1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
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The 1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat nominee Robert S. Kerr defeated Republican nominee William Otjen. Edward W. Fickinger was also on the ballot representing the Prohibition Party.[1] Gomer Griffith Smith and Robert Burns unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
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November 3, 1942
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 County results Kerr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Otjen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary election
Democratic party
Businessman Robert S. Kerr narrowly defeated Gomer Smith and Frank P. Douglass in a three-way race for the Democratic nomination.
Candidates
- Robert Burns, former Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma (1931-1935)
- Frank P. Douglass, district judge in Oklahoma County
- Herbert Hodge
- James H. Johnson
- Robert S. Kerr, businessman and founder of Kerr-McGee
- S. D. Lynch
- Gomer Smith, former representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert S. Kerr | 147,169 | 37.32% | |
| Democratic | Gomer Smith | 136,842 | 34.70% | |
| Democratic | Frank P. Douglass | 99,221 | 25.16% | |
| Democratic | Robert Burns | 5,399 | 1.37% | |
| Democratic | James H. Johnson | 3,235 | 0.82% | |
| Democratic | Herbert Hodge | 1,414 | 0.36% | |
| Democratic | S. D. Lynch | 1,112 | 0.28% | |
| Total votes | 394,392 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Ernest G. Albright
- W. N. Dannenburg
- William Otjen, former member of Oklahoma Senate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Otjen | 17,067 | 47.51% | |
| Republican | Ernest G. Albright | 9,661 | 26.90% | |
| Republican | W. N. Dannenburg | 9,193 | 25.59% | |
| Total votes | 35,921 | 100.00% | ||
Prohibition party
Edward W. Fickinger was nominated without opposition.[3]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert S. Kerr | 196,565 | 51.89% | −18.14% | |
| Republican | William Otjen | 180,454 | 47.64% | +18.33% | |
| Prohibition | Edward W. Fickinger | 1,762 | 0.47% | −0.04% | |
| Total votes | 378,781 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 16,111 | 4.25% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -36.47% | |||
Results by county
Wagoner County voted Republican for the first time since 1907.
| County[4] | Robert S. Kerr Democratic |
William Otjen Republican |
Edward W. Fickinger Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 2,368 | 51.67% | 2,205 | 48.11% | 10 | 0.22% | 163 | 3.56% | 4,583 |
| Alfalfa | 1,454 | 37.27% | 2,414 | 61.88% | 33 | 0.85% | -960 | -24.61% | 3,901 |
| Atoka | 1,499 | 68.86% | 669 | 30.73% | 9 | 0.41% | 830 | 38.13% | 2,177 |
| Beaver | 1,385 | 53.91% | 1,160 | 45.15% | 24 | 0.93% | 225 | 8.76% | 2,569 |
| Beckham | 1,279 | 61.88% | 773 | 37.40% | 15 | 0.73% | 506 | 24.48% | 2,067 |
| Blaine | 1,112 | 31.21% | 2,426 | 68.09% | 25 | 0.70% | -1,314 | -36.88% | 3,563 |
| Bryan | 3,194 | 80.43% | 767 | 19.32% | 10 | 0.25% | 2,427 | 61.12% | 3,971 |
| Caddo | 3,444 | 52.11% | 3,136 | 47.45% | 29 | 0.44% | 308 | 4.66% | 6,609 |
| Canadian | 2,201 | 41.41% | 3,075 | 57.86% | 39 | 0.73% | -874 | -16.44% | 5,315 |
| Carter | 3,627 | 75.77% | 1,147 | 23.96% | 13 | 0.27% | 2,480 | 51.81% | 4,787 |
| Cherokee | 2,740 | 55.01% | 2,225 | 44.67% | 16 | 0.32% | 515 | 10.34% | 4,981 |
| Choctaw | 2,138 | 77.07% | 624 | 22.49% | 12 | 0.43% | 1,514 | 54.58% | 2,774 |
| Cimarron | 632 | 56.08% | 485 | 43.03% | 10 | 0.89% | 147 | 13.04% | 1,127 |
| Cleveland | 2,351 | 60.73% | 1,499 | 38.72% | 21 | 0.54% | 852 | 22.01% | 3,871 |
| Coal | 969 | 76.42% | 295 | 23.26% | 4 | 0.32% | 674 | 53.15% | 1,268 |
| Comanche | 2,911 | 67.60% | 1,379 | 32.03% | 16 | 0.37% | 1,532 | 35.58% | 4,306 |
| Cotton | 1,302 | 66.36% | 649 | 33.08% | 11 | 0.56% | 653 | 33.28% | 1,962 |
| Craig | 2,528 | 54.72% | 2,076 | 44.94% | 16 | 0.35% | 452 | 9.78% | 4,620 |
| Creek | 4,532 | 44.82% | 5,538 | 54.77% | 42 | 0.42% | -1,006 | -9.95% | 10,112 |
| Custer | 1,609 | 53.10% | 1,407 | 46.44% | 14 | 0.46% | 202 | 6.67% | 3,030 |
| Delaware | 2,107 | 52.17% | 1,909 | 47.26% | 23 | 0.57% | 198 | 4.90% | 4,039 |
| Dewey | 1,491 | 48.89% | 1,534 | 50.30% | 25 | 0.82% | -43 | -1.41% | 3,050 |
| Ellis | 703 | 42.92% | 916 | 55.92% | 19 | 1.16% | -213 | -13.00% | 1,638 |
| Garfield | 3,736 | 30.83% | 8,308 | 68.55% | 75 | 0.62% | -4,572 | -37.73% | 12,119 |
| Garvin | 2,602 | 69.41% | 1,137 | 30.33% | 10 | 0.27% | 1,465 | 39.08% | 3,749 |
| Grady | 2,730 | 58.22% | 1,946 | 41.50% | 13 | 0.28% | 784 | 16.72% | 4,689 |
| Grant | 1,456 | 38.17% | 2,321 | 60.84% | 38 | 1.00% | -865 | -22.67% | 3,815 |
| Greer | 1,010 | 72.40% | 377 | 27.03% | 8 | 0.57% | 633 | 45.38% | 1,395 |
| Harmon | 623 | 75.79% | 199 | 24.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 424 | 51.58% | 822 |
| Harper | 874 | 47.27% | 964 | 52.14% | 11 | 0.59% | -90 | -4.87% | 1,849 |
| Haskell | 2,231 | 62.34% | 1,345 | 37.58% | 3 | 0.08% | 886 | 24.76% | 3,579 |
| Hughes | 2,764 | 63.89% | 1,556 | 35.97% | 6 | 0.14% | 1,208 | 27.92% | 4,326 |
| Jackson | 1,324 | 74.26% | 452 | 25.35% | 7 | 0.39% | 872 | 48.91% | 1,783 |
| Jefferson | 1,534 | 71.95% | 580 | 27.20% | 18 | 0.84% | 954 | 44.75% | 2,132 |
| Johnston | 1,110 | 71.02% | 443 | 28.34% | 10 | 0.64% | 667 | 42.67% | 1,563 |
| Kay | 4,210 | 40.59% | 6,060 | 58.43% | 101 | 0.97% | -1,850 | -17.84% | 10,371 |
| Kingfisher | 1,440 | 36.24% | 2,509 | 63.14% | 25 | 0.63% | -1,069 | -26.90% | 3,974 |
| Kiowa | 1,383 | 62.02% | 831 | 37.26% | 16 | 0.72% | 552 | 24.75% | 2,230 |
| Latimer | 1,625 | 70.26% | 670 | 28.97% | 18 | 0.78% | 955 | 41.29% | 2,313 |
| Le Flore | 3,345 | 68.87% | 1,499 | 30.86% | 13 | 0.27% | 1,846 | 38.01% | 4,857 |
| Lincoln | 3,048 | 40.85% | 4,377 | 58.67% | 36 | 0.48% | -1,329 | -17.81% | 7,461 |
| Logan | 2,261 | 41.21% | 3,190 | 58.15% | 35 | 0.64% | -929 | -16.93% | 5,486 |
| Love | 861 | 83.27% | 168 | 16.25% | 5 | 0.48% | 693 | 67.02% | 1,034 |
| Major | 607 | 22.29% | 2,096 | 76.97% | 20 | 0.73% | -1,489 | -54.68% | 2,723 |
| Marshall | 992 | 75.49% | 315 | 23.97% | 7 | 0.53% | 677 | 51.52% | 1,314 |
| Mayes | 2,052 | 51.83% | 1,895 | 47.87% | 12 | 0.30% | 157 | 3.97% | 3,959 |
| McClain | 1,353 | 65.81% | 697 | 33.90% | 6 | 0.29% | 656 | 31.91% | 2,056 |
| McCurtain | 2,548 | 84.96% | 439 | 14.64% | 12 | 0.40% | 2,109 | 70.32% | 2,999 |
| McIntosh | 1,633 | 53.63% | 1,406 | 46.17% | 6 | 0.20% | 227 | 7.45% | 3,045 |
| Murray | 1,425 | 75.64% | 452 | 23.99% | 7 | 0.37% | 973 | 51.65% | 1,884 |
| Muskogee | 5,137 | 57.22% | 3,825 | 42.61% | 15 | 0.17% | 1,312 | 14.62% | 8,977 |
| Noble | 1,381 | 38.12% | 2,227 | 61.47% | 15 | 0.41% | -846 | -23.35% | 3,623 |
| Nowata | 1,691 | 44.01% | 2,117 | 55.10% | 34 | 0.88% | -426 | -11.09% | 3,842 |
| Okfuskee | 1,939 | 60.88% | 1,235 | 38.78% | 11 | 0.35% | 704 | 22.10% | 3,185 |
| Oklahoma | 19,085 | 54.81% | 15,605 | 44.81% | 133 | 0.38% | 3,480 | 9.99% | 34,823 |
| Okmulgee | 4,862 | 54.20% | 4,081 | 45.50% | 27 | 0.30% | 781 | 8.71% | 8,970 |
| Osage | 2,971 | 45.70% | 3,482 | 53.56% | 48 | 0.74% | -511 | -7.86% | 6,501 |
| Ottawa | 3,098 | 50.76% | 2,983 | 48.88% | 22 | 0.36% | 115 | 1.88% | 6,103 |
| Pawnee | 1,900 | 39.87% | 2,843 | 59.65% | 23 | 0.48% | -943 | -19.79% | 4,766 |
| Payne | 3,470 | 46.75% | 3,919 | 52.80% | 34 | 0.46% | -449 | -6.05% | 7,423 |
| Pittsburg | 3,123 | 73.81% | 1,097 | 25.93% | 11 | 0.26% | 2,026 | 47.88% | 4,231 |
| Pontotoc | 3,530 | 73.08% | 1,282 | 26.54% | 18 | 0.37% | 2,248 | 46.54% | 4,830 |
| Pottawatomie | 4,311 | 55.12% | 3,478 | 44.47% | 32 | 0.41% | 833 | 10.65% | 7,821 |
| Pushmataha | 1,344 | 76.58% | 404 | 23.02% | 7 | 0.40% | 940 | 53.56% | 1,755 |
| Roger Mills | 1,258 | 64.98% | 660 | 34.09% | 18 | 0.93% | 598 | 30.89% | 1,936 |
| Rogers | 1,870 | 47.55% | 2,046 | 52.02% | 17 | 0.43% | -176 | -4.47% | 3,933 |
| Seminole | 3,782 | 59.88% | 2,512 | 39.77% | 22 | 0.35% | 1,270 | 20.11% | 6,316 |
| Sequoyah | 2,963 | 63.56% | 1,691 | 36.27% | 8 | 0.17% | 1,272 | 27.28% | 4,662 |
| Stephens | 3,073 | 63.57% | 1,723 | 35.64% | 38 | 0.79% | 1,350 | 27.93% | 4,834 |
| Texas | 1,523 | 63.86% | 852 | 35.72% | 10 | 0.42% | 671 | 28.13% | 2,385 |
| Tillman | 1,329 | 73.87% | 462 | 25.68% | 8 | 0.44% | 867 | 48.19% | 1,799 |
| Tulsa | 14,767 | 37.09% | 24,982 | 62.75% | 63 | 0.16% | -10,215 | -25.66% | 39,812 |
| Wagoner | 2,114 | 41.06% | 2,944 | 57.18% | 91 | 1.77% | -830 | -16.12% | 5,149 |
| Washington | 3,249 | 42.70% | 4,327 | 56.87% | 33 | 0.43% | -1,078 | -14.17% | 7,609 |
| Washita | 1,218 | 54.47% | 1,009 | 45.13% | 9 | 0.40% | 209 | 9.35% | 2,236 |
| Woods | 1,764 | 44.11% | 2,198 | 54.96% | 37 | 0.93% | -434 | -10.85% | 3,999 |
| Woodward | 1,460 | 42.77% | 1,930 | 56.53% | 24 | 0.70% | -470 | -13.77% | 3,414 |
| Totals | 196,565 | 51.89% | 180,454 | 47.64% | 1,762 | 0.47% | 16,111 | 4.25% | 378,781 |
