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1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1914 November 2, 1920 1926 →
  HARRELD, J.W. SENATOR LCCN2016860665 (cropped).jpg Scott Ferris.jpg
Nominee John W. Harreld Scott Ferris
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 247,719 217,783
Percentage 50.64% 44.52%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas Gore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John W. Harreld
Republican

The 1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas Gore ran for re-election to a third term. However, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Congressman Scott Ferris. In the general election, Ferris faced fellow Congressman John W. Harreld, the Republican nominee. Likely helped by Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding's victory in Oklahoma over Democratic nominee James M. Cox, Harreld defeated Ferris by a similar margin to Harding's.

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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.

Scott Ferris

Scott Ferris

Scott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

John W. Harreld

John W. Harreld

John William Harreld was a United States representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.

Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. After his death, a number of scandals were exposed, including Teapot Dome, as well as an extramarital affair with Nan Britton, which diminished his reputation.

1920 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

1920 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

The 1920 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1920, as part of the 1920 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

James M. Cox

James M. Cox

James Middleton Cox was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio. As the Democratic nominee for President of the United States at the 1920 presidential election, he lost in a landslide to fellow Ohioan Warren G. Harding. His running mate was future president Franklin D. Roosevelt. He founded the chain of newspapers that continues today as Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Ferris 106,454 57.02%
Democratic Thomas Gore (inc.) 80,243 42.98%
Total votes 186,697 100.00%

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Scott Ferris

Scott Ferris

Scott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

Oklahoma's 6th congressional district

Oklahoma's 6th congressional district

Oklahoma's 6th congressional district is a former U.S. congressional district in Western Oklahoma. Oklahoma gained three seats in the 1910 census, but elected the extra seats at-large in 1912. The 6th district was thus created and first used for the 1914 House election. Oklahoma has gradually lost seats since the 1910 census; it lost its sixth seat in the 2000 census. Since 2003, most of the territory that was in the final configuration of the 6th district has been in the 3rd district.

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.

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[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Herreld 17,423 25.22%
Republican James B. Cullison 7,175 10.38%
Republican Albert A. Small 6,807 9.85%
Republican Ernest E. Blake 6,025 8.72%
Republican E. M. Clark 5,119 7.41%
Republican Dynamite Ed Perry 4,850 7.02%
Republican C. Lincoln McGuire 4,660 6.74%
Republican Ben Thompson 4,007 5.80%
Republican Cash M. Cade 3,193 4.62%
Republican N. D. Welty 2,946 4.26%
Republican Henry Powers 2,045 2.96%
Republican Warren D. Lindsey 1,892 2.74%
Republican William Tecumseh Clark 1,495 2.16%
Republican Summer T. Bisbe 1,454 2.10%
Total votes 69,091 100.00%

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John W. Harreld

John W. Harreld

John William Harreld was a United States representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers almost all of Oklahoma County and all of Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. Although it leans firmly Republican, with a Cook PVI rating of R+12, it is still considered the least Republican district in the state.

James B. Cullison

James B. Cullison

James Buchanan Cullison was a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1929 to 1931.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

Payne County, Oklahoma

Payne County, Oklahoma

Payne County is located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,350. Its county seat is Stillwater. The county was created in 1890 as part of Oklahoma Territory and is named for Capt. David L. Payne, a leader of the "Boomers".

Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,577. Its county seat is Pawnee. The county is named after the Pawnee Nation, whose reservation used to encompass the county prior to allotment in 1893.

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 20,544 at the 2010 United States census, compared to 19,166 at the 2000 census. The population as of 2022 is 22,205. As of 2019, the estimated population was 21,278. It is the county seat of Creek County.

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.

Socialist Primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist A. A. Bagwell 4,245 100.00%
Total votes 4,245 100.00%

General election

Results

1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John W. Harreld 247,719 50.64% +21.20%
Democratic Scott Ferris 217,783 44.52% -3.46%
Socialist A. A. Bagwell 23,664 4.84% -16.14%
Majority 29,936 6.12% -12.42%
Turnout 489,166
Republican gain from Democratic

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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 W. Harreld

John W. Harreld

John William Harreld was a United States representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.

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.

Scott Ferris

Scott Ferris

Scott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout

In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate of a given election. This is typically either the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote."

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References
  1. ^ a b c d "1918-1920 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Judge Cullison for the Senate". Enid Events. Enid, Okla. June 24, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senatorial Candidate Here". Durant Weekly News. Durant, Okla. May 7, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blake Seeks G. O. P. Senate Nomination". Custer County Chronicle. Clinton, Okla. May 6, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. ^ McAlister, W. C., ed. (1921). Directory, State of Oklahoma. Oklahoma, S.D. p. 105.
  6. ^ "Many Want Gore's Job". Ponca City News. Ponca City, Okla. May 17, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "'Cop' Files for Senate". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Muskogee, Okla. May 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Socialists State Convention". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Okla. February 4, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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