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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Edward H. Moore (Republican) beat Josh Lee (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 1942, 54.8% to 44.8%, a margin of 10.1 points and 37,510 votes.

Oklahoma changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for Josh Lee.

Republicans led in 40 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 37. The largest, Tulsa, cast 39,336 votes and went to the Republican by 32.4 points. The closest was Cimarron, where 5 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
Edward H. Moore won	Republican	204,163	54.8%
Josh Lee	Democratic	166,653	44.8%
All other candidates		1,549	0.4%
Total		372,365

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Tulsa	13,257 33.7%	26,014 66.1%	65	39,336	R+32.4
Oklahoma	15,478 46.0%	18,057 53.6%	124	33,659	R+7.7
Garfield	3,659 31.5%	7,889 68.0%	61	11,609	R+36.4
Kay	3,509 35.1%	6,398 64.0%	89	9,996	R+28.9
Creek	3,962 39.8%	5,971 60.0%	24	9,957	R+20.2
Okmulgee	4,010 44.0%	5,080 55.8%	22	9,112	R+11.7
Muskogee	4,308 48.2%	4,619 51.7%	10	8,937	R+3.5
Pottawatomie	3,401 44.4%	4,248 55.4%	18	7,667	R+11.0
Washington	2,518 34.2%	4,820 65.4%	34	7,372	R+31.2
Payne	2,806 38.5%	4,458 61.2%	25	7,289	R+22.7
Lincoln	2,242 31.3%	4,899 68.4%	24	7,165	R+37.1
Caddo	2,923 44.7%	3,599 55.1%	15	6,537	R+10.3
Osage	2,555 39.5%	3,882 60.1%	24	6,461	R+20.5
Seminole	2,959 47.5%	3,257 52.3%	17	6,233	R+4.8
Ottawa	2,733 46.3%	3,151 53.4%	15	5,899	R+7.1
Logan	1,618 30.4%	3,659 68.8%	44	5,321	R+38.4
Canadian	1,705 32.7%	3,481 66.8%	25	5,211	R+34.1
Wagoner	1,742 34.9%	3,241 64.9%	9	4,992	R+30.0
Cherokee	2,499 50.1%	2,476 49.7%	10	4,985	D+0.5
Stephens	2,605 53.5%	2,238 45.9%	28	4,871	D+7.5
Le Flore	3,020 62.7%	1,782 37.0%	13	4,815	D+25.7
Pontotoc	2,854 59.9%	1,904 39.9%	10	4,768	D+19.9
Carter	3,107 66.0%	1,582 33.6%	22	4,711	D+32.4
Sequoyah	2,739 58.8%	1,912 41.0%	10	4,661	D+17.7
Grady	2,323 50.0%	2,310 49.8%	9	4,642	D+0.3
Pawnee	1,605 34.7%	2,997 64.8%	21	4,623	R+30.1
Adair	2,098 45.7%	2,486 54.1%	9	4,593	R+8.4
Craig	2,221 49.1%	2,286 50.6%	13	4,520	R+1.4
Hughes	2,456 57.0%	1,847 42.8%	8	4,311	D+14.1
Pittsburg	2,857 68.1%	1,329 31.7%	8	4,194	D+36.4
Comanche	2,296 55.2%	1,849 44.4%	16	4,161	D+10.7
Delaware	1,847 46.0%	2,153 53.6%	19	4,019	R+7.6
Bryan	3,092 77.9%	867 21.8%	9	3,968	D+56.1
Mayes	1,909 48.1%	2,047 51.6%	9	3,965	R+3.5
Kingfisher	1,081 27.6%	2,815 71.9%	18	3,914	R+44.3
Rogers	1,574 40.5%	2,297 59.2%	12	3,883	R+18.6
Cleveland	1,993 51.8%	1,840 47.8%	17	3,850	D+4.0
Woods	1,400 36.5%	2,421 63.0%	19	3,840	R+26.6
Alfalfa	1,258 33.0%	2,536 66.5%	22	3,816	R+33.5
Garvin	2,186 57.8%	1,587 42.0%	8	3,781	D+15.8
Grant	1,190 31.9%	2,500 67.1%	35	3,725	R+35.2
Nowata	1,354 36.7%	2,316 62.7%	23	3,693	R+26.0
Haskell	1,947 54.7%	1,608 45.2%	5	3,560	D+9.5
Noble	1,114 31.7%	2,392 68.0%	12	3,518	R+36.3
Blaine	868 25.2%	2,566 74.4%	15	3,449	R+49.2
Woodward	1,245 37.0%	2,107 62.7%	10	3,362	R+25.6
Okfuskee	1,615 50.9%	1,552 48.9%	7	3,174	D+2.0
McIntosh	1,327 43.5%	1,721 56.4%	4	3,052	R+12.9
Dewey	1,101 36.3%	1,909 63.0%	21	3,031	R+26.7
Custer	1,310 44.2%	1,641 55.4%	13	2,964	R+11.2
McCurtain	2,372 80.0%	582 19.6%	10	2,964	D+60.4
Choctaw	1,896 70.1%	798 29.5%	10	2,704	D+40.6
Major	534 20.1%	2,099 79.1%	20	2,653	R+59.0
Beaver	1,105 47.1%	1,231 52.4%	12	2,348	R+5.4
Texas	1,283 56.1%	991 43.3%	13	2,287	D+12.8
Washita	1,002 43.9%	1,277 55.9%	5	2,284	R+12.0
Latimer	1,346 59.0%	719 31.5%	218	2,283	D+27.5
Kiowa	1,170 53.1%	1,026 46.5%	9	2,205	D+6.5
Jefferson	1,311 60.6%	840 38.8%	12	2,163	D+21.8
Atoka	1,292 60.7%	829 39.0%	7	2,128	D+21.8
Beckham	1,085 52.9%	958 46.7%	7	2,050	D+6.2
McClain	1,160 56.9%	872 42.8%	6	2,038	D+14.1
Cotton	1,080 54.2%	908 45.5%	6	1,994	D+8.6
Roger Mills	997 51.5%	929 48.0%	9	1,935	D+3.5
Murray	1,159 61.9%	671 35.8%	43	1,873	D+26.1
Jackson	1,240 68.3%	569 31.3%	6	1,815	D+37.0
Tillman	1,175 65.9%	602 33.8%	6	1,783	D+32.1
Pushmataha	1,257 71.2%	501 28.4%	7	1,765	D+42.8
Harper	712 40.5%	1,043 59.3%	5	1,760	R+18.8
Ellis	560 34.1%	1,075 65.4%	9	1,644	R+31.3
Johnston	979 62.8%	574 36.8%	6	1,559	D+26.0
Greer	923 65.4%	482 34.1%	7	1,412	D+31.2
Marshall	850 64.1%	477 35.9%		1,327	D+28.1
Coal	805 63.1%	464 36.4%	6	1,275	D+26.7
Cimarron	535 50.0%	530 49.5%	5	1,070	D+0.5
Love	785 75.7%	248 23.9%	4	1,037	D+51.8
Harmon	564 67.4%	272 32.5%	1	837	D+34.9

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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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