1926 Insurance Commissioner General Election Results

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Insurance Commissioner
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Jess G. Read

Democratic

190,214

55.70%

H. D. Renfrow

Republican

151,306

44.30%

Turnout

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Election Notes:

Oklahoma's election ledgers for 1926 and earlier often have mistakes where the county by county figures do not add up exactly to the stated totals. The stated total for Renfrow is 151,306 but the county figures add up to 151,304.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Oklahoma State Election Board, "For Commissioner of Insurance," Summary of Total Official Verified Results of the General Election Held Tuesday, November 2, 1926 (Oklahoma City, 1926)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: