1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
	September 17, 1907
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives

The 1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on September 17, 1907 to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma, which was set to be admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907.[1] Members were elected to short terms that would last the remainder of the 60th Congress.

Upon statehood, Oklahoma was delegated five congressional districts, which were held by four Democratic representatives and one Republican. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th districts contained the obsolete Oklahoma Territory, while the 3rd and 4th districts consisted of the adjacent Indian Territory.

Overview

1907 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic	136,096	56.04%	0	4	+4
	Republican	101,668	41.87%	0	1	+1
	Socialist	5,083	2.09%	0	0	0
Totals		242,847	100.00%	0	5	+5

Popular vote

Democratic			56.04%
Republican			41.87%
Socialist			2.09%

House seats

Democratic			80.00%
Republican			20.00%

District 1

1907 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bird Segle McGuire	22,362	50.33
	Democratic	William L. Eagleton	21,003	47.28
	Socialist	Achilles W. Renshaw	1,062	2.39
Total votes			44,427	100.00
	Republican win (new seat)

District 2

1907 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer L. Fulton	26,006	50.96
	Republican	Thompson Benton Ferguson	25,028	49.04
Total votes			51,034	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 3

1907 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James S. Davenport	26,370	52.73
	Republican	Frank C. Hubbard	23,643	47.27
Total votes			50,013	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 4

1907 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles D. Carter	29,782	62.57
	Republican	Loren G. Disney	15,752	33.09
	Socialist	J. T. Cumbie	2,065	4.34
Total votes			47,599	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 5

1907 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Ferris	32,935	66.17
	Republican	Henry D. McKnight	14,883	29.90
	Socialist	Wood Hubbard	1,956	3.93
Total votes			49,774	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

References

35 Stat. 2160
"OK District 01 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
"OK District 02 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
"OK District 03 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
"OK District 04 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
"OK District 05 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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[1] 35 Stat. 2160

[2] "OK District 01 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[3] "OK District 02 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[4] "OK District 03 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[5] "OK District 04 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[6] "OK District 05 Race - Sep 17, 1907". Our Campaigns. April 25, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2022.