1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
Flag of Oklahoma (1911-1925).svg
  1910 November 3, 1914 1918  
  RobertLWilliams.jpg John Fields 1914.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Robert L. Williams John FieldsFred W. Holt
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote100,59795,90452,703
Percentage39.65%37.80%20.78%

1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Williams:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Fields:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Holt:     30–40%

Governor before election

Lee Cruce
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert L. Williams
Democratic

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]

Contents

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

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Williams 33,605 27.03%
Democratic James B. A. Robertson 33,50425.43%
Democratic Al Jennings 21,73216.50%
Democratic Robert Dunlop 16,09412.22%
Democratic Charles West 14,64211.11%
Democratic F. E. Herting10,1647.72%
Total votes131,741 100.00%

Republican party

Candidates

  • John Fields, candidate for Republican nomination in 1910

Results

Republican primary results [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Fields 31,770 100.00%
Total votes31,770 100.00%

Socialist Party

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Fred W. Holt 16,166 100.00%
Total votes16,166 100.00%

Progressive Party

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary results [1] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive John P. Hickam 2,275 100.00%
Total votes2,275 100.00%

Prohibition Party

Candidates

  • A. H. Crawford

Results

Prohibition primary results [1] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition A. H. Crawford 49 100.00%
Total votes49 100.00%

General election

Results

1914 gubernatorial election, Oklahoma [1] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert L. Williams 100,597 39.65% −8.89%
Republican John Fields95,90437.80%−2.38%
Socialist Fred W. Holt52,70320.78%+10.80%
Progressive John P. Hickam 4,1891.65%
Independent Amos L. Wilson2060.08%
Independent T. J. Wood880.03%
Majority4,6931.85%
Total votes253,687 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -6.50%

Results by county

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
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adair 1,18249.39%1,02842.96%1747.27%90.38%00.00%00.00%1546.44%2,393
Alfalfa 95431.54%1,23940.96%41113.59%41813.82%20.07%10.03%-285-9.42%3,025
Atoka 1,13537.88%90030.04%95431.84%70.23%00.00%00.00%181 [a] 6.04%2,996
Beaver 79136.62%94043.52%38217.69%472.18%00.00%00.00%-149-6.90%2,160
Beckham 96434.16%71925.48%1,12539.87%130.46%00.00%10.04%-161 [b] -5.71%2,822
Blaine 92131.95%1,26043.70%60821.09%943.26%00.00%00.00%-339-11.76%2,883
Bryan 2,42950.94%91219.13%1,41229.61%120.25%20.04%10.02%1,017 [a] 21.33%4,768
Caddo 1,93434.86%2,44744.11%1,07719.41%901.62%00.00%00.00%-513-9.25%5,548
Canadian 1,59441.83%1,74945.89%38510.10%822.15%10.03%00.00%-155-4.07%3,811
Carter 1,99851.53%72718.75%1,13629.30%140.36%20.05%00.00%862 [a] 22.23%3,877
Cherokee 1,42444.85%1,32541.73%42013.23%60.19%00.00%00.00%993.12%3,175
Choctaw 1,46546.11%64120.18%1,06733.59%30.09%10.03%00.00%398 [a] 12.53%3,177
Cimarron 28044.66%25340.35%7812.44%152.39%10.16%00.00%274.31%627
Cleveland 1,22839.61%1,16737.65%68522.10%80.26%30.10%90.29%611.97%3,100
Coal 1,01740.89%76930.92%68527.54%110.44%30.12%20.08%2489.97%2,487
Comanche 1,30736.45%1,41839.54%82022.87%361.00%30.08%20.06%-111-3.10%3,586
Cotton 1,03643.95%85536.27%45419.26%90.38%10.04%20.08%1817.68%2,357
Craig 1,45646.95%1,54549.82%912.93%80.26%00.00%10.03%-89-2.87%3,101
Creek 1,60833.25%2,17945.06%94419.52%721.49%200.41%130.27%-571-11.81%4,836
Custer 1,17333.34%1,81551.59%50814.44%220.63%00.00%00.00%-642-18.25%3,518
Delaware 1,08052.20%78337.84%1919.23%120.58%20.10%10.05%29714.35%2,069
Dewey 72929.67%91537.24%76931.30%351.42%90.37%00.00%-145 [c] -5.96%2,457
Ellis 65928.21%1,01243.32%61126.16%522.23%20.09%00.00%-353-15.11%2,336
Garfield 1,63931.24%2,98956.97%4849.22%1312.50%40.08%00.00%-1,350-25.73%5,247
Garvin 1,88645.24%84820.34%1,41233.87%220.53%00.00%10.02%474 [a] 11.37%4,169
Grady 1,85543.97%1,07325.43%1,20228.49%831.97%60.14%00.00%653 [a] 15.48%4,219
Grant 1,21438.41%1,61050.93%2387.53%953.01%30.09%10.03%-396-12.53%3,161
Greer 94648.71%40620.91%56929.30%201.03%10.05%00.00%377 [a] 19.41%1,942
Harmon 62951.60%24820.34%33727.65%50.41%00.00%00.00%292 [a] 23.95%1,219
Harper 44327.69%61238.25%50131.31%392.44%30.19%20.13%-111 [c] -6.94%1,600
Haskell 1,21839.90%89329.25%92330.23%160.52%20.07%10.03%295 [a] 9.66%3,053
Hughes 1,39638.79%1,07429.84%1,10830.79%190.53%10.03%10.03%288 [a] 8.00%3,599
Jackson 1,12343.49%59723.12%85233.00%100.39%00.00%00.00%271 [a] 10.50%2,582
Jefferson 1,19846.34%56621.90%81131.37%100.39%00.00%00.00%387 [a] 14.97%2,585
Johnston 1,15442.21%59121.62%97635.70%100.37%30.11%00.00%178 [a] 6.51%2,734
Kay 1,85740.70%2,23849.05%2956.47%1683.68%50.11%00.00%-381-8.35%4,563
Kingfisher 96830.38%1,72154.02%35111.02%1434.49%30.09%00.00%-753-23.63%3,186
Kiowa 1,01828.68%1,23034.65%1,26035.49%391.10%30.08%00.00%-30 [d] -0.84%3,550
Latimer 75944.36%57033.31%37521.92%50.29%10.06%10.06%18911.05%1,711
Le Flore 1,64641.27%1,22030.59%99124.85%1243.11%60.15%10.03%42610.68%3,988
Lincoln 1,48827.71%2,55747.63%1,19622.28%1262.35%20.04%00.00%-1,069-19.91%5,369
Logan 1,02624.85%2,56762.19%4109.93%1212.93%30.07%10.02%-1,541-37.33%4,128
Love 1,04653.10%23311.83%6,8634.82%50.25%00.00%00.00%360 [a] 18.27%1,970
Major 47422.03%67131.18%61328.49%39018.12%20.09%20.09%-58 [c] -2.69%2,152
Marshall 1,03742.47%39916.34%1,00040.95%40.16%10.04%10.04%37 [a] 1.52%2,442
Mayes 1,36248.87%1,18642.55%2308.25%90.32%00.00%00.00%1766.32%2,787
McClain 94043.64%59427.58%61028.32%70.32%10.05%20.09%330 [a] 15.32%2,154
McCurtain 1,64548.10%51214.97%1,24436.37%150.44%20.06%20.06%401 [a] 11.73%3,420
McIntosh 1,25240.35%1,00932.52%82526.59%80.26%40.13%50.16%2437.83%3,103
Murray 89047.14%45924.31%53328.23%40.21%20.11%00.00%357 [a] 18.91%1,888
Muskogee 2,86646.59%2,73644.48%5228.49%200.33%30.05%40.07%1302.11%6,151
Noble 95837.00%1,35252.22%2067.96%732.82%00.00%00.00%-394-15.22%2,589
Nowata 1,04440.47%1,30050.39%2128.22%240.93%00.00%00.00%-256-9.92%2,580
Okfuskee 99038.92%81031.84%73228.77%100.39%20.08%00.00%1807.08%2,544
Oklahoma 3,85833.49%6,47856.24%9908.59%1901.65%30.03%00.00%-2,620-22.75%11,519
Okmulgee 1,55945.69%1,10132.27%70620.69%300.88%110.32%50.15%45813.42%3,412
Osage 1,77145.94%1,55540.34%50213.02%250.65%10.03%10.03%2165.60%3,855
Ottawa 1,36945.51%1,43547.71%1856.15%160.53%20.07%10.03%-66-2.19%3,008
Pawnee 1,13436.35%1,51248.46%42913.75%451.44%00.00%00.00%-378-12.12%3,120
Payne 1,36734.34%1,39134.94%81320.42%40710.22%30.08%00.00%-24-0.60%3,981
Pittsburg 2,65146.68%1,53026.94%1,47926.04%180.32%10.02%00.00%1,12119.74%5,679
Pontotoc 1,62644.78%72019.83%1,27735.17%80.22%00.00%00.00%349 [a] 9.61%3,631
Pottawatomie 2,16136.55%2,52642.72%1,18219.99%240.41%130.22%70.12%-365-6.17%5,913
Pushmataha 87442.89%52425.71%63431.11%60.29%00.00%00.00%24011.78%2,038
Roger Mills 63631.15%65732.17%72735.60%170.83%30.15%20.10%-70 [d] -3.43%2,042
Rogers 1,52545.04%1,34439.69%48314.26%320.95%10.03%10.03%1815.35%3,386
Seminole 1,08638.21%76326.85%98334.59%90.32%10.04%00.00%103 [a] 3.62%2,842
Sequoyah 1,51746.86%1,17136.18%52216.13%260.80%10.03%00.00%34610.69%3,237
Stephens 1,27939.96%87527.34%1,02832.11%120.37%40.12%30.09%251 [a] 7.84%3,201
Texas 74544.56%64238.40%26215.67%231.38%00.00%00.00%1036.16%1,672
Tillman 1,32552.62%61624.46%56122.28%140.56%20.08%00.00%70928.16%2,518
Tulsa 2,43237.89%3,21750.12%70310.95%671.04%00.00%00.00%-785-12.23%6,419
Wagoner 95344.66%71433.46%44820.99%190.89%00.00%00.00%23911.20%2,134
Washington 1,42738.48%1,92251.83%3088.31%391.05%110.30%10.03%-495-13.35%3,708
Washita 1,18736.72%1,16135.91%87527.06%90.28%10.03%00.00%260.80%3,233
Woods 1,03033.65%1,53150.02%39813.00%1023.33%00.00%00.00%-501-16.37%3,061
Woodward 75429.43%1,05040.98%51720.18%2218.63%110.43%90.35%-296-11.55%2,562
Totals100,59739.65%95,90437.80%52,70320.78%4,1891.65%206 [e] 0.08%880.03%4,6931.85%253,687

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Socialist

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Williams' margin over Holt
  2. Holt's margin over Williams
  3. 1 2 3 Fields' margin over Holt
  4. 1 2 Holt's margin over Fields
  5. The county figures add up to 184

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