The 1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Democrat David Boren defeated Clem McSpadden in a run-off to claim his party's nomination after embattled incumbent David Hall was eliminated in the initial primary. Boren won the general election handily over Republican Jim Inhofe, who later won a 1994 U.S. Senate special election triggered by Boren's impending resignation to become the University of Oklahoma's president.
Inhofe only carried Major, Nowata, Tulsa, and Washington counties.
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