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1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee Robert L. Owen W. B. Johnson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 105,009 77,043
Percentage 55.47% 40.69%

U.S. senator before election

Robert L. Owen
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert L. Owen
Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Senator Robert L. Owen, a Democrat, sought re-election in his first popular election. He won the Democratic primary in a landslide and faced former U.S. Attorney W. B. Johnson in the general election. Owen won re-election by a wide margin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert L. Owen (inc.) 71,356 75.50%
Democratic Robert Galbreath Jr. 23,158 24.50%
Total votes 94,514 100.00%

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Republican primary

Candidates

  • W. B. Johnson, former U.S. Attorney[2]

Results

Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican W. B. Johnson 35,490 100.00%
Total votes 35,490 100.00%

Socialist Primary

Candidates

  • C. M. Greenland

Results

Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist C. M. Greenland 5,554 100.00%
Total votes 5,554 100.00%

General election

Results

1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert L. Owen (inc.) 105,009 55.47%
Republican W. B. Johnson 77,043 40.69%
Socialist C. M. Greenland 7,272 3.84%
Majority 27,966 14.77%
Total votes 189,324 100.00%
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.

Robert Latham Owen

Robert Latham Owen

Robert Latham Owen Jr. was one of the first two U.S. senators from Oklahoma. He served in the Senate between 1907 and 1925.

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.

Source: "1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, December 21st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_Oklahoma.

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References
  1. ^ a b c d "1918-1920 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Johnson, William B." Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Gaylord-Pickens Museum. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

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