1978Final results
1978 election for Oklahoma Governor
Governor · Oklahoma
George Nigh (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Ron Shotts (R) by 4.6 points.
George NighDemocrat · winner
52.3%402,240
Ron ShottsRepublican
47.7%367,055
769,295 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET