The 1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Raymond Gary defeated Republican Reuben K. Sparks.

Primary election Democratic party Seeking the Democratic nomination for the third consecutive election, former state representative William O. Coe narrowly lost a runoff race for the second consecutive election, this time to Raymond Gary, the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Candidates William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives William C. Doenges, automobile dealership owner from Bartlesville O. J. Fox Raymond Gary, President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate William Gill Jr. Tom D. Jones Troy P. Jones Bill Logan, member of Oklahoma Senate N. M. Lumpkin B. P. Matthews Willie E. Murray Tivis Nelson John B. Ogden William A. Red Hall Fletcher S. Riley Louis H. Ritzhaupt

Results

Republican party Candidates George Thomas Balch Joe H. Barber Rexford B. Cragg Reuben K. Sparks Blanche K. Young

Results

General election Results

Results by county County Raymond GaryDemocratic Reuben K. SparksRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Adair2,98861.07%1,90538.93%1,08322.13%4,893Alfalfa1,21433.18%2,44566.82%-1,231-33.64%3,659Atoka3,01776.73%91523.27%2,10253.46%3,932Beaver1,29947.25%1,45052.75%-151-5.49%2,749Beckham3,20664.47%1,76735.53%1,43928.94%4,973Blaine2,13941.66%2,99658.34%-857-16.69%5,135Bryan6,01383.69%1,17216.31%4,84167.38%7,185Caddo6,06466.22%3,09433.78%2,97032.43%9,158Canadian3,62249.41%3,70850.59%-86-1.17%7,330Carter7,04376.74%2,13523.26%4,90853.48%9,178Cherokee3,69361.63%2,29938.37%1,39423.26%5,992Choctaw3,94284.38%73015.63%3,21268.75%4,672Cimarron1,02459.16%70740.84%31718.31%1,731Cleveland4,99460.85%3,21339.15%1,78121.70%8,207Coal1,71481.39%39218.61%1,32262.77%2,106Comanche7,13172.66%2,68327.34%4,44845.32%9,814Cotton1,98879.58%51020.42%1,47859.17%2,498Craig3,48464.21%1,94235.79%1,54228.42%5,426Creek7,10660.04%4,72939.96%2,37720.08%11,835Custer3,03057.23%2,26442.77%76614.47%5,294Delaware3,17758.96%2,21141.04%96617.93%5,388Dewey1,40046.07%1,63953.93%-239-7.86%3,039Ellis77132.30%1,61667.70%-845-35.40%2,387Garfield6,30836.93%10,77463.07%-4,466-26.14%17,082Garvin5,15777.84%1,46822.16%3,68955.68%6,625Grady5,37668.50%2,47231.50%2,90437.00%7,848Grant2,00544.32%2,51955.68%-514-11.36%4,524Greer1,70974.53%58425.47%1,12549.06%2,293Harmon1,07487.46%15412.54%92074.92%1,228Harper94038.78%1,48461.22%-544-22.44%2,424Haskell2,76475.29%90724.71%1,85750.59%3,671Hughes3,34576.63%1,02023.37%2,32553.26%4,365Jackson3,19483.88%61416.12%2,58067.75%3,808Jefferson1,96884.86%35115.14%1,61769.73%2,319Johnston2,35079.18%61820.82%1,73258.36%2,968Kay7,67846.22%8,93353.78%-1,255-7.56%16,611Kingfisher1,82837.33%3,06962.67%-1,241-25.34%4,897Kiowa3,34971.99%1,30328.01%2,04643.98%4,652Latimer2,34878.35%64921.65%1,69956.69%2,997Le Flore5,82675.97%1,84324.03%3,98351.94%7,669Lincoln4,24554.44%3,55245.56%6938.89%7,797Logan3,10044.47%3,87155.53%-771-11.06%6,971Love1,89288.74%24011.26%1,65277.49%2,132Major88830.50%2,02369.50%-1,135-38.99%2,911Marshall2,97191.16%2888.84%2,68382.33%3,259Mayes4,36861.24%2,76538.76%1,60322.47%7,133McClain2,41873.45%87426.55%1,54446.90%3,292McCurtain4,96083.26%99716.74%3,96366.53%5,957McIntosh2,63471.58%1,04628.42%1,58843.15%3,680Murray2,27974.31%78825.69%1,49148.61%3,067Muskogee9,86067.80%4,68232.20%5,17835.61%14,542Noble2,13445.48%2,55854.52%-424-9.04%4,692Nowata2,57355.43%2,06944.57%50410.86%4,642Okfuskee2,39866.91%1,18633.09%1,21233.82%3,584Oklahoma47,92853.11%42,31446.89%5,6146.22%90,242Okmulgee7,71768.91%3,48231.09%4,23537.82%11,199Osage4,99158.52%3,53841.48%1,45317.04%8,529Ottawa5,88958.95%4,10041.05%1,78917.91%9,989Pawnee2,42051.15%2,31148.85%1092.30%4,731Payne5,59953.07%4,95146.93%6486.14%10,550Pittsburg8,69779.63%2,22520.37%6,47259.26%10,922Pontotoc5,28974.02%1,85625.98%3,43348.05%7,145Pottawatomie7,82164.51%4,30335.49%3,51829.02%12,124Pushmataha2,49678.64%67821.36%1,81857.28%3,174Roger Mills1,30568.72%59431.28%71137.44%1,899Rogers3,85660.91%2,47539.09%1,38121.81%6,331Seminole5,73769.92%2,46830.08%3,26939.84%8,205Sequoyah3,65671.81%1,43528.19%2,22143.63%5,091Stephens4,95171.87%1,93828.13%3,01343.74%6,889Texas2,22457.03%1,67642.97%54814.05%3,900Tillman2,68381.90%59318.10%2,09063.80%3,276Tulsa36,20946.65%41,41553.35%-5,206-6.71%77,624Wagoner2,96859.81%1,99440.19%97419.63%4,962Washington5,34442.45%7,24657.55%-1,902-15.11%12,590Washita2,42966.57%1,22033.43%1,20933.13%3,649Woods2,00239.60%3,05360.40%-1,051-20.79%5,055Woodward1,17724.04%3,72075.96%-2,543-51.93%4,897Totals357,38658.67%251,80841.33%105,57817.33%609,194

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cleveland Creek Lincoln Nowata Oklahoma Osage Pawnee Payne Wagoner

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