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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Henry Bellmon (Republican) beat Mike Monroney (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 1968, 51.7% to 46.2%, a margin of 5.6 points and 50,462 votes.

Oklahoma changed party: in 1962 it went Democratic, for Mike Monroney.

Democrats led in 42 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 173,674 votes and went to the Republican by 10.4 points. The closest was Okfuskee, where 30 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.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry Bellmon won	Republican	470,120	51.7%
Mike Monroney	Democratic	419,658	46.2%
All other candidates		19,341	2.1%
Total		909,119

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	75,815 43.7%	93,794 54.0%	4,065	173,674	R+10.4
Tulsa	60,255 41.3%	82,113 56.3%	3,452	145,820	R+15.0
Cleveland	12,121 48.0%	12,757 50.5%	392	25,270	R+2.5
Garfield	7,267 32.1%	15,068 66.7%	270	22,605	R+34.5
Comanche	13,058 59.7%	8,312 38.0%	507	21,877	D+21.7
Muskogee	11,902 55.4%	9,210 42.9%	378	21,490	D+12.5
Kay	8,037 37.8%	12,940 60.9%	270	21,247	R+23.1
Washington	7,078 35.4%	12,561 62.8%	356	19,995	R+27.4
Payne	7,228 41.8%	9,894 57.2%	177	17,299	R+15.4
Pottawatomie	8,470 50.1%	8,093 47.9%	328	16,891	D+2.2
Creek	7,769 50.0%	7,367 47.4%	411	15,547	D+2.6
Carter	7,183 52.3%	6,247 45.5%	300	13,730	D+6.8
Stephens	7,598 55.8%	5,628 41.3%	399	13,625	D+14.5
Pittsburg	8,154 61.7%	4,771 36.1%	284	13,209	D+25.6
Okmulgee	7,460 57.0%	5,392 41.2%	246	13,098	D+15.8
Canadian	4,783 40.6%	6,767 57.5%	227	11,777	R+16.8
Osage	5,671 49.2%	5,638 48.9%	219	11,528	D+0.3
Ottawa	6,006 55.7%	4,609 42.7%	171	10,786	D+13.0
Grady	5,646 53.2%	4,781 45.1%	180	10,607	D+8.2
Pontotoc	5,372 50.7%	4,987 47.0%	247	10,606	D+3.6
Caddo	5,180 49.9%	5,031 48.4%	179	10,390	D+1.4
Garvin	5,094 50.4%	4,776 47.3%	233	10,103	D+3.1
Rogers	4,452 44.5%	5,242 52.4%	317	10,011	R+7.9
Le Flore	5,479 56.0%	3,951 40.4%	360	9,790	D+15.6
Seminole	4,943 52.0%	4,377 46.0%	188	9,508	D+6.0
Mayes	4,338 47.0%	4,685 50.7%	213	9,236	R+3.8
Custer	3,544 42.9%	4,640 56.2%	76	8,260	R+13.3
Cherokee	3,793 46.4%	4,195 51.4%	178	8,166	R+4.9
Lincoln	3,272 40.9%	4,511 56.4%	210	7,993	R+15.5
Logan	3,225 40.7%	4,568 57.7%	123	7,916	R+17.0
McCurtain	4,606 58.7%	2,927 37.3%	311	7,844	D+21.4
Bryan	4,435 57.1%	3,071 39.5%	261	7,767	D+17.6
Wagoner	3,398 47.1%	3,597 49.8%	225	7,220	R+2.8
Sequoyah	4,017 57.3%	2,807 40.0%	191	7,015	D+17.2
Jackson	4,696 67.4%	2,134 30.6%	133	6,963	D+36.8
Beckham	3,430 51.5%	3,110 46.7%	118	6,658	D+4.8
Delaware	3,013 47.4%	3,218 50.6%	123	6,354	R+3.2
Craig	2,913 50.5%	2,751 47.7%	109	5,773	D+2.8
Woodward	1,908 33.7%	3,721 65.6%	41	5,670	R+32.0
Texas	2,274 41.1%	3,149 57.0%	105	5,528	R+15.8
Hughes	3,073 56.3%	2,308 42.3%	78	5,459	D+14.0
McClain	2,710 50.1%	2,556 47.3%	141	5,407	D+2.8
Kiowa	2,707 50.3%	2,597 48.2%	83	5,387	D+2.0
Kingfisher	1,454 27.0%	3,872 72.0%	53	5,379	R+45.0
Woods	2,203 41.0%	3,107 57.9%	57	5,367	R+16.8
Adair	2,117 41.2%	2,941 57.2%	82	5,140	R+16.0
Choctaw	2,813 55.7%	2,070 41.0%	166	5,049	D+14.7
Washita	2,180 43.3%	2,791 55.5%	60	5,031	R+12.1
Blaine	1,517 31.0%	3,316 67.7%	67	4,900	R+36.7
Noble	1,499 30.7%	3,360 68.7%	29	4,888	R+38.1
Pawnee	1,870 40.2%	2,690 57.9%	87	4,647	R+17.6
Tillman	2,524 55.3%	1,907 41.8%	134	4,565	D+13.5
Nowata	1,881 43.8%	2,321 54.0%	97	4,299	R+10.2
Okfuskee	2,109 49.3%	2,079 48.6%	87	4,275	D+0.7
McIntosh	2,348 54.9%	1,797 42.0%	129	4,274	D+12.9
Haskell	2,497 59.6%	1,589 37.9%	102	4,188	D+21.7
Murray	2,190 54.1%	1,750 43.2%	108	4,048	D+10.9
Atoka	2,073 53.0%	1,701 43.5%	137	3,911	D+9.5
Grant	1,289 33.9%	2,488 65.5%	24	3,801	R+31.5
Alfalfa	1,134 30.1%	2,606 69.3%	22	3,762	R+39.1
Pushmataha	1,841 52.1%	1,592 45.1%	98	3,531	D+7.1
Major	760 22.1%	2,659 77.2%	25	3,444	R+55.1
Greer	1,892 58.6%	1,297 40.2%	39	3,228	D+18.4
Latimer	1,844 58.2%	1,251 39.5%	74	3,169	D+18.7
Marshall	1,564 49.4%	1,502 47.4%	100	3,166	D+2.0
Johnston	1,665 53.3%	1,372 43.9%	85	3,122	D+9.4
Cotton	1,724 57.9%	1,146 38.5%	106	2,976	D+19.4
Beaver	1,128 38.6%	1,775 60.7%	22	2,925	R+22.1
Jefferson	1,996 69.3%	819 28.4%	67	2,882	D+40.8
Dewey	1,150 41.7%	1,571 57.0%	37	2,758	R+15.3
Ellis	752 30.6%	1,676 68.1%	32	2,460	R+37.6
Roger Mills	996 43.8%	1,232 54.2%	45	2,273	R+10.4
Harper	759 33.6%	1,465 64.9%	33	2,257	R+31.3
Love	1,176 53.8%	897 41.0%	113	2,186	D+12.8
Coal	1,304 60.1%	808 37.2%	58	2,170	D+22.9
Harmon	1,301 65.8%	645 32.6%	31	1,977	D+33.2
Cimarron	735 37.3%	1,177 59.7%	60	1,972	R+22.4

Counties as they stood in 1968; 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 Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	James Lankford (R)	R+32.2
2020	Jim Inhofe (R)	R+30.2
2016	James Lankford (R)	R+43.2
2014	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+39.5
2010	Thomas A. Coburn (R)	R+44.5
2008	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+17.5
2004	Tom Coburn (R)	R+11.5
2002	James Inhofe (R)	R+21.0
1998	Don Nickles (R)	R+35.1
1996	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+16.6
1992	Don Nickles (R)	R+20.4
1990	David L. Boren (D)	D+66.4
1986	Don Nickles (R)	R+10.4
1984	David Boren (D)	D+52.2
1980	Don Nickles (R)	R+9.9
1978	David Lyle Boren (D)	D+32.6
1974	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+0.5
1972	Dewey F. Bartlett (R)	R+3.9
1968	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+5.6
1966	Fred R. Harris (D)	D+7.4
1962	Mike Monroney (D)	D+6.9
1960	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+10.2
1956	Mike Monroney (D)	D+10.7
1954	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+12.2
1950	Mike Monroney (D)	D+9.6
1948	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+24.9
1944	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.6
1942	Edward H. Moore (R)	R+10.1
1938	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.5
1936	Josh Lee (D)	D+36.4
1932	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.9
1930	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+4.8
1926	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.3
1924	William B. Pine (R)	R+26.2
1920	John W. Harreld (R)	R+6.0
1918	Robert L. Owen (D)	D+14.7
1914	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+18.5

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