The 1930 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican Senator
William B. Pine
William Bliss Pine (December 30, 1877August 25, 1942) was an American businessman who served as United States Senator from Oklahoma. Born in Illinois, he moved to Kansas and finally Oklahoma, where he became a prominent businessman and oil produce ...
ran for re-election to a second term. In the Democratic primary, former U.S. Senator
Thomas Gore
Thomas Pryor Gore (December 10, 1870March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for ...
emerged victorious in a crowded Democratic primary that included three former governors and one of the first female candidates for statewide office. Gore won a slim plurality in the initial election, and defeated C. J. Wrightsman, an oilman from
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
, in the runoff by a wide margin. In the general election, aided by the
national Democratic landslide, Gore narrowly defeated Pine, returning to the Senate for one final term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Thomas Gore
Thomas Pryor Gore (December 10, 1870March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for ...
, former U.S. Senator
* C. J. Wrightsman,
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
oilman,
1924
Events
January
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* January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...
Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate
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Henry S. Johnston, former governor of Oklahoma
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Lee Cruce
Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma, Cruce successful ...
, former governor of Oklahoma
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James B. A. Robertson
James Brooks Ayres Robertson (March 15, 1871 – March 7, 1938), sometimes called J. B. A. Robertson, was an American lawyer, judge and the fourth governor of Oklahoma. Robertson was appointed by the state's first governor, Charles N. Haskell, ...
, former governor of Oklahoma
* Charles W. Harris
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Kathryn Van Leuven, former assistant attorney general of Oklahoma
* William L. McCann
* E. G. Barnard
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Woodson Norvell
Results
Runoff election results
Republican primary
Candidates
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William B. Pine
William Bliss Pine (December 30, 1877August 25, 1942) was an American businessman who served as United States Senator from Oklahoma. Born in Illinois, he moved to Kansas and finally Oklahoma, where he became a prominent businessman and oil produce ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
* Charles J. Benson
* J. J. Bebout
Results
General election
Results
References
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
United States Senate elections in Oklahoma
1930 Oklahoma elections
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