1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma 1988 presidential no 1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1994 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 155x155px File:Frank Keating at a conference, Oct 20, 2001 - cropped.jpg Frank Keating Republican Party (United States) 505,498 57.86% File:Laura Boyd.jpg Laura Boyd Democratic Party (United States) 357,552 40.93% 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsKeating: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Boyd: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Frank Keating Republican Party (United States) Frank Keating Republican Party (United States) The 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican Frank Keating won re-election in a landslide against Democratic State Representative Laura Boyd. The Reform Party, the first alternative party to be able to run a candidate for governor in the state since 1970, had Hoppy Heidelberg as its candidate. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/ex-oc-bombing-juror-hoppy-heidelberg-to-run-for-governor/article_3a5beb8f-ca35-5b91-8f8a-1b5f8c9f2fc9.html Ex-OC Bombing Juror Hoppy Heidelberg to Run for Governor Latest Headlines tulsaworld.com Heidelberg was removed from a gubernatorial debate that he disrupted after not being allowed to be a participant.Hinton Mick Reform Candidate Says He's Banned From OU https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1998/10/27/reform-candidate-says-hes-banned-from-ou/62264470007/ The Oklahoman limited October 27, 1998 This was the first occasion since Oklahoma statehood that Bryan, Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Greer, Harmon, Jefferson, Kiowa, Love, Murray, and Pontotoc counties voted for a Republican for Governor, although several of these counties backed Independent candidate Wes Watkins four years earlier. This election marked the first time a woman received the nomination for governor from a major party in Oklahoma. It was also the first time a Republican was elected to a consecutive term (Henry Bellmon was the first Republican to serve two terms, though not consecutive). Primary election Primary elections were held on August 25, 1998 with runoffs occurring on September 15, 1998, although no runoffs were required in the gubernatorial race. Republican party Incumbent governor Frank Keating was renominated without opposition after potential challenger Joe Vickers was removed from the primary ballot. Keating alleged that Vickers had changed his party registration from Democratic to Republican too late to appear on the Republican ballot. The state election board upheld Keating's challenge.Hinton Mick English Paul Keating Gets GOP Challenger Vickers Ousted From Race https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1998/07/15/keating-gets-gop-challenger-vickers-ousted-from-race/62275616007/ The Oklahoman July 15, 1998 limited Democratic party State representative Laura Boyd won the Democratic nomination over fellow representative James Hager. This was the first time since runoffs were reinstated in 1946 that the Democratic primary for governor without an incumbent did not require a subsequent runoff.No runoff was required in 1982 when incumbent George Nigh faced only token opposition in the primary. Candidates Laura Boyd, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives from Norman, Oklahoma James Hager, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives from Pawhuska, Oklahoma Results Democratic primary resultsOklahoma State Election Board, Primary Election Results, August 25, 1998 https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/1998-election-results/1998-primary-summary-results.pdfWard Lance State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1998 1998 Oklahoma State Election Board Oklahoma City https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/stgovpub/id/13879 8 January 2026 Laura Boyd Democratic Party (United States) 171,121 60.24% James Hager Democratic Party (United States) 112,941 39.76% 284,062 100.00% General election In addition to Keating and Boyd, Hoppy Heidelberg, a former member of the Oklahoma City Bombing grand jury, ran on the Reform Party ticket. Results 1998 gubernatorial election, OklahomaState of Oklahoma Official Returns, General Election - November 3, 1998 https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/1998-election-results/1998-general-official-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board 2 Republican Party (United States) Frank Keating (incumbent) 505,498 57.86% +10.96% Democratic Party (United States) Laura Boyd 357,552 40.93% +11.29% Reform Party of the United States of America Hoppy Heidelberg 10,535 1.21% 873,585 100.00% 147,946 16.94% Republican Party (United States) -0.33% Results by county County Frank KeatingRepublican Laura BoydDemocratic Hoppy HeidelbergReform Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,11148.96%2,14049.63%611.41%-29-0.67%4,312Alfalfa1,36764.60%72634.31%231.09%64130.29%2,116Atoka1,65848.00%1,74650.55%501.45%-88-2.55%3,454Beaver1,52974.95%46622.84%452.21%1,06352.11%2,040Beckham2,67361.50%1,64137.76%320.74%1,03223.75%4,346Blaine2,16166.11%1,05232.18%561.71%1,10933.92%3,269Bryan4,47653.73%3,77245.28%831.00%7048.45%8,331Caddo3,59853.36%3,07745.63%681.01%5217.73%6,743Canadian15,87374.14%5,29224.72%2441.14%10,58149.42%21,409Carter6,97857.13%5,12441.95%1120.92%1,85415.18%12,214Cherokee4,08341.89%5,54056.84%1231.26%-1,457-14.95%9,746Choctaw1,65743.69%2,09155.13%451.19%-434-11.44%3,793Cimarron90675.50%26121.75%332.75%64553.75%1,200Cleveland30,96060.57%19,46038.07%6931.36%11,50022.50%51,113Coal83846.61%93752.11%231.28%-99-5.51%1,798Comanche12,62159.00%8,57840.10%1930.90%4,04318.90%21,392Cotton1,18256.23%88942.29%311.47%29313.94%2,102Craig1,58935.96%2,78763.07%430.97%-1,198-27.11%4,419Creek8,43150.27%8,11448.38%2261.35%3171.89%16,771Custer4,61664.89%2,45134.45%470.66%2,16530.43%7,114Delaware5,16051.94%4,63546.66%1391.40%5255.28%9,934Dewey1,17168.20%52330.46%231.34%64837.74%1,717Ellis1,10869.38%46328.99%261.63%64540.39%1,597Garfield11,19165.04%5,83733.92%1781.03%5,35431.12%17,206Garvin3,59753.41%3,05645.37%821.22%5418.03%6,735Grady7,34560.55%4,60637.97%1801.48%2,73922.58%12,131Grant1,29560.60%80037.44%421.97%49523.16%2,137Greer1,04257.41%75741.71%160.88%28515.70%1,815Harmon47152.57%41746.54%80.89%546.03%896Harper90459.99%57037.82%332.19%33422.16%1,507Haskell1,10837.16%1,83761.60%371.24%-729-24.45%2,982Hughes1,68245.08%2,00753.79%421.13%-325-8.71%3,731Jackson4,43870.06%1,86229.39%350.55%2,57640.66%6,335Jefferson93052.96%81146.18%150.85%1196.78%1,756Johnston1,35047.75%1,45051.29%270.96%-100-3.54%2,827Kay9,03063.37%5,00435.12%2151.51%4,02628.25%14,249Kingfisher3,37576.22%1,00122.61%521.17%2,37453.61%4,428Kiowa1,78756.09%1,36942.97%300.94%41813.12%3,186Latimer99135.41%1,77463.38%341.21%-783-27.97%2,799Le Flore5,44647.39%5,91051.43%1361.18%-464-4.04%11,492Lincoln5,62162.71%3,21135.83%1311.46%2,41026.89%8,963Logan5,56466.08%2,74332.58%1131.34%2,82133.50%8,420Love1,17651.60%1,08447.56%190.83%924.04%2,279Major1,99772.99%70725.84%321.17%1,29047.15%2,736Marshall2,25256.93%1,67042.21%340.86%58214.71%3,956Mayes4,00040.05%5,87158.78%1171.17%-1,871-18.73%9,988McClain4,38561.60%2,61436.72%1191.67%1,77124.88%7,118McCurtain2,92643.23%3,58753.00%2553.77%-661-9.77%6,768McIntosh2,43739.02%3,69859.22%1101.76%-1,261-20.19%6,245Murray1,76349.72%1,74049.07%431.21%230.65%3,546Muskogee7,76142.51%10,26556.23%2301.26%-2,504-13.72%18,256Noble2,18062.75%1,23435.52%601.73%94627.23%3,474Nowata1,64150.77%1,54647.83%451.39%952.94%3,232Okfuskee1,43245.78%1,63252.17%642.05%-200-6.39%3,128Oklahoma102,21665.94%50,97732.89%1,8171.17%51,23933.06%155,010Okmulgee3,42838.95%5,29160.12%820.93%-1,863-21.17%8,801Osage4,70042.65%6,16655.95%1541.40%-1,466-13.30%11,020Ottawa3,55543.71%4,46454.88%1151.41%-909-11.18%8,134Pawnee1,96948.94%1,99049.47%641.59%-21-0.52%4,023Payne10,28360.97%6,41838.05%1650.98%3,86522.92%16,866Pittsburg5,43742.10%7,33956.82%1401.08%-1,902-14.73%12,916Pontotoc6,29754.72%5,08344.17%1281.11%1,21410.55%11,508Pottawatomie10,33661.29%6,29137.30%2381.41%4,04523.98%16,865Pushmataha1,72445.81%1,98752.80%521.38%-263-6.99%3,763Roger Mills94966.18%46632.50%191.32%48333.68%1,434Rogers9,76653.35%8,25345.09%2861.56%1,5138.27%18,305Seminole3,15947.70%3,39451.25%701.06%-235-3.55%6,623Sequoyah4,00748.41%4,14150.03%1291.56%-134-1.62%8,277Stephens9,35565.63%4,76333.42%1360.95%4,59232.22%14,254Texas3,22274.69%1,03523.99%571.32%2,18750.70%4,314Tillman1,12749.43%1,13149.61%220.96%-4-0.18%2,280Tulsa81,93857.43%59,34641.59%1,3940.98%22,59215.83%142,678Wagoner7,42550.46%7,06748.03%2231.52%3582.43%14,715Washington8,90761.42%5,43837.50%1561.08%3,46923.92%14,501Washita2,01262.31%1,17336.33%441.36%83925.98%3,229Woods2,34167.52%1,09931.70%270.78%1,24235.82%3,467Woodward3,48265.07%1,80533.73%641.20%1,67731.34%5,351Totals505,49857.86%357,55240.93%10,5351.21%147,94616.94%873,585 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Caddo Greer Harmon Kiowa Nowata Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican Bryan Carter Cotton Dewey Garvin Jefferson Love Marshall Murray Payne Pontotoc Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Adair Pawnee Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic Atoka Choctaw Coal Haskell Hughes Johnston Latimer Le Flore McCurtain Okfuskee Pittsburg Pushmataha Seminole Notes References 1998 Gubernatorial Oklahoma Category:November 1998 in the United States Category:1998 in Oklahoma