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1950 Oklahoma governor election
Johnston Murray (Democrat) beat Jo O. Ferguson (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1950, 51.1% to 48.6%, a margin of 2.5 points and 16,103 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1946, when Roy J. Turner won.
Democrats led in 50 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 88,667 votes and went to the Republican by 12.4 points. The closest was Mayes, where 11 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Murray won | Democratic | 329,308 | 51.1% |
| Jo O. Ferguson | Republican | 313,205 | 48.6% |
| All other candidates | 1,763 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 644,276 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 38,679 43.6% | 49,717 56.1% | 271 | 88,667 | R+12.4 |
| Tulsa | 25,679 34.3% | 49,049 65.4% | 227 | 74,955 | R+31.2 |
| Garfield | 6,273 35.0% | 11,609 64.8% | 40 | 17,922 | R+29.8 |
| Kay | 7,341 42.0% | 10,100 57.8% | 33 | 17,474 | R+15.8 |
| Muskogee | 9,183 55.5% | 7,340 44.3% | 31 | 16,554 | D+11.1 |
| Creek | 6,755 47.6% | 7,410 52.2% | 21 | 14,186 | R+4.6 |
| Pottawatomie | 7,389 56.5% | 5,609 42.9% | 76 | 13,074 | D+13.6 |
| Washington | 4,496 36.7% | 7,698 62.9% | 51 | 12,245 | R+26.1 |
| Payne | 5,768 47.3% | 6,387 52.3% | 47 | 12,202 | R+5.1 |
| Okmulgee | 6,137 53.8% | 5,247 46.0% | 25 | 11,409 | D+7.8 |
| Pittsburg | 6,719 62.6% | 4,008 37.3% | 12 | 10,739 | D+25.2 |
| Caddo | 5,925 58.4% | 4,192 41.3% | 25 | 10,142 | D+17.1 |
| Osage | 4,708 47.4% | 5,198 52.3% | 24 | 9,930 | R+4.9 |
| Carter | 6,928 70.3% | 2,900 29.4% | 22 | 9,850 | D+40.9 |
| Ottawa | 5,420 55.7% | 4,304 44.2% | 15 | 9,739 | D+11.5 |
| Seminole | 5,617 57.9% | 4,065 41.9% | 17 | 9,699 | D+16.0 |
| Grady | 5,788 61.6% | 3,590 38.2% | 16 | 9,394 | D+23.4 |
| Cleveland | 4,328 47.5% | 4,732 51.9% | 58 | 9,118 | R+4.4 |
| Comanche | 5,702 63.2% | 3,290 36.5% | 28 | 9,020 | D+26.7 |
| Pontotoc | 5,655 66.5% | 2,840 33.4% | 14 | 8,509 | D+33.1 |
| Canadian | 3,706 43.7% | 4,725 55.7% | 51 | 8,482 | R+12.0 |
| Lincoln | 3,778 46.7% | 4,306 53.2% | 10 | 8,094 | R+6.5 |
| Stephens | 5,292 67.9% | 2,486 31.9% | 20 | 7,798 | D+36.0 |
| Logan | 2,884 37.6% | 4,771 62.2% | 18 | 7,673 | R+24.6 |
| Mayes | 3,756 50.0% | 3,745 49.8% | 12 | 7,513 | D+0.1 |
| Le Flore | 5,117 69.1% | 2,278 30.8% | 7 | 7,402 | D+38.4 |
| Garvin | 5,005 70.2% | 2,114 29.7% | 6 | 7,125 | D+40.6 |
| Bryan | 5,633 81.8% | 1,241 18.0% | 15 | 6,889 | D+63.8 |
| Custer | 3,773 56.3% | 2,882 43.0% | 44 | 6,699 | D+13.3 |
| Sequoyah | 4,159 62.2% | 2,472 37.0% | 57 | 6,688 | D+25.2 |
| McCurtain | 5,246 84.9% | 916 14.8% | 16 | 6,178 | D+70.1 |
| Rogers | 3,125 51.4% | 2,943 48.4% | 11 | 6,079 | D+3.0 |
| Craig | 3,357 55.5% | 2,684 44.4% | 9 | 6,050 | D+11.1 |
| Wagoner | 2,494 43.4% | 3,228 56.2% | 26 | 5,748 | R+12.8 |
| Pawnee | 2,028 35.6% | 3,668 64.3% | 7 | 5,703 | R+28.8 |
| Woods | 2,221 39.1% | 3,444 60.7% | 13 | 5,678 | R+21.5 |
| Delaware | 3,003 53.1% | 2,644 46.8% | 5 | 5,652 | D+6.4 |
| Blaine | 2,186 38.7% | 3,448 61.1% | 13 | 5,647 | R+22.3 |
| Hughes | 3,770 67.7% | 1,791 32.2% | 6 | 5,567 | D+35.5 |
| Kingfisher | 1,785 32.5% | 3,701 67.3% | 14 | 5,500 | R+34.8 |
| Adair | 2,834 53.0% | 2,508 46.9% | 6 | 5,348 | D+6.1 |
| Cherokee | 3,113 58.5% | 2,204 41.5% | 5,317 | D+17.1 | |
| Beckham | 3,354 64.1% | 1,863 35.6% | 14 | 5,231 | D+28.5 |
| Noble | 2,071 39.8% | 3,113 59.9% | 13 | 5,197 | R+20.1 |
| Kiowa | 3,117 60.2% | 2,048 39.6% | 10 | 5,175 | D+20.7 |
| Jackson | 4,055 78.5% | 1,103 21.4% | 8 | 5,166 | D+57.1 |
| Grant | 2,211 44.5% | 2,746 55.3% | 6 | 4,963 | R+10.8 |
| Woodward | 2,046 42.2% | 2,796 57.6% | 8 | 4,850 | R+15.5 |
| Nowata | 2,136 44.2% | 2,678 55.4% | 16 | 4,830 | R+11.2 |
| Choctaw | 3,563 74.8% | 1,187 24.9% | 12 | 4,762 | D+49.9 |
| Alfalfa | 1,688 37.1% | 2,858 62.8% | 7 | 4,553 | R+25.7 |
| Washita | 2,799 61.9% | 1,722 38.1% | 4 | 4,525 | D+23.8 |
| Tillman | 3,080 72.2% | 1,184 27.8% | 2 | 4,266 | D+44.4 |
| Texas | 2,265 54.2% | 1,902 45.5% | 12 | 4,179 | D+8.7 |
| McIntosh | 2,401 59.8% | 1,599 39.8% | 14 | 4,014 | D+20.0 |
| Atoka | 2,867 71.7% | 1,131 28.3% | 2 | 4,000 | D+43.4 |
| Okfuskee | 2,234 56.3% | 1,733 43.7% | 2 | 3,969 | D+12.6 |
| McClain | 2,544 68.0% | 1,193 31.9% | 4 | 3,741 | D+36.1 |
| Major | 1,170 32.7% | 2,409 67.2% | 4 | 3,583 | R+34.6 |
| Dewey | 1,615 47.2% | 1,800 52.6% | 9 | 3,424 | R+5.4 |
| Murray | 2,514 73.6% | 898 26.3% | 5 | 3,417 | D+47.3 |
| Haskell | 2,275 66.8% | 1,000 29.4% | 130 | 3,405 | D+37.4 |
| Greer | 2,469 74.5% | 838 25.3% | 6 | 3,313 | D+49.2 |
| Pushmataha | 2,469 75.0% | 818 24.8% | 7 | 3,294 | D+50.1 |
| Johnston | 2,668 82.0% | 580 17.8% | 6 | 3,254 | D+64.2 |
| Ellis | 1,140 37.7% | 1,884 62.3% | 2 | 3,026 | R+24.6 |
| Jefferson | 2,382 79.5% | 608 20.3% | 5 | 2,995 | D+59.2 |
| Beaver | 1,446 49.0% | 1,502 50.9% | 5 | 2,953 | R+1.9 |
| Harper | 1,184 41.4% | 1,669 58.4% | 7 | 2,860 | R+17.0 |
| Latimer | 1,805 66.4% | 910 33.5% | 3 | 2,718 | D+32.9 |
| Cotton | 1,875 70.8% | 770 29.1% | 2 | 2,647 | D+41.7 |
| Marshall | 1,848 79.7% | 471 20.3% | 2,319 | D+59.4 | |
| Roger Mills | 1,396 61.7% | 862 38.1% | 5 | 2,263 | D+23.6 |
| Coal | 1,717 77.5% | 497 22.4% | 2 | 2,216 | D+55.1 |
| Harmon | 1,772 82.4% | 372 17.3% | 7 | 2,151 | D+65.1 |
| Love | 1,539 82.0% | 334 17.8% | 3 | 1,876 | D+64.2 |
| Cimarron | 838 56.5% | 643 43.4% | 2 | 1,483 | D+13.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1950; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Oklahoma governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kevin Stitt (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2018 | Kevin Stitt (R) | R+12.1 |
| 2014 | Mary Fallin (R) | R+14.8 |
| 2010 | Mary Fallin (R) | R+20.9 |
| 2006 | Brad Henry (D) | D+33.0 |
| 2002 | Brad Henry (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1998 | Frank Keating (R) | R+16.9 |
| 1994 | Frank Keating (R) | R+17.3 |
| 1990 | David Walters (D) | D+24.7 |
| 1986 | Henry Bellmon (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1982 | George Nigh (D) | D+24.5 |
| 1978 | George Nigh (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1974 | David L. Boren (D) | D+27.8 |
| 1970 | David Hall (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1966 | Dewey F. Bartlett (R) | R+11.9 |
| 1962 | Henry Louis Bellmon (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1958 | J. Howard Edmondson (D) | D+54.2 |
| 1954 | Raymond Gary (D) | D+17.3 |
| 1950 | Johnston Murray (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1946 | Roy J. Turner (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1942 | Robert S. Kerr (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1938 | Leon C. Phillips (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1934 | Ernest W. Marland (D) | D+19.4 |
| 1930 | William H. Murray (D) | D+18.3 |
| 1926 | Henry S. Johnston (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1922 | John Calloway Walton (D) | D+9.7 |
| 1918 | James B.A. Robertson (D) | D+10.9 |
| 1914 | Robert L. Williams (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1910 | Lee Cruce (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1907 | Charles N. Haskell (D) | D+10.6 |