1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1962 1970 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1970 November 8, 1966 Dewey Bartlett (cropped).jpg 150x150px Dewey F. Bartlett Republican Party (United States) 377,078 55.68% 3x4.svg Preston J. Moore Democratic Party (United States) 296,328 43.75% 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBartlett: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Moore: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Henry Bellmon Republican Party (United States) Dewey F. Bartlett Republican Party (United States) The 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Republican Dewey F. Bartlett defeated Democrat Preston J. Moore and Independent H. E. Ingram. John Newbold Camp unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while former governor Raymond D. Gary, then-Tulsa County district attorney and future governor David Hall, attorney general Charles R. Nesbitt, and former state senator Keith Cartwright unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. After this election, no Republican would be elected Governor of Oklahoma for 20 years. Primary election Primary elections were held on May 3, 1966 with runoffs occurring on May 24, 1966. This was the first time the Republican nomination for governor required a runoff. Republican party Candidates Dewey F. Bartlett, member of Oklahoma Senate John N. "Happy" Camp, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Bruno H. Miller Results Republican primary results1958-1966 results https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/results-prior-to-1980/1958-1966-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board 55,59,62,64,66Wilson Basil R. State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966 1966 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 43-44 Dewey F. Bartlett Republican Party (United States) 46,053 48.99% John N. "Happy" Camp Republican Party (United States) 45,185 48.07% Bruno H. Miller Republican Party (United States) 2,764 2.94% 94,002 100.00% Republican primary runoff resultsWilson Basil R. State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966 1966 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 63 Dewey F. Bartlett Republican Party (United States) 46,916The modern summary PDF produced by the Board of Elections contains a typo for Bartlett's total. The correct total is 46,916 and this is the sum of the county results as listed in the original 1966 Election Results & Statistics publication. 55.22% John N. "Happy" Camp Republican Party (United States) 38,043 44.78% 84,959 100.00% Democratic party Candidates Keith Cartwright, former member of Oklahoma Senate Henry W. Ford, county assessor for Oklahoma County Raymond Gary, former governor of Oklahoma (1955-1959) Jack K. Gillespie Leland Gourley, journalist and former chief of staff for J. Howard Edmondson David Hall, district attorney for Tulsa County Howard W. Joplin Al J. Kavanaugh Carmen Moe Marcus Preston J. Moore, American Legion leader Charles Nesbitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma Cleeta John Rogers, member of Oklahoma Senate Clifton Wood Results Democratic primary resultsWilson Basil R. State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966 1966 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 4-5 Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 160,825 31.56% Preston J. Moore Democratic Party (United States) 104,081 20.43% David Hall Democratic Party (United States) 94,309 18.51% Cleeta John Rogers Democratic Party (United States) 71,248 13.98% Charles Nesbitt Democratic Party (United States) 26,546 5.21% Leland Gourley Democratic Party (United States) 19,898 3.91% Henry W. Ford Democratic Party (United States) 19,815 3.89% Keith Cartwright Democratic Party (United States) 5,291 1.04% Carmen Moe Marcus Democratic Party (United States) 2,568 0.50% Al J. Kavanaugh Democratic Party (United States) 1,647 0.32% Howard W. Joplin Democratic Party (United States) 1,330 0.26% Clifton Wood Democratic Party (United States) 1,116 0.22% Jack K. Gillespie Democratic Party (United States) 865 0.17% 509,539 100.00% Democratic primary runoff resultsWilson Basil R. State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966 1966 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 55 Preston J. Moore Democratic Party (United States) 228,625 53.74% Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 196,835 46.26% 425,460 100.00% General election Results 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionWilson Basil R. State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1966 1966 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 79-80 Republican Party (United States) Dewey F. Bartlett 377,078 55.68% +0.40% Democratic Party (United States) Preston J. Moore 296,328 43.75% -0.68% Independent (politician) H. E. Ingram 3,852 0.57% 677,258 100.00% 80,750 11.92% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +1.08% Results by county Osage County would not vote Republican again until 2010. County Dewey F. BartlettRepublican Preston J. MooreDemocratic H. E. IngramIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,33648.28%2,48451.34%180.37%-148-3.06%4,838Alfalfa2,32069.36%1,01830.43%70.21%1,30238.92%3,345Atoka1,16639.74%1,75459.78%140.48%-588-20.04%2,934Beaver1,33356.58%1,01242.95%110.47%32113.62%2,356Beckham2,50852.84%2,22346.84%150.32%2856.01%4,746Blaine2,69366.00%1,37133.60%160.39%1,32232.40%4,080Bryan1,69432.13%3,57067.70%90.17%-1,876-35.58%5,273Caddo3,85149.83%3,84549.75%320.41%60.08%7,728Canadian5,25659.86%3,48539.69%400.46%1,77120.17%8,781Carter4,25441.78%5,90357.98%240.24%-1,649-16.20%10,181Cherokee3,11044.45%3,86655.26%200.29%-756-10.81%6,996Choctaw1,23235.00%2,27864.72%100.28%-1,046-29.72%3,520Cimarron92560.42%60239.32%40.26%32321.10%1,531Cleveland10,06762.23%6,06037.46%500.31%4,00724.77%16,177Coal67840.38%99759.38%40.24%-319-19.00%1,679Comanche6,60742.42%8,92657.31%410.26%-2,319-14.89%15,574Cotton86435.58%1,55764.13%70.29%-693-28.54%2,428Craig2,31147.28%2,56952.56%80.16%-258-5.28%4,888Creek6,17952.52%5,54347.11%440.37%6365.41%11,766Custer3,67660.78%2,36639.12%60.10%1,31021.66%6,048Delaware2,42250.30%2,37849.39%150.31%440.91%4,815Dewey1,44355.82%1,12743.60%150.58%31612.22%2,585Ellis1,20457.97%86641.69%70.34%33816.27%2,077Garfield12,36468.64%5,60531.12%430.24%6,75937.52%18,012Garvin3,53146.56%3,96352.26%891.17%-432-5.70%7,583Grady3,78446.38%4,34053.19%350.43%-556-6.81%8,159Grant2,05061.67%1,26538.06%90.27%78523.62%3,324Greer1,11739.89%1,67259.71%110.39%-555-19.82%2,800Harmon52437.62%86662.17%30.22%-342-24.55%1,393Harper1,24859.88%82939.78%70.34%41920.11%2,084Haskell90732.79%1,85066.88%90.33%-943-34.09%2,766Hughes1,75640.36%2,57859.25%170.39%-822-18.89%4,351Jackson1,85534.32%3,53865.46%120.22%-1,683-31.14%5,405Jefferson51524.75%1,56175.01%50.24%-1,046-50.26%2,081Johnston93639.05%1,45060.49%110.46%-514-21.44%2,397Kay11,27764.60%6,12735.10%530.30%5,15029.50%17,457Kingfisher3,22170.64%1,32629.08%130.29%1,89541.56%4,560Kiowa2,11447.75%2,30752.11%60.14%-193-4.36%4,427Latimer70233.64%1,38166.17%40.19%-679-32.53%2,087Le Flore2,32535.05%4,29364.72%150.23%-1,968-29.67%6,633Lincoln3,92857.65%2,86342.02%230.34%1,06515.63%6,814Logan4,08160.66%2,61338.84%340.51%1,46821.82%6,728Love44629.85%1,04469.88%40.27%-598-40.03%1,494Major2,29575.30%74224.34%110.36%1,55350.95%3,048Marshall1,14948.38%1,22051.37%60.25%-71-2.99%2,375Mayes3,49048.96%3,61350.69%250.35%-123-1.73%7,128McClain1,77548.88%1,84450.78%120.33%-69-1.90%3,631McCurtain2,36838.52%3,75761.11%230.37%-1,389-22.59%6,148McIntosh1,28837.14%2,17362.66%70.20%-885-25.52%3,468Murray1,32544.15%1,66555.48%110.37%-340-11.33%3,001Muskogee8,11744.72%10,00455.12%300.17%-1,887-10.40%18,151Noble2,52460.40%1,64339.32%120.29%88121.08%4,179Nowata1,84448.50%1,95051.29%80.21%-106-2.79%3,802Okfuskee1,54848.85%1,61050.80%110.35%-62-1.96%3,169Oklahoma73,81761.96%43,98936.92%1,3381.12%29,82825.04%119,144Okmulgee4,49341.73%6,23657.92%370.34%-1,743-16.19%10,766Osage4,79451.96%4,40847.78%240.26%3864.18%9,226Ottawa3,54944.33%4,44155.48%150.19%-892-11.14%8,005Pawnee2,30759.97%1,53339.85%70.18%77420.12%3,847Payne8,03662.06%4,88137.69%320.25%3,15524.36%12,949Pittsburg3,24232.87%6,59466.85%280.28%-3,352-33.98%9,864Pontotoc3,97449.03%4,11150.72%200.25%-137-1.69%8,105Pottawatomie6,74152.75%6,00647.00%330.26%7355.75%12,780Pushmataha96035.90%1,70763.84%70.26%-747-27.94%2,674Roger Mills1,13853.43%97945.96%130.61%1597.46%2,130Rogers3,60451.62%3,35348.02%250.36%2513.59%6,982Seminole3,99050.35%3,91649.42%180.23%740.93%7,924Sequoyah1,67633.11%3,36966.55%170.34%-1,693-33.45%5,062Stephens4,40446.10%5,10653.45%430.45%-702-7.35%9,553Texas2,36155.86%1,85643.91%100.24%50511.95%4,227Tillman1,29637.19%2,17162.30%180.52%-875-25.11%3,485Tulsa70,46269.21%30,31029.77%1,0391.02%40,15239.44%101,811Wagoner2,80051.82%2,58647.86%170.31%2143.96%5,403Washington11,25265.63%5,81933.94%730.43%5,43331.69%17,144Washita1,93549.67%1,94850.00%130.33%-13-0.33%3,896Woods2,85162.19%1,70637.22%270.59%1,14524.98%4,584Woodward2,86360.97%1,81138.56%220.47%1,05222.40%4,696Totals377,07855.68%296,32843.75%3,8520.57%80,75011.92%677,258 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Delaware Seminole Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Adair Craig Marshall Mayes McClain Nowata Washita Notes References 1966 Gubernatorial Okla Category:November 1966 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose