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Election 1990 Results

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1990 Oklahoma governor election

David Walters (Democrat) beat Bill Price (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1990, 57.3% to 32.6%, a margin of 24.7 points and 225,612 votes.

Oklahoma changed party: in 1986 it went Republican, for Henry Bellmon.

Democrats led in 75 of the 77 counties and Republicans in 2. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 170,772 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.1 points. The closest was Cimarron, where 48 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Walters won	Democratic	523,196	57.3%
Bill Price	Republican	297,584	32.6%
Thomas D. Ledgerwood II	Independent	90,534	9.9%
All other candidates		2,000	0.2%
Total		913,314

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	85,019 49.8%	69,514 40.7%	16,239	170,772	D+9.1
Tulsa	72,730 52.8%	49,403 35.8%	15,710	137,843	D+16.9
Cleveland	24,222 51.8%	16,802 35.9%	5,762	46,786	D+15.9
Comanche	13,159 59.8%	7,890 35.9%	957	22,006	D+23.9
Canadian	10,200 47.3%	8,721 40.4%	2,663	21,584	D+6.9
Garfield	9,543 52.5%	5,806 31.9%	2,843	18,192	D+20.5
Payne	9,921 55.3%	5,803 32.3%	2,220	17,944	D+22.9
Pottawatomie	10,141 56.7%	5,823 32.6%	1,913	17,877	D+24.2
Muskogee	11,525 65.0%	4,526 25.5%	1,691	17,742	D+39.4
Rogers	9,517 57.1%	5,075 30.5%	2,061	16,653	D+26.7
Washington	8,072 49.8%	6,419 39.6%	1,707	16,198	D+10.2
Kay	7,737 51.4%	5,439 36.1%	1,878	15,054	D+15.3
Creek	8,904 60.0%	4,176 28.1%	1,771	14,851	D+31.8
Stephens	8,556 60.1%	4,784 33.6%	907	14,247	D+26.5
Pittsburg	8,797 69.2%	3,010 23.7%	911	12,718	D+45.5
Carter	8,249 64.9%	3,557 28.0%	906	12,712	D+36.9
Wagoner	7,334 58.1%	3,911 31.0%	1,372	12,617	D+27.1
Grady	7,387 59.5%	3,817 30.7%	1,214	12,418	D+28.7
Le Flore	8,602 74.7%	2,622 22.8%	293	11,517	D+51.9
Osage	7,249 63.7%	2,829 24.9%	1,299	11,377	D+38.9
Pontotoc	5,785 53.1%	3,605 33.1%	1,495	10,885	D+20.0
Okmulgee	6,811 65.3%	2,432 23.3%	1,192	10,435	D+42.0
Mayes	6,539 63.6%	2,702 26.3%	1,037	10,278	D+37.3
Cherokee	6,750 68.3%	2,180 22.1%	947	9,877	D+46.3
Logan	5,247 53.8%	3,446 35.3%	1,068	9,761	D+18.5
Sequoyah	7,250 75.4%	1,970 20.5%	395	9,615	D+54.9
Lincoln	4,995 55.3%	2,860 31.7%	1,180	9,035	D+23.6
Custer	5,516 63.1%	2,475 28.3%	748	8,739	D+34.8
Garvin	5,335 62.2%	2,312 27.0%	931	8,578	D+35.2
Caddo	5,833 69.4%	1,846 22.0%	723	8,402	D+47.5
Ottawa	5,854 70.7%	2,014 24.3%	417	8,285	D+46.3
Bryan	5,805 72.0%	1,969 24.4%	284	8,058	D+47.6
Seminole	5,157 64.3%	2,135 26.6%	727	8,019	D+37.7
McClain	4,389 59.3%	2,177 29.4%	831	7,397	D+29.9
Delaware	4,581 62.0%	2,132 28.9%	675	7,388	D+33.1
McCurtain	5,584 77.2%	1,434 19.8%	218	7,236	D+57.4
Woodward	3,741 56.3%	2,089 31.5%	810	6,640	D+24.9
Jackson	4,310 66.1%	1,796 27.5%	414	6,520	D+38.6
McIntosh	4,466 72.4%	1,229 19.9%	473	6,168	D+52.5
Beckham	4,041 71.4%	1,321 23.3%	299	5,661	D+48.0
Choctaw	3,878 76.3%	1,086 21.4%	120	5,084	D+54.9
Kingfisher	2,306 45.4%	2,087 41.1%	683	5,076	D+4.3
Texas	2,063 41.7%	2,585 52.3%	294	4,942	R+10.6
Pawnee	2,703 57.6%	1,372 29.2%	620	4,695	D+28.3
Blaine	2,517 55.8%	1,262 28.0%	730	4,509	D+27.8
Hughes	3,008 68.5%	900 20.5%	483	4,391	D+48.0
Craig	2,862 65.3%	1,161 26.5%	357	4,380	D+38.8
Washita	3,175 73.3%	800 18.5%	357	4,332	D+54.8
Murray	2,824 66.1%	987 23.1%	461	4,272	D+43.0
Noble	2,144 50.4%	1,417 33.3%	689	4,250	D+17.1
Haskell	3,137 75.8%	750 18.1%	254	4,141	D+57.6
Marshall	2,880 71.5%	930 23.1%	216	4,026	D+48.4
Adair	2,512 62.9%	1,168 29.2%	314	3,994	D+33.7
Pushmataha	3,121 78.4%	749 18.8%	112	3,982	D+59.6
Woods	2,215 55.8%	1,259 31.7%	494	3,968	D+24.1
Kiowa	2,805 71.0%	923 23.4%	220	3,948	D+47.7
Atoka	2,826 74.5%	818 21.6%	149	3,793	D+52.9
Okfuskee	2,390 67.8%	794 22.5%	340	3,524	D+45.3
Major	1,581 48.4%	1,120 34.3%	563	3,264	D+14.1
Nowata	1,996 61.4%	920 28.3%	336	3,252	D+33.1
Latimer	2,245 72.7%	608 19.7%	234	3,087	D+53.0
Tillman	2,166 71.8%	743 24.6%	107	3,016	D+47.2
Johnston	2,015 72.5%	599 21.5%	166	2,780	D+50.9
Alfalfa	1,313 49.4%	874 32.9%	472	2,659	D+16.5
Grant	1,317 50.0%	786 29.8%	532	2,635	D+20.2
Greer	1,745 69.1%	608 24.1%	171	2,524	D+45.0
Love	1,804 74.6%	471 19.5%	143	2,418	D+55.1
Dewey	1,459 60.5%	637 26.4%	315	2,411	D+34.1
Jefferson	1,831 76.7%	470 19.7%	86	2,387	D+57.0
Cotton	1,777 75.5%	524 22.3%	54	2,355	D+53.2
Beaver	1,025 44.2%	1,082 46.7%	212	2,319	R+2.5
Coal	1,621 74.3%	429 19.7%	131	2,181	D+54.7
Ellis	1,078 54.4%	623 31.4%	280	1,981	D+23.0
Roger Mills	1,304 66.2%	459 23.3%	207	1,970	D+42.9
Harper	901 49.9%	597 33.1%	308	1,806	D+16.8
Harmon	1,116 75.9%	300 20.4%	55	1,471	D+55.5
Cimarron	683 48.6%	635 45.2%	88	1,406	D+3.4

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

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