The 1990 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Democratic businessman David Walters won the election easily despite his lack of political experience.[1]
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County results Walters: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Price: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wes Watkins | 175,568 | 32.3 | |
Democratic | David Walters | 171,730 | 31.6 | |
Democratic | Steve Lewis | 160,455 | 29.6 | |
Democratic | John Shorty Barnett | 23,648 | 4.4 | |
Democratic | Anne Hartin Langston | 11,605 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 543,006 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Walters | 243,252 | 50.7 | |
Democratic | Wes Watkins | 236,597 | 49.3 | |
Total votes | 380,610 | 100.00 |
Republican primary edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vince Orza | 75,992 | 40.1 | |
Republican | Bill Price | 51,355 | 27.1 | |
Republican | Burns Hargis | 33,641 | 17.8 | |
Republican | Jerry Brown | 25,670 | 13.5 | |
Republican | Jerry Hoyt | 2,792 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 189,450 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Price | 94,682 | 50.8 | |
Republican | Vince Orza | 91,599 | 49.2 | |
Total votes | 186,281 | 100.00 |
General Election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David Walters | 523,196 | 57.4 | ||
Republican | Bill Price | 297,584 | 32.7 | ||
Independent | Thomas D. Ledgerwood II | 90,534 | 9.9 | ||
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Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ a b c d e "1990 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 2, 4, 7, 8, 10.