1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election explained

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]

Primary election

Democratic party

Candidates

• Lee Cruce, attorney and banker
• William H. Murray, former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Brant Kirk
• Leslie P. Ross, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives

Results

Republican party

Candidates

• Thompson B. Ferguson, former Governor of Oklahoma Territory
• John Fields
• Charles G. Jones, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives
• J. W. McNeal

Results

Socialist party

Candidates

• J. T. Cumbie

Results

Prohibition party

Candidates

• George E. Rouch

Results

General election

Results by county

County	Lee Cruce Democratic		J. W. McNeal Republican		J. T. Cumbie Socialist		George E. Rouch Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adair		753		50.84%		693		46.79%		25		1.76%		9		0.61%		60		4.05%		1,481
	Alfalfa		1,288		36.37%		1,883		53.18%		257		7.26%		113		3.19%		-595		-16.80%		3,541
	Atoka		1,005		54.53%		630		34.18%		198		10.74%		10		0.54%		375		20.35%		1,843
	Beaver		963		39.55%		1,204		49.45%		213		8.75%		55		2.26%		-241		-9.90%		2,435
	Beckham		1,524		53.05%		626		21.79%		656		22.83%		67		2.33%		868		30.21%		2,873
	Blaine		1.286		41.14%		1,484		47.47%		283		9.05%		73		2.34%		-198		-6.33%		3,126
	Bryan		2,234		59.45%		948		25.23%		547		14.56%		29		0.77%		1,286		34.22%		3,758
	Caddo		2,623		43.82%		2,734		45.67%		564		9.42%		65		1.09%		-111		-1.85%		5,986
	Canadian		1,941		44.08%		2,144		48.69%		257		5.84%		61		1.39%		-203		-4.61%		4,403
	Carter		2,116		60.87%		899		25.86%		432		12.43%		29		0.83%		1,217		35.01%		3,476
	Cherokee		1,291		49.98%		1,208		46.77%		72		2.79%		12		0.46%		83		3.21%		2,583
	Choctaw		1,202		47.23%		764		30.02%		531		20.86%		48		1.89%		438		17.21%		2,545
	Cimarron		487		49.74%		412		42.08%		68		6.95%		12		1.23%		75		7.66%		979
	Cleveland		1,423		52.35%		945		34.77%		307		11.30%		43		1.58%		478		17.59%		2,718
	Coal		1,166		53.49%		610		27.98%		379		17.39%		25		1.15%		556		25.50%		2,180
	Comanche		3,221		50.84%		2,381		37.58%		623		9.83%		110		1.74%		840		13.26%		6,335
	Craig		1,584		54.62%		1,234		42.55%		61		2.10%		21		0.72%		350		12.07%		2,900
	Creek		1,619		41.80%		1,910		49.32%		298		7.69%		46		1.19%		-291		-7.51%		3,873
	Custer		1,817		45.32%		1,765		44.03%		359		8.95%		68		1.70%		52		1.30%		4,009
	Delaware		924		54.19%		705		41.35%		67		3.93%		9		0.53%		219		12.84%		1,705
	Dewey		983		36.31%		1,108		40.93%		570		21.06%		46		1.70%		-125		-4.62%		2,707
	Ellis		1,085		37.66%		1,417		49.18%		341		11.84%		38		1.32%		-332		-11.52%		2,881
	Garfield		2,343		37.93%		3,436		55.63%		318		5.15%		80		1.30%		-1,093		-17.69%		6,177
	Garvin		2,055		60.46%		959		28.21%		353		10.39%		32		0.94%		1,096		32.24%		3,399
	Grady		2,566		58.77%		1,287		29.48%		454		10.40%		59		1.35%		1,279		29.29%		4,366
	Grant		1,642		43.86%		1,886		50.37%		149		3.98%		67		1.79%		-244		-6.52%		3,744
	Greer		1,409		64.10%		414		18.84%		329		14.97%		46		2.09%		995		45.27%		2,198
	Harmon		852		71.54%		174		14.61%		146		12.26%		19		1.60%		678		56.93%		1,191
	Harper		701		41.53%		810		47.99%		156		9.24%		21		1.24%		-109		-6.46%		1,688
	Haskell		1,471		49.93%		1,176		39.92%		277		9.40%		22		0.75%		295		10.01%		2,946
	Hughes		1,715		51.03%		1,204		35.82%		413		12.29%		29		0.86%		511		15.20%		3,361
	Jackson		2,089		67.21%		613		19.72%		346		11.13%		60		1.93%		1,476		47.49%		3,108
	Jefferson		1,446		58.61%		563		22.82%		422		17.11%		36		1.46%		883		35.79%		2,467
	Johnston		1,314		53.74%		641		26.22%		469		19.18%		21		0.86%		673		27.53%		2,445
	Kay		2,400		45.60%		2,635		50.07%		165		3.14%		63		1.20%		-235		-4.47%		5,263
	Kingfisher		1,339		38.28%		1,901		54.35%		208		5.95%		50		1.43%		-562		-16.07%		3,498
	Kiowa		1,414		51.32%		1,054		38.26%		266		9.66%		21		0.76%		360		13.07%		2,755
	Latimer		690		48.73%		527		37.22%		189		13.35%		10		0.71%		163		11.51%		1,416
	Le Flore		1,843		51.18%		1,529		42.46%		215		5.97%		14		0.39%		314		8.72%		3,601
	Lincoln		2,298		40.01%		2,662		46.34%		645		11.23%		139		2.42%		-364		-6.34%		5,744
	Logan		1,300		30.11%		2,761		63.94%		180		4.17%		77		1.78%		-1,461		-33.84%		4,318
	Love		815		60.50%		308		22.87%		206		15.29%		18		1.34%		507		37.64%		1,347
	Major		704		27.19%		1,379		53.26%		461		17.81%		45		1.74%		-675		-26.07%		2,589
	Marshall		845		48.01%		389		22.10%		501		28.47%		25		1.42%		344		19.55%		1,760
	Mayes		1,274		51.54%		1,137		46.00%		47		1.90%		14		0.57%		137		5.54%		2,472
	McClain		1,292		56.00%		671		29.09%		321		13.91%		23		1.00%		621		26.92%		2,307
	McCurtain		1,130		57.56%		650		33.11%		176		8.97%		7		0.36%		480		24.45%		1,963
	McIntosh		1,256		52.16%		1,000		41.53%		139		5.77%		13		0.54%		256		10.63%		2,408
	Murray		987		51.14%		445		23.06%		478		24.77%		20		1.04%		509		26.37%		1,930
	Muskogee		3,241		55.80%		2,367		40.75%		164		2.82%		36		0.62%		874		15.05%		5,808
	Noble		1,258		43.19%		1,447		49.67%		188		6.45%		20		0.69%		-189		-6.49%		2,913
	Nowata		1,077		47.82%		1,070		47.51%		81		3.60%		24		1.07%		7		0.31%		2,252
	Okfuskee		957		46.08%		749		36.06%		338		16.27%		33		1.59%		208		10.01%		2,077
	Oklahoma		6,140		50.71%		5,056		41.75%		753		6.22%		160		1.32%		1,084		8.95%		12,109
	Okmulgee		1,183		42.45%		1,246		44.71%		324		11.63%		34		1.22%		-63		-2.26%		2,787
	Osage		1,872		49.97%		1,651		44.07%		198		5.29%		25		0.67%		221		5.90%		3,746
	Ottawa		1,410		50.23%		1,274		45.39%		100		3.56%		23		0.82%		136		4.85%		2,807
	Pawnee		1,394		42.73%		1,495		45.83%		313		9.60%		60		1.84%		-101		-3.10%		3,262
	Payne		1,699		41.21%		1,834		44.48%		503		12.20%		87		2.11%		-135		-3.27%		4,123
	Pittsburg		2,901		51.64%		2,049		36.47%		608		10.82%		60		1.07%		852		15.17%		5,618
	Pontotoc		1,893		59.49%		711		22.34%		548		17.22%		30		0.94%		1,182		37.15%		3,182
	Pottawatomie		2,694		45.30%		2,431		40.88%		726		12.21%		96		1.61%		263		4.42%		5,947
	Pushmataha		691		47.17%		535		36.52%		234		15.97%		5		0.34%		156		10.65%		1,465
	Roger Mills		1,014		46.84%		673		31.09%		421		19.45%		57		2.63%		341		15.75%		2,165
	Rogers		1,638		53.83%		1,195		39.27%		174		5.72%		36		1.18%		443		14.56%		3,043
	Seminole		1,064		43.66%		964		39.56%		383		15.72%		26		1.07%		100		4.10%		2,437
	Sequoyah		1,596		54.56%		1,238		42.32%		79		2.70%		12		0.41%		358		12.24%		2,925
	Stephens		1,802		53.92%		819		24.51%		686		20.53%		35		1.05%		983		29.41%		3,342
	Swanson		525		48.34%		323		29.74%		219		20.17%		19		1.75%		202		18.60%		1,086
	Texas		1,143		43.86%		1,130		43.36%		286		10.97%		47		1.80%		13		0.50%		2,606
	Tillman		1,758		65.43%		735		27.35%		166		6.18%		28		1.04%		1,023		38.07%		2,687
	Tulsa		2,594		50.40%		2,193		42.61%		325		6.31%		35		0.68%		401		7.79%		5,147
	Wagoner		1,182		54.20%		828		37.96%		165		7.57%		6		0.28%		354		16.23%		2,181
	Washington		1,517		47.08%		1,484		46.06%		194		6.02%		27		0.84%		33		1.02%		3,222
	Washita		1,723		51.66%		1,081		32.41%		464		13.91%		67		2.01%		642		19.25%		3,335
	Woods		1,327		38.47%		1,510		43.78%		548		15.89%		64		1.86%		-183		-5.31%		3,449
	Woodward		1,200		38.17%		1,524		48.47%		381		12.12%		39		1.24%		-324		-10.31%		3,144
Totals	120,218	48.54%	99,527	40.19%	24,707	9.98%	3,214	1.30%	20,691	8.35%	247,666

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Muskogee
• Oklahoma
• Sequoyah
• Wagoner
• Washington

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Beaver
• Caddo
• Canadian
• Dewey
• Grant
• Kay
• Pawnee
• Payne

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1907-1912 Results. 25. September 17, 2024.