David Hall Democratic David Boren Democratic The 1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, and was a race for 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.,[1] who later won a 1994 U.S. Senate special election triggered by Boren's impending resignation to become the University of Oklahoma's president.
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