1930 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
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The 1930 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat William H. 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray defeated Republican Ira A. Hill. Also on the ballot were Independent candidates B. G. Bingham and John Franing.[1]
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Democratic primary
Nine candidates vied for the Democratic nomination, including former governor Martin E. Trapp. Former Congressman and Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray and Frank Buttram advanced to the runoff where Murray defeated Buttram by a wide margin.
Primary Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray | 134,243 | 39.4 | |
Democratic | Frank Buttram | 69,501 | 20.4 | |
Democratic | E. B. Howard | 50,671 | 14.8 | |
Democratic | M. E. Trapp | 38,641 | 11.3 | |
Democratic | A. S. J. Shaw | 25,572 | 7.5 | |
Democratic | Frank M. Bailey | 15,832 | 4.6 | |
Democratic | Jess L. Pullen | 3,480 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | E. R. Powers | 1,438 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | L. M. Overton | 1,191 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 340,569 | 100.00 |
Primary Runoff results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray | 220,250 | 63.6 | |
Democratic | Frank Buttram | 69,501 | 36.3 | |
Total votes | 346,088 | 100.00 |
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Republican primary
Ira A. Hill received more than 50% of the vote in defeating his two challengers, thus avoiding a runoff.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ira A. Hill | 41,341 | 54.2 | |
Republican | Jim Harris | 27,908 | 36.6 | |
Republican | Rexford B. Cragg | 6,888 | 9.0 | |
Total votes | 76,137 | 100.00 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William H. Murray | 301,921 | 59.0 | +4.0% | |
Republican | Ira A. Hill | 208,575 | 40.7 | -3.7% | |
Independent | B. G. Bingham | 537 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | John Franing | 287 | 0.0 | -0.4% | |
Democratic hold | Swing | +4.0% |
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Source: "1930 Oklahoma gubernatorial election", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, December 21st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election.
Further Reading

William H. Murray

Johnston Murray

William J. Holloway

Murray State College

Todd Lamb (politician)

2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

2010 Oklahoma elections

T. W. Shannon

2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

2014 Oklahoma elections

2022 United States Senate elections

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References
- ^ a b c d "1928-1932 Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 9, 15, 18, 22.
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