The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on November 3, 1908, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. Members were elected to full terms that would begin at the start of the 61st Congress. These elections were held concurrently with the 1908 presidential election.
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All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite winning the popular vote, the Democratic Party lost seats to the Republican Party, who gained a majority of seats. The Socialist Party also managed to gain popularity in the newly founded state.
Overview edit
1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
Republican | 109,413 | 43.25% | 1 | 3 | +2 | |
Democratic | 122,804 | 48.54% | 4 | 2 | –2 | |
Socialist | 20,766 | 8.21% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 252,983 | 100.00% | 5 | 5 | – |
District 1 edit
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Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry S. Johnston | 5,962 | 100% |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bird Segle McGuire (incumbent) | 7,404 | 79.4% | |
Republican | Bayard T. Hainer | 1,911 | 20.5% | |
Total votes | 9,315 | 100% |
Socialist primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Achilles W. Renshaw | 345 | 100% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bird Segle McGuire (incumbent) | 23,312 | 50.6% | +0.3% | |
Democratic | Henry S. Johnston | 20,501 | 44.5% | -2.8% | |
Socialist | Achilles W. Renshaw | 2,249 | 4.9% | +2.5% | |
Total votes | 46,062 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
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Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elmer L. Fulton | 7,671 | 100% |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Thompson Morgan | 4,393 | 59.4% | |
Republican | Charles P. Lincoln | 2,911 | 40.5% | |
Total votes | 7,384 | 100% |
Socialist primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Charles P. Randall | 776 | 100% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dick Thompson Morgan | 26,273 | 46.9 | -4.0% | |
Democratic | Elmer L. Fulton (incumbent) | 25,349 | 45.2 | -3.9% | |
Socialist | Charles P. Randall | 4,443 | 7.9% | New | |
Total votes | 56,065 | 100% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3 edit
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Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James S. Davenport | 7,673 | 100% |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles E. Creager | 3,578 | 53.7% | |
Republican | H.E.P. Stanford | 3,077 | 46.2% | |
Total votes | 6,655 | 100% |
Socialist primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Winston T. Banks | 276 | 100% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charles E. Creager | 24,952 | 48.3 | -4.4% | |
Democratic | James S. Davenport (incumbent) | 23,881 | 46.2 | -1.1% | |
Socialist | Winston T. Banks | 2,827 | 5.5 | New | |
Total votes | 51,660 | 100% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 4 edit
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles D. Carter (incumbent) | 11,288 | 100% |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Benjamin F. Hackett | 1,327 | 50.7% | |
Republican | E.N. Wright | 1,289 | 49.2% | |
Total votes | 2,616 | 100% |
Socialist primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | M.C. Carter | 1,511 | 100% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles D. Carter (incumbent) | 22,047 | 50.6 | -11.9% | |
Republican | Benjamin F. Hackett | 15,727 | 36.1 | +2.9% | |
Socialist | M. C. Carter | 5,769 | 13.3 | +9.0% | |
Total votes | 43,543 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
District 5 edit
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott Ferris (incumbent) | 11,288 | 100% |
Republican primary edit
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Socialist primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | W.D. Davis | 323 | 100% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Scott Ferris (incumbent) | 31,026 | 55.8 | -10.5% | |
Republican | Thompson[a] | 19,149 | 34.4 | +4.5% | |
Socialist | W. D. Davis | 5,478 | 9.8 | +5.9% | |
Total votes | 55,653 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Notes edit
- ^ Full name unknown