1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1942 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1950 November 5, 1946 File:Roy J. Turner.jpg 150x150px Roy J. Turner Democratic Party (United States) 259,491 52.46% 3x4.svg Olney F. Flynn Republican Party (United States) 227,426 45.98% 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsTurner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Flynn: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) Roy J. Turner Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Roy J. Turner defeated Republican Olney F. Flynn and three Independents, Mickey Harrell, R. M. Funk, and Bruno Miller.1946-1950 results https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/results-prior-to-1980/1946-1950-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board 1,6,9,13 Dixie Gilmer unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. Harrell was the first woman to run for Governor of Oklahoma. Mrs. Harrell Calls For Action To Revise State Constitution Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat United Press 1946-11-02 none Primary election Oklahoma reinstated primary runoffs for this election. Democratic party Businessman Roy J. Turner defeated Tulsa County district attorney Dixie Gilmer in a runoff. Candidates William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Dixie Gilmer, District Attorney of Tulsa County Johnson D. Hill, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives H. C. Jones, Collector of Internal Revenue for the State of OklahomaH. C. Jones, Class of 1959 https://www.oklahomahof.com/hof/inductees/jones-hc-1959 Oklahoma Hall of Fame 6 January 2026 R. M. McCool Fred McDuff Earl R. Powers Jess L. Pullen, former Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma Roy J. Turner, businessman Results Democratic primary resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 2, 1946 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1946 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Roy J. Turner Democratic Party (United States) 138,348 35.85% Dixie Gilmer Democratic Party (United States) 84,783 21.97% H. C. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 79,237 20.53% William O. Coe Democratic Party (United States) 61,216 15.86% Johnson D. Hill Democratic Party (United States) 8,012 2.08% Fred McDuff Democratic Party (United States) 7,854 2.03% R. M. McCool Democratic Party (United States) 4,094 1.06% Earl R. Powers Democratic Party (United States) 1,206 0.31% Jess L. Pullen Democratic Party (United States) 1,202 0.31% 385,952 100.00% Democratic primary runoff resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic and Republican Run-Off Primary Elections, Held Tuesday, July 23, 1946 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1946 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Roy J. Turner Democratic Party (United States) 194,311 53.43% Dixie Gilmer Democratic Party (United States) 169,397 46.57% 363,708 100.00% Republican party Mayor of Tulsa Olney F. Flynn secured the Republican nomination by a wide margin. Candidates Rexford B. Cragg Harry E. Ingram Olney F. Flynn, mayor of Tulsa Results Republican primary resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Republican Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 2, 1946 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1946 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Olney F. Flynn Republican Party (United States) 30,348 73.77% Harry E. Ingram Republican Party (United States) 6,932 16.85% Rexford B. Cragg Republican Party (United States) 3,859 9.38% 41,139 100.00% General election Results 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionOfficially Verified Results of the General Election, Held Tuesday, November 5, 1946 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1946 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Roy J. Turner 259,491 52.46% +0.57% Republican Party (United States) Olney F. Flynn 227,426 45.98% -1.66% Independent (politician) Mickey Harrell 7,181 1.45% Independent (politician) R. M. Funk 257 0.05% Independent (politician) Bruno Miller 244 0.05% 494,599 100.00% 32,065 6.48% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +2.23% Results by county County Roy J. TurnerDemocratic Olney F. FlynnRepublican Mickey HarrellIndependent R. M. FunkIndependent Bruno MillerIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adair2,68457.28%1,98242.60%140.30%40.09%20.04%70214.98%4,686Alfalfa1,06030.36%2,31866.38%1123.21%10.03%10.03%-1,258-36.03%3,492Atoka1,93370.39%79228.84%170.62%20.07%20.07%1,14141.55%2,746Beaver1,06849.65%1,04048.35%411.91%00.00%20.09%281.30%2,151Beckham2,55267.02%1,14830.15%1062.78%10.03%10.03%1,40436.87%3,808Blaine1,50737.01%2,46360.49%972.38%10.02%40.10%-956-23.48%4,072Bryan4,74684.04%83014.70%621.10%50.09%40.07%3,91669.35%5,647Caddo4,68158.98%3,13139.45%1201.51%20.03%20.03%1,55019.53%7,936Canadian3,07647.24%3,17948.82%2393.67%110.17%70.11%-103-1.58%6,512Carter5,36376.76%1,55722.28%640.92%00.00%30.04%3,80654.47%6,987Cherokee3,21458.20%2,28841.43%150.27%10.02%40.07%92616.77%5,522Choctaw2,70079.79%64919.18%341.00%00.00%10.03%2,05160.61%3,384Cimarron21454.45%17644.78%30.76%00.00%00.00%389.67%393Cleveland3,51157.80%2,47840.80%801.32%10.02%40.07%1,03317.01%6,074Coal1,50282.17%30816.85%160.88%10.05%10.05%1,19465.32%1,828Comanche4,69765.73%2,29432.10%1492.09%10.01%50.07%2,40333.63%7,146Cotton1,73175.23%49821.64%682.96%10.04%30.13%1,23353.59%2,301Craig3,25253.06%2,80745.80%671.09%20.03%10.02%4457.26%6,129Creek5,41343.88%6,63053.74%2842.30%50.04%50.04%-1,217-9.86%12,337Custer3,01559.20%2,02139.68%541.06%10.02%20.04%99419.52%5,093Delaware2,45455.40%1,94343.86%320.72%10.02%00.00%51111.53%4,430Dewey1,30751.05%1,20246.95%471.84%20.08%20.08%1054.10%2,560Ellis92945.54%1,06051.96%502.45%10.05%00.00%-131-6.42%2,040Garfield3,97830.71%8,67766.98%2852.20%60.05%90.07%-4,699-36.27%12,955Garvin3,61476.12%1,08222.79%511.07%10.02%00.00%2,53253.33%4,748Grady4,39964.35%2,34134.25%921.35%40.06%00.00%2,05830.11%6,836Grant1,25734.64%2,31163.68%561.54%00.00%50.14%-1,054-29.04%3,629Greer2,26078.83%55619.39%501.74%00.00%10.03%1,70459.43%2,867Harmon1,05981.21%21516.49%302.30%00.00%00.00%84464.72%1,304Harper92348.25%93648.93%522.72%10.05%10.05%-13-0.68%1,913Haskell2,33767.06%1,12632.31%170.49%30.09%20.06%1,21134.75%3,485Hughes3,54570.00%1,47429.11%410.81%30.06%10.02%2,07140.90%5,064Jackson3,27882.34%64916.30%501.26%10.03%30.08%2,62966.04%3,981Jefferson1,72776.48%47320.95%542.39%20.09%20.09%1,25455.54%2,258Johnston2,08978.80%53019.99%281.06%20.08%20.08%1,55958.81%2,651Kay4,95936.80%8,36062.04%1431.06%30.02%100.07%-3,401-25.24%13,475Kingfisher1,29833.47%2,43562.79%1353.48%50.13%50.13%-1,137-29.32%3,878Kiowa2,21266.99%1,03031.19%581.76%00.00%20.06%1,18235.80%3,302Latimer1,57470.08%66229.47%100.45%00.00%00.00%91240.61%2,246Le Flore4,56071.72%1,77727.95%120.19%70.11%20.03%2,78343.77%6,358Lincoln3,24046.76%3,55551.31%1191.72%100.14%50.07%-315-4.55%6,929Logan2,55039.68%3,63456.54%2313.59%50.08%70.11%-1,084-16.87%6,427Love1,35789.87%1459.60%60.40%20.13%00.00%1,21280.26%1,510Major73024.72%2,14472.60%772.61%20.07%00.00%-1,414-47.88%2,953Marshall1,66284.32%30015.22%90.46%00.00%00.00%1,36269.10%1,971Mayes3,37155.04%2,71444.31%380.62%10.02%10.02%65710.73%6,125McClain2,05771.72%76426.64%441.53%10.03%20.07%1,29345.08%2,868McCurtain2,95185.78%47513.81%90.26%30.09%20.06%2,47671.98%3,440McIntosh2,14463.38%1,16634.47%692.04%20.06%20.06%97828.91%3,383Murray2,12376.75%61522.23%250.90%10.04%20.07%1,50854.52%2,766Muskogee8,21860.00%5,38439.31%830.61%90.07%30.02%2,83420.69%13,697Noble1,54737.70%2,47660.35%781.90%20.05%00.00%-929-22.64%4,103Nowata1,81443.92%2,17152.57%1343.24%100.24%10.02%-357-8.64%4,130Okfuskee2,06158.89%1,35938.83%712.03%50.14%40.01%70220.06%3,500Oklahoma28,62648.14%29,77250.07%9791.65%320.05%560.09%-1,146-1.93%59,465Okmulgee6,44658.76%4,29439.14%2161.97%90.08%50.05%2,15219.62%10,970Osage3,66846.24%4,10751.78%1511.90%30.04%30.04%-439-5.53%7,932Ottawa3,91451.56%3,60547.49%650.86%40.05%30.04%3094.07%7,591Pawnee1,68235.23%2,96562.11%1192.49%50.10%30.06%-1,283-26.87%4,774Payne4,06547.66%4,32550.71%1371.61%20.02%00.00%-260-3.05%8,529Pittsburg5,87272.40%2,19527.06%380.47%40.05%20.02%3,67745.33%8,111Pontotoc4,52767.68%2,11631.63%420.63%20.03%20.03%2,41136.04%6,689Pottawatomie5,33654.71%4,28343.91%1231.26%40.04%70.07%1,05310.80%9,753Pushmataha2,50580.65%57318.45%220.71%30.10%30.10%1,93262.20%3,106Roger Mills1,74673.39%57524.17%542.27%00.00%40.17%1,17149.22%2,379Rogers2,35849.16%2,36049.20%791.65%00.00%00.00%-2-0.04%4,797Seminole4,81958.36%3,35240.59%871.05%00.00%00.00%1,46717.76%8,258Sequoyah3,24365.78%1,67033.87%120.24%40.08%10.02%1,57331.91%4,930Stephens3,35866.19%1,66632.84%480.95%10.02%00.00%1,69233.35%5,073Texas1,12954.83%88743.08%422.04%10.05%00.00%24211.75%2,059Tillman2,42377.46%64820.72%551.76%00.00%20.06%1,77556.75%3,128Tulsa19,85932.49%40,73466.63%4960.81%300.05%130.02%-20,875-34.15%61,132Wagoner2,05644.40%2,52754.57%390.84%60.13%30.06%-471-10.17%4,631Washington2,88635.11%5,06361.60%2623.19%60.07%20.02%-2,177-26.49%8,219Washita2,31165.67%1,14332.48%611.73%20.06%20.06%1,16833.19%3,519Woods1,67840.45%2,38157.40%872.10%20.05%00.00%-703-16.95%4,148Woodward1,48143.82%1,85554.88%391.15%20.06%30.09%-374-11.07%3,380Totals259,49152.46%227,42645.98%7,1811.45%2570.05%2440.05%32,0656.48%494,599 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Dewey Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Oklahoma References 1946 Gubernatorial Okla Category:November 1946 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose