1938 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1938 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma 1925 presidential no 1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1934 1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1942 November 8, 1938 File:Leon_Phillips_1938 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Leon C. Phillips Democratic Party (United States) 355,740 70.03% File:Ross_Rizley.jpg Ross Rizley Republican Party (United States) 148,861 29.31% 1938 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsPhillips: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Rizley: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor E. W. Marland Democratic Party (United States) Leon C. Phillips Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Leon 'Red' Phillips defeated Republican former State Senator Ross Rizley. Also on the ballot were John Wesley Lanham of the Prohibition Party and Independent John Franing.1934-1938 results https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/results-prior-to-1980/1934-1938-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board 46, 53, 55, 56 This election is the last time an alternative party has had a primary for governor in Oklahoma, as the Prohibitionists chose Francis Simpson over Ralph Butterfield, but Simpson then withdrew and the party placed Lanham on the ballot as a replacement.Krehbiel Randy Race for governor already crowned https://www.pressreader.com/usa/tulsa-world/20170730/281500751327201 PressReader Tulsa World July 30, 2017 Phillips' 70% share of the popular vote was the highest by any gubernatorial candidate in Oklahoma to that point and has only been exceeded once in subsequent elections.By J. Howard Edmondson in 1958 Primary election Oklahoma eliminated the primary runoffs starting with this election. Democratic party Nine candidates vied for the Democratic nomination, including former governors Alfalfa Bill Murray and Jack C. Walton. With the elimination of the runoff primary, Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Red Phillips eked out a narrow win over W. S. Key. Candidates T. W. Bickel J. M. Cole John W. Davis William M. Edwards Ira M. Finley, labor activistFinley, Ira Monroe https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=FI005 The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture 6 January 2026 W. S. Key, Oklahoma prison administrator and national guard leader William H. Murray, former governor (1931-1935) Leon C. Phillips, former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Jack Walton, member of Oklahoma Corporation Commission and former governor (1923) Results Democratic primary resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Democratic Regular Primary, Held Tuesday, July 12, 1938 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1-3 Leon C. Phillips Democratic Party (United States) 179,139 30.17% W. S. Key Democratic Party (United States) 176,034 29.65% William H. Murray Democratic Party (United States) 148,395 25.00% Jack Walton Democratic Party (United States) 45,760 7.71% Ira M. Finley Democratic Party (United States) 37,107 6.25% William M. Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 2,557 0.43% John W. Davis Democratic Party (United States) 2,205 0.37% J. M. Cole Democratic Party (United States) 1,410 0.24% T. W. Bickel Democratic Party (United States) 1,088 0.18% 593,695 100.00% Republican party Future Congressman Ross Rizley defeated two challengers by a wide margin to claim the GOP nomination. Candidates J. T. Dickerson, attorney and former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Harry E. Ingram Ross Rizley, former member of Oklahoma Senate Results Republican primary resultsOfficially Verified Results of the Republican & Prohibition Regular Primary, Held Tuesday, July 12, 1938 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1-3 Ross Rizley Republican Party (United States) 24,198 46.05% Harry E. Ingram Republican Party (United States) 15,460 29.42% J. T. Dickerson Republican Party (United States) 12,890 24.53% 52,548 100.00% Prohibition party Francis Simpson defeated Ralph Butterfield in the primary but then withdrew. John Wesley Lanham of Bethany was named as a replacement candidate. This was the only alternative party gubernatorial primary in Oklahoma until 2018. Results Prohibition primary results Francis M. Simpson Prohibition Party (United States) 98 57.65% Ralph M. Butterfield Prohibition Party (United States) 72 42.35% 170 100.00% General election Results 1938 Oklahoma gubernatorial electionOfficially Verified Results of the General Election, held Tuesday, November 8th, 1938 Oklahoma State Election Board For Governor 1938 1-3 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Leon C. Phillips 355,740 70.03% +11.79% Republican Party (United States) Ross Rizley 148,861 29.31% -9.50% Prohibition Party John Wesley Lanham 2,579 0.51% Independent (politician) John Franing 776 0.15% +0.14% 507,956 100.00% 206,879 40.73% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +21.29% Results by county Phillips was the first Democrat to win Garfield County, Kingfisher County, and Logan County in a gubernatorial election. Texas County would not vote for the losing candidate again until 1990. County Leon C. PhillipsDemocratic Ross RizleyRepublican John W. LanhamProhibition John FraningIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adair3,57362.48%2,12537.16%210.37%00.00%1,44825.32%5,719Alfalfa2,55648.37%2,64450.04%791.50%50.09%-88-1.67%5,284Atoka3,19285.21%54614.58%30.08%50.13%2,64670.64%3,746Beaver1,25637.41%2,08762.17%130.39%10.03%-831-24.75%3,357Beckham2,95879.52%73019.62%270.73%50.13%2,22859.89%3,720Blaine3,06053.91%2,57445.35%360.63%60.11%4868.56%5,676Bryan5,25592.36%4207.38%140.25%10.02%4,83584.97%5,690Caddo6,49268.59%2,91130.76%420.44%200.21%3,58137.83%9,465Canadian4,86063.49%2,74635.87%380.50%110.14%2,11427.62%7,655Carter6,05487.56%83412.06%150.22%110.16%5,22075.50%6,914Cherokee4,13767.91%1,93931.83%140.23%20.03%2,19836.08%6,092Choctaw3,85289.54%44210.27%80.19%00.00%3,41079.27%4,302Cimarron80849.91%77948.12%90.56%231.42%291.79%1,619Cleveland3,74579.01%94820.00%360.76%110.23%2,79759.01%4,740Coal1,69087.16%24312.53%40.21%20.10%1,44774.63%1,939Comanche5,85078.87%1,52120.51%310.42%150.20%4,32958.37%7,417Cotton2,42580.46%57719.14%110.36%10.03%1,84861.31%3,014Craig4,15770.12%1,74429.42%100.17%170.29%2,41340.71%5,928Creek10,03067.00%4,87832.59%490.33%130.09%5,15234.42%14,970Custer4,45282.11%93117.17%350.65%40.07%3,52164.94%5,422Delaware3,39762.93%1,97136.51%260.48%40.07%1,42626.42%5,398Dewey2,23557.21%1,64242.03%240.61%60.15%59315.18%3,907Ellis1,62250.51%1,57649.08%120.37%10.03%461.43%3,211Garfield8,41956.22%6,39142.68%1511.01%130.09%2,02813.54%14,974Garvin3,81080.43%89618.91%190.40%120.25%2,91461.52%4,737Grady5,07677.33%1,45122.11%210.32%160.24%3,62555.23%6,564Grant2,76951.02%2,60748.04%450.83%60.11%1622.99%5,427Greer1,85285.66%30414.06%60.28%00.00%1,54871.60%2,162Harmon1,10288.87%13010.48%50.40%30.24%97278.39%1,240Harper1,24652.93%1,09346.43%110.47%40.17%1536.50%2,354Haskell3,74475.32%1,21624.46%70.14%40.08%2,52850.85%4,971Hughes4,28682.00%92717.73%100.19%40.08%3,35964.26%5,227Jackson2,58885.84%41113.63%100.33%60.20%2,17772.21%3,015Jefferson2,50587.43%34912.18%60.21%50.17%2,15675.25%2,865Johnston2,75487.90%35811.43%100.32%110.35%2,39676.48%3,133Kay7,70453.84%6,46945.21%1320.92%40.03%1,2358.63%14,309Kingfisher3,14554.10%2,63245.28%320.55%40.07%5138.83%5,813Kiowa2,92476.09%89223.21%230.60%40.10%2,03252.88%3,843Latimer3,02379.18%77320.25%180.47%40.10%2,25058.93%3,818Le Flore6,73977.95%1,86521.57%320.37%90.10%4,87456.38%8,645Lincoln5,61356.73%4,23242.77%420.42%80.08%1,38113.96%9,895Logan5,20160.96%3,21337.66%851.00%330.39%1,98823.30%8,532Love1,60690.89%1548.72%30.17%40.23%1,45282.17%1,767Major1,78246.50%2,01052.45%370.97%30.08%-228-5.95%3,832Marshall1,48888.26%19311.45%50.30%00.00%1,29576.81%1,686Mayes3,87466.89%1,89732.75%140.24%70.12%1,97734.13%5,792McClain2,06382.59%43317.33%10.04%10.04%1,63065.25%2,498McCurtain3,56690.71%3589.11%40.10%30.08%3,20881.61%3,931McIntosh3,73976.76%1,10622.71%130.27%130.27%2,63354.05%4,871Murray2,37886.88%33912.39%160.58%40.15%2,03974.50%2,737Muskogee9,76278.92%2,57320.80%300.24%50.04%7,18958.12%12,370Noble2,80054.06%2,33945.16%280.54%120.23%4618.90%5,179Nowata3,19560.03%2,10039.46%200.38%70.13%1,09520.57%5,322Okfuskee4,29883.05%86716.75%70.14%30.06%3,43166.30%5,175Oklahoma31,58573.86%10,82825.32%3090.72%430.10%20,75748.54%42,765Okmulgee8,03271.39%3,16628.14%340.30%190.17%4,86643.25%11,251Osage5,64768.96%2,46830.14%670.82%70.09%3,17938.82%8,189Ottawa6,54466.58%3,23732.93%320.33%160.16%3,30733.65%9,829Pawnee3,25253.48%2,79846.01%220.36%90.15%4547.47%6,081Payne6,05167.35%2,87632.01%450.50%130.14%3,17535.34%8,985Pittsburg7,37886.56%1,12413.19%170.20%50.06%6,25473.37%8,524Pontotoc4,12883.14%81516.41%190.38%30.03%3,31366.73%4,965Pottawatomie11,17879.95%2,57418.41%480.34%1821.30%8,60461.54%13,982Pushmataha3,62882.66%70916.15%461.05%60.14%2,91966.51%4,389Roger Mills2,38081.70%51317.61%130.45%70.24%1,86764.09%2,913Rogers4,01969.58%1,62128.06%1302.25%60.10%2,39841.52%5,776Seminole7,14878.57%1,88620.73%500.55%140.15%5,26257.84%9,098Sequoyah4,24072.81%1,56826.93%140.24%10.02%2,67245.89%5,823Stephens4,12983.26%79916.11%160.32%150.30%3,33067.15%4,959Texas1,31334.47%2,48565.24%100.26%10.03%-1,172-30.77%3,809Tillman2,70184.56%47514.87%170.53%10.03%2,22669.69%3,194Tulsa22,90366.81%11,25332.83%990.29%240.07%11,65033.99%34,279Wagoner2,92967.64%1,38431.96%130.30%40.09%1,54535.68%4,330Washington5,37060.77%3,41338.62%480.54%60.07%1,95722.15%8,837Washita2,68075.22%86724.33%100.28%60.17%1,81350.88%3,563Woods3,33257.64%2,38441.24%591.02%60.10%94816.40%5,781Woodward2,46651.75%2,23246.84%611.28%60.13%2344.91%4,765Totals355,74070.03%148,86129.31%2,5790.51%7760.15%206,87940.73%507,956 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Adair Cherokee Delaware Dewey Ellis Garfield Harper Kingfisher Lincoln Logan Mayes Nowata Pawnee Rogers Woodward Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Texas Notes References 1938 Gubernatorial Okla Category:November 1938 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose