The 1986 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Republican former Governor and Senator Henry Bellmon won the election by a plurality with Independent Jerry Brown receiving more than twice the number of votes separating Bellmon from Democrat David Walters.

Primary election Primary elections were held on August 26, 1986 with runoffs occurring on September 16, 1986. Democratic party Businessman David Walters narrowly secured the Democratic nomination in a runoff against state attorney general Mike Turpen. Candidates Billy Joe Clegg Leslie Fisher, former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Virginia Jenner Jack Kelly Mike Turpen, Attorney General of Oklahoma David Walters, businessman

Results

Republican party Former governor and United States Senator Henry Bellmon easily secured the Republican nomination in a bid for a second, non-consecutive term. Candidates Henry Bellmon, former governor (1963-1967) and United States Senator (1969-1981) Will Crozier Mike Fair, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Robert N. Goodhead Monty Keely

Results

General Election Results

Results by county County Henry BellmonRepublican David WaltersDemocratic Jerry BrownIndependent Nelson LittleIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adair2,74547.16%2,90049.82%1202.06%560.96%-155-2.66%5,821Alfalfa1,42249.34%1,14739.80%2729.44%411.42%2759.54%2,882Atoka1,50536.07%2,52060.39%1192.85%290.69%-1,015-24.32%4,173Beaver1,82871.88%59923.55%1013.97%150.59%1,22948.33%2,543Beckham2,03832.18%4,03563.71%2373.74%230.36%-1,997-31.53%6,333Blaine2,12046.59%1,96743.23%4329.49%310.68%1533.36%4,550Bryan2,75731.31%5,92067.23%1031.17%260.30%-3,163-35.92%8,806Caddo3,34537.22%5,10556.80%4915.46%470.52%-1,760-19.58%8,988Canadian9,42647.56%7,76139.16%2,46812.45%1650.83%1,6658.40%19,820Carter5,65842.87%6,96352.76%4833.66%930.70%-1,305-9.89%13,197Cherokee5,12449.87%4,60944.86%3523.43%1901.85%5155.01%10,275Choctaw1,26128.02%3,02267.16%1914.24%260.58%-1,761-39.13%4,500Cimarron68351.43%51438.70%1178.81%141.05%16912.73%1,328Cleveland20,18649.23%16,18239.46%4,28210.44%3540.86%4,0049.76%41,004Coal72133.53%1,32061.40%904.19%190.88%-599-27.86%2,150Comanche6,89236.07%11,36259.47%7764.06%750.39%-4,470-23.40%19,105Cotton62830.60%1,37266.86%462.24%60.29%-744-36.26%2,052Craig2,12745.62%2,36150.64%1162.49%581.24%-234-5.02%4,662Creek7,93246.70%7,43043.75%1,1196.59%5032.96%5022.96%16,984Custer4,01947.92%3,88646.33%4235.04%590.70%1331.59%8,387Delaware3,92946.61%4,23750.26%1581.87%1061.26%-308-3.65%8,430Dewey1,00444.60%1,03545.98%1898.40%231.02%-31-1.38%2,251Ellis1,12857.09%76138.51%723.64%150.76%36718.57%1,976Garfield9,28751.30%7,34140.55%1,2076.67%2691.49%1,94610.75%18,104Garvin3,35536.90%5,04255.45%6316.94%650.71%-1,687-18.55%9,093Grady4,53237.69%6,08850.63%1,30110.82%1030.86%-1,556-12.94%12,024Grant1,33047.79%1,17542.22%2348.41%441.58%1555.57%2,783Greer76434.89%1,34861.55%723.29%60.27%-584-26.67%2,190Harmon34426.77%82364.05%1098.48%90.70%-479-37.28%1,285Harper1,06559.17%57832.11%1397.72%181.00%48727.06%1,800Haskell1,19929.32%2,75867.43%1102.69%230.56%-1,559-38.12%4,090Hughes1,35630.09%2,97165.92%1553.44%250.55%-1,615-35.83%4,507Jackson2,48038.21%3,61155.63%3755.78%250.39%-1,131-17.42%6,491Jefferson63630.64%1,37366.14%562.70%110.53%-737-35.50%2,076Johnston1,09138.29%1,67558.79%682.39%150.53%-584-20.50%2,849Kay9,58854.06%6,88038.79%1,0355.84%2321.31%2,70815.27%17,735Kingfisher2,93453.15%2,02636.70%4438.03%1172.12%90816.45%5,520Kiowa1,38335.24%2,35159.90%1844.69%70.18%-968-24.66%3,925Latimer1,09432.86%2,12563.83%972.91%130.39%-1,031-30.97%3,329Le Flore3,36431.60%6,86464.49%3773.54%390.37%-3,500-32.88%10,644Lincoln3,79541.31%3,95643.07%1,33914.58%961.05%-161-1.75%9,186Logan3,90342.09%3,90542.11%1,38614.95%790.85%-2-0.02%9,273Love1,03641.24%1,38455.10%612.43%311.23%-348-13.85%2,512Major1,87357.68%1,02031.41%2939.02%611.88%85326.27%3,247Marshall1,49437.45%2,39560.04%711.78%290.73%-901-22.59%3,989Mayes4,91746.51%4,82045.60%4053.83%4294.06%970.92%10,571McClain2,75340.99%3,17047.20%73410.93%590.88%-417-6.21%6,716McCurtain2,41234.36%4,49864.07%891.27%210.30%-2,086-29.72%7,020McIntosh2,06737.07%3,29259.04%1442.58%731.31%-1,225-21.97%5,576Murray1,61936.82%2,44055.49%2976.75%410.93%-821-18.67%4,397Muskogee8,77246.89%9,15548.94%5462.92%2351.26%-383-2.05%18,708Noble2,16150.06%1,73440.17%3768.71%461.07%4279.89%4,317Nowata1,52843.37%1,86752.99%842.38%441.25%-339-9.62%3,523Okfuskee1,17636.51%1,83256.88%1805.59%331.02%-656-20.37%3,221Oklahoma75,81149.13%59,17638.35%18,26211.84%1,0470.68%16,63510.78%154,296Okmulgee5,19844.94%5,58148.25%3993.45%3883.35%-383-3.31%11,566Osage5,36945.48%5,76448.83%4573.87%2151.82%-395-3.35%11,805Ottawa3,86539.02%5,81958.74%1721.74%500.50%-1,954-19.73%9,906Pawnee2,70550.09%2,28842.37%2805.19%1272.35%4177.72%5,400Payne10,31754.36%7,11937.51%1,3647.19%1800.95%3,19816.85%18,980Pittsburg4,72136.24%7,60458.37%6244.79%780.60%-2,883-22.13%13,027Pontotoc5,34042.01%6,34749.93%9287.30%970.76%-1,007-7.92%12,712Pottawatomie7,01039.63%8,88950.25%1,6629.40%1290.73%-1,879-10.62%17,690Pushmataha1,17031.54%2,40464.82%1213.26%140.38%-1,234-33.27%3,709Roger Mills82845.30%90449.45%824.49%140.77%-76-4.16%1,828Rogers8,45852.86%6,34139.63%7014.38%5003.13%2,11713.23%16,000Seminole2,90035.69%4,78858.93%3944.85%430.53%-1,888-23.24%8,125Sequoyah3,50436.47%5,67359.05%3563.71%740.77%-2,169-22.58%9,607Stephens5,03633.41%8,93559.28%9996.63%1020.68%-3,899-25.87%15,072Texas3,14761.31%1,75634.21%2023.94%280.55%1,39127.10%5,133Tillman1,01732.43%2,01064.09%882.81%210.67%-993-31.66%3,136Tulsa88,09660.20%47,91132.74%5,7223.91%4,6113.15%40,18527.46%146,340Wagoner6,34450.82%5,16641.38%5234.19%4513.61%1,1789.44%12,484Washington9,96759.77%6,18237.07%3522.11%1741.04%3,78522.70%16,675Washita1,31130.48%2,75063.94%2094.86%310.72%-1,439-33.46%4,301Woods2,26252.79%1,69739.60%2766.44%501.17%56513.19%4,285Woodward3,60051.95%2,68638.76%5878.47%570.82%91413.19%6,930Totals431,76247.45%405,29544.54%60,1156.61%12,7531.40%26,4672.91%909,925

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alfalfa Beaver Blaine Canadian Cherokee Cimarron Cleveland Creek Custer Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Major Mayes Noble Oklahoma Pawnee Payne Rogers Texas Tulsa Wagoner Washington Woods Woodward

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