1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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Nominee Frank Keating Jack Mildren Wes Watkins Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 466,740 294,936 233,336 Percentage 46.9% 29.6% 23.5%

Results by county Keating   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Mildren   30-40%   40-50%   50-60% Watkins   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

Governor before election David Walters Democratic Elected Governor Frank Keating Republican

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The Oklahoma gubernatorial election of 1994 was held on November 8, 1994, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. Former United States Associate Attorney General Frank Keating pulled an upset in the three-way race to become only the third Republican governor in Oklahoma history. This can largely be attributed to the split Democratic vote between nominee Jack Mildren and former Democratic congressman Wes Watkins. Watkins' performance in the election, obtaining 24% of the vote & carrying numerous counties with some by wide margins, is one of the most notable performances for a third party candidate in modern U.S. history.

Candidates

Democrat

• Jack Mildren, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
• Danny Williams
• Bernice Shedrick
• Joe Vickers

Republican

• Frank Keating- Assistant Attorney General, General Counsel member, and Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W. Bush; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and United States Associate Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan
• Jerry Pierce
• Virginia Hale
• Thomas H. Lay
• Jerry Kobyluk

Independent

• Wes Watkins- former U.S. Congressman

Democratic primary

Lt. Governor Jack Mildren and Bernice Shedrick advanced to the runoff where both candidates received vote totals similar to the first primary, securing the win for Mildren.

Results

Republican primary

Frank Keating, a former assistant attorney general and member of the Reagan and Bush administrations, defeated four other Republicans to win the GOP nomination.

Results

General Election

Polling

Results

See also

Source:[1]

References

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