1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

November 8, 1910

Nominee Lee Cruce J. W. McNeal J. T. Cumbie Party Democratic Republican Socialist Popular vote 120,218 99,527 24,707 Percentage 48.5% 40.1% 9.9%

County results Cruce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% McNeal:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Charles N. Haskell Democratic Elected Governor Lee Cruce Democratic

The 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Lee Cruce defeated Republican J. W. McNeal. Also on the ballot were J. T. Cumbie of the Socialist Party and George E. Rouch of the Prohibition Party.

Democratic state primary

Ardmore attorney and banker Lee Cruce defeated three other candidates to win the nomination, including future governor 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray.

Primary Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Cruce	54,262	43.8
	Democratic	Wm. H. Murray	40,166	32.4
	Democratic	Leslie P. Ross	26,792	21.6
	Democratic	Brant Kirk	2,514	2.0
Total votes			123,734	100.00

Republican state primary

In a race where all four candidates achieved significant vote percentages, J. W. McNeal came out on top.

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. W. McNeal	30,491	36.2
	Republican	Thompson B. Ferguson	23,276	27.6
	Republican	John Fields	17,985	21.3
	Republican	Charles G. Jones	12,406	14.7
Total votes			84,158	100.00

Results

1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lee Cruce	120,218	48.5%	-5.0%
	Republican	J. W. McNeal	99,527	40.1%	-2.4%
	Socialist	J. T. Cumbie	24,707	9.9%	+6.1%
	Prohibition	George E. Rouch	3,214	1.2%	New
	Democratic hold		Swing	-5.0%