1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
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The 1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Robert L. Williams narrowly defeated Republican John Fields and Socialist Fred W. Holt. Also on the ballot were Independents Amos L. Wilson and T. J. Wood as well as Progressive Party nominee John P. Hickam. The Prohibition Party also had ballot access but did not run a candidate in the general election.[1]
This was the closest gubernatorial election in Oklahoma until 1970 and Williams' 39.65% share of the vote is the lowest for any winning candidate in the state's history.
Primary election
[edit]Democratic party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Robert Dunlop, incumbent Oklahoma State Treasurer
- F. E. Herting
- Al Jennings, lawyer, actor, and former train robber
- James B. A. Robertson, former Oklahoma District Couty judge
- Charles West, incumbent Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Robert L. Williams, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Williams | 33,605 | 27.03% | |
| Democratic | James B. A. Robertson | 33,504 | 25.43% | |
| Democratic | Al Jennings | 21,732 | 16.50% | |
| Democratic | Robert Dunlop | 16,094 | 12.22% | |
| Democratic | Charles West | 14,642 | 11.11% | |
| Democratic | F. E. Herting | 10,164 | 7.72% | |
| Total votes | 131,741 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Fields, candidate for Republican nomination in 1910
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Fields | 31,770 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 31,770 | 100.00% | ||
Socialist Party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Fred W. Holt, candidate for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in 1912
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Fred W. Holt | 16,166 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 16,166 | 100.00% | ||
Progressive Party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John P. Hickam, lawyer and former member of Oklahoma Territorial Legislature
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | John P. Hickam | 2,275 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 2,275 | 100.00% | ||
Prohibition Party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- A. H. Crawford
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | A. H. Crawford | 49 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 49 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Williams | 100,597 | 39.65% | −8.89% | |
| Republican | John Fields | 95,904 | 37.80% | −2.38% | |
| Socialist | Fred W. Holt | 52,703 | 20.78% | +10.80% | |
| Progressive | John P. Hickam | 4,189 | 1.65% | ||
| Independent | Amos L. Wilson | 206 | 0.08% | ||
| Independent | T. J. Wood | 88 | 0.03% | ||
| Majority | 4,693 | 1.85% | |||
| Total votes | 253,687 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -6.50% | |||
Results by county
[edit]Comanche County would not vote Republican again until 1994. This was the only time between statehood in 1907 and 1998 that Kiowa County did not vote for the Democratic candidate. Similarly, Beckham County, Cimarron County, Craig County, Pottawatomie County, Roger Mills County would not fail to back the Democratic candidate again until 1962. This was also the only time between statehood and 1978 that Beckham County voted for the losing candidate.
| County[7] | Robert L. Williams Democratic |
John Fields Republican |
Fred W. Holt Socialist |
John P. Hickam Progressive |
Amos L. Wilson Independent |
T. J. Wood Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 1,182 | 49.39% | 1,028 | 42.96% | 174 | 7.27% | 9 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 154 | 6.44% | 2,393 |
| Alfalfa | 954 | 31.54% | 1,239 | 40.96% | 411 | 13.59% | 418 | 13.82% | 2 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.03% | -285 | -9.42% | 3,025 |
| Atoka | 1,135 | 37.88% | 900 | 30.04% | 954 | 31.84% | 7 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 181[a] | 6.04% | 2,996 |
| Beaver | 791 | 36.62% | 940 | 43.52% | 382 | 17.69% | 47 | 2.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -149 | -6.90% | 2,160 |
| Beckham | 964 | 34.16% | 719 | 25.48% | 1,125 | 39.87% | 13 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% | -161[b] | -5.71% | 2,822 |
| Blaine | 921 | 31.95% | 1,260 | 43.70% | 608 | 21.09% | 94 | 3.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -339 | -11.76% | 2,883 |
| Bryan | 2,429 | 50.94% | 912 | 19.13% | 1,412 | 29.61% | 12 | 0.25% | 2 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,017[a] | 21.33% | 4,768 |
| Caddo | 1,934 | 34.86% | 2,447 | 44.11% | 1,077 | 19.41% | 90 | 1.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -513 | -9.25% | 5,548 |
| Canadian | 1,594 | 41.83% | 1,749 | 45.89% | 385 | 10.10% | 82 | 2.15% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -155 | -4.07% | 3,811 |
| Carter | 1,998 | 51.53% | 727 | 18.75% | 1,136 | 29.30% | 14 | 0.36% | 2 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 862[a] | 22.23% | 3,877 |
| Cherokee | 1,424 | 44.85% | 1,325 | 41.73% | 420 | 13.23% | 6 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 99 | 3.12% | 3,175 |
| Choctaw | 1,465 | 46.11% | 641 | 20.18% | 1,067 | 33.59% | 3 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 398[a] | 12.53% | 3,177 |
| Cimarron | 280 | 44.66% | 253 | 40.35% | 78 | 12.44% | 15 | 2.39% | 1 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 27 | 4.31% | 627 |
| Cleveland | 1,228 | 39.61% | 1,167 | 37.65% | 685 | 22.10% | 8 | 0.26% | 3 | 0.10% | 9 | 0.29% | 61 | 1.97% | 3,100 |
| Coal | 1,017 | 40.89% | 769 | 30.92% | 685 | 27.54% | 11 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.08% | 248 | 9.97% | 2,487 |
| Comanche | 1,307 | 36.45% | 1,418 | 39.54% | 820 | 22.87% | 36 | 1.00% | 3 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.06% | -111 | -3.10% | 3,586 |
| Cotton | 1,036 | 43.95% | 855 | 36.27% | 454 | 19.26% | 9 | 0.38% | 1 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.08% | 181 | 7.68% | 2,357 |
| Craig | 1,456 | 46.95% | 1,545 | 49.82% | 91 | 2.93% | 8 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% | -89 | -2.87% | 3,101 |
| Creek | 1,608 | 33.25% | 2,179 | 45.06% | 944 | 19.52% | 72 | 1.49% | 20 | 0.41% | 13 | 0.27% | -571 | -11.81% | 4,836 |
| Custer | 1,173 | 33.34% | 1,815 | 51.59% | 508 | 14.44% | 22 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -642 | -18.25% | 3,518 |
| Delaware | 1,080 | 52.20% | 783 | 37.84% | 191 | 9.23% | 12 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.05% | 297 | 14.35% | 2,069 |
| Dewey | 729 | 29.67% | 915 | 37.24% | 769 | 31.30% | 35 | 1.42% | 9 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | -145[c] | -5.96% | 2,457 |
| Ellis | 659 | 28.21% | 1,012 | 43.32% | 611 | 26.16% | 52 | 2.23% | 2 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -353 | -15.11% | 2,336 |
| Garfield | 1,639 | 31.24% | 2,989 | 56.97% | 484 | 9.22% | 131 | 2.50% | 4 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,350 | -25.73% | 5,247 |
| Garvin | 1,886 | 45.24% | 848 | 20.34% | 1,412 | 33.87% | 22 | 0.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | 474[a] | 11.37% | 4,169 |
| Grady | 1,855 | 43.97% | 1,073 | 25.43% | 1,202 | 28.49% | 83 | 1.97% | 6 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 653[a] | 15.48% | 4,219 |
| Grant | 1,214 | 38.41% | 1,610 | 50.93% | 238 | 7.53% | 95 | 3.01% | 3 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.03% | -396 | -12.53% | 3,161 |
| Greer | 946 | 48.71% | 406 | 20.91% | 569 | 29.30% | 20 | 1.03% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 377[a] | 19.41% | 1,942 |
| Harmon | 629 | 51.60% | 248 | 20.34% | 337 | 27.65% | 5 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 292[a] | 23.95% | 1,219 |
| Harper | 443 | 27.69% | 612 | 38.25% | 501 | 31.31% | 39 | 2.44% | 3 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.13% | -111[c] | -6.94% | 1,600 |
| Haskell | 1,218 | 39.90% | 893 | 29.25% | 923 | 30.23% | 16 | 0.52% | 2 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.03% | 295[a] | 9.66% | 3,053 |
| Hughes | 1,396 | 38.79% | 1,074 | 29.84% | 1,108 | 30.79% | 19 | 0.53% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 288[a] | 8.00% | 3,599 |
| Jackson | 1,123 | 43.49% | 597 | 23.12% | 852 | 33.00% | 10 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 271[a] | 10.50% | 2,582 |
| Jefferson | 1,198 | 46.34% | 566 | 21.90% | 811 | 31.37% | 10 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 387[a] | 14.97% | 2,585 |
| Johnston | 1,154 | 42.21% | 591 | 21.62% | 976 | 35.70% | 10 | 0.37% | 3 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 178[a] | 6.51% | 2,734 |
| Kay | 1,857 | 40.70% | 2,238 | 49.05% | 295 | 6.47% | 168 | 3.68% | 5 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -381 | -8.35% | 4,563 |
| Kingfisher | 968 | 30.38% | 1,721 | 54.02% | 351 | 11.02% | 143 | 4.49% | 3 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -753 | -23.63% | 3,186 |
| Kiowa | 1,018 | 28.68% | 1,230 | 34.65% | 1,260 | 35.49% | 39 | 1.10% | 3 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -30[d] | -0.84% | 3,550 |
| Latimer | 759 | 44.36% | 570 | 33.31% | 375 | 21.92% | 5 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 189 | 11.05% | 1,711 |
| Le Flore | 1,646 | 41.27% | 1,220 | 30.59% | 991 | 24.85% | 124 | 3.11% | 6 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.03% | 426 | 10.68% | 3,988 |
| Lincoln | 1,488 | 27.71% | 2,557 | 47.63% | 1,196 | 22.28% | 126 | 2.35% | 2 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,069 | -19.91% | 5,369 |
| Logan | 1,026 | 24.85% | 2,567 | 62.19% | 410 | 9.93% | 121 | 2.93% | 3 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,541 | -37.33% | 4,128 |
| Love | 1,046 | 53.10% | 233 | 11.83% | 6,86 | 34.82% | 5 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 360[a] | 18.27% | 1,970 |
| Major | 474 | 22.03% | 671 | 31.18% | 613 | 28.49% | 390 | 18.12% | 2 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.09% | -58[c] | -2.69% | 2,152 |
| Marshall | 1,037 | 42.47% | 399 | 16.34% | 1,000 | 40.95% | 4 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.04% | 37[a] | 1.52% | 2,442 |
| Mayes | 1,362 | 48.87% | 1,186 | 42.55% | 230 | 8.25% | 9 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 176 | 6.32% | 2,787 |
| McClain | 940 | 43.64% | 594 | 27.58% | 610 | 28.32% | 7 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.09% | 330[a] | 15.32% | 2,154 |
| McCurtain | 1,645 | 48.10% | 512 | 14.97% | 1,244 | 36.37% | 15 | 0.44% | 2 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.06% | 401[a] | 11.73% | 3,420 |
| McIntosh | 1,252 | 40.35% | 1,009 | 32.52% | 825 | 26.59% | 8 | 0.26% | 4 | 0.13% | 5 | 0.16% | 243 | 7.83% | 3,103 |
| Murray | 890 | 47.14% | 459 | 24.31% | 533 | 28.23% | 4 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 357[a] | 18.91% | 1,888 |
| Muskogee | 2,866 | 46.59% | 2,736 | 44.48% | 522 | 8.49% | 20 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.07% | 130 | 2.11% | 6,151 |
| Noble | 958 | 37.00% | 1,352 | 52.22% | 206 | 7.96% | 73 | 2.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -394 | -15.22% | 2,589 |
| Nowata | 1,044 | 40.47% | 1,300 | 50.39% | 212 | 8.22% | 24 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -256 | -9.92% | 2,580 |
| Okfuskee | 990 | 38.92% | 810 | 31.84% | 732 | 28.77% | 10 | 0.39% | 2 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 | 7.08% | 2,544 |
| Oklahoma | 3,858 | 33.49% | 6,478 | 56.24% | 990 | 8.59% | 190 | 1.65% | 3 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,620 | -22.75% | 11,519 |
| Okmulgee | 1,559 | 45.69% | 1,101 | 32.27% | 706 | 20.69% | 30 | 0.88% | 11 | 0.32% | 5 | 0.15% | 458 | 13.42% | 3,412 |
| Osage | 1,771 | 45.94% | 1,555 | 40.34% | 502 | 13.02% | 25 | 0.65% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 216 | 5.60% | 3,855 |
| Ottawa | 1,369 | 45.51% | 1,435 | 47.71% | 185 | 6.15% | 16 | 0.53% | 2 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.03% | -66 | -2.19% | 3,008 |
| Pawnee | 1,134 | 36.35% | 1,512 | 48.46% | 429 | 13.75% | 45 | 1.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -378 | -12.12% | 3,120 |
| Payne | 1,367 | 34.34% | 1,391 | 34.94% | 813 | 20.42% | 407 | 10.22% | 3 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -24 | -0.60% | 3,981 |
| Pittsburg | 2,651 | 46.68% | 1,530 | 26.94% | 1,479 | 26.04% | 18 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,121 | 19.74% | 5,679 |
| Pontotoc | 1,626 | 44.78% | 720 | 19.83% | 1,277 | 35.17% | 8 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 349[a] | 9.61% | 3,631 |
| Pottawatomie | 2,161 | 36.55% | 2,526 | 42.72% | 1,182 | 19.99% | 24 | 0.41% | 13 | 0.22% | 7 | 0.12% | -365 | -6.17% | 5,913 |
| Pushmataha | 874 | 42.89% | 524 | 25.71% | 634 | 31.11% | 6 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 240 | 11.78% | 2,038 |
| Roger Mills | 636 | 31.15% | 657 | 32.17% | 727 | 35.60% | 17 | 0.83% | 3 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.10% | -70[d] | -3.43% | 2,042 |
| Rogers | 1,525 | 45.04% | 1,344 | 39.69% | 483 | 14.26% | 32 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 181 | 5.35% | 3,386 |
| Seminole | 1,086 | 38.21% | 763 | 26.85% | 983 | 34.59% | 9 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 103[a] | 3.62% | 2,842 |
| Sequoyah | 1,517 | 46.86% | 1,171 | 36.18% | 522 | 16.13% | 26 | 0.80% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 346 | 10.69% | 3,237 |
| Stephens | 1,279 | 39.96% | 875 | 27.34% | 1,028 | 32.11% | 12 | 0.37% | 4 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.09% | 251[a] | 7.84% | 3,201 |
| Texas | 745 | 44.56% | 642 | 38.40% | 262 | 15.67% | 23 | 1.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 103 | 6.16% | 1,672 |
| Tillman | 1,325 | 52.62% | 616 | 24.46% | 561 | 22.28% | 14 | 0.56% | 2 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 709 | 28.16% | 2,518 |
| Tulsa | 2,432 | 37.89% | 3,217 | 50.12% | 703 | 10.95% | 67 | 1.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -785 | -12.23% | 6,419 |
| Wagoner | 953 | 44.66% | 714 | 33.46% | 448 | 20.99% | 19 | 0.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 239 | 11.20% | 2,134 |
| Washington | 1,427 | 38.48% | 1,922 | 51.83% | 308 | 8.31% | 39 | 1.05% | 11 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.03% | -495 | -13.35% | 3,708 |
| Washita | 1,187 | 36.72% | 1,161 | 35.91% | 875 | 27.06% | 9 | 0.28% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 0.80% | 3,233 |
| Woods | 1,030 | 33.65% | 1,531 | 50.02% | 398 | 13.00% | 102 | 3.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -501 | -16.37% | 3,061 |
| Woodward | 754 | 29.43% | 1,050 | 40.98% | 517 | 20.18% | 221 | 8.63% | 11 | 0.43% | 9 | 0.35% | -296 | -11.55% | 2,562 |
| Totals | 100,597 | 39.65% | 95,904 | 37.80% | 52,703 | 20.78% | 4,189 | 1.65% | 206[e] | 0.08% | 88 | 0.03% | 4,693 | 1.85% | 253,687 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Democratic to Socialist
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "1914-1916 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1914). "For Governor". Returns of Democratic Primary Election held in the State of Oklahoma August 4, 1914. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1914). "For Governor". Returns of Republican Primary Election held in the State of Oklahoma August 4, 1914. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1914). "For Governor". Returns of the Socialist Primary Election held in the State of Oklahoma August 4, 1914. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1914). "For Governor". Returns of the Progressive Primary Election held in the State of Oklahoma August 4, 1914. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1914). "For Governor". Returns of the Prohibition Primary Election held in the State of Oklahoma August 4, 1914. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Oklahoma State Election Board (1914). "For Governor". Returns of General Election held in the State of Oklahoma November 3, 1914. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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