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1998 Oklahoma governor election
Frank Keating (Republican) beat Laura Boyd (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 1998, 57.9% to 40.9%, a margin of 16.9 points and 147,946 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Frank Keating also won.
Republicans led in 52 of the 77 counties and Democrats in 25. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 155,010 votes and went to the Republican by 33.1 points. The closest was Tillman, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Keating won | Republican | 505,498 | 57.9% |
| Laura Boyd | Democratic | 357,552 | 40.9% |
| All other candidates | 10,535 | 1.2% | |
| Total | 873,585 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 50,977 32.9% | 102,216 65.9% | 1,817 | 155,010 | R+33.1 |
| Tulsa | 59,346 41.6% | 81,938 57.4% | 1,394 | 142,678 | R+15.8 |
| Cleveland | 19,460 38.1% | 30,960 60.6% | 693 | 51,113 | R+22.5 |
| Canadian | 5,292 24.7% | 15,873 74.1% | 244 | 21,409 | R+49.4 |
| Comanche | 8,578 40.1% | 12,621 59.0% | 193 | 21,392 | R+18.9 |
| Rogers | 8,253 45.1% | 9,766 53.4% | 286 | 18,305 | R+8.3 |
| Muskogee | 10,265 56.2% | 7,761 42.5% | 230 | 18,256 | D+13.7 |
| Garfield | 5,837 33.9% | 11,191 65.0% | 178 | 17,206 | R+31.1 |
| Payne | 6,418 38.1% | 10,283 61.0% | 165 | 16,866 | R+22.9 |
| Pottawatomie | 6,291 37.3% | 10,336 61.3% | 238 | 16,865 | R+24.0 |
| Creek | 8,114 48.4% | 8,431 50.3% | 226 | 16,771 | R+1.9 |
| Wagoner | 7,067 48.0% | 7,425 50.5% | 223 | 14,715 | R+2.4 |
| Washington | 5,438 37.5% | 8,907 61.4% | 156 | 14,501 | R+23.9 |
| Stephens | 4,763 33.4% | 9,355 65.6% | 136 | 14,254 | R+32.2 |
| Kay | 5,004 35.1% | 9,030 63.4% | 215 | 14,249 | R+28.3 |
| Pittsburg | 7,339 56.8% | 5,437 42.1% | 140 | 12,916 | D+14.7 |
| Carter | 5,124 42.0% | 6,978 57.1% | 112 | 12,214 | R+15.2 |
| Grady | 4,606 38.0% | 7,345 60.5% | 180 | 12,131 | R+22.6 |
| Pontotoc | 5,083 44.2% | 6,297 54.7% | 128 | 11,508 | R+10.5 |
| Le Flore | 5,910 51.4% | 5,446 47.4% | 136 | 11,492 | D+4.0 |
| Osage | 6,166 56.0% | 4,700 42.6% | 154 | 11,020 | D+13.3 |
| Mayes | 5,871 58.8% | 4,000 40.0% | 117 | 9,988 | D+18.7 |
| Delaware | 4,635 46.7% | 5,160 51.9% | 139 | 9,934 | R+5.3 |
| Cherokee | 5,540 56.8% | 4,083 41.9% | 123 | 9,746 | D+14.9 |
| Lincoln | 3,211 35.8% | 5,621 62.7% | 131 | 8,963 | R+26.9 |
| Okmulgee | 5,291 60.1% | 3,428 39.0% | 82 | 8,801 | D+21.2 |
| Logan | 2,743 32.6% | 5,564 66.1% | 113 | 8,420 | R+33.5 |
| Bryan | 3,772 45.3% | 4,476 53.7% | 83 | 8,331 | R+8.5 |
| Sequoyah | 4,141 50.0% | 4,007 48.4% | 129 | 8,277 | D+1.6 |
| Ottawa | 4,464 54.9% | 3,555 43.7% | 115 | 8,134 | D+11.2 |
| McClain | 2,614 36.7% | 4,385 61.6% | 119 | 7,118 | R+24.9 |
| Custer | 2,451 34.5% | 4,616 64.9% | 47 | 7,114 | R+30.4 |
| McCurtain | 3,587 53.0% | 2,926 43.2% | 255 | 6,768 | D+9.8 |
| Caddo | 3,077 45.6% | 3,598 53.4% | 68 | 6,743 | R+7.7 |
| Garvin | 3,056 45.4% | 3,597 53.4% | 82 | 6,735 | R+8.0 |
| Seminole | 3,394 51.2% | 3,159 47.7% | 70 | 6,623 | D+3.5 |
| Jackson | 1,862 29.4% | 4,438 70.1% | 35 | 6,335 | R+40.7 |
| McIntosh | 3,698 59.2% | 2,437 39.0% | 110 | 6,245 | D+20.2 |
| Woodward | 1,805 33.7% | 3,482 65.1% | 64 | 5,351 | R+31.3 |
| Kingfisher | 1,001 22.6% | 3,375 76.2% | 52 | 4,428 | R+53.6 |
| Craig | 2,787 63.1% | 1,589 36.0% | 43 | 4,419 | D+27.1 |
| Beckham | 1,641 37.8% | 2,673 61.5% | 32 | 4,346 | R+23.7 |
| Texas | 1,035 24.0% | 3,222 74.7% | 57 | 4,314 | R+50.7 |
| Adair | 2,140 49.6% | 2,111 49.0% | 61 | 4,312 | D+0.7 |
| Pawnee | 1,990 49.5% | 1,969 48.9% | 64 | 4,023 | D+0.5 |
| Marshall | 1,670 42.2% | 2,252 56.9% | 34 | 3,956 | R+14.7 |
| Choctaw | 2,091 55.1% | 1,657 43.7% | 45 | 3,793 | D+11.4 |
| Pushmataha | 1,987 52.8% | 1,724 45.8% | 52 | 3,763 | D+7.0 |
| Hughes | 2,007 53.8% | 1,682 45.1% | 42 | 3,731 | D+8.7 |
| Murray | 1,740 49.1% | 1,763 49.7% | 43 | 3,546 | R+0.6 |
| Noble | 1,234 35.5% | 2,180 62.8% | 60 | 3,474 | R+27.2 |
| Woods | 1,099 31.7% | 2,341 67.5% | 27 | 3,467 | R+35.8 |
| Atoka | 1,746 50.6% | 1,658 48.0% | 50 | 3,454 | D+2.5 |
| Blaine | 1,052 32.2% | 2,161 66.1% | 56 | 3,269 | R+33.9 |
| Nowata | 1,546 47.8% | 1,641 50.8% | 45 | 3,232 | R+2.9 |
| Washita | 1,173 36.3% | 2,012 62.3% | 44 | 3,229 | R+26.0 |
| Kiowa | 1,369 43.0% | 1,787 56.1% | 30 | 3,186 | R+13.1 |
| Okfuskee | 1,632 52.2% | 1,432 45.8% | 64 | 3,128 | D+6.4 |
| Haskell | 1,837 61.6% | 1,108 37.2% | 37 | 2,982 | D+24.4 |
| Johnston | 1,450 51.3% | 1,350 47.8% | 27 | 2,827 | D+3.5 |
| Latimer | 1,774 63.4% | 991 35.4% | 34 | 2,799 | D+28.0 |
| Major | 707 25.8% | 1,997 73.0% | 32 | 2,736 | R+47.1 |
| Tillman | 1,131 49.6% | 1,127 49.4% | 22 | 2,280 | D+0.2 |
| Love | 1,084 47.6% | 1,176 51.6% | 19 | 2,279 | R+4.0 |
| Grant | 800 37.4% | 1,295 60.6% | 42 | 2,137 | R+23.2 |
| Alfalfa | 726 34.3% | 1,367 64.6% | 23 | 2,116 | R+30.3 |
| Cotton | 889 42.3% | 1,182 56.2% | 31 | 2,102 | R+13.9 |
| Beaver | 466 22.8% | 1,529 75.0% | 45 | 2,040 | R+52.1 |
| Greer | 757 41.7% | 1,042 57.4% | 16 | 1,815 | R+15.7 |
| Coal | 937 52.1% | 838 46.6% | 23 | 1,798 | D+5.5 |
| Jefferson | 811 46.2% | 930 53.0% | 15 | 1,756 | R+6.8 |
| Dewey | 523 30.5% | 1,171 68.2% | 23 | 1,717 | R+37.7 |
| Ellis | 463 29.0% | 1,108 69.4% | 26 | 1,597 | R+40.4 |
| Harper | 570 37.8% | 904 60.0% | 33 | 1,507 | R+22.2 |
| Roger Mills | 466 32.5% | 949 66.2% | 19 | 1,434 | R+33.7 |
| Cimarron | 261 21.8% | 906 75.5% | 33 | 1,200 | R+53.8 |
| Harmon | 417 46.5% | 471 52.6% | 8 | 896 | R+6.0 |
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 |