PolitiFinder

1970 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election

Oklahoma · 2 candidates · See every 1970 Governor race

Who won the 1970 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election?

David Hall won the 1970 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election. David Hall received 338,338 popular votes (48.42%). The main challenger was Dewey F. Bartlett (48.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Hall and Bartlett

Hall +0.3 pts · won by 2,181 votes
David HallDemocraticWINNER48.42%
338,338 votes
Dewey F. BartlettRepublican48.11%
336,157 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.5% 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.