1974 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election
Hall was unsuccessful his quest for re-election in 1974, garnering only 27% of the vote, coming in third place in the primary, trailing U.S. Congressman Clem McSpadden, and State Representative and Oklahoma Baptist University professor David L. Boren, who eventually won the nomination and general election.
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