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1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
← 1930
November 6, 1934
1938 →
 
Nominee E. W. Marland William B. Pine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 365,992 243,841
Percentage 58.25% 38.81%
County results
Marland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Pine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

William H. Murray
Democratic

Elected Governor

E. W. Marland
Democratic

The 1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat E. W. Marland defeated Republican William B. Pine. Also on the ballot were S. P. Green of the Socialist Party, Francis M. Simpson of the Progressive Party and four Independent candidates: George G. Ison, Joseph Prather Wheat, Dan W. Womack, and John Franing.[1]

Primary election

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Democratic party

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Fifteen candidates sought the Democratic nomination, including former governor Jack C. Walton, Lt. Governor Robert Burns, and Attorney General J. Berry King.

Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E. W. Marland 156,885 30.55%
Democratic Tom Anglin 101,698 19.81%
Democratic Jack Walton 85,616 16.67%
Democratic J. Berry King 69,811 13.60%
Democratic Gomer Smith 44,992 8.76%
Democratic Robert Burns 33,521 6.53%
Democratic Porter Newman 8,763 1.71%
Democratic John A. MacDonald 5,025 0.98%
Democratic R. M. Nelson 1,602 0.31%
Democratic Cyrus Avery 1,572 0.31%
Democratic Edwin I. Reeser 1,071 0.21%
Democratic J. Oliver Tilly 870 0.17%
Democratic John Freeman 793 0.15%
Democratic J. Amon D. Collins 736 0.14%
Democratic Grover Cleveland Brown 531 0.10%
Total votes 513,486 100.00%

Ponca City oilman E. W. Marland and Tom Anglin of Holdenville were headed to a runoff when Anglin withdrew, leaving Marland unopposed.[4]

Democratic primary runoff results[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E. W. Marland 375,572 100.00%
Total votes 375,572 100.00%

Republican party

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Former Senator William B. Pine defeated two challengers by a wide margin to claim the GOP nomination.

Candidates

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  • Rexford B. Cragg
  • Ray Ferrell
  • William B. Pine, former United States Senator from Oklahoma

Results

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Republican primary results[1][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William B. Pine 60,347 87.37%
Republican Ray Ferrell 4,424 6.41%
Republican Rexford B. Cragg 4,299 6.22%
Total votes 69,070 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1934 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[1][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic E. W. Marland 365,992 58.25% −0.80%
Republican William B. Pine 243,841 38.81% −1.98%
Socialist S. P. Green 16,688 2.66%
Progressive Francis M. Simpson 1,422 0.23%
Independent George G. Ison 186 0.03%
Independent John Franing 99 0.02% −0.04%
Independent Dan W. Womack 70 0.01%
Independent John Prather Wheat 33 0.01%
Total votes 628,331 100.00%
Majority 122,151 19.44%
Democratic hold Swing +1.18%

Results by county

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William Pine was the first Republican to win Cherokee County and Rogers County in a gubernatorial election. The former would not vote Republican again until 1986.

County[7] E. W. Marland
Democratic 		William B. Pine
Republican 		S. P. Green
Socialist 		Francis M. Simpson
Progressive 		All Others
Independent 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adair 2,798 45.84% 3,271 53.59% 32 0.52% 1 0.02% 2 0.03% -473 -7.75% 6,104
Alfalfa 2,378 40.33% 3,399 57.64% 77 1.31% 38 0.64% 5 0.08% -1,021 -17.31% 5,897
Atoka 3,273 65.91% 1,576 31.74% 112 2.26% 2 0.04% 3 0.06% 1,697 34.17% 4,966
Beaver 1,651 41.35% 2,278 57.05% 34 0.85% 19 0.48% 11 0.28% -627 -15.70% 3,993
Beckham 3,889 64.32% 1,861 30.78% 286 4.73% 8 0.13% 2 0.03% 2,028 33.54% 6,046
Blaine 3,362 49.12% 3,073 44.90% 387 5.65% 13 0.19% 9 0.13% 289 4.22% 6,844
Bryan 6,360 76.05% 1,892 22.62% 101 1.21% 4 0.05% 6 0.07% 4,468 53.43% 8,363
Caddo 6,396 52.25% 5,066 41.38% 725 5.92% 52 0.42% 3 0.02% 1,330 10.86% 12,242
Canadian 4,173 55.08% 3,078 40.63% 291 3.84% 31 0.41% 3 0.04% 1,095 14.45% 7,576
Carter 7,014 64.01% 3,706 33.82% 226 2.06% 6 0.05% 5 0.05% 3,308 30.19% 10,957
Cherokee 3,489 49.41% 3,518 49.82% 51 0.72% 1 0.01% 3 0.04% -29 -0.41% 7,062
Choctaw 4,772 74.35% 1,587 24.73% 52 0.81% 5 0.08% 2 0.03% 3,185 49.63% 6,418
Cimarron 1,325 57.24% 956 41.30% 28 1.21% 5 0.22% 1 0.04% 369 15.94% 2,315
Cleveland 4,747 63.48% 2,567 34.33% 146 1.95% 14 0.19% 4 0.05% 2,180 29.15% 7,478
Coal 2,347 74.37% 651 20.63% 153 4.85% 3 0.10% 1 0.06% 1,696 53.74% 3,156
Comanche 5,646 63.96% 2,839 32.16% 305 3.46% 31 0.35% 6 0.07% 2,807 31.80% 8,827
Cotton 3,522 67.99% 1,372 26.49% 278 5.37% 7 0.14% 1 0.02% 2,150 41.51% 5,180
Craig 3,962 52.99% 3,473 46.45% 36 0.48% 4 0.05% 2 0.03% 489 6.54% 7,477
Creek 9,218 51.63% 7,412 41.51% 1,200 6.72% 17 0.10% 8 0.04% 1,806 10.11% 17,855
Custer 4,226 58.53% 2,662 36.87% 294 4.07% 32 0.44% 6 0.08% 1,564 21.66% 7,220
Delaware 2,753 47.59% 2,990 51.69% 39 0.67% 2 0.03% 1 0.02% -237 -4.10% 5,785
Dewey 1,980 39.92% 2,326 46.90% 631 12.72% 15 0.30% 8 0.16% -346 -6.98% 4,960
Ellis 1,840 44.73% 2,158 52.46% 95 2.31% 13 0.32% 8 0.19% -318 -7.73% 4,114
Garfield 7,353 47.64% 7,811 50.61% 123 0.80% 141 0.91% 6 0.04% -458 -2.97% 15,434
Garvin 4,151 67.03% 1,805 29.15% 232 3.75% 4 0.06% 1 0.02% 2,346 37.88% 6,193
Grady 5,184 62.71% 2,431 29.41% 637 7.71% 12 0.15% 3 0.04% 2,753 33.30% 8,267
Grant 2,951 50.45% 2,815 48.13% 35 0.60% 47 0.80% 1 0.02% 136 2.33% 5,849
Greer 2,850 71.09% 1,078 26.89% 58 1.45% 15 0.37% 8 0.20% 1,772 44.20% 4,009
Harmon 1,809 76.65% 449 19.03% 92 3.90% 9 0.38% 1 0.04% 1,360 57.63% 2,360
Harper 1,455 47.03% 1,575 50.90% 51 1.65% 9 0.29% 4 0.13% -120 -3.88% 3,094
Haskell 3,737 59.30% 2,543 40.35% 20 0.32% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 1,194 18.95% 6,302
Hughes 4,068 62.51% 2,317 35.60% 113 1.74% 4 0.06% 6 0.09% 1,751 26.91% 6,508
Jackson 3,613 70.66% 1,227 24.00% 258 5.05% 13 0.25% 2 0.04% 2,386 46.67% 5,113
Jefferson 2,409 60.23% 1,340 33.50% 239 5.98% 8 0.20% 4 0.10% 1,069 26.73% 4,000
Johnston 2,894 73.92% 918 23.45% 100 2.55% 2 0.05% 1 0.03% 1,976 50.47% 3,915
Kay 10,578 65.24% 5,426 33.47% 87 0.54% 117 0.72% 5 0.03% 5,152 31.78% 16,213
Kingfisher 2,947 46.31% 3,380 53.11% 34 0.53% 1 0.02% 2 0.03% -433 -6.80% 6,364
Kiowa 3,514 60.27% 1,729 29.66% 570 9.78% 17 0.29% 0 0.00% 1,785 30.62% 5,830
Latimer 2,897 67.88% 1,333 31.23% 31 0.73% 3 0.07% 4 0.09% 1,564 36.64% 4,268
Le Flore 7,717 65.13% 4,071 34.36% 54 0.46% 3 0.03% 3 0.03% 3,646 30.77% 11,848
Lincoln 4,863 43.49% 6,097 54.53% 196 1.75% 17 0.15% 8 0.07% -1,234 -11.04% 11,181
Logan 4,385 45.95% 5,023 52.64% 110 1.15% 18 0.19% 6 0.06% -638 -6.69% 9,542
Love 1,574 66.44% 641 27.06% 153 6.46% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 933 39.38% 2,369
Major 1,165 27.74% 2,798 66.62% 174 4.14% 56 1.33% 7 0.17% -1,633 -38.88% 4,200
Marshall 2,015 74.14% 528 19.43% 165 6.07% 8 0.29% 2 0.07% 1,487 54.71% 2,718
Mayes 3,345 49.56% 3,356 49.72% 40 0.59% 4 0.06% 5 0.07% -11 -0.16% 6,750
McClain 3,367 67.99% 1,518 30.65% 63 1.27% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% 1,849 37.34% 4,952
McCurtain 4,238 73.74% 1,509 26.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,729 47.49% 5,747
McIntosh 3,854 56.09% 2,951 42.95% 53 0.77% 7 0.10% 6 0.09% 903 13.14% 6,871
Murray 2,902 70.80% 1,099 26.81% 89 2.17% 7 0.17% 2 0.05% 1,803 43.99% 4,099
Muskogee 10,485 58.85% 7,180 40.30% 133 0.75% 11 0.06% 8 0.04% 3,305 18.55% 17,817
Noble 3,077 52.38% 2,738 46.61% 52 0.89% 7 0.12% 0 0.00% 339 5.77% 5,874
Nowata 2,374 46.81% 2,647 52.19% 38 0.75% 11 0.22% 2 0.04% -273 -5.38% 5,072
Okfuskee 3,806 55.86% 2,142 31.44% 850 12.48% 11 0.16% 4 0.06% 1,664 24.42% 6,813
Oklahoma 30,372 66.90% 14,150 31.17% 642 1.41% 220 0.48% 17 0.04% 16,222 35.73% 45,401
Okmulgee 9,246 60.69% 5,740 37.67% 220 1.44% 24 0.16% 6 0.04% 3,506 23.01% 15,236
Osage 7,500 64.14% 3,964 33.90% 206 1.76% 15 0.13% 8 0.07% 3,536 30.24% 11,693
Ottawa 6,313 56.16% 4,665 41.50% 255 2.27% 6 0.05% 3 0.03% 1,648 14.66% 11,242
Pawnee 2,887 39.79% 3,821 52.66% 526 7.25% 16 0.22% 6 0.08% -934 -12.87% 7,256
Payne 5,207 48.95% 5,128 48.21% 280 2.63% 18 0.17% 4 0.04% 79 0.74% 10,637
Pittsburg 8,738 70.26% 3,569 28.70% 124 1.00% 5 0.04% 0 0.00% 5,169 41.56% 12,436
Pontotoc 4,580 71.43% 1,706 26.61% 117 1.82% 6 0.09% 3 0.05% 2,874 44.82% 6,412
Pottawatomie 8,657 59.87% 5,533 38.27% 244 1.69% 15 0.10% 10 0.07% 3,124 21.61% 14,459
Pushmataha 2,972 70.49% 1,182 28.04% 53 1.26% 3 0.07% 6 0.14% 1,790 42.46% 4,216
Roger Mills 1,801 53.75% 1,239 36.97% 259 7.73% 10 0.30% 42 1.25% 562 16.77% 3,351
Rogers 3,130 45.52% 3,437 49.99% 302 4.39% 5 0.07% 2 0.03% -307 -4.46% 6,876
Seminole 7,257 63.93% 3,618 31.87% 461 4.06% 10 0.09% 5 0.04% 3,639 32.06% 11,351
Sequoyah 3,767 52.60% 3,378 47.17% 13 0.18% 2 0.03% 1 0.01% 389 5.43% 7,161
Stephens 3,797 62.25% 1,713 28.08% 587 9.62% 2 0.03% 1 0.02% 2,084 34.16% 6,100
Texas 2,918 61.65% 1,707 36.07% 87 1.84% 20 0.42% 1 0.02% 1,211 25.59% 4,733
Tillman 3,854 79.68% 935 19.33% 37 0.76% 8 0.17% 3 0.03% 2,919 60.35% 4,837
Tulsa 23,900 55.57% 18,128 42.15% 917 2.13% 50 0.12% 16 0.04% 5,772 13.42% 43,011
Wagoner 2,667 51.38% 2,349 45.25% 168 3.24% 5 0.10% 2 0.04% 318 6.13% 5,191
Washington 5,062 53.55% 4,249 44.95% 120 1.27% 12 0.13% 9 0.10% 813 8.60% 9,452
Washita 3,107 59.36% 1,719 32.84% 390 7.45% 17 0.32% 1 0.02% 1,388 26.52% 5,234
Woods 3,068 50.64% 2,795 46.13% 166 2.74% 26 0.43% 4 0.07% 273 4.51% 6,059
Woodward 2,494 44.70% 2,930 52.51% 85 1.52% 37 0.66% 34 0.61% -436 -7.81% 5,580
Totals 365,992 58.25% 243,841 38.81% 16,688 2.66% 1,422 0.23% 388 0.06% 122,151 19.44% 628,331

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "1934-1938 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 1, 9, 17.
  2. ^ "Smith, Gomer Griffith". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  3. ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1934). "For Governor". Democratic Regular Primary - July 3, 1934. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Action Saves Long, Costly Runoff Fight". Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. July 6, 1934.
  5. ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1934). "For Governor". Run-Off Primary - July 24, 1934. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Oklahoma State Election Board (1934). "For Governor". Republican Regular Primary - July 3, 1934. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ a b Oklahoma State Election Board (1934). "For Governor". Officially Verified Results of the General Election, held Tuesday, November 6th, 1934. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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