The 1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat David Boren defeated Clem McSpadden in a run-off to claim his party's nomination after embattled incumbent David Hall was eliminated in the initial primary. Boren won the general election handily over Republican Jim Inhofe., who later won a 1994 U.S. Senate special election triggered by Boren's impending resignation to become the University of Oklahoma's president.
Inhofe only carried Major, Nowata, Tulsa, and Washington counties.
Primary elections were held on August 27, 1974 with runoffs occurring on September 17, 1974.
Incumbent governor David Hall lost renomination by coming in third place in the regular primary.