1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1946 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1954 November 7, 1950 File:Gov Johnston Murray.jpg 150x150px Johnston Murray Democratic Party (United States) 329,308 51.11% 3x4.svg Jo O. Ferguson Republican Party (United States) 313,205 48.61% 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMurray: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Ferguson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Roy J. Turner Democratic Party (United States) Johnston Murray Democratic Party (United States) The 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Johnston Murray defeated Republican Jo O. Ferguson.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 33,37,40,43 Phil Ferguson unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. Primary election Democratic party Johnston Murray, the son of former governor William H. Murray, defeated William O. Coe by a razor-thin margin of 960 votes in a runoff. Candidates William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Frank P. Douglass, district judge in Oklahoma County Phil Ferguson, former representative from Oklahoma's 8th congressional district Johnston Murray, son of former governor William H. Murray Results Democratic primary resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 4th, 1950 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1950 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Johnston Murray Democratic Party (United States) 240,991 47.45% William O. Coe Democratic Party (United States) 152,983 30.12% Frank P. Douglass Democratic Party (United States) 91,341 17.98% Phil Ferguson Democratic Party (United States) 22,621 4.45% 507,936 100.00% Democratic primary runoff resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic and Republican Run-Off Primary Elections, Held Tuesday, July 25, 1950 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1950 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Johnston Murray Democratic Party (United States) 235,830 50.10% William O. Coe Democratic Party (United States) 234,870 49.90% 470,700 100.00% Republican party Candidates Ernest Albright Rexford B. Cragg Jo O. Ferguson, newspaper editor and publisher Bruno H. Miller Earl F. Winsel Results Republican primary resultsOfficial Returns of the Republican Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 4, 1950 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1950 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Jo O. Ferguson Republican Party (United States) 36,292 65.50% Ernest Albright Republican Party (United States) 7,928 14.31% Bruno H. Miller Republican Party (United States) 4,415 7.97% Rexford B. Cragg Republican Party (United States) 3,886 7.01% Earl F. Winsel Republican Party (United States) 2,890 5.22% 55,411 100.00% General election Results 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionOfficially Verified Results of the General Election, Held Tuesday, November 7, 1950 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1950 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Johnston Murray 329,308 51.11% -1.35% Republican Party (United States) Jo O. Ferguson 313,205 48.61% +2.63% Independent (politician) Mickey Harrell 1,763 0.27% -1.18% 644,276 100.00% 16,103 2.50% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -3.98% Results by county Jo Ferguson was the first Republican to win Cleveland County in a gubernatorial election. By flipping to Murray after voting Republican in the previous two elections, Rogers County began a streak of voting for the winning candidate that currently remains unbroken and is the longest active bellwether streak in state gubernatorial elections. County Johnston MurrayDemocratic Jo O. FergusonRepublican Mickey HarrellIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,83452.99%2,50846.90%60.11%3266.10%5,348Alfalfa1,68837.07%2,85862.77%70.15%-1,170-25.70%4,553Atoka2,86771.68%1,13128.28%20.05%1,73643.40%4,000Beaver1,44648.97%1,50250.86%50.17%-56-1.90%2,953Beckham3,35464.12%1,86335.61%140.27%1,49128.50%5,231Blaine2,18638.71%3,44861.06%130.23%-1,262-22.35%5,647Bryan5,63381.77%1,24118.01%150.22%4,39263.75%6,889Caddo5,92558.42%4,19241.33%250.25%1,73317.09%10,142Canadian3,70643.69%4,72555.71%510.60%-1,019-12.01%8,482Carter6,92870.34%2,90029.44%220.22%4,02840.89%9,850Cherokee3,11358.55%2,20441.45%00.00%90917.10%5,317Choctaw3,56374.82%1,18724.93%120.25%2,37649.90%4,762Cimarron83856.51%64343.36%20.13%19513.15%1,483Cleveland4,32847.47%4,73251.90%580.64%-404-4.43%9,118Coal1,71777.48%49722.43%20.09%1,22055.05%2,216Comanche5,70263.22%3,29036.47%280.31%2,41226.74%9,020Cotton1,87570.83%77029.09%20.08%1,10541.75%2,647Craig3,35755.49%2,68444.36%90.15%67311.12%6,050Creek6,75547.62%7,41052.23%210.15%-655-4.62%14,186Custer3,77356.32%2,88243.02%440.66%89113.30%6,699Delaware3,00353.13%2,64446.78%50.09%3596.35%5,652Dewey1,61547.17%1,80052.57%90.26%-185-5.40%3,424Ellis1,14037.67%1,88462.26%20.07%-744-24.59%3,026Garfield6,27335.00%11,60964.78%400.22%-5,336-29.77%17,922Garvin5,00570.25%2,11429.67%60.08%2,89140.58%7,125Grady5,78861.61%3,59038.22%160.17%2,19823.40%9,394Grant2,21144.55%2,74655.33%60.12%-535-10.78%4,963Greer2,46974.52%83825.29%60.18%1,63149.23%3,313Harmon1,77282.38%37217.29%70.33%1,40065.09%2,151Harper1,18441.40%1,66958.36%70.24%-485-16.96%2,860Haskell2,27566.81%1,00029.37%1303.82%1,27537.44%3,405Hughes3,77067.72%1,79132.17%60.11%1,97935.55%5,567Jackson4,05578.49%1,10321.35%80.15%2,95257.14%5,166Jefferson2,38279.53%60820.30%50.17%1,77459.23%2,995Johnston2,66881.99%58017.82%60.18%2,08864.17%3,254Kay7,34142.01%10,10057.80%330.19%-2,759-15.79%17,474Kingfisher1,78532.45%3,70167.29%140.25%-1,916-34.84%5,500Kiowa3,11760.23%2,04839.57%100.19%1,06920.66%5,175Latimer1,80566.41%91033.48%30.11%89532.93%2,718Le Flore5,11769.13%2,27830.78%70.09%2,83938.35%7,402Lincoln3,77846.68%4,30653.20%100.12%-528-6.52%8,094Logan2,88437.59%4,77162.18%180.23%-1,887-24.59%7,673Love1,53982.04%33417.80%30.16%1,20564.23%1,876Major1,17032.65%2,40967.23%40.11%-1,239-34.58%3,583Marshall1,84879.69%47120.31%00.00%1,37759.38%2,319Mayes3,75649.99%3,74549.85%120.16%110.15%7,513McClain2,54468.00%1,19331.89%40.11%1,35136.11%3,741McCurtain5,24684.91%91614.83%160.26%4,33070.09%6,178McIntosh2,40159.82%1,59939.84%140.35%80219.98%4,014Murray2,51473.57%89826.28%50.15%1,61647.29%3,417Muskogee9,18355.47%7,34044.34%310.19%1,84311.13%16,554Noble2,07139.85%3,11359.90%130.25%-1,042-20.05%5,197Nowata2,13644.22%2,67855.45%160.33%-542-11.22%4,830Okfuskee2,23456.29%1,73343.66%20.05%50112.62%3,969Oklahoma38,67943.62%49,71756.07%2710.31%-11,038-12.45%88,667Okmulgee6,13753.79%5,24745.99%250.22%8907.80%11,409Osage4,70847.41%5,19852.35%240.24%-490-4.93%9,930Ottawa5,42055.65%4,30444.19%150.15%1,11611.46%9,739Pawnee2,02835.56%3,66864.32%70.12%-1,640-28.76%5,703Payne5,76847.27%6,38752.34%470.39%-619-5.07%12,202Pittsburg6,71962.57%4,00837.32%120.11%2,71125.24%10,739Pontotoc5,65566.46%2,84033.38%140.16%2,81533.08%8,509Pottawatomie7,38956.52%5,60942.90%760.58%1,78013.61%13,074Pushmataha2,46974.95%81824.83%70.21%1,65150.12%3,294Roger Mills1,39661.69%86238.09%50.22%53423.60%2,263Rogers3,12551.41%2,94348.41%110.18%1822.99%6,079Seminole5,61757.91%4,06541.91%170.18%1,55216.00%9,699Sequoyah4,15962.19%2,47236.96%570.85%1,68725.22%6,688Stephens5,29267.86%2,48631.88%200.26%2,80635.98%7,798Texas2,26554.20%1,90245.51%120.29%3638.69%4,179Tillman3,08072.20%1,18427.75%20.05%1,89644.44%4,266Tulsa25,67934.26%49,04965.44%2270.30%-23,370-31.18%74,955Wagoner2,49443.39%3,22856.16%260.45%-734-12.77%5,748Washington4,49636.72%7,69862.87%510.42%-3,202-26.15%12,245Washita2,79961.86%1,72238.06%40.09%1,07723.80%4,525Woods2,22139.12%3,44460.66%130.23%-1,223-21.54%5,678Woodward2,04642.19%2,79657.65%80.16%-750-15.46%4,850Totals329,30851.11%313,20548.61%1,7630.27%16,1032.50%644,276 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Rogers Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beaver Cleveland Dewey References 1950 Gubernatorial Okla Category:November 1950 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose