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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Robert S. Kerr (Democrat) beat Ross Rizley (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1948, 62.3% to 37.4%, a margin of 24.9 points and 176,485 votes.

Oklahoma changed party: in 1942 it went Republican, for Edward H. Moore.

Democrats led in 61 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 16. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 98,867 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.1 points. The closest was Cimarron, where 3 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
Robert S. Kerr won	Democratic	441,654	62.3%
Ross Rizley	Republican	265,169	37.4%
All other candidates		2,108	0.3%
Total		708,931

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	62,175 62.9%	36,413 36.8%	279	98,867	D+26.1
Tulsa	36,430 45.5%	43,309 54.1%	299	80,038	R+8.6
Muskogee	14,098 68.4%	6,473 31.4%	46	20,617	D+37.0
Kay	9,498 50.2%	9,342 49.4%	74	18,914	D+0.8
Garfield	8,526 46.6%	9,697 53.0%	64	18,287	R+6.4
Creek	8,612 55.4%	6,899 44.3%	48	15,559	D+11.0
Okmulgee	10,348 70.5%	4,296 29.3%	28	14,672	D+41.2
Pottawatomie	9,619 66.3%	4,847 33.4%	42	14,508	D+32.9
Payne	7,413 56.7%	5,626 43.0%	44	13,083	D+13.7
Pittsburg	9,364 76.3%	2,878 23.4%	35	12,277	D+52.8
Caddo	7,888 68.0%	3,665 31.6%	45	11,598	D+36.4
Carter	9,528 83.0%	1,925 16.8%	20	11,473	D+66.3
Washington	5,528 48.6%	5,797 51.0%	46	11,371	R+2.4
Seminole	7,849 69.4%	3,445 30.4%	20	11,314	D+38.9
Ottawa	6,850 61.1%	4,340 38.7%	24	11,214	D+22.4
Osage	6,538 60.5%	4,229 39.1%	36	10,803	D+21.4
Grady	7,945 73.8%	2,797 26.0%	21	10,763	D+47.8
Comanche	7,872 75.2%	2,561 24.5%	37	10,470	D+50.7
Cleveland	6,926 68.3%	3,172 31.3%	36	10,134	D+37.0
Pontotoc	7,652 77.6%	2,200 22.3%	15	9,867	D+55.3
Le Flore	6,605 70.9%	2,690 28.9%	26	9,321	D+42.0
Canadian	5,319 59.1%	3,642 40.4%	43	9,004	D+18.6
Bryan	7,680 85.8%	1,263 14.1%	7	8,950	D+71.7
Lincoln	4,597 53.0%	4,050 46.7%	23	8,670	D+6.3
Stephens	6,523 77.8%	1,836 21.9%	24	8,383	D+55.9
Garvin	6,728 81.3%	1,533 18.5%	15	8,276	D+62.8
Logan	3,860 50.0%	3,821 49.4%	46	7,727	D+0.5
McCurtain	6,120 85.8%	993 13.9%	16	7,129	D+71.9
Hughes	5,295 74.7%	1,781 25.1%	15	7,091	D+49.6
Custer	4,526 64.5%	2,466 35.2%	21	7,013	D+29.4
Mayes	3,962 57.6%	2,908 42.2%	14	6,884	D+15.3
Rogers	3,913 56.9%	2,950 42.9%	15	6,878	D+14.0
Craig	3,970 57.8%	2,877 41.9%	23	6,870	D+15.9
Cherokee	4,043 59.6%	2,717 40.0%	26	6,786	D+19.5
Sequoyah	4,330 67.7%	2,040 31.9%	22	6,392	D+35.8
Jackson	5,515 87.6%	775 12.3%	7	6,297	D+75.3
Wagoner	3,291 55.2%	2,658 44.6%	15	5,964	D+10.6
Washita	4,182 72.2%	1,607 27.7%	6	5,795	D+44.4
Beckham	4,448 77.2%	1,299 22.5%	15	5,762	D+54.7
Kiowa	4,206 73.0%	1,538 26.7%	16	5,760	D+46.3
Woods	2,605 45.8%	3,066 53.9%	14	5,685	R+8.1
Choctaw	4,724 83.3%	935 16.5%	12	5,671	D+66.8
Adair	2,945 55.0%	2,404 44.9%	9	5,358	D+10.1
Blaine	2,473 46.2%	2,860 53.5%	15	5,348	R+7.2
Delaware	2,960 55.6%	2,355 44.2%	10	5,325	D+11.4
Kingfisher	2,222 42.1%	3,028 57.4%	26	5,276	R+15.3
Pawnee	2,293 43.6%	2,952 56.1%	16	5,261	R+12.5
Noble	2,469 48.4%	2,620 51.3%	16	5,105	R+3.0
Tillman	4,117 81.2%	945 18.6%	10	5,072	D+62.5
McIntosh	3,524 71.0%	1,426 28.7%	11	4,961	D+42.3
Okfuskee	3,177 65.5%	1,656 34.1%	18	4,851	D+31.4
Nowata	2,308 49.9%	2,292 49.6%	25	4,625	D+0.3
Alfalfa	1,671 36.9%	2,837 62.6%	23	4,531	R+25.7
Woodward	1,996 44.4%	2,485 55.3%	11	4,492	R+10.9
Grant	1,908 42.5%	2,561 57.1%	17	4,486	R+14.6
Haskell	3,130 69.9%	1,341 29.9%	9	4,480	D+39.9
Texas	2,326 53.7%	1,998 46.1%	6	4,330	D+7.6
McClain	3,395 79.3%	882 20.6%	4	4,281	D+58.7
Atoka	3,002 74.9%	992 24.8%	14	4,008	D+50.1
Murray	3,002 79.1%	784 20.7%	7	3,793	D+58.5
Jefferson	3,240 86.0%	522 13.9%	4	3,766	D+72.2
Greer	2,986 80.8%	702 19.0%	8	3,696	D+61.8
Pushmataha	2,898 79.7%	725 19.9%	13	3,636	D+59.8
Major	1,096 31.1%	2,418 68.5%	15	3,529	R+37.5
Dewey	1,955 56.1%	1,518 43.5%	14	3,487	D+12.5
Johnston	2,825 81.9%	615 17.8%	11	3,451	D+64.0
Latimer	2,416 72.2%	913 27.3%	19	3,348	D+44.9
Cotton	2,587 77.6%	742 22.2%	6	3,335	D+55.3
Beaver	1,308 43.6%	1,682 56.1%	9	2,999	R+12.5
Marshall	2,484 84.7%	443 15.1%	6	2,933	D+69.6
Ellis	1,222 42.8%	1,598 56.0%	34	2,854	R+13.2
Roger Mills	2,115 80.4%	506 19.2%	10	2,631	D+61.2
Harmon	2,279 88.8%	286 11.1%	2	2,567	D+77.6
Coal	2,094 81.8%	457 17.9%	8	2,559	D+64.0
Harper	1,174 47.3%	1,297 52.3%	9	2,480	R+5.0
Love	2,198 91.0%	210 8.7%	7	2,415	D+82.3
Cimarron	758 49.7%	761 49.9%	6	1,525	R+0.2

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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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