1912 Senatorial General Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Robert L. Owen

Democratic

126,418

50.42%

J. T. Dickerson

Republican

83,429

33.28%

John G. Wills

Socialist

40,860

16.30%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

The 1912 ledger does not contain a statewide summary; the county figures are from the individual county pages. The official totals are given in the 1917 Directory of the State of Oklahoma on page 102.
The stated total for Owen is 126,418 but the county figures add up to 126,387. The stated total for Dickerson is 83,429 but the county figures add up to 83,448. The stated total for Wills is 40,860 but the county figures add up to 40,876.
This popular vote for United States Senator was technically only an advisory vote as prior to the adoption of the 17th Amendment in 1913, state legislatures officially elected United States Senators. By the time of the election in November 1912, the amendment had already been passed by Congress, but not yet ratified by the states. The Oklahoma Legislature unanimously ratified Owen's election on January 22, 1913.

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Source for Popular Vote data: Oklahoma State Election Board, "For United States Senator," Abstract of the Votes Cast at the General Election Held November 5th, 1912 (Oklahoma City, 1912)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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