Governor of Oklahoma
In 1966, Hall finished a close third in the Democratic Primary for governor. Four years later, he defeated incumbent Republican Governor Dewey F. Bartlett in the closest gubernatorial election in state history, and took office only after a recount confirmed his victory. As governor, he championed education and transportation issues. His administration issued a landmark educational public policy analysis book of Oklahoma's education system entitled "Measuring up and Moving On." Hall and his appointees to the State highway commission and Turnpike authority were committed to expanding the state's roads. During his term as Governor, the state drastically expanded the Vocational Technical (later renamed career-tech) system of facilities offering low or no cost training certificates for residents. As Governor, he signed into law the Oklahoma Income Tax Act, which enacted Oklahoma's income tax code.
Hall's administration and policy initiatives were opposed and attacked on a regular basis by the state's largest newspaper, The Daily Oklahoman, and its powerful publisher, billionaire Edward Gaylord. Gaylord had supported Hall's opponent, former Governor Bartlett.
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