R. H. Wilson | |
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| 2nd Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office November 16, 1911 –1923 | |
| Governor | Lee Cruce Robert L. Williams James B. A. Robertson |
| Preceded by | Evan Dhu Cameron |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Nash |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
R. H. Wilson was an American politician who served as the 2nd Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1911 to 1923.
Wilson taught for twelve years in Chickasha and served as county superintendent of Grady County for three years. He was the first president of the Oklahoma School Officers' Association. [1] He defeated Evan Dhu Cameron in the 1910 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction and won the general election. [2] Wilson ran in the 1922 Oklahoma gubernatorial election with the endorsement of the Ku Klux Klan,but lost the primary to Jack C. Walton. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. H. Wilson | 62,337 | 56.7% | |
| Democratic | Evan Dhu Cameron (incumbent) | 47,433 | 43.3% | |
| Turnout | 108.770 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. H. Wilson | 118,628 | 50.3% | -4.5% | |
| Republican | John P. Evans | 93,549 | 39.6% | -1.5% | |
| Socialist | S.S. Smith | 23,642 | 10.0% | +6.1% | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack C. Walton | 119,248 | 44.2 | |
| Democratic | R. H. Wilson | 84,320 | 31.2 | |
| Democratic | Thomas H. Owen | 63,915 | 23.7 | |
| Democratic | Arthur Finn | 1,206 | 0.4 | |
| Democratic | Frank Ziska | 849 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 269,538 | 100.00 | ||
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