1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1950 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1950 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1958 November 2, 1954 File:Raymond Gary (cropped).jpg Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 357,386 58.67% 3x4.svg 150x150px Reuben K. Sparks Republican Party (United States) 251,808 41.33% 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsGary: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Sparks: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Johnston Murray Democratic Party (United States) Raymond D. Gary Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Raymond Gary defeated Republican Reuben K. Sparks.1952-1956 results https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/results-prior-to-1980/1952-1956-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board 16,21,23,26 Primary election Democratic party Seeking the Democratic nomination for the third consecutive election, former state representative William O. Coe narrowly lost a runoff race for the second consecutive election, this time to Raymond Gary, the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Candidates William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives William C. Doenges, automobile dealership owner from Bartlesville O. J. Fox Raymond Gary, President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate William Gill Jr. Tom D. Jones Troy P. Jones Bill Logan, member of Oklahoma Senate N. M. Lumpkin B. P. Matthews Willie E. Murray Tivis Nelson John B. Ogden William A. Red Hall Fletcher S. Riley Louis H. Ritzhaupt Results Democratic primary resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic Regular Primary Election Held July 6th, 1954 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1954 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma William O. Coe Democratic Party (United States) 159,122 30.47% Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 156,376 29.95% Bill Logan Democratic Party (United States) 68,955 13.21% William C. Doenges Democratic Party (United States) 41,438 7.94% William Gill Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 31,125 5.96% O. J. Fox Democratic Party (United States) 25,185 4.82% Willie E. Murray Democratic Party (United States) 20,336 3.89% Louis H. Ritzhaupt Democratic Party (United States) 4,630 0.89% B. P. Matthews Democratic Party (United States) 4,439 0.85% John B. Ogden Democratic Party (United States) 3,618 0.69% Troy P. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 2,850 0.55% William A. Red Hall Democratic Party (United States) 1,289 0.25% Tom D. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 1,154 0.22% Fletcher S. Riley Democratic Party (United States) 759 0.15% Tivis Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 469 0.09% N. M. Lumpkin Democratic Party (United States) 401 0.08% 522,146 100.00% Democratic primary runoff resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic Run-Off Primary Elections Held July 27th, 1954 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1954 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 251,920 51.94% William O. Coe Democratic Party (United States) 233,079 48.06% 484,999 100.00% Republican party Candidates George Thomas Balch Joe H. Barber Rexford B. Cragg Reuben K. Sparks Blanche K. Young Results Republican primary resultsOfficial Verified Results of the Republican Primary Election, Held July 6th, 1954 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1954 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Reuben K. Sparks Republican Party (United States) 30,555 54.78% Joe H. Barber Republican Party (United States) 6,690 12.00% Rexford B. Cragg Republican Party (United States) 6,475 11.61% Blanche K. Young Republican Party (United States) 6,042 10.83% George Thomas Balch Republican Party (United States) 6,011 10.78% 55,773 100.00% General election Results 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionOfficially Verified Results of the General Election Held November 2nd, 1954 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1954 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Raymond Gary 357,386 58.67% +7.55% Republican Party (United States) Reuben K. Sparks 251,808 41.33% -7.28% 609,194 100.00% 105,578 17.33% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +14.83% Results by county County Raymond GaryDemocratic Reuben K. SparksRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Adair2,98861.07%1,90538.93%1,08322.13%4,893Alfalfa1,21433.18%2,44566.82%-1,231-33.64%3,659Atoka3,01776.73%91523.27%2,10253.46%3,932Beaver1,29947.25%1,45052.75%-151-5.49%2,749Beckham3,20664.47%1,76735.53%1,43928.94%4,973Blaine2,13941.66%2,99658.34%-857-16.69%5,135Bryan6,01383.69%1,17216.31%4,84167.38%7,185Caddo6,06466.22%3,09433.78%2,97032.43%9,158Canadian3,62249.41%3,70850.59%-86-1.17%7,330Carter7,04376.74%2,13523.26%4,90853.48%9,178Cherokee3,69361.63%2,29938.37%1,39423.26%5,992Choctaw3,94284.38%73015.63%3,21268.75%4,672Cimarron1,02459.16%70740.84%31718.31%1,731Cleveland4,99460.85%3,21339.15%1,78121.70%8,207Coal1,71481.39%39218.61%1,32262.77%2,106Comanche7,13172.66%2,68327.34%4,44845.32%9,814Cotton1,98879.58%51020.42%1,47859.17%2,498Craig3,48464.21%1,94235.79%1,54228.42%5,426Creek7,10660.04%4,72939.96%2,37720.08%11,835Custer3,03057.23%2,26442.77%76614.47%5,294Delaware3,17758.96%2,21141.04%96617.93%5,388Dewey1,40046.07%1,63953.93%-239-7.86%3,039Ellis77132.30%1,61667.70%-845-35.40%2,387Garfield6,30836.93%10,77463.07%-4,466-26.14%17,082Garvin5,15777.84%1,46822.16%3,68955.68%6,625Grady5,37668.50%2,47231.50%2,90437.00%7,848Grant2,00544.32%2,51955.68%-514-11.36%4,524Greer1,70974.53%58425.47%1,12549.06%2,293Harmon1,07487.46%15412.54%92074.92%1,228Harper94038.78%1,48461.22%-544-22.44%2,424Haskell2,76475.29%90724.71%1,85750.59%3,671Hughes3,34576.63%1,02023.37%2,32553.26%4,365Jackson3,19483.88%61416.12%2,58067.75%3,808Jefferson1,96884.86%35115.14%1,61769.73%2,319Johnston2,35079.18%61820.82%1,73258.36%2,968Kay7,67846.22%8,93353.78%-1,255-7.56%16,611Kingfisher1,82837.33%3,06962.67%-1,241-25.34%4,897Kiowa3,34971.99%1,30328.01%2,04643.98%4,652Latimer2,34878.35%64921.65%1,69956.69%2,997Le Flore5,82675.97%1,84324.03%3,98351.94%7,669Lincoln4,24554.44%3,55245.56%6938.89%7,797Logan3,10044.47%3,87155.53%-771-11.06%6,971Love1,89288.74%24011.26%1,65277.49%2,132Major88830.50%2,02369.50%-1,135-38.99%2,911Marshall2,97191.16%2888.84%2,68382.33%3,259Mayes4,36861.24%2,76538.76%1,60322.47%7,133McClain2,41873.45%87426.55%1,54446.90%3,292McCurtain4,96083.26%99716.74%3,96366.53%5,957McIntosh2,63471.58%1,04628.42%1,58843.15%3,680Murray2,27974.31%78825.69%1,49148.61%3,067Muskogee9,86067.80%4,68232.20%5,17835.61%14,542Noble2,13445.48%2,55854.52%-424-9.04%4,692Nowata2,57355.43%2,06944.57%50410.86%4,642Okfuskee2,39866.91%1,18633.09%1,21233.82%3,584Oklahoma47,92853.11%42,31446.89%5,6146.22%90,242Okmulgee7,71768.91%3,48231.09%4,23537.82%11,199Osage4,99158.52%3,53841.48%1,45317.04%8,529Ottawa5,88958.95%4,10041.05%1,78917.91%9,989Pawnee2,42051.15%2,31148.85%1092.30%4,731Payne5,59953.07%4,95146.93%6486.14%10,550Pittsburg8,69779.63%2,22520.37%6,47259.26%10,922Pontotoc5,28974.02%1,85625.98%3,43348.05%7,145Pottawatomie7,82164.51%4,30335.49%3,51829.02%12,124Pushmataha2,49678.64%67821.36%1,81857.28%3,174Roger Mills1,30568.72%59431.28%71137.44%1,899Rogers3,85660.91%2,47539.09%1,38121.81%6,331Seminole5,73769.92%2,46830.08%3,26939.84%8,205Sequoyah3,65671.81%1,43528.19%2,22143.63%5,091Stephens4,95171.87%1,93828.13%3,01343.74%6,889Texas2,22457.03%1,67642.97%54814.05%3,900Tillman2,68381.90%59318.10%2,09063.80%3,276Tulsa36,20946.65%41,41553.35%-5,206-6.71%77,624Wagoner2,96859.81%1,99440.19%97419.63%4,962Washington5,34442.45%7,24657.55%-1,902-15.11%12,590Washita2,42966.57%1,22033.43%1,20933.13%3,649Woods2,00239.60%3,05360.40%-1,051-20.79%5,055Woodward1,17724.04%3,72075.96%-2,543-51.93%4,897Totals357,38658.67%251,80841.33%105,57817.33%609,194 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cleveland Creek Lincoln Nowata Oklahoma Osage Pawnee Payne Wagoner References 1954 Gubernatorial Okla Category:November 1954 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose