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1907 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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1907 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
September 17, 1907 1910 →
 
Nominee Charles N. Haskell Frank Frantz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 134,162 106,507
Percentage 53.58% 42.53%

County results
Haskell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Frantz:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Frank Frantz
as Territorial Governor
Republican

Elected Governor

Charles N. Haskell
Democratic

The 1907 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on September 17, 1907, and was the inaugural race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Charles N. Haskell defeated Republican Frank Frantz, the territorial governor. Also on the ballot was C. C. Ross of the Socialist Party.[1]

Oklahoma joined the Union as the 46th state on November 16, 1907. Haskell and all other new state officers elected at this general election took office on that date.

Results

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1907 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles N. Haskell 134,162 53.58%
Republican Frank Frantz (incumbent) 106,507 42.53%
Socialist C. C. Ross 9,740 3.89%
Majority 27,655 11.04%
Total votes 250,409 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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After this election, neither Muskogee County nor Sequoyah County would vote for a Republican again until 2010.

County[2] Charles N. Haskell
Democratic
Frank Frantz
Republican
C. C. Ross
Socialist
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Adair 922 56.01% 718 43.62% 6 0.36% 204 12.39% 1,646
Alfalfa 1,323 42.09% 1,698 54.02% 122 3.88% -375 -11.93% 3,143
Atoka 1,261 57.06% 851 38.51% 98 4.43% 410 18.55% 2,210
Beaver 1,245 48.09% 1,235 47.70% 109 4.21% 10 0.39% 2,589
Beckham 2,010 66.96% 778 25.92% 214 7.13% 1,232 41.04% 3,002
Blaine 1,469 43.49% 1,735 51.36% 174 5.15% -266 -7.87% 3,378
Bryan 2,923 66.12% 1,234 27.91% 264 5.97% 1,689 38.20% 4,421
Caddo 3,161 50.69% 2,873 46.07% 202 3.24% 288 4.62% 6,236
Canadian 2,102 52.72% 1,790 44.90% 95 2.38% 312 7.83% 3,987
Carter 2,672 59.82% 1,543 34.54% 252 5.64% 1,129 25.27% 4,467
Cherokee 1,248 51.27% 1,161 47.70% 25 1.03% 87 3.57% 2,434
Choctaw 1,554 54.95% 1,167 41.27% 107 3.78% 387 13.68% 2,828
Cimarron 540 56.25% 397 41.35% 23 2.40% 143 14.90% 960
Cleveland 1,853 56.95% 1,188 36.51% 213 6.55% 665 20.44% 3,254
Coal 1,377 59.12% 705 30.27% 247 10.61% 672 28.85% 2,329
Comanche 3,133 53.44% 2,538 43.29% 192 3.27% 595 10.15% 5,863
Craig 1,671 52.60% 1,479 46.55% 27 0.85% 192 6.04% 3,177
Creek 1,302 44.27% 1,551 52.74% 88 2.99% -249 -8.47% 2,941
Custer 1,930 53.40% 1,523 42.14% 161 4.45% 407 11.26% 3,614
Delaware 1,003 62.03% 589 36.43% 25 1.55% 414 25.60% 1,617
Dewey 1,179 44.36% 1,137 42.78% 342 12.87% 42 1.58% 2,658
Ellis 1,326 48.08% 1,328 48.15% 104 3.77% -2 -0.07% 2,758
Garfield 2,219 39.41% 3,237 57.49% 175 3.11% -1,018 -18.08% 5,631
Garvin 2,772 68.18% 1,239 30.47% 55 1.35% 1,533 37.70% 4,066
Grady 2,981 69.42% 1,243 28.95% 70 1.63% 1,738 40.48% 4,294
Grant 1,799 49.76% 1,729 47.83% 87 2.41% 70 1.94% 3,615
Greer 2,151 67.47% 864 27.10% 173 5.43% 1,287 40.37% 3,188
Harper 729 46.88% 735 47.27% 91 5.85% -6 -0.39% 1,555
Haskell 1,804 56.13% 1,319 41.04% 91 2.83% 485 15.09% 3,214
Hughes 1,965 59.37% 1,256 37.95% 89 2.69% 709 21.42% 3,310
Jackson 2,143 75.43% 604 21.26% 94 3.31% 1,539 54.17% 2,841
Jefferson 1,543 69.85% 594 26.89% 72 3.26% 949 42.96% 2,209
Johnston 1,944 66.71% 757 25.98% 213 7.31% 1,187 40.73% 2,914
Kay 2,651 50.02% 2,562 48.34% 87 1.64% 89 1.68% 5,300
Kingfisher 1,688 42.35% 2,204 55.29% 94 2.36% -516 -12.95% 3,986
Kiowa 2,610 61.14% 1,529 35.82% 130 3.05% 1,081 25.32% 4,269
Latimer 969 58.16% 629 37.76% 68 4.08% 340 20.41% 1,666
Le Flore 2,162 54.60% 1,715 43.31% 83 2.10% 447 11.29% 3,960
Lincoln 3,432 47.57% 3,562 49.38% 220 3.05% -130 -1.80% 7,214
Logan 2,179 35.76% 3,831 62.87% 84 1.38% -1,652 -27.11% 6,094
Love 1,199 67.47% 491 27.63% 87 4.90% 708 39.84% 1,777
Major 968 37.72% 1,296 50.51% 302 11.77% -328 -12.78% 2,566
Marshall 1,248 64.56% 467 24.16% 218 11.28% 781 40.40% 1,933
Mayes 1,215 57.02% 908 42.61% 8 0.38% 307 14.41% 2,131
McClain 1,465 63.72% 723 31.45% 111 4.83% 742 32.27% 2,299
McCurtain 1,287 55.88% 955 41.47% 61 2.65% 332 14.42% 2,303
McIntosh 1,666 50.24% 1,607 48.46% 43 1.30% 59 1.78% 3,316
Murray 1,356 69.50% 502 25.73% 93 4.77% 854 43.77% 1,951
Muskogee[a] 3,479 47.46% 3,789 51.68% 63 0.86% -310 -4.23% 7,331
Noble 1,459 48.41% 1,494 49.57% 61 2.02% -35 -1.16% 3,014
Nowata 1,068 51.27% 992 47.62% 23 1.10% 76 3.65% 2,083
Okfuskee 1,125 51.51% 878 40.20% 181 8.29% 247 11.31% 2,184
Oklahoma 5,038 44.51% 5,944 52.51% 337 2.98% -906 -8.00% 11,319
Okmulgee 1,287 43.94% 1,502 51.28% 140 4.78% -215 -7.34% 2,929
Osage 1,693 54.61% 1,357 43.77% 50 1.61% 336 10.84% 3,100
Ottawa 1,305 50.33% 1,245 48.01% 43 1.66% 60 2.31% 2,593
Pawnee 1,714 49.25% 1,599 45.95% 167 4.80% 115 3.30% 3,480
Payne 2,261 49.77% 2,093 46.07% 189 4.16% 168 3.70% 4,543
Pittsburg 3,366 54.29% 2,602 41.97% 232 3.74% 764 12.32% 6,200
Pontotoc 2,328 67.93% 855 24.95% 244 7.12% 1,473 42.98% 3,427
Pottawatomie 4,210 57.26% 2,911 39.59% 232 3.16% 1,299 17.67% 7,353
Pushmataha 864 60.46% 520 36.39% 45 3.15% 344 24.07% 1,429
Roger Mills 1,290 54.09% 854 35.81% 241 10.10% 436 18.28% 2,385
Rogers 1,759 60.53% 1,116 38.40% 31 1.07% 643 22.13% 2,906
Seminole 1,396 51.92% 1,101 40.94% 192 7.14% 295 10.97% 2,689
Sequoyah 1,927 49.38% 1,940 49.72% 35 0.90% -13 -0.33% 3,902
Stephens 2,205 67.93% 710 21.87% 331 10.20% 1,495 46.06% 3,246
Texas 1,576 52.27% 1,353 44.88% 86 2.85% 223 7.40% 3,015
Tillman 1,472 70.91% 557 26.83% 47 2.26% 915 44.08% 2,076
Tulsa 2,163 51.20% 1,951 46.18% 111 2.63% 212 5.02% 4,225
Wagoner 1,200 40.23% 1,723 57.76% 60 2.01% -523 -17.53% 2,983
Washington 1,404 48.51% 1,442 49.83% 48 1.66% -38 -1.31% 2,894
Washita 2,100 60.31% 1,152 33.08% 230 6.61% 948 27.23% 3,482
Woods 1,276 44.57% 1,424 49.74% 163 5.69% -148 -5.17% 2,863
Woodward 1,327 44.61% 1,416 47.60% 232 7.80% -89 -2.99% 2,975
Totals[b] 134,162 53.58% 106,507 42.53% 9,740 3.89% 27,655 11.04% 250,409

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The return from this county was rejected by the canvassing board on account of perceived irregularities.
  2. ^ The totals do not include the rejected votes from Muskogee County.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Canvassing Board of Oklahoma (1907). "Governor". Abstract of the returns for the election of a full set of State Offices, District Judges, Members of the State Senate, Members of the Legislature of the proposed State of Oklahoma, From the prospective Counties in said proposed State, of the Election held September 17th, A.D. 1907. Logan County, Oklahoma Territory.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)