1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1958 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1966 November 6, 1962 File:BellmonHL.jpg 150x150px Henry Bellmon Republican Party (United States) 392,316 55.27% 3x4.svg W. P. "Bill" Atkinson Democratic Party (United States) 315,357 44.43% 1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBellmon: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Atkinson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor James Howard Edmondson Democratic Party (United States) Henry Bellmon Republican Party (United States) The 1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Republican Henry Bellmon defeated Democrat W. P. Bill Atkinson and Independent L. Richard Zavitz to become the first Republican governor of Oklahoma.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 26,30,32,35 Former governor Raymond D. Gary, lieutenant governor George Nigh, state senator Fred R. Harris, and State Treasurer William A. Burkhart unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. Primary election Democratic party W. P. "Bill" Atkinson narrowly defeated former governor Raymond Gary in a runoff after both advanced from a crowded primary field. Candidates W. P. "Bill" Atkinson, newspaper publisher William A. Burkhart, Oklahoma State Treasurer Thomas Dee Frasier Raymond Gary, former governor of Oklahoma (1955-1959) Fred R. Harris, member of Oklahoma Senate Max B. Martin George Miskovsky, former member of Oklahoma Senate Preston J. Moore Harry R. Moss Ben Elmo Newcomer George Nigh, Lieutenant governor of Oklahoma Paul J. Summers Results Democratic primary resultsOfficial Returns of the Democratic Regular Primary Election Held Tuesday, May 1, 1962 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1962 Oklahoma City, OklahomaReneau Frank State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1962 1962 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 6-12 For GovernorScammon Richard America Votes 5: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 1964 University of Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh 335 https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam/page/334/mode/2up 7 January 2026 Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 176,525 33.04% W. P. "Bill" Atkinson Democratic Party (United States) 91,182 17.07% Preston J. Moore Democratic Party (United States) 85,248 15.96% George Nigh Democratic Party (United States) 84,404 15.80% Fred R. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 78,476 14.69% George Miskovsky Democratic Party (United States) 9,434 1.77% William A. Burkhart Democratic Party (United States) 4,055 0.76% Max B. Martin Democratic Party (United States) 1,199 0.22% Thomas Dee Frasier Democratic Party (United States) 1,123 0.21% Harry R. Moss Democratic Party (United States) 1,101 0.21% Paul J. Summers Democratic Party (United States) 987 0.18% Ben Elmo Newcomer Democratic Party (United States) 564 0.11% 534,298 100.00% Democratic primary runoff resultsOfficial Returns of the Democratic & Republican Run-Off Primary Held Tuesday May 22, 1962 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1962 Oklahoma City, OklahomaReneau Frank State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1962 1962 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 59-60 For Governor W. P. "Bill" Atkinson Democratic Party (United States) 231,867 50.10% Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 230,914 49.90% 462,781 100.00% Republican party Candidates Henry Bellmon, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Leslie C. Skoien Results Republican primary results Henry Bellmon Republican Party (United States) 56,560 91.41% Leslie C. Skoien Republican Party (United States) 5,313 8.59% 61,873 100.00% General election Results 1962 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionOfficial Returns of the General Election, November 6, 1962 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1962 Oklahoma City, OklahomaReneau Frank State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1962 1962 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City 84 For GovernorScammon Richard America Votes 5: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 1964 University of Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh 329-330 https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam/page/334/mode/2up 7 January 2026 Republican Party (United States) Henry Bellmon 392,316 55.27% +35.32% Democratic Party (United States) W. P. "Bill" Atkinson 315,357 44.43% -29.71% Independent (politician) L. Richard Zavitz 2,090 0.29% 709,763 100.00% 76,959 10.84% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +65.04% Results by county Bellmon was the first Republican to win Marshall County, McClain County, and Roger Mills County in a gubernatorial election. McClain County would not vote Republican again until 1994 nor would Marshall County until 1998. Additionally, Cimarron County and Pottawatomie County voted Republican for the first time since 1922 and 1914, respectively. Craig County also voted Republican for the first time since 1914 and would not do so again until 2010. County Henry BellmonRepublican W. P. AtkinsonDemocratic L. Richard ZavitzIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,65252.22%2,41947.63%80.16%2334.59%5,079Alfalfa3,06175.64%97724.14%90.22%2,08451.49%4,047Atoka1,63246.92%1,82752.53%190.55%-195-5.61%3,478Beaver1,90168.31%87931.58%30.11%1,02236.72%2,783Beckham3,15755.88%2,48343.95%100.18%67411.93%5,650Blaine3,27370.25%1,37129.43%150.32%1,90240.82%4,659Bryan2,35537.92%3,84161.85%140.23%-1,486-23.93%6,210Caddo4,82050.32%4,74049.48%190.20%800.84%9,579Canadian5,08160.39%3,30039.23%320.38%1,78121.17%8,413Carter5,08242.39%6,88557.43%220.18%-1,803-15.04%11,989Cherokee3,15648.45%3,35451.49%40.06%-198-3.04%6,514Choctaw1,61537.32%2,70862.57%50.12%-1,093-25.25%4,328Cimarron1,28471.41%50928.31%50.28%77543.10%1,798Cleveland6,88853.10%6,04346.59%400.31%8456.51%12,971Coal75937.72%1,24962.08%40.20%-490-24.35%2,012Comanche6,01842.02%8,27457.77%310.22%-2,256-15.75%14,323Cotton1,06042.21%1,44957.71%20.08%-389-15.49%2,511Craig2,70950.55%2,64749.39%30.06%621.16%5,359Creek5,83853.25%5,11546.65%110.10%7236.59%10,964Custer3,77759.56%2,52739.85%370.58%1,25019.71%6,341Delaware2,73749.88%2,74249.97%80.15%-5-0.09%5,487Dewey1,71362.84%1,00736.94%60.22%70625.90%2,726Ellis1,87975.28%61524.64%20.08%1,26450.64%2,496Garfield13,41371.90%2,18127.77%620.22%8,23244.13%18,656Garvin3,82846.88%4,32052.91%170.21%-492-6.03%8,165Grady4,20848.67%4,41051.01%280.32%-202-2.34%8,646Grant2,75169.63%1,19430.22%60.15%1,55739.41%3,951Greer1,19236.78%2,04663.13%30.09%-854-26.35%3,241Harmon62135.53%1,12364.24%40.23%-502-28.72%1,748Harper1,57569.48%68530.22%70.31%89039.26%2,267Haskell1,16138.97%1,81560.93%30.10%-654-21.95%2,979Hughes1,98640.00%2,97059.82%90.18%-984-19.82%4,965Jackson1,61031.02%3,57368.84%70.13%-1,963-37.82%5,190Jefferson71930.99%1,59568.75%60.26%-876-37.76%2,320Johnston1,30244.79%1,59955.01%60.21%-297-10.22%2,907Kay12,71967.69%6,02532.07%450.24%6,69435.63%18,789Kingfisher3,75373.17%1,36326.57%130.25%2,39046.60%5,129Kiowa2,34848.64%2,47151.19%80.17%-123-2.55%4,827Latimer1,09438.28%1,75661.44%80.28%-662-23.16%2,858Le Flore2,63634.15%5,06465.61%180.23%-2,428-31.46%7,718Lincoln4,92461.35%3,08338.41%190.24%1,84122.94%8,026Logan4,56066.23%2,31033.55%150.22%2,25032.68%6,885Love48127.64%1,25572.13%40.23%-774-44.48%1,740Major2,76280.36%67219.55%30.09%2,09060.81%3,437Marshall1,66860.96%1,06038.74%80.29%60822.22%2,736Mayes4,27252.83%3,80247.01%130.16%4705.81%8,087McClain1,94249.87%1,94149.85%110.28%10.03%3,894McCurtain2,14433.53%4,24666.41%40.06%-2,102-32.87%6,394McIntosh1,31937.57%2,18462.20%80.23%-865-24.64%3,511Murray1,64144.26%2,05955.53%80.22%-418-11.27%3,708Muskogee8,04245.48%9,61654.39%230.13%-1,574-8.90%17,681Noble3,33370.79%1,36629.01%90.19%1,96741.78%4,708Nowata2,40954.15%2,03345.70%70.16%3768.45%4,449Okfuskee1,59444.75%1,96655.19%20.06%-372-10.44%3,562Oklahoma74,47058.21%52,77941.26%6820.53%21,69116.96%127,931Okmulgee4,85243.92%6,18055.94%150.14%-1,328-12.02%11,047Osage5,38256.52%4,12643.33%150.16%1,25613.19%9,523Ottawa3,83042.22%5,22957.64%130.14%-1,399-15.42%9,072Pawnee2,51664.66%1,36935.18%60.15%1,14729.48%3,891Payne7,54160.04%4,99639.78%220.18%2,54520.26%12,559Pittsburg3,30030.24%7,60069.65%120.11%-4,300-39.41%10,912Pontotoc4,13345.22%4,99454.64%120.13%-861-9.42%9,139Pottawatomie7,22651.62%6,73348.10%390.28%4933.52%13,998Pushmataha1,11534.69%2,09565.18%40.12%-980-30.49%3,214Roger Mills1,32860.86%84138.54%130.60%48722.32%2,182Rogers4,10654.39%3,33444.16%1091.44%77210.23%7,549Seminole3,84249.19%3,94950.56%190.24%-107-1.37%7,810Sequoyah1,83733.06%3,71466.85%50.09%-1,877-33.78%5,556Stephens5,15247.58%5,65352.21%220.20%-501-4.63%10,827Texas2,99165.21%1,58834.62%80.17%1,40330.59%4,587Tillman1,47437.73%2,43062.20%30.08%-956-24.47%3,907Tulsa62,38765.30%32.82634.36%3190.33%29,56130.94%95,532Wagoner2,90352.12%2.65247.61%150.27%2514.51%5,570Washington11,92569.22%5,26730.57%350.20%6,65838.65%17,227Washita2,31751.76%2,15148.06%80.18%1663.71%4,476Woods3,46567.26%1,67332.47%140.27%1,79234.78%5,152Woodward3,77072.35%1,43427.52%70.13%2,33644.83%5,211Totals392,31655.27%315,35744.43%2,0900.29%76,95910.84%709,763 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adair Alfalfa Beaver Beckham Blaine Caddo Canadian Cimarron Cleveland Craig Creek Custer Dewey Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Lincoln Logan Major Marshall Mayes McClain Noble Nowata Oklahoma Osage Pawnee Payne Pottawatomie Roger Mills Rogers Texas Tulsa Wagoner Washington Washita Woods Woodward References 1962 Gubernatorial Okla Category:Long stubs with short prose