1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
  1907 November 8, 1910 1914  
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Nominee Lee Cruce J. W. McNealJ. T. Cumbie
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote120,21899,52724,707
Percentage48.5%40.1%9.9%

1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Cruce:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
McNeal:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Charles N. Haskell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lee Cruce
Democratic

The 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Lee Cruce defeated Republican J. W. McNeal. Also on the ballot were J. T. Cumbie of the Socialist Party and George E. Rouch of the Prohibition Party. [1]

Contents

Democratic state primary

Ardmore attorney and banker Lee Cruce defeated three other candidates to win the nomination, including future governor 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray.

Primary Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lee Cruce 54,262 43.8
Democratic Wm. H. Murray 40,16632.4
Democratic Leslie P. Ross26,79221.6
Democratic Brant Kirk2,5142.0
Total votes123,734 100.00

Republican state primary

In a race where all four candidates achieved significant vote percentages, J. W. McNeal came out on top.

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. W. McNeal 30,491 36.2
Republican Thompson B. Ferguson 23,27627.6
Republican John Fields17,98521.3
Republican Charles G. Jones 12,40614.7
Total votes84,158 100.00

Results

1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lee Cruce 120,218 48.5% -5.0%
Republican J. W. McNeal99,52740.1%-2.4%
Socialist J. T. Cumbie24,7079.9%+6.1%
Prohibition George E. Rouch3,2141.2%New
Democratic hold Swing -5.0%

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References

  1. "General Election - November 8, 1910" (PDF). p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Primary Elections - August 2, 1910" (PDF). pp. 13 & 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2022.