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Elections / 1986 · Governor · OK

Henry Bellmon won Oklahoma's 1986 governor's race.

Henry Bellmon (Republican) led by 2.9 points statewide.

Statewide result
Oklahoma 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Henry BellmonRRepublican431,76247.4%
David WaltersDDemocratic405,29544.5%
Jerry BrownOIndependent60,1156.6%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1984R+37.9Governor 1986R+3.0vs. baselineD+35.0

Oklahoma's 1986 governor race ran 35.0 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.

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