1907 Oklahoma elections

The 1907 Oklahoma elections were held on September 17, 1907, to elect every political office in the soon-to-be-formed U.S. State of Oklahoma. The elections took place in Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory.

Federal elections

Senate

State	Incumbent			Results[1]	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results[1]	Candidates
Oklahoma (Class 2)	New state			First senator elected December 10, 1907. Democratic gain.	▌Y Robert L. Owen (Democratic) 128 votes ▌Clarence B. Douglas (Republican) 22 votes ▌C. B. Jones (Republican) 22 votes
Oklahoma (Class 3)	New state			First senator elected December 10, 1907. Democratic gain.	▌Y Thomas Gore (Democratic) 128 votes ▌Clarence B. Douglas (Republican) 22 votes ▌C. B. Jones (Republican) 22 votes

House

1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic	136,171	56.02%	0	4	+4
	Republican	101,841	41.89%	0	1	+1
	Socialist	5,083	2.09%	0	0	0
Totals		243,095	100.00%	0	5	+5

District	Status
District	Status	Candidates[2]
Oklahoma 's 1 st congressional district	First representative elected November 16, 1907. Republican gain.	▌Y Bird Segle McGuire (Republican) 50.3% ▌ William L. Eagleton (Democratic) 47.3% ▌ Achilles W. Renshaw (Socialist) 2.4%
Oklahoma 's 2 nd congressional district	First representative elected November 16, 1907. Democratic gain.	▌Y Elmer L. Fulton (Democratic) 50.9% ▌ Thompson Benton Ferguson (Republican) 49.1%
Oklahoma 's 3 rd congressional district	First representative elected November 16, 1907. Democratic gain.	▌Y James S. Davenport (Democratic) 52.7% ▌ Frank C. Hubbard (Republican) 47.3%
Oklahoma 's 4 th congressional district	First representative elected November 16, 1907. Democratic gain.	▌Y Charles D. Carter (Democratic) 62.4% ▌ Loren G. Disney (Republican) 33.2% ▌J. T. Cumbie (Socialist) 4.3%
Oklahoma 's 5 th congressional district	First representative elected November 16, 1907. Democratic gain.	▌Y Scott Ferris (Democratic) 66.2% ▌ Henry D. McKnight (Republican) 29.9% ▌ Wood Hubbard (Republican) 3.9%

State elections

Governor

1907 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Charles N. Haskell	134,162	53.5	*New*
Republican	Frank Frantz	106,507	42.5	New
Socialist	C.C. Ross	9,740	3.8	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Lieutenant Governor

1907 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	George W. Bellamy	132,568	54.7	*New*
Republican	N.G. Turk	100,106	41.3	New
Socialist	M.H. Carey	9,662	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Secretary of State

1907 Oklahoma Secretary of State election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	William Macklin Cross	133,504	54.8	*New*
Republican	Thomas M. Robnett	100,159	41.1	New
Socialist	J.G. Watrus	9,601	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

State Auditor

1907 Oklahoma State Auditor election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Martin E. Trapp	132,590	54.5	*New*
Republican	J.E. Dyche	99,904	41.1	New
Socialist	A.B. Davis	10,454	4.3	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Attorney General

1907 Oklahoma attorney general election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Charles West	131,055	54.5	*New*
Republican	Silas H. Reid	99,543	41.4	New
Socialist	E.T. Marsh	9,534	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

State Treasurer

1907 Oklahoma State Treasurer election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	James Menefee	132,496	54.7	*New*
Republican	Mortimer F. Stillwell	100,137	41.4	New
Socialist	John B. Ash	9,286	3.8	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

1907 Oklahoma State Superintendent election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Evan Dhu Cameron	132,962	54.8	*New*
Republican	Calvin Ballard	99,912	41.1	New
Socialist	Joseph A. Hanna	9,678	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

State Examiner and Inspector

1907 Oklahoma State Examiner election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Charles A. Taylor	132,821	54.8	*New*
Republican	John S. Fischer	99,600	41.1	New
Socialist	C.H. Done	9,555	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Chief Mine Inspector

1907 Oklahoma Chief Mine Inspector election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Pete Hanraty	132,821	54.8	*New*
Republican	David Halstead	99,596	41.1	New
Socialist	David Henderson	9,610	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Commissioner of Labor

1907 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Charles L. Daugherty	132,777	54.8	*New*
Republican	A.D. Murlin	99,380	41.0	New
Socialist	J.W. Shaw	9,766	4.0	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Commissioner of Charities and Corrections

1907 Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Kate Barnard	134,300	55.2	*New*
Republican	Haxel Tomlinson	98,960	40.7	New
Socialist	Kate Richards O'Hare	9,615	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Commissioner of Insurance

1907 Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	T. J. McComb	132,405	54.7	*New*
Republican	Michael Burke	99,697	41.2	New
Socialist	Thomas G. Toler	9,571	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Clerk of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma

1907 Oklahoma Clerk of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	W.H.L. Campbell	132,597	55.0	*New*
Republican	J.W. Speake	99,227	41.1	New
Socialist	J.V. Kolachny	9,049	3.7	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Corporation Commission

1907 Oklahoma Corporation Commission election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	J.E. Love	132,762	54.9	*New*
Republican	John Jenson	99,386	41.1	New
Socialist	E.C. Deberry	9,608	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

1907 Oklahoma Corporation Commission election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	J.J. McAlester	132,373	54.7	*New*
Republican	Patrick J. Dore	99,547	41.2	New
Socialist	A.T. Reeves	9,639	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

1907 Oklahoma Corporation Commission election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	A.P. Watson	132,123	54.9	*New*
Republican	D.A. Crafton	99,109	41.1	New
Socialist	Roy Hays	9,423	3.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

Supreme Court Justices

1907 Oklahoma Supreme Court District 1 election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	John B. Turner	132,821	57.2	*New*
Republican	Ralph E. Campbell	99,302	42.7	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

1907 Oklahoma Supreme Court District 2 election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Robert L. Williams	132,588	57.0	*New*
Republican	W. H. Johnston	99,728	42.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

1907 Oklahoma Supreme Court District 3 election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Matthew John Kane	132,433	57.0	*New*
Republican	John H. Cotterall	99,655	42.9	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

1907 Oklahoma Supreme Court District 4 election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Samuel W. Hayes	131,902	54.8	*New*
Republican	Frank E. Gillette	99,715	41.4	New
Socialist	A.L. Loudermilk	9,078	3.7	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

1907 Oklahoma Supreme Court District 5 election[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Jesse James Dunn	130,050	56.5	*New*
Republican	D.A. Crafton	99,869	43.4	New
Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

References

The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. pp. 258–260.
"1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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[1] The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. pp. 258–260.

[1907_General_Results-2] "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved September 23, 2023.