1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
← 1907 November 3, 1908 1910 →
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Seats before 1 4 0
Seats won 3 2 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 109,413 122,804 20,766
Percentage 43.25% 48.54% 8.21%
Swing Increase 1.38% Decrease 7.50% Increase 6.12%
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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.

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

1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
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 –
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 48.54%
Republican
 
 43.25%
Socialist
 
 8.21%
House seats
Republican
 
 60.00%
Democratic
 
 40.00%

District 1

1908 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election
← 1907
1910 →
 
Nominee Bird Segle McGuire Henry S. Johnston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 23,312 20,501
Percentage 50.6% 44.5%
U.S. Representative before election

Bird Segle McGuire
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bird Segle McGuire
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 1st congressional district

Democratic primary

1908 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry S. Johnston 5,962 100%

Republican primary

1908 Oklahoma's 1st congressional Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bird Segle McGuire (incumbent) 7,404 79.4%
Republican Bayard T. Hainer 1,911 20.5%
Total votes 9,315 100%

Socialist primary

1908 Oklahoma's 1st congressional Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Achilles W. Renshaw 345 100%

General election

1908 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1908 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election
← 1907
1910 →
 
Nominee Dick Thompson Morgan Elmer L. Fulton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 26,273 25,349
Percentage 46.9% 45.2%
 
Nominee Charles P. Randall
Party Socialist
Popular vote 4,443
Percentage 7.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Elmer L. Fulton
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Dick Thompson Morgan
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district

Democratic primary

1908 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elmer L. Fulton 7,671 100%

Republican primary

1908 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Thompson Morgan 4,393 59.4%
Republican Charles P. Lincoln 2,911 40.5%
Total votes 7,384 100%

Socialist primary

1908 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Charles P. Randall 776 100%

General election

1908 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1907 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election
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1908 →
 
Nominee Charles E. Creager James S. Davenport
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 24,952 23,881
Percentage 48.3% 46.2%
 
Nominee Winston T. Banks
Party Socialist
Popular vote 2,827
Percentage 5.5%
U.S. Representative before election

James S. Davenport
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Charles E. Creager
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

Democratic primary

1908 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James S. Davenport 7,673 100%

Republican primary

1908 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles E. Creager 3,578 53.7%
Republican H.E.P. Stanford 3,077 46.2%
Total votes 6,655 100%

Socialist primary

1908 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Winston T. Banks 276 100%

General election

1908 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

See also: Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

Democratic primary

1908 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles D. Carter (incumbent) 11,288 100%

Republican primary

1908 Oklahoma's 4th congressional Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benjamin F. Hackett 1,327 50.7%
Republican E.N. Wright 1,289 49.2%
Total votes 2,616 100%

Socialist primary

1908 Oklahoma's 4th congressional Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist M.C. Carter 1,511 100%

General election

1908 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

See also: Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Democratic primary

1908 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Ferris (incumbent) 11,288 100%

Republican primary

Socialist primary

1908 Oklahoma's 4th congressional Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist W.D. Davis 323 100%

General election

1908 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ^ Full name unknown

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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