The 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Roy J. Turner defeated Republican Olney F. Flynn and three Independents, Mickey Harrell, R. M. Funk, and Bruno Miller. Dixie Gilmer unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. Harrell was the first woman to run for Governor of Oklahoma.

Primary election Oklahoma reinstated primary runoffs for this election. Democratic party Businessman Roy J. Turner defeated Tulsa County district attorney Dixie Gilmer in a runoff. Candidates William O. Coe, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Dixie Gilmer, District Attorney of Tulsa County Johnson D. Hill, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives H. C. Jones, Collector of Internal Revenue for the State of Oklahoma R. M. McCool Fred McDuff Earl R. Powers Jess L. Pullen, former Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma Roy J. Turner, businessman

Results

Republican party Mayor of Tulsa Olney F. Flynn secured the Republican nomination by a wide margin. Candidates Rexford B. Cragg Harry E. Ingram Olney F. Flynn, mayor of Tulsa

Results

General election Results

Results by county County Roy J. TurnerDemocratic Olney F. FlynnRepublican Mickey HarrellIndependent R. M. FunkIndependent Bruno MillerIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Adair2,68457.28%1,98242.60%140.30%40.09%20.04%70214.98%4,686Alfalfa1,06030.36%2,31866.38%1123.21%10.03%10.03%-1,258-36.03%3,492Atoka1,93370.39%79228.84%170.62%20.07%20.07%1,14141.55%2,746Beaver1,06849.65%1,04048.35%411.91%00.00%20.09%281.30%2,151Beckham2,55267.02%1,14830.15%1062.78%10.03%10.03%1,40436.87%3,808Blaine1,50737.01%2,46360.49%972.38%10.02%40.10%-956-23.48%4,072Bryan4,74684.04%83014.70%621.10%50.09%40.07%3,91669.35%5,647Caddo4,68158.98%3,13139.45%1201.51%20.03%20.03%1,55019.53%7,936Canadian3,07647.24%3,17948.82%2393.67%110.17%70.11%-103-1.58%6,512Carter5,36376.76%1,55722.28%640.92%00.00%30.04%3,80654.47%6,987Cherokee3,21458.20%2,28841.43%150.27%10.02%40.07%92616.77%5,522Choctaw2,70079.79%64919.18%341.00%00.00%10.03%2,05160.61%3,384Cimarron21454.45%17644.78%30.76%00.00%00.00%389.67%393Cleveland3,51157.80%2,47840.80%801.32%10.02%40.07%1,03317.01%6,074Coal1,50282.17%30816.85%160.88%10.05%10.05%1,19465.32%1,828Comanche4,69765.73%2,29432.10%1492.09%10.01%50.07%2,40333.63%7,146Cotton1,73175.23%49821.64%682.96%10.04%30.13%1,23353.59%2,301Craig3,25253.06%2,80745.80%671.09%20.03%10.02%4457.26%6,129Creek5,41343.88%6,63053.74%2842.30%50.04%50.04%-1,217-9.86%12,337Custer3,01559.20%2,02139.68%541.06%10.02%20.04%99419.52%5,093Delaware2,45455.40%1,94343.86%320.72%10.02%00.00%51111.53%4,430Dewey1,30751.05%1,20246.95%471.84%20.08%20.08%1054.10%2,560Ellis92945.54%1,06051.96%502.45%10.05%00.00%-131-6.42%2,040Garfield3,97830.71%8,67766.98%2852.20%60.05%90.07%-4,699-36.27%12,955Garvin3,61476.12%1,08222.79%511.07%10.02%00.00%2,53253.33%4,748Grady4,39964.35%2,34134.25%921.35%40.06%00.00%2,05830.11%6,836Grant1,25734.64%2,31163.68%561.54%00.00%50.14%-1,054-29.04%3,629Greer2,26078.83%55619.39%501.74%00.00%10.03%1,70459.43%2,867Harmon1,05981.21%21516.49%302.30%00.00%00.00%84464.72%1,304Harper92348.25%93648.93%522.72%10.05%10.05%-13-0.68%1,913Haskell2,33767.06%1,12632.31%170.49%30.09%20.06%1,21134.75%3,485Hughes3,54570.00%1,47429.11%410.81%30.06%10.02%2,07140.90%5,064Jackson3,27882.34%64916.30%501.26%10.03%30.08%2,62966.04%3,981Jefferson1,72776.48%47320.95%542.39%20.09%20.09%1,25455.54%2,258Johnston2,08978.80%53019.99%281.06%20.08%20.08%1,55958.81%2,651Kay4,95936.80%8,36062.04%1431.06%30.02%100.07%-3,401-25.24%13,475Kingfisher1,29833.47%2,43562.79%1353.48%50.13%50.13%-1,137-29.32%3,878Kiowa2,21266.99%1,03031.19%581.76%00.00%20.06%1,18235.80%3,302Latimer1,57470.08%66229.47%100.45%00.00%00.00%91240.61%2,246Le Flore4,56071.72%1,77727.95%120.19%70.11%20.03%2,78343.77%6,358Lincoln3,24046.76%3,55551.31%1191.72%100.14%50.07%-315-4.55%6,929Logan2,55039.68%3,63456.54%2313.59%50.08%70.11%-1,084-16.87%6,427Love1,35789.87%1459.60%60.40%20.13%00.00%1,21280.26%1,510Major73024.72%2,14472.60%772.61%20.07%00.00%-1,414-47.88%2,953Marshall1,66284.32%30015.22%90.46%00.00%00.00%1,36269.10%1,971Mayes3,37155.04%2,71444.31%380.62%10.02%10.02%65710.73%6,125McClain2,05771.72%76426.64%441.53%10.03%20.07%1,29345.08%2,868McCurtain2,95185.78%47513.81%90.26%30.09%20.06%2,47671.98%3,440McIntosh2,14463.38%1,16634.47%692.04%20.06%20.06%97828.91%3,383Murray2,12376.75%61522.23%250.90%10.04%20.07%1,50854.52%2,766Muskogee8,21860.00%5,38439.31%830.61%90.07%30.02%2,83420.69%13,697Noble1,54737.70%2,47660.35%781.90%20.05%00.00%-929-22.64%4,103Nowata1,81443.92%2,17152.57%1343.24%100.24%10.02%-357-8.64%4,130Okfuskee2,06158.89%1,35938.83%712.03%50.14%40.01%70220.06%3,500Oklahoma28,62648.14%29,77250.07%9791.65%320.05%560.09%-1,146-1.93%59,465Okmulgee6,44658.76%4,29439.14%2161.97%90.08%50.05%2,15219.62%10,970Osage3,66846.24%4,10751.78%1511.90%30.04%30.04%-439-5.53%7,932Ottawa3,91451.56%3,60547.49%650.86%40.05%30.04%3094.07%7,591Pawnee1,68235.23%2,96562.11%1192.49%50.10%30.06%-1,283-26.87%4,774Payne4,06547.66%4,32550.71%1371.61%20.02%00.00%-260-3.05%8,529Pittsburg5,87272.40%2,19527.06%380.47%40.05%20.02%3,67745.33%8,111Pontotoc4,52767.68%2,11631.63%420.63%20.03%20.03%2,41136.04%6,689Pottawatomie5,33654.71%4,28343.91%1231.26%40.04%70.07%1,05310.80%9,753Pushmataha2,50580.65%57318.45%220.71%30.10%30.10%1,93262.20%3,106Roger Mills1,74673.39%57524.17%542.27%00.00%40.17%1,17149.22%2,379Rogers2,35849.16%2,36049.20%791.65%00.00%00.00%-2-0.04%4,797Seminole4,81958.36%3,35240.59%871.05%00.00%00.00%1,46717.76%8,258Sequoyah3,24365.78%1,67033.87%120.24%40.08%10.02%1,57331.91%4,930Stephens3,35866.19%1,66632.84%480.95%10.02%00.00%1,69233.35%5,073Texas1,12954.83%88743.08%422.04%10.05%00.00%24211.75%2,059Tillman2,42377.46%64820.72%551.76%00.00%20.06%1,77556.75%3,128Tulsa19,85932.49%40,73466.63%4960.81%300.05%130.02%-20,875-34.15%61,132Wagoner2,05644.40%2,52754.57%390.84%60.13%30.06%-471-10.17%4,631Washington2,88635.11%5,06361.60%2623.19%60.07%20.02%-2,177-26.49%8,219Washita2,31165.67%1,14332.48%611.73%20.06%20.06%1,16833.19%3,519Woods1,67840.45%2,38157.40%872.10%20.05%00.00%-703-16.95%4,148Woodward1,48143.82%1,85554.88%391.15%20.06%30.09%-374-11.07%3,380Totals259,49152.46%227,42645.98%7,1811.45%2570.05%2440.05%32,0656.48%494,599

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Dewey

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Oklahoma

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