1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

The 1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democratic nominee Robert S. Kerr defeated Republican nominee William Otjen. Edward W. Fickinger was also on the ballot representing the Prohibition Party. Gomer Griffith Smith and Robert Burns unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

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

Republican party Candidates Ernest G. Albright W. N. Dannenburg William Otjen, former member of Oklahoma Senate Results

Prohibition party Edward W. Fickinger was nominated without opposition.

General election Results

Results by county Wagoner County voted Republican for the first time since 1907. County Robert S. KerrDemocratic William OtjenRepublican Edward W. FickingerProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair2,36851.67%2,20548.11%100.22%1633.56%4,583Alfalfa1,45437.27%2,41461.88%330.85%-960-24.61%3,901Atoka1,49968.86%66930.73%90.41%83038.13%2,177Beaver1,38553.91%1,16045.15%240.93%2258.76%2,569Beckham1,27961.88%77337.40%150.73%50624.48%2,067Blaine1,11231.21%2,42668.09%250.70%-1,314-36.88%3,563Bryan3,19480.43%76719.32%100.25%2,42761.12%3,971Caddo3,44452.11%3,13647.45%290.44%3084.66%6,609Canadian2,20141.41%3,07557.86%390.73%-874-16.44%5,315Carter3,62775.77%1,14723.96%130.27%2,48051.81%4,787Cherokee2,74055.01%2,22544.67%160.32%51510.34%4,981Choctaw2,13877.07%62422.49%120.43%1,51454.58%2,774Cimarron63256.08%48543.03%100.89%14713.04%1,127Cleveland2,35160.73%1,49938.72%210.54%85222.01%3,871Coal96976.42%29523.26%40.32%67453.15%1,268Comanche2,91167.60%1,37932.03%160.37%1,53235.58%4,306Cotton1,30266.36%64933.08%110.56%65333.28%1,962Craig2,52854.72%2,07644.94%160.35%4529.78%4,620Creek4,53244.82%5,53854.77%420.42%-1,006-9.95%10,112Custer1,60953.10%1,40746.44%140.46%2026.67%3,030Delaware2,10752.17%1,90947.26%230.57%1984.90%4,039Dewey1,49148.89%1,53450.30%250.82%-43-1.41%3,050Ellis70342.92%91655.92%191.16%-213-13.00%1,638Garfield3,73630.83%8,30868.55%750.62%-4,572-37.73%12,119Garvin2,60269.41%1,13730.33%100.27%1,46539.08%3,749Grady2,73058.22%1,94641.50%130.28%78416.72%4,689Grant1,45638.17%2,32160.84%381.00%-865-22.67%3,815Greer1,01072.40%37727.03%80.57%63345.38%1,395Harmon62375.79%19924.21%00.00%42451.58%822Harper87447.27%96452.14%110.59%-90-4.87%1,849Haskell2,23162.34%1,34537.58%30.08%88624.76%3,579Hughes2,76463.89%1,55635.97%60.14%1,20827.92%4,326Jackson1,32474.26%45225.35%70.39%87248.91%1,783Jefferson1,53471.95%58027.20%180.84%95444.75%2,132Johnston1,11071.02%44328.34%100.64%66742.67%1,563Kay4,21040.59%6,06058.43%1010.97%-1,850-17.84%10,371Kingfisher1,44036.24%2,50963.14%250.63%-1,069-26.90%3,974Kiowa1,38362.02%83137.26%160.72%55224.75%2,230Latimer1,62570.26%67028.97%180.78%95541.29%2,313Le Flore3,34568.87%1,49930.86%130.27%1,84638.01%4,857Lincoln3,04840.85%4,37758.67%360.48%-1,329-17.81%7,461Logan2,26141.21%3,19058.15%350.64%-929-16.93%5,486Love86183.27%16816.25%50.48%69367.02%1,034Major60722.29%2,09676.97%200.73%-1,489-54.68%2,723Marshall99275.49%31523.97%70.53%67751.52%1,314Mayes2,05251.83%1,89547.87%120.30%1573.97%3,959McClain1,35365.81%69733.90%60.29%65631.91%2,056McCurtain2,54884.96%43914.64%120.40%2,10970.32%2,999McIntosh1,63353.63%1,40646.17%60.20%2277.45%3,045Murray1,42575.64%45223.99%70.37%97351.65%1,884Muskogee5,13757.22%3,82542.61%150.17%1,31214.62%8,977Noble1,38138.12%2,22761.47%150.41%-846-23.35%3,623Nowata1,69144.01%2,11755.10%340.88%-426-11.09%3,842Okfuskee1,93960.88%1,23538.78%110.35%70422.10%3,185Oklahoma19,08554.81%15,60544.81%1330.38%3,4809.99%34,823Okmulgee4,86254.20%4,08145.50%270.30%7818.71%8,970Osage2,97145.70%3,48253.56%480.74%-511-7.86%6,501Ottawa3,09850.76%2,98348.88%220.36%1151.88%6,103Pawnee1,90039.87%2,84359.65%230.48%-943-19.79%4,766Payne3,47046.75%3,91952.80%340.46%-449-6.05%7,423Pittsburg3,12373.81%1,09725.93%110.26%2,02647.88%4,231Pontotoc3,53073.08%1,28226.54%180.37%2,24846.54%4,830Pottawatomie4,31155.12%3,47844.47%320.41%83310.65%7,821Pushmataha1,34476.58%40423.02%70.40%94053.56%1,755Roger Mills1,25864.98%66034.09%180.93%59830.89%1,936Rogers1,87047.55%2,04652.02%170.43%-176-4.47%3,933Seminole3,78259.88%2,51239.77%220.35%1,27020.11%6,316Sequoyah2,96363.56%1,69136.27%80.17%1,27227.28%4,662Stephens3,07363.57%1,72335.64%380.79%1,35027.93%4,834Texas1,52363.86%85235.72%100.42%67128.13%2,385Tillman1,32973.87%46225.68%80.44%86748.19%1,799Tulsa14,76737.09%24,98262.75%630.16%-10,215-25.66%39,812Wagoner2,11441.06%2,94457.18%911.77%-830-16.12%5,149Washington3,24942.70%4,32756.87%330.43%-1,078-14.17%7,609Washita1,21854.47%1,00945.13%90.40%2099.35%2,236Woods1,76444.11%2,19854.96%370.93%-434-10.85%3,999Woodward1,46042.77%1,93056.53%240.70%-470-13.77%3,414Totals196,56551.89%180,45447.64%1,7620.47%16,1114.25%378,781

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Beaver Texas

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Blaine Canadian Creek Dewey Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Lincoln Logan Noble Nowata Osage Pawnee Payne Rogers Tulsa Wagoner Washington Woods Woodward

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