2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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Nominee Brad Henry Ernest Istook
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 616,135 310,327
Percentage 66.50% 33.50%

Henry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Istook:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      50%      No votes

Governor before election

Brad Henry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Brad Henry
Democratic

The 2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic governor Brad Henry won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican U.S. representative Ernest Istook. Henry took 66.5% of the vote to Istook's 33.5% and swept all but three counties in the state.[1]

As of 2024, this remains the last time that a Democrat was elected Governor of Oklahoma, or along with the concurrent elections, won any statewide office. Republicans later swept all statewide executive offices on the 2010 ballot, as they did majorities in both state legislative chambers.

  1. ^ 2006 election results for governor (accessed May 28, 2010).