Battle of Honey Springs

The 1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Senator Thomas Gore, a Democrat, sought re-election in his first popular election. He was challenged by Republican nominee John H. Burford, a former Justice on the Territorial Oklahoma Supreme Court; Socialist nominee Patrick S. Nargle, a former U.S. Marshal; and Progressive nominee William O. Cromwell, the former State Attorney General. Despite the fact that the left-leaning vote was split several ways in the election, Gore won re-election in a landslide, receiving 48% of the vote to Burford's 29, Nagle's 21%, and Cromwell's 2%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Thomas Gore, incumbent U.S. Senator
Samuel W. Hayes, former Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court^[1]

Results

Democratic primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Gore (inc.)	86,957	75.06%
	Democratic	Samuel W. Hayes	28,891	24.94%
Total votes			115,848	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

John H. Burford, former Justice on the Territorial Oklahoma Supreme Court

Results

Republican primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Burford	25,438	100.00%
Total votes			25,438	100.00%

Socialist Primary

Candidates

Patrick S. Nagle, former U.S. Marshal^[3]

Results

Socialist primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Patrick S. Nagle	15,272	100.00%
Total votes			15,272	100.00%

Progressive primary

Candidates

William O. Cromwell, former Oklahoma Attorney General^[4]

Results

Progressive primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	William O. Cromwell	1,116	55.52%
	Progressive	Charles F. Dyer	894	44.48%
Total votes			2,010	100.00%

General election

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Oklahoma^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Gore (inc.)	119,442	47.98%
	Republican	John H. Burford	73,292	29.44%
	Socialist	Patrick S. Nagle	52,229	20.98%
	Progressive	William O. Cromwell	3,966	1.59%
Majority			46,150	18.54%
Total votes			248,929	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Hayes Announces for U.S. Senate: Chief Justice Will Make the Race Against Senator Gore". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Okla. January 11, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "1914-1916 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "About Politics and Politicians". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Okla. April 4, 1914. pp. 7–10. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "Legends series will focus on W.O. Cromwell". Enid News & Eagle. Enid, Okla. March 6, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[1] "Hayes Announces for U.S. Senate: Chief Justice Will Make the Race Against Senator Gore". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Okla. January 11, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[1914-16-2] "1914-1916 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[3] "About Politics and Politicians". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Okla. April 4, 1914. pp. 7–10. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[4] "Legends series will focus on W.O. Cromwell". Enid News & Eagle. Enid, Okla. March 6, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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