The 1958 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat J. Howard Edmondson defeated Republican Phil Ferguson and Independent D. A. 'Jelly' Bryce.

Edmondson's landslide saw him win every county and achieve the highest share of the popular vote in any gubernatorial election in Oklahoma's history. This is one of two gubernatorial elections in Oklahoma in which the winner has carried every county.

Primary election Democratic party J. Howard Edmondson defeated W. P. "Bill" Atkinson in a runoff after both advanced from a crowded primary field. William O. Coe sought the Democratic nomination for the fourth consecutive election. Candidates W. P. "Bill" Atkinson, newspaper publisher Joe H. Barber William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Bill Doenges, automobile dealership owner from Bartlesville J. Howard Edmondson, district attorney of Tulsa County B. E. "Bill" Harkey, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives A. B. McDonald George Miskovsky, member of Oklahoma Senate Jim A. Rinehart, member of Oklahoma Senate B. V. Samples Andrew C. Wilcoxen

Results

Republican party Candidates Clarence E. Barnes Rexford B. Cragg Phil Ferguson, former representative from Oklahoma's 8th congressional district Carmon C. Harris

Results

Results

Results by county Edmondson was the first Democrat to carry Alfalfa County in a gubernatorial election. County J. Howard EdmondsonDemocratic Phil FergusonRepublican D. A. BryceIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair3,13664.93%1,65134.18%430.89%1,48530.75%4,830Alfalfa1,88153.05%1,26835.76%39711.20%61317.29%3,546Atoka2,06885.28%27111.18%863.55%1,79774.10%2,425Beaver78853.24%58539.53%1077.23%20313.72%1,480Beckham2,65978.93%53715.94%1735.14%2,12262.99%3,369Blaine2,45957.97%1,41133.26%3728.77%1,04824.71%4,242Bryan4,25391.40%3527.57%481.03%3,90183.84%4,653Caddo5,13871.99%1,32718.59%6729.42%3,81153.40%7,137Canadian5,05570.09%1,54521.42%6128.49%3,51048.67%7,212Carter7,36488.81%7138.60%2152.59%6,65180.21%8,292Cherokee3,39780.25%79218.71%441.04%2,60561.54%4,233Choctaw2,54491.45%1977.08%411.47%2,34784.36%2,782Cimarron75867.32%29426.11%746.57%46441.21%1,126Cleveland5,73475.09%1,25816.47%6448.43%4,47658.62%7,636Coal1,26588.65%1238.62%392.73%1,14280.03%1,427Comanche11,05387.57%9977.90%5724.53%10,05679.67%12,622Cotton1,62585.44%23012.09%472.47%1,39573.34%1,902Craig3,26472.23%1,12024.78%1352.99%2,14447.44%4,519Creek6,96675.32%1,89820.52%3854.16%5,06854.80%9,249Custer3,02571.72%91121.60%2826.69%2,11450.12%4,218Delaware3,15769.60%1,28528.33%942.07%1,87241.27%4,536Dewey1,55763.86%74630.60%1355.54%81133.26%2,438Ellis1,31856.88%82435.56%1757.55%49421.32%2,317Garfield10,18164.06%4,38927.62%1,3228.32%5,79236.45%15,892Garvin4,02084.22%52110.92%2324.86%3,49973.31%4,773Grady4,91780.67%77312.68%4056.64%4,14467.99%6,095Grant2,38564.25%1,06528.69%2627.06%1,32035.56%3,712Greer1,36777.23%29216.50%1116.27%1,07560.73%1,770Harmon97290.17%847.79%222.04%88882.37%1,078Harper74251.56%57940.24%1188.20%16311.33%1,439Haskell1,58185.51%24413.20%241.30%1,33772.31%1,849Hughes2,86586.06%36210.87%1023.06%2,50375.19%3,329Jackson3,82085.80%4039.05%2295.14%3,41776.75%4,452Jefferson1,47189.37%1529.23%231.40%1,31980.13%1,646Johnston1,81289.97%1557.70%472.33%1,65782.27%2,014Kay12,12670.52%4,20124.43%8675.04%7,92546.09%17,194Kingfisher2,06450.91%1,63640.36%3548.73%42810.56%4,054Kiowa2,09249.67%97123.05%1,14927.28%94322.39%4,212Latimer1,67886.05%23512.05%371.90%1,44374.00%1,950Le Flore4,85984.86%77213.48%951.66%4,08771.38%5,726Lincoln5,17969.15%1,92725.73%3845.13%3,25243.42%7,490Logan4,19964.08%1,61424.63%74011.29%2,58539.45%6,553Love1,31194.05%664.73%171.22%1,24589.31%1,394Major1,29450.02%97437.65%31912.33%32012.37%2,587Marshall1,95293.13%1065.06%381.81%1,84688.07%2,096Mayes4,60373.14%1,52424.22%1662.64%3,07948.93%6,293McClain2,43587.56%2358.45%1113.99%2,20079.11%2,781McCurtain3,91392.75%2636.23%431.02%3,65086.51%4,219McIntosh2,58786.29%36612.21%451.50%2,22174.08%2,998Murray2,10687.13%2138.81%984.05%1,89378.32%2,417Muskogee11,59684.75%1,84013.45%2461.80%9,75671.31%13,682Noble2,72764.18%1,27630.03%2465.79%1,45134.15%4,249Nowata3,02169.35%1,07524.68%2605.97%1,94644.67%4,356Okfuskee2,33682.40%35712.59%1425.01%1,97969.81%2,835Oklahoma52,47268.18%16,01220.81%8,47711.01%36,46047.37%76,961Okmulgee6,46582.17%1,15714.71%2463.13%5,30867.46%7,868Osage6,23775.66%1,51918.43%4885.92%4,71857.23%8,244Ottawa5,23973.76%1,68823.76%1762.48%3,55149.99%7,103Pawnee2,57665.07%1,14728.97%2365.96%1,42936.09%3,959Payne6,30968.99%2,18023.84%6567.17%4,12945.15%9,145Pittsburg7,97090.74%6737.66%1401.59%7,29783.08%8,783Pontotoc4,70784.70%62611.27%2244.03%4,08173.44%5,557Pottawatomie8,00780.35%1,40814.13%5505.52%6,59966.22%9,965Pushmataha2,35890.97%2148.26%200.77%2,14482.72%2,592Roger Mills92075.41%23319.10%675.49%68756.31%1,220Rogers3,55377.16%84518.35%2074.50%2,70858.81%4,605Seminole4,48979.59%86515.34%2865.07%3,62464.26%5,640Sequoyah3,24185.18%53013.93%340.89%2,71171.25%3,805Stephens5,60181.15%93513.55%3665.30%4,66667.60%6,902Texas2,29668.41%83925.00%2216.59%1,45743.41%3,356Tillman2.47384.26%35111.96%1113.78%2,12272.30%2,935Tulsa66,56474.21%19,18521.39%3,9534.41%47,37952.82%89,702Wagoner3,59172.90%1,21324.62%1222.48%2,37848.27%4,926Washington9,34570.54%3,32125.07%5824.39%6,02445.47%13,248Washita1,89070.18%47917.79%32412.03%1,41152.40%2,693Woods2,51359.66%1,30430.96%3959.38%1,20928.70%4,212Woodward2,01349.19%1,76643.16%3137.65%2476.04%4,092Totals399,50474.14%107,49519.95%31,8405.91%292,00954.19%538,839

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alfalfa Beaver Blaine Canadian Dewey Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Logan Major Noble Tulsa Washington Woods Woodward

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