1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

The 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Republican Dewey F. Bartlett defeated Democrat Preston J. Moore and Independent H. E. Ingram.

1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

November 8, 1966

Nominee Dewey F. Bartlett Preston J. Moore Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 377,078 296,328 Percentage 55.6% 43.7%

County results Bartlett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Moore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Henry Bellmon Republican Elected Governor Dewey F. Bartlett Republican

John Newbold Camp unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while former governor Raymond D. Gary, then-Tulsa County district attorney and future governor David Hall, attorney general Charles R. Nesbitt, and former state senator Keith Cartwright unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

After this election, no Republican would be elected Governor of Oklahoma for 20 years.

Democratic primary

1966 Oklahoma Governor Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Gary	160,825	31.5%
	Democratic	Preston J. Moore	104,081	20.4%
	Democratic	David Hall	94,309	18.5%
	Democratic	Cleeta John Rogers	71,248	13.9%
	Democratic	Charles Nesbitt	26,546	5.2%
	Democratic	Leland Gourley	19,898	3.9%
	Democratic	Henry W. Ford	19,815	3.8%
	Democratic	Keith Cartwright	5,291	1.0%
	Democratic	Carmen Moe Marcus	2,568	0.5%
	Democratic	Al J. Kavanaugh	1,647	0.3%
	Democratic	Howard W. Joplin	1,330	0.2%
	Democratic	Clifton Wood	1,116	0.2%
	Democratic	Jack K. Gillespie	865	0.1%
Total votes			509,539	100.00%

1966 Oklahoma Governor Democratic runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Preston J. Moore	228,625	53.7%
	Democratic	Raymond Gary	196,835	46.3%
Total votes			425,460	100.00%

Republican primary

1966 Oklahoma Governor Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dewey F. Bartlett	46,053	48.9%
	Republican	John N. Happy Camp	45,185	48.0%
	Republican	Bruno H. Miller	2,764	2.9%
Total votes			94,002	100.00%

1966 Oklahoma Governor Democratic runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dewey F. Bartlett	49,916	56.7%
	Republican	John N. Happy Camp	38,043	43.3%
Total votes			87,959	100.00%

Results

1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dewey F. Bartlett	377,078	55.6
	Democratic	Preston J. Moore	296,328	43.7
	Independent	H. E. Ingram	3,852	0.5
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing