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Election 1944 Results

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1944 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Elmer Thomas (Democrat) beat William J. Otjen (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1944, 55.6% to 44.0%, a margin of 11.6 points and 81,629 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Elmer Thomas also won.

Democrats led in 51 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 98,330 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.2 points. The closest was Cimarron, where 2 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	390,851	55.6%
William J. Otjen	Republican	309,222	44.0%
All other candidates		2,321	0.3%
Total		702,394

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	56,533 57.5%	41,589 42.3%	208	98,330	D+15.2
Tulsa	33,072 44.3%	41,308 55.3%	303	74,683	R+11.0
Muskogee	11,921 60.7%	7,669 39.1%	43	19,633	D+21.7
Garfield	7,270 38.8%	11,419 60.9%	59	18,748	R+22.1
Kay	8,238 46.3%	9,514 53.5%	44	17,796	R+7.2
Creek	7,926 51.2%	7,477 48.3%	70	15,473	D+2.9
Pottawatomie	9,082 59.7%	6,084 40.0%	44	15,210	D+19.7
Okmulgee	9,342 63.2%	5,400 36.6%	32	14,774	D+26.7
Pittsburg	8,561 68.9%	3,740 30.1%	121	12,422	D+38.8
Seminole	7,397 61.6%	4,579 38.1%	40	12,016	D+23.5
Caddo	6,313 52.9%	5,583 46.7%	49	11,945	D+6.1
Osage	6,204 53.3%	5,401 46.4%	36	11,641	D+6.9
Payne	5,542 48.2%	5,929 51.5%	37	11,508	R+3.4
Grady	7,392 64.5%	4,031 35.2%	36	11,459	D+29.3
Washington	4,913 43.1%	6,450 56.6%	32	11,395	R+13.5
Carter	8,992 78.9%	2,368 20.8%	32	11,392	D+58.1
Comanche	7,335 65.9%	3,775 33.9%	27	11,137	D+32.0
Ottawa	5,881 54.9%	4,795 44.8%	35	10,711	D+10.1
Pontotoc	6,450 68.9%	2,887 30.8%	28	9,365	D+38.0
Canadian	4,591 49.3%	4,687 50.4%	25	9,303	R+1.0
Le Flore	5,632 62.2%	3,408 37.7%	10	9,050	D+24.6
Stephens	5,653 64.9%	3,034 34.8%	30	8,717	D+30.0
Bryan	7,191 83.0%	1,455 16.8%	16	8,662	D+66.2
Cleveland	5,179 59.9%	3,444 39.9%	19	8,642	D+20.1
Lincoln	3,668 43.2%	4,787 56.4%	29	8,484	R+13.2
Logan	3,445 42.0%	4,733 57.6%	34	8,212	R+15.7
Mayes	3,819 51.2%	3,631 48.7%	13	7,463	D+2.5
Hughes	5,016 68.8%	2,267 31.1%	12	7,295	D+37.7
Garvin	5,085 71.0%	2,057 28.7%	16	7,158	D+42.3
Custer	3,804 54.4%	3,167 45.3%	22	6,993	D+9.1
Rogers	3,215 48.1%	3,462 51.8%	8	6,685	R+3.7
McCurtain	5,334 80.4%	1,280 19.3%	23	6,637	D+61.1
Cherokee	3,391 51.7%	3,149 48.1%	13	6,553	D+3.7
Craig	3,376 53.0%	2,989 46.9%	7	6,372	D+6.1
Sequoyah	3,576 57.3%	2,656 42.6%	10	6,242	D+14.7
Kiowa	4,030 65.4%	2,035 33.0%	93	6,158	D+32.4
Jackson	4,840 80.3%	1,177 19.5%	12	6,029	D+60.8
Washita	3,361 56.3%	2,590 43.4%	17	5,968	D+12.9
Pawnee	2,385 42.4%	3,208 57.0%	34	5,627	R+14.6
Wagoner	2,300 41.0%	3,291 58.7%	17	5,608	R+17.7
Woods	2,303 41.7%	3,200 58.0%	16	5,519	R+16.3
Choctaw	4,262 77.6%	1,206 22.0%	25	5,493	D+55.6
McIntosh	3,139 57.4%	2,309 42.2%	23	5,471	D+15.2
Okfuskee	3,220 59.5%	2,167 40.1%	21	5,408	D+19.5
Kingfisher	1,970 36.6%	3,382 62.8%	31	5,383	R+26.2
Blaine	1,937 36.1%	3,390 63.2%	36	5,363	R+27.1
Adair	2,680 50.1%	2,657 49.7%	7	5,344	D+0.4
Beckham	3,404 64.2%	1,881 35.5%	14	5,299	D+28.7
Noble	2,164 41.4%	3,049 58.3%	20	5,233	R+16.9
Tillman	3,828 73.8%	1,351 26.0%	10	5,189	D+47.7
Nowata	2,388 46.2%	2,760 53.4%	23	5,171	R+7.2
Woodward	2,088 41.3%	2,945 58.3%	18	5,051	R+17.0
Alfalfa	1,729 34.3%	3,291 65.3%	18	5,038	R+31.0
Grant	1,941 39.2%	2,994 60.4%	19	4,954	R+21.3
Delaware	2,404 49.4%	2,449 50.3%	15	4,868	R+0.9
Haskell	2,879 59.5%	1,953 40.3%	9	4,841	D+19.1
McClain	3,206 68.3%	1,475 31.4%	15	4,696	D+36.9
Greer	2,900 74.1%	1,003 25.6%	13	3,916	D+48.4
Major	976 25.1%	2,899 74.7%	8	3,883	R+49.5
Pushmataha	2,762 72.2%	1,052 27.5%	12	3,826	D+44.7
Jefferson	2,785 73.3%	1,005 26.5%	8	3,798	D+46.9
Dewey	1,764 46.5%	2,013 53.1%	14	3,791	R+6.6
Cotton	2,457 65.1%	1,305 34.6%	15	3,777	D+30.5
Texas	2,014 55.9%	1,582 43.9%	8	3,604	D+12.0
Murray	2,534 71.0%	1,020 28.6%	17	3,571	D+42.4
Atoka	2,105 59.3%	1,420 40.0%	22	3,547	D+19.3
Johnston	2,232 70.9%	898 28.5%	19	3,149	D+42.4
Beaver	1,311 43.1%	1,710 56.2%	20	3,041	R+13.1
Latimer	1,812 60.8%	1,152 38.7%	14	2,978	D+22.2
Roger Mills	1,873 63.3%	1,074 36.3%	14	2,961	D+27.0
Marshall	2,199 74.9%	722 24.6%	15	2,936	D+50.3
Ellis	1,080 37.2%	1,805 62.1%	21	2,906	R+24.9
Coal	1,943 72.9%	713 26.7%	10	2,666	D+46.1
Harper	1,014 43.3%	1,318 56.3%	9	2,341	R+13.0
Harmon	1,818 79.7%	449 19.7%	15	2,282	D+60.0
Love	1,748 81.6%	389 18.2%	6	2,143	D+63.4
Cimarron	727 49.8%	729 49.9%	5	1,461	R+0.1

Counties as they stood in 1944; 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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