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. 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

Republican party Candidates Ernest Albright Rexford B. Cragg Jo O. Ferguson, newspaper editor and publisher Bruno H. Miller Earl F. Winsel

Results

General election Results

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 Johnston MurrayDemocratic Jo O. FergusonRepublican Mickey HarrellIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,83452.99%2,50846.90%60.11%3266.10%5,348Alfalfa1,68837.07%2,85862.77%70.15%-1,170-25.70%4,553Atoka2,86771.68%1,13128.28%20.05%1,73643.40%4,000Beaver1,44648.97%1,50250.86%50.17%-56-1.90%2,953Beckham3,35464.12%1,86335.61%140.27%1,49128.50%5,231Blaine2,18638.71%3,44861.06%130.23%-1,262-22.35%5,647Bryan5,63381.77%1,24118.01%150.22%4,39263.75%6,889Caddo5,92558.42%4,19241.33%250.25%1,73317.09%10,142Canadian3,70643.69%4,72555.71%510.60%-1,019-12.01%8,482Carter6,92870.34%2,90029.44%220.22%4,02840.89%9,850Cherokee3,11358.55%2,20441.45%00.00%90917.10%5,317Choctaw3,56374.82%1,18724.93%120.25%2,37649.90%4,762Cimarron83856.51%64343.36%20.13%19513.15%1,483Cleveland4,32847.47%4,73251.90%580.64%-404-4.43%9,118Coal1,71777.48%49722.43%20.09%1,22055.05%2,216Comanche5,70263.22%3,29036.47%280.31%2,41226.74%9,020Cotton1,87570.83%77029.09%20.08%1,10541.75%2,647Craig3,35755.49%2,68444.36%90.15%67311.12%6,050Creek6,75547.62%7,41052.23%210.15%-655-4.62%14,186Custer3,77356.32%2,88243.02%440.66%89113.30%6,699Delaware3,00353.13%2,64446.78%50.09%3596.35%5,652Dewey1,61547.17%1,80052.57%90.26%-185-5.40%3,424Ellis1,14037.67%1,88462.26%20.07%-744-24.59%3,026Garfield6,27335.00%11,60964.78%400.22%-5,336-29.77%17,922Garvin5,00570.25%2,11429.67%60.08%2,89140.58%7,125Grady5,78861.61%3,59038.22%160.17%2,19823.40%9,394Grant2,21144.55%2,74655.33%60.12%-535-10.78%4,963Greer2,46974.52%83825.29%60.18%1,63149.23%3,313Harmon1,77282.38%37217.29%70.33%1,40065.09%2,151Harper1,18441.40%1,66958.36%70.24%-485-16.96%2,860Haskell2,27566.81%1,00029.37%1303.82%1,27537.44%3,405Hughes3,77067.72%1,79132.17%60.11%1,97935.55%5,567Jackson4,05578.49%1,10321.35%80.15%2,95257.14%5,166Jefferson2,38279.53%60820.30%50.17%1,77459.23%2,995Johnston2,66881.99%58017.82%60.18%2,08864.17%3,254Kay7,34142.01%10,10057.80%330.19%-2,759-15.79%17,474Kingfisher1,78532.45%3,70167.29%140.25%-1,916-34.84%5,500Kiowa3,11760.23%2,04839.57%100.19%1,06920.66%5,175Latimer1,80566.41%91033.48%30.11%89532.93%2,718Le Flore5,11769.13%2,27830.78%70.09%2,83938.35%7,402Lincoln3,77846.68%4,30653.20%100.12%-528-6.52%8,094Logan2,88437.59%4,77162.18%180.23%-1,887-24.59%7,673Love1,53982.04%33417.80%30.16%1,20564.23%1,876Major1,17032.65%2,40967.23%40.11%-1,239-34.58%3,583Marshall1,84879.69%47120.31%00.00%1,37759.38%2,319Mayes3,75649.99%3,74549.85%120.16%110.15%7,513McClain2,54468.00%1,19331.89%40.11%1,35136.11%3,741McCurtain5,24684.91%91614.83%160.26%4,33070.09%6,178McIntosh2,40159.82%1,59939.84%140.35%80219.98%4,014Murray2,51473.57%89826.28%50.15%1,61647.29%3,417Muskogee9,18355.47%7,34044.34%310.19%1,84311.13%16,554Noble2,07139.85%3,11359.90%130.25%-1,042-20.05%5,197Nowata2,13644.22%2,67855.45%160.33%-542-11.22%4,830Okfuskee2,23456.29%1,73343.66%20.05%50112.62%3,969Oklahoma38,67943.62%49,71756.07%2710.31%-11,038-12.45%88,667Okmulgee6,13753.79%5,24745.99%250.22%8907.80%11,409Osage4,70847.41%5,19852.35%240.24%-490-4.93%9,930Ottawa5,42055.65%4,30444.19%150.15%1,11611.46%9,739Pawnee2,02835.56%3,66864.32%70.12%-1,640-28.76%5,703Payne5,76847.27%6,38752.34%470.39%-619-5.07%12,202Pittsburg6,71962.57%4,00837.32%120.11%2,71125.24%10,739Pontotoc5,65566.46%2,84033.38%140.16%2,81533.08%8,509Pottawatomie7,38956.52%5,60942.90%760.58%1,78013.61%13,074Pushmataha2,46974.95%81824.83%70.21%1,65150.12%3,294Roger Mills1,39661.69%86238.09%50.22%53423.60%2,263Rogers3,12551.41%2,94348.41%110.18%1822.99%6,079Seminole5,61757.91%4,06541.91%170.18%1,55216.00%9,699Sequoyah4,15962.19%2,47236.96%570.85%1,68725.22%6,688Stephens5,29267.86%2,48631.88%200.26%2,80635.98%7,798Texas2,26554.20%1,90245.51%120.29%3638.69%4,179Tillman3,08072.20%1,18427.75%20.05%1,89644.44%4,266Tulsa25,67934.26%49,04965.44%2270.30%-23,370-31.18%74,955Wagoner2,49443.39%3,22856.16%260.45%-734-12.77%5,748Washington4,49636.72%7,69862.87%510.42%-3,202-26.15%12,245Washita2,79961.86%1,72238.06%40.09%1,07723.80%4,525Woods2,22139.12%3,44460.66%130.23%-1,223-21.54%5,678Woodward2,04642.19%2,79657.65%80.16%-750-15.46%4,850Totals329,30851.11%313,20548.61%1,7630.27%16,1032.50%644,276

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Rogers

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beaver Cleveland Dewey

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