1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

September 17, 1907
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before New New Seats won 4 1 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 136,096 101,668 Percentage 56.0% 41.9%

The 1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on September 17, 1907, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma, which was set to be admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907. Members were elected to short terms that would last the remainder of the 60th Congress.

Upon statehood, Oklahoma was delegated five congressional districts, which were held by four Democratic representatives and one Republican. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th districts contained the obsolete Oklahoma Territory, while the 3rd and 4th districts consisted of the adjacent Indian Territory.

Overview

1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	136,096	56.04%	0	4	+4
	Republican	101,668	41.87%	0	1	+1
	Socialist	5,083	2.09%	0	0	0
Totals		242,847	100.00%	0	5	+5

Popular vote Democratic   56.04% Republican   41.87% Socialist   2.09%

House seats Democratic   80.00% Republican   20.00%

District 1

1907 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Bird Segle McGuire William L. Eagleton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 22,362 21,003 Percentage 50.3% 47.3%

Elected U.S. Representative Bird Segle McGuire Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 1st congressional district

1907 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bird Segle McGuire	22,362	50.3
	Democratic	William L. Eagleton	21,003	47.3
	Socialist	Achilles W. Renshaw	1,062	2.4
Total votes			44,427	100
	Republican win (new seat)

District 2

1907 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Elmer L. Fulton Thompson Benton Ferguson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 26,006 25,028 Percentage 50.9% 49.1%

Elected U.S. Representative Elmer L. Fulton Democratic

See also: Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district

1907 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer L. Fulton	26,006	50.9
	Republican	Thompson Benton Ferguson	25,028	49.1
Total votes			51,034	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 3

1907 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee James S. Davenport Frank C. Hubbard Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 26,371 23,643 Percentage 52.7% 47.3%

Elected U.S. Representative James S. Davenport Democratic

See also: Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

1907 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James S. Davenport	26,371	52.7
	Republican	Frank C. Hubbard	23,643	47.3
Total votes			50,014	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 4

1907 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Charles D. Carter Loren G. Disney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,856 15,925 Percentage 62.4% 33.2%

Elected U.S. Representative Charles D. Carter Democratic

See also: Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

1907 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles D. Carter	29,856	62.4
	Republican	Loren G. Disney	15,925	33.2
	Socialist	J. T. Cumbie	2,065	4.3
Total votes			47,846	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 5

1907 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election

Nominee Scott Ferris Henry D. McKnight Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 32,935 14,883 Percentage 66.2% 29.2%

Elected U.S. Representative Scott Ferris Democratic

See also: Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

1907 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Ferris	32,935	66.2
	Republican	Henry D. McKnight	14,883	29.9
	Socialist	Wood Hubbard	1,956	3.9
Total votes			49,774	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

See also

• 1907 Oklahoma elections
• 1907 United States House of Representatives elections