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Election 1926 Results

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1926 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Elmer Thomas (Democrat) beat John W. Harreld (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1926, 55.4% to 44.1%, a margin of 11.3 points and 39,758 votes.

Oklahoma changed party: in 1920 it went Republican, for John W. Harreld.

Democrats led in 52 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 25. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 27,384 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.9 points. The closest was Nowata, where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elmer Thomas won	Democratic	195,587	55.4%
John W. Harreld	Republican	155,829	44.1%
All other candidates		1,933	0.5%
Total		353,349

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	15,681 57.3%	11,591 42.3%	112	27,384	D+14.9
Tulsa	10,077 44.8%	12,370 55.0%	41	22,488	R+10.2
Creek	5,701 50.3%	5,587 49.3%	42	11,330	D+1.0
Muskogee	5,583 53.9%	4,769 46.0%	8	10,360	D+7.9
Kay	4,285 45.6%	5,087 54.1%	35	9,407	R+8.5
Garfield	3,035 34.7%	5,649 64.6%	67	8,751	R+29.9
Okmulgee	4,259 48.9%	4,409 50.6%	50	8,718	R+1.7
Osage	4,132 49.4%	4,196 50.2%	36	8,364	R+0.8
Pittsburg	5,094 63.4%	2,897 36.0%	48	8,039	D+27.3
Caddo	3,854 49.5%	3,884 49.9%	41	7,779	R+0.4
Carter	5,007 67.7%	2,341 31.7%	48	7,396	D+36.0
Ottawa	3,929 54.7%	3,224 44.9%	26	7,179	D+9.8
Comanche	3,697 59.3%	2,514 40.3%	20	6,231	D+19.0
Payne	2,899 47.1%	3,215 52.2%	43	6,157	R+5.1
Le Flore	3,296 55.7%	2,596 43.9%	24	5,916	D+11.8
Grady	3,814 64.6%	1,982 33.6%	111	5,907	D+31.0
Pottawatomie	3,456 59.1%	2,355 40.3%	38	5,849	D+18.8
Lincoln	2,617 45.5%	3,109 54.0%	30	5,756	R+8.5
Washington	2,176 43.3%	2,826 56.3%	18	5,020	R+12.9
Logan	2,021 40.7%	2,916 58.7%	27	4,964	R+18.0
Haskell	2,446 52.3%	2,231 47.7%		4,677	D+4.6
Craig	2,532 54.4%	2,116 45.5%	6	4,654	D+8.9
Pontotoc	2,999 64.8%	1,615 34.9%	12	4,626	D+29.9
Canadian	2,533 55.2%	1,971 43.0%	83	4,587	D+12.3
Sequoyah	2,621 58.0%	1,897 42.0%		4,518	D+16.0
Bryan	3,283 73.1%	1,191 26.5%	19	4,493	D+46.6
Hughes	2,926 65.4%	1,538 34.4%	13	4,477	D+31.0
Pawnee	1,888 43.2%	2,451 56.1%	29	4,368	R+12.9
Okfuskee	2,376 55.0%	1,928 44.6%	17	4,321	D+10.4
Stephens	3,149 74.1%	1,078 25.4%	25	4,252	D+48.7
Garvin	3,194 76.3%	975 23.3%	15	4,184	D+53.0
Cherokee	2,264 55.2%	1,832 44.7%	7	4,103	D+10.5
Noble	1,833 45.4%	2,175 53.9%	26	4,034	R+8.5
Custer	2,115 52.9%	1,858 46.5%	25	3,998	D+6.4
Kingfisher	1,506 39.5%	2,285 59.9%	26	3,817	R+20.4
Rogers	2,140 57.1%	1,592 42.5%	14	3,746	D+14.6
Seminole	2,331 63.1%	1,342 36.3%	24	3,697	D+26.8
Choctaw	2,260 61.4%	1,406 38.2%	12	3,678	D+23.2
Cleveland	2,305 65.0%	1,193 33.6%	50	3,548	D+31.3
McCurtain	2,542 73.0%	916 26.3%	26	3,484	D+46.7
Alfalfa	1,348 38.9%	2,091 60.4%	23	3,462	R+21.5
Mayes	1,746 50.6%	1,695 49.1%	8	3,449	D+1.5
Adair	1,648 47.9%	1,786 51.9%	4	3,438	R+4.0
Grant	1,573 46.1%	1,827 53.6%	9	3,409	R+7.5
Blaine	1,594 47.0%	1,776 52.4%	19	3,389	R+5.4
Woods	1,285 41.7%	1,755 56.9%	43	3,083	R+15.2
Wagoner	1,698 55.4%	1,361 44.4%	7	3,066	D+11.0
Jefferson	2,088 69.6%	896 29.9%	17	3,001	D+39.7
Nowata	1,430 49.5%	1,443 50.0%	15	2,888	R+0.5
Kiowa	1,817 64.7%	969 34.5%	22	2,808	D+30.2
Woodward	1,293 46.8%	1,440 52.2%	28	2,761	R+5.3
McClain	1,884 69.6%	811 30.0%	11	2,706	D+39.7
McIntosh	1,583 58.8%	1,099 40.8%	10	2,692	D+18.0
Cotton	1,663 62.8%	978 36.9%	8	2,649	D+25.9
Texas	1,413 53.6%	1,200 45.6%	21	2,634	D+8.1
Atoka	1,741 66.2%	865 32.9%	24	2,630	D+33.3
Beckham	1,764 69.3%	754 29.6%	26	2,544	D+39.7
Jackson	2,005 80.6%	472 19.0%	11	2,488	D+61.6
Delaware	1,249 50.4%	1,216 49.1%	12	2,477	D+1.3
Coal	1,726 70.4%	715 29.1%	12	2,453	D+41.2
Pushmataha	1,427 61.9%	866 37.6%	13	2,306	D+24.3
Dewey	1,088 47.7%	1,134 49.7%	60	2,282	R+2.0
Tillman	1,707 76.2%	529 23.6%	5	2,241	D+52.6
Washita	1,460 66.8%	699 32.0%	27	2,186	D+34.8
Johnston	1,449 66.3%	713 32.6%	22	2,184	D+33.7
Murray	1,432 66.2%	722 33.4%	10	2,164	D+32.8
Major	669 32.0%	1,385 66.2%	38	2,092	R+34.2
Latimer	1,092 52.8%	964 46.6%	13	2,069	D+6.2
Beaver	976 47.2%	1,074 52.0%	17	2,067	R+4.7
Ellis	873 42.7%	1,161 56.8%	10	2,044	R+14.1
Greer	1,339 71.6%	529 28.3%	3	1,871	D+43.3
Harper	825 44.5%	1,014 54.7%	14	1,853	R+10.2
Marshall	1,239 67.3%	567 30.8%	35	1,841	D+36.5
Roger Mills	1,021 57.1%	718 40.1%	50	1,789	D+16.9
Love	997 73.4%	357 26.3%	4	1,358	D+47.1
Cimarron	534 53.3%	451 45.0%	17	1,002	D+8.3
Harmon	775 83.4%	148 15.9%	6	929	D+67.5

Counties as they stood in 1926; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oklahoma Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	James Lankford (R)	R+32.2
2020	Jim Inhofe (R)	R+30.2
2016	James Lankford (R)	R+43.2
2014	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+39.5
2010	Thomas A. Coburn (R)	R+44.5
2008	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+17.5
2004	Tom Coburn (R)	R+11.5
2002	James Inhofe (R)	R+21.0
1998	Don Nickles (R)	R+35.1
1996	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+16.6
1992	Don Nickles (R)	R+20.4
1990	David L. Boren (D)	D+66.4
1986	Don Nickles (R)	R+10.4
1984	David Boren (D)	D+52.2
1980	Don Nickles (R)	R+9.9
1978	David Lyle Boren (D)	D+32.6
1974	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+0.5
1972	Dewey F. Bartlett (R)	R+3.9
1968	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+5.6
1966	Fred R. Harris (D)	D+7.4
1962	Mike Monroney (D)	D+6.9
1960	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+10.2
1956	Mike Monroney (D)	D+10.7
1954	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+12.2
1950	Mike Monroney (D)	D+9.6
1948	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+24.9
1944	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.6
1942	Edward H. Moore (R)	R+10.1
1938	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.5
1936	Josh Lee (D)	D+36.4
1932	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.9
1930	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+4.8
1926	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.3
1924	William B. Pine (R)	R+26.2
1920	John W. Harreld (R)	R+6.0
1918	Robert L. Owen (D)	D+14.7
1914	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+18.5

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