1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1954 1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1962 November 4, 1958 File:J. Howard Edmondson (OK).png 150x150px J. Howard Edmondson Democratic Party (United States) 399,504 74.14% File:Informal photo of Rep. Phil Ferguson, Democrat of Okla., Feb. 1940 LCCN2016877070 (cropped).jpg Phil Ferguson Republican Party (United States) 107,495 19.95% File:OCPD Jelly Bryce Image (cropped).jpeg D. A. "Jelly" Bryce Independent (politician) 31,840 5.91% 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsEdmondson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Raymond D. Gary Democratic Party (United States) J. Howard Edmondson Democratic Party (United States) The 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat J. Howard Edmondson defeated Republican Phil Ferguson and Independent D. A. 'Jelly' Bryce.1958-1966 results https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/results-prior-to-1980/1958-1966-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board 1,5,7,9 Edmondson's landslide saw him win every county and achieve the highest share of the popular vote in any gubernatorial election in Oklahoma's history. This is one of two gubernatorial elections in Oklahoma in which the winner has carried every county.George Nigh also won every county in 1982 Primary election Democratic party J. Howard Edmondson defeated W. P. "Bill" Atkinson in a runoff after both advanced from a crowded primary field. William O. Coe sought the Democratic nomination for the fourth consecutive election. Candidates W. P. "Bill" Atkinson, newspaper publisher Joe H. Barber William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Bill Doenges, automobile dealership owner from Bartlesville J. Howard Edmondson, district attorney of Tulsa County B. E. "Bill" Harkey, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives A. B. McDonald George Miskovsky, member of Oklahoma Senate Jim A. Rinehart, member of Oklahoma Senate B. V. Samples Andrew C. Wilcoxen Results Democratic primary resultsOfficial Returns of the Democratic Regular Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 1st, 1958 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma J. Howard Edmondson Democratic Party (United States) 108,358 21.10% W. P. "Bill" Atkinson Democratic Party (United States) 107,616 20.95% George Miskovsky Democratic Party (United States) 87,766 17.09% William O. Coe Democratic Party (United States) 72,763 14.17% Bill Doenges Democratic Party (United States) 57,990 11.29% Jim A. Rinehart Democratic Party (United States) 39,279 7.65% B. E. "Bill" Harkey Democratic Party (United States) 23,362 4.55% Andrew C. Wilcoxen Democratic Party (United States) 12,958 2.52% A. B. McDonald Democratic Party (United States) 1,411 0.27% Joe H. Barber Democratic Party (United States) 1,294 0.25% B. V. Samples Democratic Party (United States) 797 0.16% 538,839 100.00% Democratic primary runoff resultsOfficial Returns of the Democratic & Republican Run-Off Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 22nd, 1958 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma J. Howard Edmondson Democratic Party (United States) 363,742 69.61% W. P. "Bill" Atkinson Democratic Party (United States) 158,780 30.39% 522,522 100.00% Republican party Candidates Clarence E. Barnes Rexford B. Cragg Phil Ferguson, former representative from Oklahoma's 8th congressional district Carmon C. Harris Results Republican primary resultsOfficial Returns of the Republican Primary Election, Held Tuesday, July 1st, 1958 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Phil Ferguson Republican Party (United States) 31,602 51.37% Clarence E. Barnes Republican Party (United States) 21,075 34.26% Carmon C. Harris Republican Party (United States) 5,941 9.66% Rexford B. Cragg Republican Party (United States) 2,900 4.71% 61,518 100.00% Results 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionOfficial Returns of the General Election, Held Tuesday, November 4th, 1958 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) J. Howard Edmondson 399,504 74.14% +15.48% Republican Party (United States) Phil Ferguson 107,495 19.95% -21.39% Independent (politician) D. A. "Jelly" Bryce 31,840 5.91% 538,839 100.00% 292,009 54.19% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +36.86% Results by county Edmondson was the first Democrat to carry Alfalfa County in a gubernatorial election. County J. Howard EdmondsonDemocratic Phil FergusonRepublican D. A. BryceIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair3,13664.93%1,65134.18%430.89%1,48530.75%4,830Alfalfa1,88153.05%1,26835.76%39711.20%61317.29%3,546Atoka2,06885.28%27111.18%863.55%1,79774.10%2,425Beaver78853.24%58539.53%1077.23%20313.72%1,480Beckham2,65978.93%53715.94%1735.14%2,12262.99%3,369Blaine2,45957.97%1,41133.26%3728.77%1,04824.71%4,242Bryan4,25391.40%3527.57%481.03%3,90183.84%4,653Caddo5,13871.99%1,32718.59%6729.42%3,81153.40%7,137Canadian5,05570.09%1,54521.42%6128.49%3,51048.67%7,212Carter7,36488.81%7138.60%2152.59%6,65180.21%8,292Cherokee3,39780.25%79218.71%441.04%2,60561.54%4,233Choctaw2,54491.45%1977.08%411.47%2,34784.36%2,782Cimarron75867.32%29426.11%746.57%46441.21%1,126Cleveland5,73475.09%1,25816.47%6448.43%4,47658.62%7,636Coal1,26588.65%1238.62%392.73%1,14280.03%1,427Comanche11,05387.57%9977.90%5724.53%10,05679.67%12,622Cotton1,62585.44%23012.09%472.47%1,39573.34%1,902Craig3,26472.23%1,12024.78%1352.99%2,14447.44%4,519Creek6,96675.32%1,89820.52%3854.16%5,06854.80%9,249Custer3,02571.72%91121.60%2826.69%2,11450.12%4,218Delaware3,15769.60%1,28528.33%942.07%1,87241.27%4,536Dewey1,55763.86%74630.60%1355.54%81133.26%2,438Ellis1,31856.88%82435.56%1757.55%49421.32%2,317Garfield10,18164.06%4,38927.62%1,3228.32%5,79236.45%15,892Garvin4,02084.22%52110.92%2324.86%3,49973.31%4,773Grady4,91780.67%77312.68%4056.64%4,14467.99%6,095Grant2,38564.25%1,06528.69%2627.06%1,32035.56%3,712Greer1,36777.23%29216.50%1116.27%1,07560.73%1,770Harmon97290.17%847.79%222.04%88882.37%1,078Harper74251.56%57940.24%1188.20%16311.33%1,439Haskell1,58185.51%24413.20%241.30%1,33772.31%1,849Hughes2,86586.06%36210.87%1023.06%2,50375.19%3,329Jackson3,82085.80%4039.05%2295.14%3,41776.75%4,452Jefferson1,47189.37%1529.23%231.40%1,31980.13%1,646Johnston1,81289.97%1557.70%472.33%1,65782.27%2,014Kay12,12670.52%4,20124.43%8675.04%7,92546.09%17,194Kingfisher2,06450.91%1,63640.36%3548.73%42810.56%4,054Kiowa2,09249.67%97123.05%1,14927.28%943Edmondson's margin over Bryce22.39%4,212Latimer1,67886.05%23512.05%371.90%1,44374.00%1,950Le Flore4,85984.86%77213.48%951.66%4,08771.38%5,726Lincoln5,17969.15%1,92725.73%3845.13%3,25243.42%7,490Logan4,19964.08%1,61424.63%74011.29%2,58539.45%6,553Love1,31194.05%664.73%171.22%1,24589.31%1,394Major1,29450.02%97437.65%31912.33%32012.37%2,587Marshall1,95293.13%1065.06%381.81%1,84688.07%2,096Mayes4,60373.14%1,52424.22%1662.64%3,07948.93%6,293McClain2,43587.56%2358.45%1113.99%2,20079.11%2,781McCurtain3,91392.75%2636.23%431.02%3,65086.51%4,219McIntosh2,58786.29%36612.21%451.50%2,22174.08%2,998Murray2,10687.13%2138.81%984.05%1,89378.32%2,417Muskogee11,59684.75%1,84013.45%2461.80%9,75671.31%13,682Noble2,72764.18%1,27630.03%2465.79%1,45134.15%4,249Nowata3,02169.35%1,07524.68%2605.97%1,94644.67%4,356Okfuskee2,33682.40%35712.59%1425.01%1,97969.81%2,835Oklahoma52,47268.18%16,01220.81%8,47711.01%36,46047.37%76,961Okmulgee6,46582.17%1,15714.71%2463.13%5,30867.46%7,868Osage6,23775.66%1,51918.43%4885.92%4,71857.23%8,244Ottawa5,23973.76%1,68823.76%1762.48%3,55149.99%7,103Pawnee2,57665.07%1,14728.97%2365.96%1,42936.09%3,959Payne6,30968.99%2,18023.84%6567.17%4,12945.15%9,145Pittsburg7,97090.74%6737.66%1401.59%7,29783.08%8,783Pontotoc4,70784.70%62611.27%2244.03%4,08173.44%5,557Pottawatomie8,00780.35%1,40814.13%5505.52%6,59966.22%9,965Pushmataha2,35890.97%2148.26%200.77%2,14482.72%2,592Roger Mills92075.41%23319.10%675.49%68756.31%1,220Rogers3,55377.16%84518.35%2074.50%2,70858.81%4,605Seminole4,48979.59%86515.34%2865.07%3,62464.26%5,640Sequoyah3,24185.18%53013.93%340.89%2,71171.25%3,805Stephens5,60181.15%93513.55%3665.30%4,66667.60%6,902Texas2,29668.41%83925.00%2216.59%1,45743.41%3,356Tillman2.47384.26%35111.96%1113.78%2,12272.30%2,935Tulsa66,56474.21%19,18521.39%3,9534.41%47,37952.82%89,702Wagoner3,59172.90%1,21324.62%1222.48%2,37848.27%4,926Washington9,34570.54%3,32125.07%5824.39%6,02445.47%13,248Washita1,89070.18%47917.79%32412.03%1,41152.40%2,693Woods2,51359.66%1,30430.96%3959.38%1,20928.70%4,212Woodward2,01349.19%1,76643.16%3137.65%2476.04%4,092Totals399,50474.14%107,49519.95%31,8405.91%292,00954.19%538,839 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alfalfa Beaver Blaine Canadian Dewey Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Logan Major Noble Tulsa Washington Woods Woodward Notes References 1958 Gubernatorial Oklahoma Category:November 1958 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose