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1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1909 November 3, 1914 1920 →
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Nominee Thomas Gore John H. Burford Patrick S. Nagle
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 119,442 73,292 52,229
Percentage 47.98% 29.44% 20.98%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas Gore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas Gore
Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Senator Thomas Gore, a Democrat, sought re-election in his first popular election. He was challenged by Republican nominee John H. Burford, a former Justice on the Territorial Oklahoma Supreme Court; Socialist nominee Patrick S. Nargle, a former U.S. Marshal; and Progressive nominee William O. Cromwell, the former State Attorney General. Despite the fact that the left-leaning vote was split several ways in the election, Gore won re-election in a landslide, receiving 48% of the vote to Burford's 29, Nagle's 21%, and Cromwell's 2%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Gore (inc.) 86,957 75.06%
Democratic Samuel W. Hayes 28,891 24.94%
Total votes 115,848 100.00%

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Thomas Gore

Thomas Gore

Thomas Pryor Gore was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for the Populist Party, and continued this affiliation after he moved to Texas. In 1899, just before moving to Oklahoma Territory to practice law in Lawton, he formally joined the Democratic Party and campaigned for William Jennings Bryan. In the Senate, his anti-war beliefs caused him conflict with Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Samuel W. Hayes

Samuel W. Hayes

Samuel W. Hayes (1875–1941) was born in Arkansas, and moved to Texas with his parents when he was a small child. He completed his basic education in Texas, then attended the University of Virginia. He apparently did not graduate, but his college experience sufficed to qualify him as a school teacher. He spent the next three years teaching in the community of Ryan in the Chickasaw Nation, then part of the Indian Territory. He also began studying law in a local law office and was admitted to the Territorial Bar in 1899.

Oklahoma Supreme Court

Oklahoma Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is a court of appeal for non-criminal cases, one of the two highest judicial bodies in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and leads the judiciary of Oklahoma, the judicial branch of the government of Oklahoma.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Burford 25,438 100.00%
Total votes 25,438 100.00%

Socialist Primary

Candidates

  • Patrick S. Nagle, former U.S. Marshal[3]

Results

Socialist primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Patrick S. Nagle 15,272 100.00%
Total votes 15,272 100.00%

Progressive primary

Candidates

  • William O. Cromwell, former Oklahoma Attorney General[4]

Results

Progressive primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive William O. Cromwell 1,116 55.52%
Progressive Charles F. Dyer 894 44.48%
Total votes 2,010 100.00%

General election

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[2]
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

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Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Thomas Gore

Thomas Gore

Thomas Pryor Gore was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for the Populist Party, and continued this affiliation after he moved to Texas. In 1899, just before moving to Oklahoma Territory to practice law in Lawton, he formally joined the Democratic Party and campaigned for William Jennings Bryan. In the Senate, his anti-war beliefs caused him conflict with Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Incumbent

Incumbent

The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position, in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

John H. Burford

John H. Burford

John H. Burford (1852–1922) was a justice of the Territorial Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1892 to 1906, serving as the final Chief Justice of that court from 1898 to 1903. After the territorial supreme court was dissolved at statehood, Burford served as City Attorney for Guthrie, Oklahoma, where he had made his home. He was the Republican Party nominee for U. S. Senator in 1914, but lost the election.

Progressive Party (United States, 1912)

Progressive Party (United States, 1912)

The Progressive Party was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on progressive reforms and attracting leading national reformers. The party was also ideologically deeply connected with America's indigenous radical-liberal tradition.

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References
  1. ^ "Hayes Announces for U.S. Senate: Chief Justice Will Make the Race Against Senator Gore". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Okla. January 11, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "1914-1916 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "About Politics and Politicians". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Okla. April 4, 1914. p. 7-10. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Legends series will focus on W.O. Cromwell". Enid News & Eagle. Enid, Okla. March 6, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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