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Election 1978 Results

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1978 Oklahoma governor election

George Nigh (Democrat) beat Ron Shotts (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1978, 51.7% to 47.2%, a margin of 4.5 points and 35,185 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1974, when David L. Boren won.

Democrats led in 51 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 141,015 votes and went to the Republican by 14.7 points. The closest was Roger Mills, where 36 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George Nigh won Democratic 402,240 51.7%
Ron Shotts Republican 367,055 47.2%
All other candidates 8,119 1.0%
Total777,414

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Oklahoma 58,348 41.4% 79,092 56.1% 3,575 141,015 R+14.7
Tulsa 57,482 48.0% 61,375 51.2% 900 119,757 R+3.3
Cleveland 13,501 45.1% 16,124 53.9% 294 29,919 R+8.8
Comanche 12,592 64.8% 6,761 34.8% 94 19,447 D+30.0
Muskogee 12,167 65.6% 6,255 33.7% 120 18,542 D+31.9
Garfield 6,771 38.6% 10,643 60.7% 111 17,525 R+22.1
Payne 8,531 50.1% 8,366 49.2% 115 17,012 D+1.0
Kay 7,323 43.3% 9,459 56.0% 115 16,897 R+12.6
Washington 7,275 45.5% 8,645 54.1% 66 15,986 R+8.6
Pottawatomie 8,072 56.6% 6,106 42.8% 76 14,254 D+13.8
Canadian 5,432 39.9% 8,085 59.3% 108 13,625 R+19.5
Stephens 7,118 56.4% 5,459 43.2% 49 12,626 D+13.1
Creek 7,363 59.0% 5,044 40.4% 82 12,489 D+18.6
Pittsburg 8,389 70.5% 3,427 28.8% 75 11,891 D+41.7
Rogers 6,390 58.3% 4,510 41.1% 64 10,964 D+17.1
Carter 6,044 56.0% 4,690 43.4% 68 10,802 D+12.5
Osage 5,912 58.7% 4,105 40.8% 46 10,063 D+18.0
Okmulgee 6,800 68.5% 3,072 31.0% 51 9,923 D+37.6
Pontotoc 5,260 56.4% 3,986 42.8% 72 9,318 D+13.7
Grady 4,976 54.5% 4,114 45.0% 46 9,136 D+9.4
Le Flore 6,859 76.5% 2,045 22.8% 59 8,963 D+53.7
Caddo 4,646 53.6% 3,957 45.7% 57 8,660 D+8.0
Wagoner 4,841 57.9% 3,478 41.6% 43 8,362 D+16.3
Mayes 4,934 59.2% 3,355 40.3% 42 8,331 D+19.0
Ottawa 5,619 67.7% 2,642 31.8% 42 8,303 D+35.9
Cherokee 5,143 63.9% 2,862 35.5% 48 8,053 D+28.3
Garvin 4,525 57.1% 3,352 42.3% 44 7,921 D+14.8
Seminole 4,513 59.8% 2,985 39.6% 48 7,546 D+20.2
Sequoyah 5,409 72.0% 2,031 27.1% 68 7,508 D+45.0
Custer 3,083 41.6% 4,302 58.0% 28 7,413 R+16.4
Logan 3,345 46.6% 3,763 52.5% 65 7,173 R+5.8
Lincoln 3,307 48.2% 3,506 51.2% 41 6,854 R+2.9
Delaware 4,514 65.9% 2,268 33.1% 67 6,849 D+32.8
McCurtain 4,937 75.5% 1,517 23.2% 89 6,543 D+52.3
Bryan 4,594 75.3% 1,475 24.2% 33 6,102 D+51.1
Jackson 3,798 64.2% 2,072 35.0% 45 5,915 D+29.2
Kingfisher 1,958 37.6% 3,209 61.6% 45 5,212 R+24.0
Adair 2,746 54.0% 2,223 43.7% 116 5,085 D+10.3
Texas 2,787 56.8% 2,069 42.2% 47 4,903 D+14.6
Woodward 1,651 34.5% 3,082 64.4% 55 4,788 R+29.9
Beckham 2,325 48.6% 2,441 51.0% 17 4,783 R+2.4
McClain 2,604 54.5% 2,123 44.4% 53 4,780 D+10.1
Pawnee 2,590 54.6% 2,117 44.6% 37 4,744 D+10.0
Woods 1,683 37.8% 2,753 61.9% 12 4,448 R+24.1
McIntosh 2,884 65.9% 1,465 33.5% 28 4,377 D+32.4
Blaine 1,445 33.2% 2,886 66.4% 15 4,346 R+33.2
Craig 2,903 67.4% 1,368 31.8% 35 4,306 D+35.6
Hughes 2,659 64.6% 1,416 34.4% 42 4,117 D+30.2
Noble 1,616 40.1% 2,393 59.4% 21 4,030 R+19.3
Washita 1,702 42.4% 2,247 56.0% 61 4,010 R+13.6
Choctaw 2,920 73.4% 998 25.1% 60 3,978 D+48.3
Kiowa 2,094 54.2% 1,752 45.4% 15 3,861 D+8.9
Pushmataha 2,348 66.7% 1,116 31.7% 55 3,519 D+35.0
Atoka 2,341 67.8% 1,079 31.3% 31 3,451 D+36.6
Nowata 1,778 53.5% 1,529 46.0% 14 3,321 D+7.5
Murray 2,039 61.6% 1,257 38.0% 15 3,311 D+23.6
Haskell 2,302 69.6% 983 29.7% 23 3,308 D+39.9
Alfalfa 1,215 37.9% 1,974 61.5% 20 3,209 R+23.7
Tillman 2,018 63.0% 1,165 36.3% 22 3,205 D+26.6
Grant 1,468 48.7% 1,520 50.4% 25 3,013 R+1.7
Latimer 2,123 71.3% 827 27.8% 27 2,977 D+43.5
Marshall 1,690 57.3% 1,237 42.0% 21 2,948 D+15.4
Okfuskee 1,663 56.7% 1,248 42.6% 22 2,933 D+14.1
Major 858 29.8% 2,011 69.8% 14 2,883 R+40.0
Johnston 1,654 63.7% 928 35.8% 13 2,595 D+28.0
Beaver 1,125 45.9% 1,308 53.3% 19 2,452 R+7.5
Greer 1,353 55.3% 1,084 44.3% 9 2,446 D+11.0
Dewey 958 40.8% 1,374 58.6% 14 2,346 R+17.7
Ellis 862 37.8% 1,373 60.3% 43 2,278 R+22.4
Cotton 1,297 62.2% 772 37.0% 15 2,084 D+25.2
Jefferson 1,383 69.2% 609 30.5% 7 1,999 D+38.7
Harper 687 37.2% 1,143 61.9% 17 1,847 R+24.7
Love 1,205 68.9% 531 30.4% 12 1,748 D+38.6
Roger Mills 845 48.6% 881 50.7% 13 1,739 R+2.1
Coal 1,091 68.9% 478 30.2% 14 1,583 D+38.7
Cimarron 654 45.2% 751 51.9% 43 1,448 R+6.7
Harmon 903 68.6% 407 30.9% 6 1,316 D+37.7

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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