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Former Governor of Oklahoma, George Nigh, Dies at 98

OKLAHOMA, JUL 30 – George Nigh was the first Oklahoma governor reelected for a second full term and increased minority representation on state boards, serving with integrity for decades, officials said.

  • On Wednesday, George Nigh, former Oklahoma governor, died at age 98 at home surrounded by his wife Donna Nigh, daughter Georgeann Duty, and family.
  • After his ICU stay, he was discharged from the Mercy Hospital ICU on June 26 and delivered his final speech to 950 people in Tulsa on June 28.
  • Winning the 1982 election, he became the first governor reelected for a second full term and carried all 77 counties.
  • Former Governor Mary Fallin said Nigh deeply loved Oklahoma and its people, and Governor Kevin Stitt described him as `a true Oklahoma statesman and public servant`.
  • He increased minority representation on state boards and commissions, elevated programs, and helped establish the OU Health Sciences Center as a top 10 institution, while championing consolidation into a mini-cabinet system.
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NewsChannel 8 | KTUL broke the news in Tulsa, United States on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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