware Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Lincoln Logan Noble Oklahoma Pawnee Payne Woods Woodward

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