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1946 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election

Oklahoma · 2 candidates · See every 1946 Governor race

Who won the 1946 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election?

Roy J. Turner won the 1946 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election. Roy J. Turner received 259,491 popular votes (52.46%). The main challenger was Olney F. Flynn (45.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Turner and Flynn

Turner +6.5 pts · won by 32,065 votes
Roy J. TurnerDemocraticWINNER52.46%
259,491 votes
Olney F. FlynnRepublican45.98%
227,426 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.