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1998Final results

1998 election for Oklahoma Governor

Governor · Oklahoma

Frank Keating (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Laura Boyd (D) by 17.1 points.

Frank KeatingRepublican · winner
58.6%505,498
Laura BoydDemocrat
41.4%357,552
863,050 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91986D+24.81990R+17.31994R+17.11998D+0.72002D+33.02006

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET