The 1918 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat James B. A. Robertson defeated Republican Horace G. McKeever. Also on the ballot was Patrick S. Nagle of the Socialist Party.

Primary election Democratic party James B. A. Robertson, a former judge who had lost in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 1914, defeated six other candidates to win the nomination, including future governor 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray. Candidates W. L. Alexander, State Treasurer of Oklahoma Frank P. Davis W. A. Durant, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Frank M. Gault J. O. McCollister William H. Murray, former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and former representative from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district J. B. A. Robertson, attorney and former member of Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission

Results

Republican party In a race where all five candidates achieved significant vote percentages, Horace G. McKeever came out on top. Candidates John M. Claypool J. T. Dickerson, former member of Oklahoma House of Representatives John Golobie, member of Oklahoma Senate Horace G. McKeever U. S. Stone, banker and oil operator

Results

Socialist party Candidates Patrick S. Nagle

Results

General election Results

Results by county County J. B. A. RobertsonDemocratic Horace G. McKeeverRepublican Patrick S. NagleSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Adair1,01951.67%92346.81%301.52%964.87%1,972Alfalfa89236.74%1,39357.37%1435.89%-501-20.63%2,428Atoka1,34655.32%1,03742.62%502.16%30912.70%2,433Beaver87845.49%97850.67%743.83%-100-5.18%1,930Beckham1,25362.93%60030.14%1386.93%65332.80%1,991Blaine83135.35%1,24252.83%27811.82%-411-17.48%2,351Bryan2,23475.68%60920.63%1093.69%1,62555.05%2,952Caddo1,94944.16%2,30952.32%1553.51%-360-8.16%4,413Canadian1,52950.78%1,36245.23%1203.99%1675.55%3,011Carter2,08373.97%63922.69%943.34%1,44451.28%2,816Cherokee1,25649.61%1,24649.21%301.18%100.39%2,532Choctaw1,09770.01%35622.72%1147.28%74147.29%1,567Cimarron37353.44%28941.40%365.16%8412.03%698Cleveland1,32365.08%62530.74%854.18%69834.33%2,033Coal1,03365.05%45428.59%1016.36%57936.46%1,588Comanche1,37455.58%96839.16%1305.26%40616.42%2,472Cotton1,01160.50%61136.56%492.93%40023.94%1,671Craig1,45952.69%1,27646.08%341.23%1836.61%2,769Creek2,77552.23%2,42245.59%1162.18%3536.64%5,313Custer1,03144.92%1,18151.46%833.62%-150-6.54%2,295Delaware1,02154.28%81743.43%432.29%20410.85%1,881Dewey64336.93%79445.61%30417.46%-151-8.67%1,741Ellis49432.27%83554.54%20213.19%-341-22.27%1,531Garfield1,51331.33%3,17665.77%1402.90%-1,663-34.44%4,829Garvin1,79871.89%65126.03%522.08%1,14745.86%2,501Grady2,23170.67%81025.66%1163.67%1,42145.01%3,157Grant1,09141.90%1,44955.65%642.46%-358-13.75%2,604Greer99671.45%37626.97%221.58%62044.48%1,394Harmon76682.63%14015.10%212.27%62667.53%927Harper48240.30%64754.10%675.60%-165-13.80%1,196Haskell1,10856.65%77439.57%743.78%33417.08%1,956Hughes1,59161.05%98237.68%331.27%60923.37%2,606Jackson1,39275.90%36419.85%784.25%1,02856.05%1,834Jefferson1,07971.93%38925.93%322.13%69046.00%1,500Johnston1,04460.00%63036.21%663.79%41423.79%1,740Kay1,68241.39%2,27455.95%1082.66%-592-14.57%4,064Kingfisher79132.12%1,52762.00%1455.89%-736-29.88%2,463Kiowa1,21851.07%1,12147.00%461.93%974.07%2,385Latimer74855.57%53940.04%594.38%20915.53%1,346Le Flore2,10155.09%1,63042.74%832.18%47112.35%3,814Lincoln1,55537.31%2,46159.05%1523.65%-906-21.74%4,168Logan1,27538.12%1,93357.79%1374.10%-658-19.67%3,345Love85681.52%15915.14%353.33%69766.38%1,050Major47428.06%86351.10%35220.84%-389-23.03%1,689Marshall84164.89%36528.16%906.94%47636.73%1,296Mayes1,12753.06%95544.96%421.98%1728.10%2,124McClain99466.09%46931.18%412.73%52534.91%1,504McCurtain95573.69%30523.53%362.78%65050.15%1,296McIntosh1,18560.00%72536.71%653.29%46023.29%1,975Murray90371.72%33626.69%201.59%56745.04%1,259Muskogee2,69264.10%1,47335.07%350.83%1,21929.02%4,200Noble91640.95%1,23955.39%823.67%-323-14.44%2,237Nowata93343.64%1,18055.19%251.17%-247-11.55%2,138Okfuskee88759.29%55737.23%523.48%33022.06%1,496Oklahoma5,46154.53%4,33243.26%2222.22%1,12911.27%10,015Okmulgee1,80952.09%1,55044.63%1143.28%2597.46%3,473Osage1,44353.64%1,18444.01%632.34%2599.63%2,690Ottawa2,22253.85%1,80843.82%962.33%41410.03%4,126Pawnee1,12346.02%1,20549.39%1124.59%-82-3.36%2,440Payne1,48442.93%1,80852.30%1654.77%-324-9.37%3,457Pittsburg2,60266.04%1,22231.02%1162.94%1,38035.03%3,940Pontotoc1,78574.31%56723.61%502.08%1,21850.71%2,402Pottawatomie2,08654.59%1,59241.66%1433.74%49412.93%3,821Pushmataha79356.85%53438.28%684.87%25918.57%1,395Roger Mills69550.11%51637.20%17612.69%17912.91%1,387Rogers1,42553.07%1,19044.32%702.61%2358.75%2,685Seminole1,15151.59%98744.24%934.17%1647.35%2,231Sequoyah1,39555.38%1,08242.95%421.67%31312.43%2,519Stephens1,33770.55%46124.33%975.12%87646.23%1,895Texas94753.81%74342.22%703.98%20411.59%1,760Tillman1,20374.67%36022.35%482.98%84352.33%1,611Tulsa4,01152.74%3,45645.44%1381.81%5557.30%7,605Wagoner82054.49%59539.53%905.98%22514.95%1,505Washington1,13046.85%1,22750.87%552.28%-97-4.02%2,412Washita1,30459.95%58026.67%29113.38%72433.29%2,175Woods93638.77%1,36556.55%1134.68%-429-17.77%2,414Woodward84241.21%1,07652.67%1256.12%-234-11.45%2,043Totals104,13253.56%82,86540.62%7,4383.83%21,26710.94%194,435

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Canadian Comanche Craig Creek Oklahoma Ottawa Pottawatomie Tulsa

Counties that flipped from Socialist to Democratic Beckham Kiowa Roger Mills

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