Keith Cartwright

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Keith Cartwright
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 20th district
In office
1948–1960
Relatives Wilburn Cartwright (brother)
Buck Cartwright (brother)
Lynn Cartwright (niece)
Jan Eric Cartwright (nephew)
Education University of Oklahoma College of Law
Military service
Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Marine Corps.svg United States Marine Corps
Years of service1943 - 1946

Keith Cartwright was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1946 and 1948 and the Oklahoma Senate between 1948 and 1960. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Governor of Oklahoma in 1966.

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Early life and family

Keith Cartwright was born on November 27, 1911 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma to Jackson Robert Cartwright. He attended Southeastern State College. He had two brothers also active in Oklahoma politics: Wilburn Cartwright and Buck Cartwright. [1]

Cartwright also served in the United States Marine Corps from June 1943 to January 1946. [2]

Oklahoma politics

Cartwright served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1946 and 1948 and the Oklahoma Senate between 1948 and 1960. [3] While in the Oklahoma Senate, he lived in Durant, Oklahoma and represented Bryan County. [4] He chaired the senate committee on roads and highways. [5] After supporting legislation for a state constitutional amendment referendum to repeal prohibition, he was banished from his Baptist church congregation. [6] He also supported combatting county commissioner corruption by giving control of all road building money to the Oklahoma Highway Commission. [7] The bill was opposed by county commissioners and the press before dying in committee. [8] He lost his next reelection campaign. [9]

He was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in the 1966 primary. [10] He died August 23, 1972. [3] He was married to Dorothy L. Wharton. [11]

Electoral history

1966 Oklahoma Governor Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raymond Gary 160,825 31.5%
Democratic Preston J. Moore 104,081 20.4%
Democratic David Hall 94,30918.5%
Democratic Cleeta John Rogers 71,24813.9%
Democratic Charles Nesbitt 26,5465.2%
Democratic Leland Gourley19,8983.9%
Democratic Henry W. Ford19,8153.8%
Democratic Keith Cartwright5,2911.0%
Democratic Carmen Moe Marcus2,5680.5%
Democratic Al J. Kavanaugh1,6470.3%
Democratic Howard W. Joplin1,3300.2%
Democratic Clifton Wood1,1160.2%
Democratic Jack K. Gillespie8650.1%
Total votes509,539 100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "Cartwright's Rites Today". Tulsa Daily World . December 8, 1957. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ Money, Jack (May 5, 2002). "Legislature Honors Oklahoma's Cartwrights". The Daily Oklahoman . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Keith Cartwright: Former State Senator Dies". Tulsa World . August 24, 1972. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Harris 2024, p. 27-28.
  5. ↑ Harris 2024, p. 30.
  6. ↑ Harris 2024, p. 34.
  7. ↑ Harris 2024, p. 35.
  8. ↑ Harris 2024, p. 39.
  9. ↑ Harris 2024, p. 40.
  10. 1 2 "1958-1966 results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cartwright, Dorothy L." The Daily Oklahoman . September 20, 1998. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

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