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Election 2006 Results

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2006 Oklahoma governor election

Brad Henry (Democrat) beat Ernest J. Istook (Republican) in Oklahoma in 2006, 66.5% to 33.5%, a margin of 33.0 points and 305,808 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2002, when Brad Henry also won.

Democrats led in 74 of the 77 counties and Republicans in 3. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 175,713 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.0 points. The closest was Beaver, where 133 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
Brad Henry won	Democratic	616,135	66.5%
Ernest J. Istook	Republican	310,327	33.5%
Total		926,462

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	110,726 63.0%	64,987 37.0%	175,713	D+26.0
Tulsa	90,459 61.3%	57,060 38.7%	147,519	D+22.6
Cleveland	40,641 65.2%	21,707 34.8%	62,348	D+30.4
Canadian	16,188 58.3%	11,565 41.7%	27,753	D+16.7
Rogers	15,674 65.4%	8,278 34.6%	23,952	D+30.9
Comanche	14,941 74.6%	5,086 25.4%	20,027	D+49.2
Creek	12,936 66.5%	6,519 33.5%	19,455	D+33.0
Payne	12,006 68.5%	5,529 31.5%	17,535	D+36.9
Wagoner	10,977 62.9%	6,464 37.1%	17,441	D+25.9
Pottawatomie	12,257 70.7%	5,073 29.3%	17,330	D+41.5
Muskogee	12,885 75.8%	4,117 24.2%	17,002	D+51.6
Garfield	10,760 66.8%	5,351 33.2%	16,111	D+33.6
Washington	8,995 58.9%	6,265 41.1%	15,260	D+17.9
Grady	9,151 66.6%	4,587 33.4%	13,738	D+33.2
Stephens	9,168 69.2%	4,076 30.8%	13,244	D+38.4
Kay	9,054 68.9%	4,096 31.1%	13,150	D+37.7
Osage	8,833 71.6%	3,507 28.4%	12,340	D+43.2
Mayes	8,300 73.8%	2,940 26.2%	11,240	D+47.7
Le Flore	7,963 72.0%	3,100 28.0%	11,063	D+44.0
Pittsburg	8,076 74.2%	2,808 25.8%	10,884	D+48.4
Logan	6,408 60.0%	4,280 40.0%	10,688	D+19.9
Cherokee	7,903 76.0%	2,495 24.0%	10,398	D+52.0
Lincoln	7,023 67.6%	3,369 32.4%	10,392	D+35.2
Carter	7,348 70.8%	3,032 29.2%	10,380	D+41.6
McClain	6,622 65.2%	3,527 34.8%	10,149	D+30.5
Delaware	6,807 68.7%	3,098 31.3%	9,905	D+37.4
Pontotoc	7,313 73.8%	2,592 26.2%	9,905	D+47.7
Okmulgee	7,321 75.5%	2,378 24.5%	9,699	D+51.0
Sequoyah	5,882 71.5%	2,342 28.5%	8,224	D+43.0
Garvin	5,745 71.4%	2,304 28.6%	8,049	D+42.8
Bryan	6,310 79.1%	1,671 20.9%	7,981	D+58.1
Ottawa	5,211 73.0%	1,929 27.0%	7,140	D+46.0
Custer	4,681 68.5%	2,148 31.5%	6,829	D+37.1
Caddo	4,990 74.1%	1,742 25.9%	6,732	D+48.2
McCurtain	4,485 70.0%	1,926 30.0%	6,411	D+39.9
Seminole	4,384 70.5%	1,834 29.5%	6,218	D+41.0
McIntosh	4,626 76.7%	1,404 23.3%	6,030	D+53.4
Jackson	3,673 65.3%	1,952 34.7%	5,625	D+30.6
Woodward	3,517 65.5%	1,850 34.5%	5,367	D+31.1
Kingfisher	2,921 60.1%	1,939 39.9%	4,860	D+20.2
Adair	3,253 67.5%	1,565 32.5%	4,818	D+35.0
Beckham	3,423 71.1%	1,394 28.9%	4,817	D+42.1
Pawnee	3,049 69.0%	1,373 31.0%	4,422	D+37.9
Craig	3,319 76.6%	1,012 23.4%	4,331	D+53.3
Murray	3,015 76.7%	916 23.3%	3,931	D+53.4
Texas	1,642 42.1%	2,262 57.9%	3,904	R+15.9
Washita	2,766 71.4%	1,108 28.6%	3,874	D+42.8
Choctaw	3,139 81.7%	704 18.3%	3,843	D+63.4
Noble	2,460 67.0%	1,210 33.0%	3,670	D+34.1
Marshall	2,650 75.0%	882 25.0%	3,532	D+50.1
Hughes	2,526 75.9%	803 24.1%	3,329	D+51.8
Haskell	2,426 75.4%	790 24.6%	3,216	D+50.9
Atoka	2,372 74.6%	806 25.4%	3,178	D+49.3
Blaine	2,192 69.5%	961 30.5%	3,153	D+39.0
Woods	2,009 69.2%	896 30.8%	2,905	D+38.3
Pushmataha	2,330 80.5%	563 19.5%	2,893	D+61.1
Okfuskee	2,147 74.7%	726 25.3%	2,873	D+49.5
Nowata	2,026 70.7%	840 29.3%	2,866	D+41.4
Major	1,603 57.4%	1,191 42.6%	2,794	D+14.7
Kiowa	2,148 77.3%	630 22.7%	2,778	D+54.6
Johnston	2,253 81.4%	515 18.6%	2,768	D+62.8
Latimer	2,019 76.2%	630 23.8%	2,649	D+52.4
Tillman	2,185 82.6%	459 17.4%	2,644	D+65.3
Love	1,797 80.1%	447 19.9%	2,244	D+60.2
Alfalfa	1,389 67.0%	683 33.0%	2,072	D+34.1
Cotton	1,660 82.4%	355 17.6%	2,015	D+64.8
Coal	1,627 81.1%	380 18.9%	2,007	D+62.1
Grant	1,302 68.9%	589 31.1%	1,891	D+37.7
Dewey	1,291 69.7%	562 30.3%	1,853	D+39.3
Beaver	857 46.4%	990 53.6%	1,847	R+7.2
Jefferson	1,402 80.3%	343 19.7%	1,745	D+60.7
Greer	1,085 70.2%	460 29.8%	1,545	D+40.5
Ellis	972 63.1%	569 36.9%	1,541	D+26.2
Roger Mills	983 67.2%	479 32.8%	1,462	D+34.5
Harper	746 64.5%	410 35.5%	1,156	D+29.1
Cimarron	353 33.4%	705 66.6%	1,058	R+33.3
Harmon	559 74.4%	192 25.6%	751	D+48.9

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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