1948 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

none March 2026 September 2023 June 2021 1948 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1942 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1954 November 2, 1948 x150px File:Robert S. Kerr (OK).png Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) 441,654 62.30% File:Ross Rizley.jpg Ross Rizley Republican Party (United States) 265,169 37.40% 1948 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County resultsKerr: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Rizley: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Edward H. Moore Republican Party (United States) Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Edward H. Moore declined to run for re-election. A crowded Democratic primary, including the former Governor, multiple members of Congress, and several statewide elected officials, developed; former Governor Robert S. Kerr won a slim plurality in the initial primary and then defeated former Congressman Gomer Smith by a wide margin in the runoff. On the Republican side, Congressman Ross Rizley had an easy path to the nomination. Kerr defeated Rizley in a landslide, largely similar to President Harry S. Truman's landslide victory in Oklahoma over Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey. Democratic primary Candidates Robert S. Kerr, former Governor of Oklahoma Gomer Smith, former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district Mac Q. Williamson, Attorney General of OklahomaMay 1, 1948 Williaimson, O. J. Fox in Senate Race Frederick Leader Frederick, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79774573/the-frederick-leader/ June 17, 2021 O. J. Fox, pension organizer Glen D. Johnson, U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district Wilburn Cartwright, Oklahoma Secretary of State James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma Fletcher Riley, Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court C. A. Gentry L. G. Burt Results Democratic primaryhttps://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1946-1950-results.pdf 1946-1950 Election Results Oklahoma State Election Board June 17, 2021 June 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615020414/https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1946-1950-results.pdf dead Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) 135,878 37.41% Gomer Smith Democratic Party (United States) 73,511 20.24% Mac Q. Williamson Democratic Party (United States) 48,670 13.40% O. J. Fox Democratic Party (United States) 35,817 9.86% Glen D. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 24,513 6.75% Wilburn Cartwright Democratic Party (United States) 19,153 5.27% James E. Berry Democratic Party (United States) 17,201 4.74% Fletcher Riley Democratic Party (United States) 3,721 1.02% C. A. Gentry Democratic Party (United States) 2,738 0.75% L. G. Burt Democratic Party (United States) 2,022 0.56% 363,224 100.00% Runoff election results Democratic primary runoff Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) 168,861 57.56% Gomer Smith Democratic Party (United States) 124,519 42.44% 293,380 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Ross Rizley, U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 8th congressional district Henry J. Wallace Frank A. Anderson Homer Cowan Joseph Holt Rexford B. Cragg Results Republican primary Ross Rizley Republican Party (United States) 29,659 68.42% Henry J. Wallace Republican Party (United States) 3,429 7.91% Frank A. Anderson Republican Party (United States) 3,119 7.20% Homer Cowan Republican Party (United States) 2,985 6.89% Joseph Holt Republican Party (United States) 2,307 5.32% Rexford B. Cragg Republican Party (United States) 1,850 4.27% 43,349 100.00% General election Results 1948 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Robert S. Kerr 441,654 62.30% +17.54% Republican Party (United States) Ross Rizley 265,169 37.40% -17.42% Independent (politician) W. O. Pratt 2,108 0.30% — 176,485 24.89% +14.82% 708,931 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Oklahoma Category:United States Senate elections in Oklahoma Category:1948 Oklahoma elections