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1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
country	Oklahoma
flag_year	1988
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
previous_year	1994
next_election	2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
next_year	2002
election_date	November 3, 1998
image_size	x160px
image1	File:Frank Keating at a conference, Oct 20, 2001 - cropped.jpg
nominee1	Frank Keating
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	505,498
percentage1	57.86%
image2	File:Laura Boyd.jpg
nominee2	Laura Boyd
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	357,552
percentage2	40.93%
map_image	1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	County results
Keating:
Boyd:
title	Governor
before_election	Frank Keating
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Frank Keating
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Keating:
Boyd:
The 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma.

Incumbent Republican Frank Keating won re-election in a landslide against Democratic State Representative Laura Boyd. The Reform Party, the first alternative party to be able to run a candidate for governor in the state since 1970, had Hoppy Heidelberg as its candidate. Heidelberg was removed from a gubernatorial debate that he disrupted after not being allowed to be a participant.

This was the first occasion since Oklahoma statehood that Bryan, Carter, Cotton, Garvin, Greer, Harmon, Jefferson, Kiowa, Love, Murray, and Pontotoc counties voted for a Republican for Governor, although several of these counties backed Independent candidate Wes Watkins four years earlier.

This election marked the first time a woman received the nomination for governor from a major party in Oklahoma. It was also the first time a Republican was elected to a consecutive term (Henry Bellmon was the first Republican to serve two terms, though not consecutive).

Primary election

Primary elections were held on August 25, 1998 with runoffs occurring on September 15, 1998, although no runoffs were required in the gubernatorial race.

Republican party

Incumbent governor Frank Keating was renominated without opposition after potential challenger Joe Vickers was removed from the primary ballot. Keating alleged that Vickers had changed his party registration from Democratic to Republican too late to appear on the Republican ballot. The state election board upheld Keating's challenge.

Democratic party

State representative Laura Boyd won the Democratic nomination over fellow representative James Hager. This was the first time since runoffs were reinstated in 1946 that the Democratic primary for governor without an incumbent did not require a subsequent runoff.

Candidates

Laura Boyd, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives from Norman, Oklahoma
James Hager, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives from Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Results

General election

In addition to Keating and Boyd, Hoppy Heidelberg, a former member of the Oklahoma City Bombing grand jury, ran on the Reform Party ticket.

Results

Results by county

County	Frank Keating
Republican	Laura Boyd
Democratic	Hoppy Heidelberg
Reform	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	505,498	57.86%	357,552	40.93%	10,535	1.21%	147,946	16.94%	873,585
	Adair		2,111		48.96%		2,140		49.63%		61		1.41%		-29		-0.67%		4,312
	Alfalfa		1,367		64.60%		726		34.31%		23		1.09%		641		30.29%		2,116
	Atoka		1,658		48.00%		1,746		50.55%		50		1.45%		-88		-2.55%		3,454
	Beaver		1,529		74.95%		466		22.84%		45		2.21%		1,063		52.11%		2,040
	Beckham		2,673		61.50%		1,641		37.76%		32		0.74%		1,032		23.75%		4,346
	Blaine		2,161		66.11%		1,052		32.18%		56		1.71%		1,109		33.92%		3,269
	Bryan		4,476		53.73%		3,772		45.28%		83		1.00%		704		8.45%		8,331
	Caddo		3,598		53.36%		3,077		45.63%		68		1.01%		521		7.73%		6,743
	Canadian		15,873		74.14%		5,292		24.72%		244		1.14%		10,581		49.42%		21,409
	Carter		6,978		57.13%		5,124		41.95%		112		0.92%		1,854		15.18%		12,214
	Cherokee		4,083		41.89%		5,540		56.84%		123		1.26%		-1,457		-14.95%		9,746
	Choctaw		1,657		43.69%		2,091		55.13%		45		1.19%		-434		-11.44%		3,793
	Cimarron		906		75.50%		261		21.75%		33		2.75%		645		53.75%		1,200
	Cleveland		30,960		60.57%		19,460		38.07%		693		1.36%		11,500		22.50%		51,113
	Coal		838		46.61%		937		52.11%		23		1.28%		-99		-5.51%		1,798
	Comanche		12,621		59.00%		8,578		40.10%		193		0.90%		4,043		18.90%		21,392
	Cotton		1,182		56.23%		889		42.29%		31		1.47%		293		13.94%		2,102
	Craig		1,589		35.96%		2,787		63.07%		43		0.97%		-1,198		-27.11%		4,419
	Creek		8,431		50.27%		8,114		48.38%		226		1.35%		317		1.89%		16,771
	Custer		4,616		64.89%		2,451		34.45%		47		0.66%		2,165		30.43%		7,114
	Delaware		5,160		51.94%		4,635		46.66%		139		1.40%		525		5.28%		9,934
	Dewey		1,171		68.20%		523		30.46%		23		1.34%		648		37.74%		1,717
	Ellis		1,108		69.38%		463		28.99%		26		1.63%		645		40.39%		1,597
	Garfield		11,191		65.04%		5,837		33.92%		178		1.03%		5,354		31.12%		17,206
	Garvin		3,597		53.41%		3,056		45.37%		82		1.22%		541		8.03%		6,735
	Grady		7,345		60.55%		4,606		37.97%		180		1.48%		2,739		22.58%		12,131
	Grant		1,295		60.60%		800		37.44%		42		1.97%		495		23.16%		2,137
	Greer		1,042		57.41%		757		41.71%		16		0.88%		285		15.70%		1,815
	Harmon		471		52.57%		417		46.54%		8		0.89%		54		6.03%		896
	Harper		904		59.99%		570		37.82%		33		2.19%		334		22.16%		1,507
	Haskell		1,108		37.16%		1,837		61.60%		37		1.24%		-729		-24.45%		2,982
	Hughes		1,682		45.08%		2,007		53.79%		42		1.13%		-325		-8.71%		3,731
	Jackson		4,438		70.06%		1,862		29.39%		35		0.55%		2,576		40.66%		6,335
	Jefferson		930		52.96%		811		46.18%		15		0.85%		119		6.78%		1,756
	Johnston		1,350		47.75%		1,450		51.29%		27		0.96%		-100		-3.54%		2,827
	Kay		9,030		63.37%		5,004		35.12%		215		1.51%		4,026		28.25%		14,249
	Kingfisher		3,375		76.22%		1,001		22.61%		52		1.17%		2,374		53.61%		4,428
	Kiowa		1,787		56.09%		1,369		42.97%		30		0.94%		418		13.12%		3,186
	Latimer		991		35.41%		1,774		63.38%		34		1.21%		-783		-27.97%		2,799
	Le Flore		5,446		47.39%		5,910		51.43%		136		1.18%		-464		-4.04%		11,492
	Lincoln		5,621		62.71%		3,211		35.83%		131		1.46%		2,410		26.89%		8,963
	Logan		5,564		66.08%		2,743		32.58%		113		1.34%		2,821		33.50%		8,420
	Love		1,176		51.60%		1,084		47.56%		19		0.83%		92		4.04%		2,279
	Major		1,997		72.99%		707		25.84%		32		1.17%		1,290		47.15%		2,736
	Marshall		2,252		56.93%		1,670		42.21%		34		0.86%		582		14.71%		3,956
	Mayes		4,000		40.05%		5,871		58.78%		117		1.17%		-1,871		-18.73%		9,988
	McClain		4,385		61.60%		2,614		36.72%		119		1.67%		1,771		24.88%		7,118
	McCurtain		2,926		43.23%		3,587		53.00%		255		3.77%		-661		-9.77%		6,768
	McIntosh		2,437		39.02%		3,698		59.22%		110		1.76%		-1,261		-20.19%		6,245
	Murray		1,763		49.72%		1,740		49.07%		43		1.21%		23		0.65%		3,546
	Muskogee		7,761		42.51%		10,265		56.23%		230		1.26%		-2,504		-13.72%		18,256
	Noble		2,180		62.75%		1,234		35.52%		60		1.73%		946		27.23%		3,474
	Nowata		1,641		50.77%		1,546		47.83%		45		1.39%		95		2.94%		3,232
	Okfuskee		1,432		45.78%		1,632		52.17%		64		2.05%		-200		-6.39%		3,128
	Oklahoma		102,216		65.94%		50,977		32.89%		1,817		1.17%		51,239		33.06%		155,010
	Okmulgee		3,428		38.95%		5,291		60.12%		82		0.93%		-1,863		-21.17%		8,801
	Osage		4,700		42.65%		6,166		55.95%		154		1.40%		-1,466		-13.30%		11,020
	Ottawa		3,555		43.71%		4,464		54.88%		115		1.41%		-909		-11.18%		8,134
	Pawnee		1,969		48.94%		1,990		49.47%		64		1.59%		-21		-0.52%		4,023
	Payne		10,283		60.97%		6,418		38.05%		165		0.98%		3,865		22.92%		16,866
	Pittsburg		5,437		42.10%		7,339		56.82%		140		1.08%		-1,902		-14.73%		12,916
	Pontotoc		6,297		54.72%		5,083		44.17%		128		1.11%		1,214		10.55%		11,508
	Pottawatomie		10,336		61.29%		6,291		37.30%		238		1.41%		4,045		23.98%		16,865
	Pushmataha		1,724		45.81%		1,987		52.80%		52		1.38%		-263		-6.99%		3,763
	Roger Mills		949		66.18%		466		32.50%		19		1.32%		483		33.68%		1,434
	Rogers		9,766		53.35%		8,253		45.09%		286		1.56%		1,513		8.27%		18,305
	Seminole		3,159		47.70%		3,394		51.25%		70		1.06%		-235		-3.55%		6,623
	Sequoyah		4,007		48.41%		4,141		50.03%		129		1.56%		-134		-1.62%		8,277
	Stephens		9,355		65.63%		4,763		33.42%		136		0.95%		4,592		32.22%		14,254
	Texas		3,222		74.69%		1,035		23.99%		57		1.32%		2,187		50.70%		4,314
	Tillman		1,127		49.43%		1,131		49.61%		22		0.96%		-4		-0.18%		2,280
	Tulsa		81,938		57.43%		59,346		41.59%		1,394		0.98%		22,592		15.83%		142,678
	Wagoner		7,425		50.46%		7,067		48.03%		223		1.52%		358		2.43%		14,715
	Washington		8,907		61.42%		5,438		37.50%		156		1.08%		3,469		23.92%		14,501
	Washita		2,012		62.31%		1,173		36.33%		44		1.36%		839		25.98%		3,229
	Woods		2,341		67.52%		1,099		31.70%		27		0.78%		1,242		35.82%		3,467
	Woodward		3,482		65.07%		1,805		33.73%		64		1.20%		1,677		31.34%		5,351

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Caddo
Greer
Harmon
Kiowa
Nowata

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Bryan
Carter
Cotton
Dewey
Garvin
Jefferson
Love
Marshall
Murray
Payne
Pontotoc

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Adair
Pawnee

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

Atoka
Choctaw
Coal
Haskell
Hughes
Johnston
Latimer
Le Flore
McCurtain
Okfuskee
Pittsburg
Pushmataha
Seminole

Notes

References

"Ex-OC Bombing Juror Hoppy Heidelberg to Run for Governor {{!".
(October 27, 1998). "Reform Candidate Says He's Banned From OU". The Oklahoman.
(July 15, 1998). "Keating Gets GOP Challenger Vickers Ousted From Race". The Oklahoman.
"Oklahoma State Election Board, Primary Election Results, August 25, 1998".
(1998). "State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1998". Oklahoma State Election Board.
"State of Oklahoma Official Returns, General Election - November 3, 1998".

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