1914 Oklahoma elections

The 1914 Oklahoma elections were held on November 3, 1914, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma voters elected statewide officials and members of the United States House of Representatives.

Federal

House

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates[1]
Oklahoma 1	Bird S. McGuire	Republican	1907	Incumbent retired. Republican loss.	▌Y James S. Davenport (Democratic) 46.4% ▌Joseph A. Gill (Republican) 42.7% ▌G. A. Lafayette (Socialist) 9.9% ▌Lloyd G. Owen (Progressive) 1.1%
Oklahoma 1	James S. Davenport Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic	1910	Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma 2	None (New district)			New district. Democratic gain.	▌Y William W. Hastings (Democratic) 49.1% ▌Charles A. Cooke (Republican) 33.1% ▌Clifford S. Crain (Socialist) 17.1% ▌P. E. Reed (Progressive) 0.6% ▌Taylor H. Ebersole (Prohibition) 0.2%
Oklahoma 3	Charles D. Carter Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic	1907	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles D. Carter (Democratic) 50.0% ▌R. L. Norman (Socialist) 30.7% ▌C. H. Elting (Republican) 18.8% ▌Dudley B. Buell (Progressive) 0.6%
Oklahoma 4	William H. Murray Redistricted from the at-large seat	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William H. Murray (Democratic) 42.2% ▌James D. Flynn (Republican) 28.9% ▌Marion Hughes (Socialist) 28.2% ▌E. N. Wright (Progressive) 0.8%
Oklahoma 5	Joseph B. Thompson Redistricted from the at-large seat	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph B. Thompson (Democratic) 47.5% ▌D. K. Pope (Republican) 31.4% ▌W. L. Lurry (Socialist) 18.3% ▌Albert Rennie (Progressive) 2.3% ▌J. E. Brewer (Prohibition) 0.5%
Oklahoma 5	Claude Weaver Redistricted from the at-large seat	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss.
Oklahoma 6	Scott Ferris Redistricted from the 5th district	Democratic	1907	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Scott Ferris (Democratic) 48.1% ▌Alvin Campbell (Republican) 27.4% ▌J. T. Cumbie (Socialist) 22.0% ▌E. L. Persons (Progressive) 2.1% ▌Thomas H. Allen (Prohibition) 0.4%
Oklahoma 7	None (New district)			New district. Democratic gain.	▌Y James V. McClintic (Democratic) 43.1% ▌H. H. Stallard (Socialist) 33.2% ▌Walter S. Mills (Republican) 22.5% ▌Henry S. Vogle (Progressive) 1.2%
Oklahoma 8	Dick T. Morgan Redistricted from the 2nd district	Republican	1908	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dick T. Morgan (Republican) 41.8% ▌Henry S. Johnston (Democratic) 39.1% ▌G. M. Green (Socialist) 13.3% ▌Charles R. Alexander (Progressive) 5.2% ▌Charles Brown (Prohibition) 0.7%

Senate

1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Gore (inc.)	119,442	47.98%
	Republican	John H. Burford	73,292	29.44%
	Socialist	Patrick S. Nagle	52,229	20.98%
	Progressive	William O. Cromwell	3,966	1.59%
Majority			46,150	18.54%
Total votes			248,929	100.00%
	Democratic hold

State

Governor

1914 gubernatorial election, Oklahoma[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Robert L. Williams	100,597	39.6%	-8.9%
Republican	John Fields	95,904	37.8%	-2.3%
Socialist	Fred W. Holt	52,703	20.7%	+10.8%
Progressive	John P. Hickman	4,189	1.6%	New
Independent	Amos L. Wilson	206	1.6%	N/A
Independent	T. J. Wood	88	0.0%	N/A
Democratic hold		Swing	-8.9%

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Primary

Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin E. Trapp	18,178	16.0%
	Democratic	Ben F. Lafayette	17,192	15.1%
	Democratic	Pete P. Duffy	16,307	14.3%
	Democratic	Frank F. Davis	14,498	12.7%
	Democratic	Woodson Norvell	11,351	9.9%
	Democratic	E. T. Sorrels	10,646	9.3%
	Democratic	Richard Billups	10,233	9.0%
	Democratic	John W. Barbour	8,704	7.6%
	Democratic	Bert Van Leuven	3,312	2.9%
	Democratic	Robert H. Oury	3,123	2.7%
Turnout			113,544

Republican primary

Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene B. Lawson	21,191	100%

Socialist primary

Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial Socialist primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	George G. Hamilton	15,821	100%

Progressive primary

Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial Progressive primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	J. M. Marrow	1,309	59.6%
	Progressive	J. R. Lankard	885	40.3%
Turnout			2,194

Prohibition primary

Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial Prohibition primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	A. H. Crawford	49	100%

General election

1914 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Martin E. Trapp	104,285	42.9%	-6.4%
Republican	Eugene B. Lawson	80,419	33.1%	-6.2%
Socialist	George G. Hamilton	53,072	21.8%	+11.9%
Progressive	J. M. Morrow	4,459	1.8%	New
Prohibition	A. H. Crawford	668	0.2%	-1.1%
Democratic hold		Swing

Secretary of State

Democratic Primary

Oklahoma secretary of state Democratic primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. L. Lyon	32,770	30.8%
	Democratic	J. S. Askew	31,362	29.5%
	Democratic	Kirby Frans	18,116	17.0%
	Democratic	Edward G. Spillman	14,619	13.7%
	Democratic	J. Y. Battenfield	9,192	8.6%
Turnout			106,059

Republican primary

Oklahoma Secretary of State Republican primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marvin B. Prentiss	26,947	100%

Socialist primary

Oklahoma Secretary of State Socialist primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	H. M. Sinclair	15,820	100%

Progressive primary

Oklahoma Secretary of State Progressive primary (August 4, 1914)[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	P. S. Coleman	1,102	50.5%
	Progressive	Dan W. Patton	1,080	49.4%
Turnout			2,182

General election

1914 Oklahoma Secretary of State election[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	J. L. Lyons	107,456	44.7%	-4.6%
Republican	Marvin B. Prentiss	75,259	31.3%	-8.1%
Socialist	H. M. Sinclair	52,963	22.0%	+12.2%
Progressive	Dan W. Patton	4,527	1.8%	New
Democratic hold		Swing

State Auditor

Notes

References

"1914-1916 Elections Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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[1914_Results-1] "1914-1916 Elections Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.