1990 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1990 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on August 28, 1990, with runoff elections held on September 18 in races where no single candidate cleared at least 50% of the vote.^[1]

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1990 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jack Mildren Terry Neese Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 537,777 345,831 Percentage 60.86% 39.14%

County results Mildren:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Neese:      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Robert S. Kerr III Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Jack Mildren Democratic

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Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert S. Kerr III, who was originally considering a run for governor, opted to run for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district in 1990, losing in the Democratic primary to Bill Brewster.^[2][3] Former professional football player Jack Mildren won the open race against Republican businesswoman Terry Neese.^[4]