1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Oklahoma

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County	Turnout	George Nigh (D)		Ron Shotts (R)		Billy Joe Clegg (I)		Floyd Shealy (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adair	45%	2,746	54.0%	2,223	43.7%	14	0.3%	95	1.9%	7	0.1%	523	5,085
Alfalfa	64%	1,215	37.9%	1,974	61.5%	5	0.2%	12	0.4%	3	0.1%	-759	3,209
Atoka	40%	2,341	67.8%	1,079	31.3%	5	0.1%	17	0.5%	9	0.3%	1,262	3,451
Beaver	56%	1,125	45.9%	1,308	53.3%	7	0.3%	3	0.1%	9	0.4%	-183	2,452
Beckham	37%	2,325	48.6%	2,441	51.0%	7	0.1%	3	0.1%	7	0.1%	-116	4,783
Blaine	49%	1,445	33.2%	2,886	66.4%	7	0.2%	5	0.1%	3	0.1%	-1,441	4,346
Bryan	30%	4,594	75.3%	1,475	24.2%	12	0.2%	11	0.2%	10	0.2%	3,119	6,102
Caddo	43%	4,646	53.6%	3,957	45.7%	26	0.3%	16	0.2%	15	0.2%	689	8,660
Canadian	42%	5,432	39.9%	8,085	59.3%	36	0.3%	43	0.3%	29	0.2%	-2,653	13,625
Carter	38%	6,044	56.0%	4,690	43.4%	23	0.2%	25	0.2%	20	0.2%	1,354	10,802
Cherokee	41%	5,143	63.9%	2,862	35.5%	15	0.2%	24	0.3%	9	0.1%	2,281	8,053
Choctaw	36%	2,920	73.4%	998	25.1%	19	0.5%	24	0.6%	17	0.4%	1,922	3,978
Cimarron	58%	654	45.2%	751	51.9%	8	0.6%	24	1.7%	11	0.8%	-97	1,448
Cleveland	36%	13,501	45.1%	16,124	53.9%	84	0.3%	126	0.4%	84	0.3%	-2,623	29,919
Coal	40%	1,091	68.9%	478	30.2%	7	0.4%	5	0.3%	2	0.1%	613	1,583
Comanche	26%	12,592	64.8%	6,761	34.8%	23	0.1%	24	0.1%	47	0.2%	5,831	19,447
Cotton	42%	1,297	62.2%	772	37.0%	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	7	0.3%	525	2,084
Craig	41%	2,903	67.4%	1,368	31.8%	8	0.2%	22	0.5%	5	0.1%	1,535	4,306
Creek	34%	7,363	59.0%	5,044	40.4%	22	0.2%	35	0.3%	25	0.2%	2,319	12,489
Custer	42%	3,083	41.6%	4,302	58.0%	13	0.2%	6	0.1%	9	0.1%	-1,219	7,413
Delaware	44%	4,514	65.9%	2,268	33.1%	18	0.3%	37	0.5%	12	0.2%	2,246	6,849
Dewey	58%	958	40.8%	1,374	58.6%	6	0.3%	5	0.2%	3	0.1%	-416	2,346
Ellis	61%	862	37.8%	1,373	60.3%	5	0.2%	30	1.3%	8	0.4%	-511	2,278
Garfield	42%	6,771	38.6%	10,643	60.7%	42	0.2%	38	0.2%	31	0.2%	-3,872	17,525
Garvin	42%	4,525	57.1%	3,352	42.3%	20	0.3%	14	0.2%	10	0.1%	1,173	7,921
Grady	37%	4,976	54.5%	4,114	45.0%	17	0.2%	17	0.2%	12	0.1%	862	9,136
Grant	64%	1,468	48.7%	1,520	50.4%	9	0.3%	9	0.3%	7	0.2%	-52	3,013
Greer	46%	1,353	55.3%	1,084	44.3%	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	5	0.2%	269	2,446
Harmon	41%	903	68.6%	407	30.9%	0	0.0%	4	0.3%	2	0.2%	496	1,316
Harper	54%	687	37.2%	1,143	61.9%	3	0.2%	10	0.5%	4	0.2%	-456	1,847
Haskell	45%	2,302	69.6%	983	29.7%	9	0.3%	4	0.1%	10	0.3%	1,319	3,308
Hughes	42%	2,659	64.6%	1,416	34.4%	8	0.2%	30	0.7%	4	0.1%	1,243	4,117
Jackson	30%	3,798	64.2%	2,072	35.0%	11	0.2%	28	0.5%	6	0.1%	1,726	5,915
Jefferson	37%	1,383	69.2%	609	30.5%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	1	0.1%	774	1,999
Johnston	39%	1,654	63.7%	928	35.8%	8	0.3%	1	0.0%	4	0.2%	726	2,595
Kay	49%	7,323	43.3%	9,459	56.0%	39	0.2%	32	0.2%	44	0.3%	-2,136	16,897
Kingfisher	56%	1,958	37.6%	3,209	61.6%	11	0.2%	21	0.4%	13	0.2%	-1,251	5,212
Kiowa	43%	2,094	54.2%	1,752	45.4%	4	0.1%	7	0.2%	4	0.1%	342	3,861
Latimer	46%	2,123	71.3%	827	27.8%	14	0.5%	7	0.2%	6	0.2%	1,296	2,977
Le Flore	35%	6,859	76.5%	2,045	22.8%	17	0.2%	23	0.3%	19	0.2%	4,814	8,963
Lincoln	41%	3,307	48.2%	3,506	51.2%	15	0.2%	11	0.2%	15	0.2%	-199	6,854
Logan	42%	3,345	46.6%	3,763	52.5%	21	0.3%	19	0.3%	25	0.3%	-418	7,173
Love	36%	1,205	68.9%	531	30.4%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	7	0.4%	674	1,748
Major	50%	858	29.8%	2,011	69.8%	6	0.2%	7	0.2%	1	0.0%	-1,153	2,883
Marshall	41%	1,690	57.3%	1,237	42.0%	7	0.2%	9	0.3%	5	0.2%	453	2,948
Mayes	41%	4,934	59.2%	3,355	40.3%	14	0.2%	13	0.2%	15	0.2%	1,579	8,331
McClain	39%	2,604	54.5%	2,123	44.4%	17	0.4%	26	0.5%	10	0.2%	481	4,780
McCurtain	30%	4,937	75.5%	1,517	23.2%	29	0.4%	27	0.4%	33	0.5%	3,420	6,543
McIntosh	41%	2,884	65.9%	1,465	33.5%	13	0.3%	10	0.2%	5	0.1%	1,419	4,377
Murray	41%	2,039	61.6%	1,257	38.0%	6	0.2%	3	0.1%	6	0.2%	782	3,311
Muskogee	42%	12,167	65.6%	6,255	33.7%	54	0.3%	41	0.2%	25	0.1%	5,912	18,542
Noble	52%	1,616	40.1%	2,393	59.4%	10	0.2%	5	0.1%	6	0.1%	-777	4,030
Nowata	44%	1,778	53.5%	1,529	46.0%	3	0.1%	6	0.2%	5	0.2%	249	3,321
Okfuskee	40%	1,663	56.7%	1,248	42.6%	11	0.4%	6	0.2%	5	0.2%	415	2,933
Oklahoma	37%	58,348	41.4%	79,092	56.1%	2,423	1.7%	602	0.4%	550	0.4%	-20,744	141,015
Okmulgee	38%	6,800	68.5%	3,072	31.0%	23	0.2%	15	0.2%	13	0.1%	3,728	9,923
Osage	40%	5,912	58.7%	4,105	40.8%	16	0.2%	20	0.2%	10	0.1%	1,807	10,063
Ottawa	38%	5,619	67.7%	2,642	31.8%	10	0.1%	20	0.2%	12	0.1%	2,977	8,303
Pawnee	48%	2,590	54.6%	2,117	44.6%	14	0.3%	11	0.2%	12	0.3%	473	4,744
Payne	38%	8,531	50.1%	8,366	49.2%	36	0.2%	24	0.1%	55	0.3%	165	17,012
Pittsburg	43%	8,389	70.5%	3,427	28.8%	17	0.1%	47	0.4%	11	0.1%	4,962	11,891
Pontotoc	42%	5,260	56.4%	3,986	42.8%	28	0.3%	34	0.4%	10	0.1%	1,274	9,318
Pottawatomie	40%	8,072	56.6%	6,106	42.8%	21	0.1%	34	0.2%	21	0.1%	1,966	14,254
Pushmataha	47%	2,348	66.7%	1,116	31.7%	14	0.4%	25	0.7%	16	0.5%	1,232	3,519
Roger Mills	55%	845	48.6%	881	50.7%	1	0.1%	9	0.5%	3	0.2%	-36	1,739
Rogers	40%	6,390	58.3%	4,510	41.1%	26	0.2%	18	0.2%	20	0.2%	1,880	10,964
Seminole	41%	4,513	59.8%	2,985	39.6%	21	0.3%	15	0.2%	12	0.2%	1,528	7,546
Sequoyah	40%	5,409	72.0%	2,031	27.1%	23	0.3%	32	0.4%	13	0.2%	3,378	7,508
Stephens	44%	7,118	56.4%	5,459	43.2%	14	0.1%	16	0.1%	19	0.2%	1,659	12,626
Texas	43%	2,787	56.8%	2,069	42.2%	17	0.3%	23	0.5%	7	0.1%	718	4,903
Tillman	38%	2,018	63.0%	1,165	36.3%	8	0.2%	10	0.3%	4	0.1%	853	3,205
Tulsa	38%	57,482	48.0%	61,375	51.2%	302	0.3%	312	0.3%	286	0.2%	-3,893	119,757
Wagoner	36%	4,841	57.9%	3,478	41.6%	19	0.2%	9	0.1%	15	0.2%	1,363	8,362
Washington	49%	7,275	45.5%	8,645	54.1%	24	0.2%	22	0.1%	20	0.1%	-1,370	15,986
Washita	44%	1,702	42.4%	2,247	56.0%	10	0.2%	34	0.8%	17	0.4%	-545	4,010
Woods	54%	1,683	37.8%	2,753	61.9%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	5	0.1%	-1,070	4,448
Woodward	36%	1,651	34.5%	3,082	64.4%	16	0.3%	29	0.6%	10	0.2%	-1,431	4,788
TOTAL	41%	402,240	51.7%	367,055	47.2%	3,887	0.5%	2,395	0.3%	1,837	0.2%	35,185	777,414
Total R vote: 367,055 (47.2%)      Total D vote: 402,240 (51.7%)      Total Other vote: 8,119 (1.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$827,737		$500,448		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,746	54.0%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,223	43.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	14	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	95	1.9%
Jim McCuiston (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,085
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Alfalfa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,215	37.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,974	61.5%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	5	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	12	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,209
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Atoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,341	67.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,079	31.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	5	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	17	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,451
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Beaver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,125	45.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,308	53.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	7	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	3	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,452
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Beckham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,325	48.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,441	51.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	7	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	3	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,783
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,445	33.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,886	66.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	7	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	5	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,346
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Bryan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,594	75.3%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,475	24.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	12	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	11	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,102
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Caddo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,646	53.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,957	45.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	26	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	16	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,660
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Canadian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	5,432	39.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	8,085	59.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	36	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	43	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	29	0.2%
TOTAL	13,625
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	6,044	56.0%
Ron Shotts (R)	4,690	43.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	23	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	25	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	10,802
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	5,143	63.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,862	35.5%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	15	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	24	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,053
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,920	73.4%
Ron Shotts (R)	998	25.1%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	19	0.5%
Floyd Shealy (I)	24	0.6%
Jim McCuiston (I)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	3,978
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Cimarron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	654	45.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	751	51.9%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	8	0.6%
Floyd Shealy (I)	24	1.7%
Jim McCuiston (I)	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,448
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	13,501	45.1%
Ron Shotts (R)	16,124	53.9%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	84	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	126	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	84	0.3%
TOTAL	29,919
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Coal County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,091	68.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	478	30.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	7	0.4%
Floyd Shealy (I)	5	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,583
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	12,592	64.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	6,761	34.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	23	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	24	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	47	0.2%
TOTAL	19,447
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Cotton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,297	62.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	772	37.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	4	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	4	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,084
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,903	67.4%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,368	31.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	8	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	22	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,306
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Creek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	7,363	59.0%
Ron Shotts (R)	5,044	40.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	22	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	35	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	25	0.2%
TOTAL	12,489
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	3,083	41.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	4,302	58.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	13	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	6	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,413
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,514	65.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,268	33.1%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	18	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	37	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,849
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	958	40.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,374	58.6%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	6	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	5	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,346
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	862	37.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,373	60.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	5	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	30	1.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	8	0.4%
TOTAL	2,278
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	6,771	38.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	10,643	60.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	42	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	38	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	31	0.2%
TOTAL	17,525
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Garvin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,525	57.1%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,352	42.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	20	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	14	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,921
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Grady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,976	54.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	4,114	45.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	17	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	17	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	9,136
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,468	48.7%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,520	50.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	9	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	9	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,013
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Greer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,353	55.3%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,084	44.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	1	0.0%
Floyd Shealy (I)	3	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,446
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Harmon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	903	68.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	407	30.9%
Floyd Shealy (I)	4	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,316
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Harper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	687	37.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,143	61.9%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	3	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	10	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,847
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,302	69.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	983	29.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	9	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	4	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,308
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,659	64.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,416	34.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	8	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	30	0.7%
Jim McCuiston (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,117
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	3,798	64.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,072	35.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	11	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	28	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,915
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,383	69.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	609	30.5%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	3	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	3	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,999
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,654	63.7%
Ron Shotts (R)	928	35.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	8	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	1	0.0%
Jim McCuiston (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,595
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Kay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	7,323	43.3%
Ron Shotts (R)	9,459	56.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	39	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	32	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	44	0.3%
TOTAL	16,897
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Kingfisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,958	37.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,209	61.6%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	11	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	21	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,212
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Kiowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,094	54.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,752	45.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	4	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	7	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,861
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Latimer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,123	71.3%
Ron Shotts (R)	827	27.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	14	0.5%
Floyd Shealy (I)	7	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,977
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Le Flore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	6,859	76.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,045	22.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	17	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	23	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	8,963
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	3,307	48.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,506	51.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	15	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	11	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,854
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	3,345	46.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,763	52.5%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	21	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	19	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,173
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Love County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,205	68.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	531	30.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	3	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	2	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,748
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Major County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	858	29.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,011	69.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	6	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	7	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,883
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,690	57.3%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,237	42.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	7	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	9	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,948
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Mayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,934	59.2%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,355	40.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	14	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	13	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,331
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, McClain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,604	54.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,123	44.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	17	0.4%
Floyd Shealy (I)	26	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,780
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, McCurtain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,937	75.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,517	23.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	29	0.4%
Floyd Shealy (I)	27	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,543
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,884	65.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,465	33.5%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	13	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	10	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,377
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,039	61.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,257	38.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	6	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	3	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,311
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Muskogee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	12,167	65.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	6,255	33.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	54	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	41	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	18,542
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Noble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,616	40.1%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,393	59.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	10	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	5	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,030
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Nowata County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,778	53.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,529	46.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	3	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	6	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,321
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Okfuskee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,663	56.7%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,248	42.6%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	11	0.4%
Floyd Shealy (I)	6	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,933
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Oklahoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	58,348	41.4%
Ron Shotts (R)	79,092	56.1%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	2,423	1.7%
Floyd Shealy (I)	602	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	550	0.4%
TOTAL	141,015
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Okmulgee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	6,800	68.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,072	31.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	23	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	15	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,923
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Osage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	5,912	58.7%
Ron Shotts (R)	4,105	40.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	16	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	20	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	10,063
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	5,619	67.7%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,642	31.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	10	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	20	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,303
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,590	54.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,117	44.6%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	14	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	11	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,744
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Payne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	8,531	50.1%
Ron Shotts (R)	8,366	49.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	36	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	24	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	55	0.3%
TOTAL	17,012
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Pittsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	8,389	70.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,427	28.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	17	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	47	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	11,891
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Pontotoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	5,260	56.4%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,986	42.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	28	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	34	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	9,318
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Pottawatomie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	8,072	56.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	6,106	42.8%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	21	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	34	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	21	0.1%
TOTAL	14,254
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Pushmataha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,348	66.7%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,116	31.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	14	0.4%
Floyd Shealy (I)	25	0.7%
Jim McCuiston (I)	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,519
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Roger Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	845	48.6%
Ron Shotts (R)	881	50.7%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	1	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	9	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,739
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Rogers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	6,390	58.3%
Ron Shotts (R)	4,510	41.1%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	26	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	18	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	10,964
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,513	59.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,985	39.6%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	21	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	15	0.2%
Jim McCuiston (I)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,546
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Sequoyah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	5,409	72.0%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,031	27.1%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	23	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	32	0.4%
Jim McCuiston (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,508
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	7,118	56.4%
Ron Shotts (R)	5,459	43.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	14	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	16	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	12,626
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Texas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,787	56.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,069	42.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	17	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	23	0.5%
Jim McCuiston (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,903
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Tillman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	2,018	63.0%
Ron Shotts (R)	1,165	36.3%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	8	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	10	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,205
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Tulsa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	57,482	48.0%
Ron Shotts (R)	61,375	51.2%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	302	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	312	0.3%
Jim McCuiston (I)	286	0.2%
TOTAL	119,757
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Wagoner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	4,841	57.9%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,478	41.6%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	19	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	9	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,362
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	7,275	45.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	8,645	54.1%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	24	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	22	0.1%
Jim McCuiston (I)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	15,986
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Washita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,702	42.4%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,247	56.0%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	10	0.2%
Floyd Shealy (I)	34	0.8%
Jim McCuiston (I)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,010
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,683	37.8%
Ron Shotts (R)	2,753	61.9%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	5	0.1%
Floyd Shealy (I)	2	0.0%
Jim McCuiston (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,448
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Woodward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Nigh (D)	1,651	34.5%
Ron Shotts (R)	3,082	64.4%
Billy Joe Clegg (I)	16	0.3%
Floyd Shealy (I)	29	0.6%
Jim McCuiston (I)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,788
Turnout: 36%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

George Nigh
Total Disbursements:	$827,737

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Ron Shotts
Total Disbursements:	$500,448