1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

The 1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Democrat David Boren defeated Clem McSpadden in a run-off to claim his party's nomination after embattled incumbent David Hall was eliminated in the initial primary. Boren won the general election handily over Republican Jim Inhofe, who later won a 1994 U.S. Senate special election triggered by Boren's impending resignation to become the University of Oklahoma's president. Inhofe only carried Major, Nowata, Tulsa, and Washington counties. == Primary election == Primary elections were held on August 27, 1974, with runoffs occurring on September 17, 1974. === Democratic party === Incumbent governor David Hall lost renomination by coming in third place in the regular primary. ==== Candidates ==== David Lyle Boren, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives David Hall, incumbent governor Clem Rogers McSpadden, U.S. representative from Oklahoma's 2nd district ==== Results ==== === Republican party === ==== Candidates ==== Denzil Garrison, member of Oklahoma Senate Jim Inhofe, member of Oklahoma Senate ==== Results ==== == General election == === Results === === Results by county === ==== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==== Alfalfa Blaine Canadian Cleveland Custer Delaware Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Lincoln Logan Noble Oklahoma Pawnee Payne Woods Woodward == References ==