Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 1970

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Nominee	David Hall (Oklahoma governor)	Dewey F. Bartlett	Reuel Little
Party	Democratic	Republican	American
Popular vote	338,338	336,157	24,295
Percentage	48.4%	48.1%	3.4%

Governor before election

David Hall
Democratic

Elected Governor

David Boren
Democratic

The Oklahoma gubernatorial election of 1970 was held on November 3, 1970, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat David Hall (Oklahoma governor) narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Dewey F. Bartlett, a result that was not clear for 21 days as a ballot recount was conducted. American Party candidate Reuel Little, who had helped form the party to back the 1968 presidential campaign of George Wallace, received over 24 thousand votes, dwarfing the difference between Hall and Bartlett.