1926 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results

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Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

William J. Holloway

Democratic

197,783

55.68%

W. S. Caldwell

Republican

155,834

43.87%

M. Shadid

Farmer-Labor

1,592

0.45%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

William Holloway became Acting Governor on January 21, 1929 when the Oklahoma House of Representatives impeached Governor Henry Johnston. After Johnston's conviction by the Oklahoma Senate on March 20th, Holloway succeeded him as Governor. The office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant for the rest of the term.
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 Holloway is 197,783 but the county figures add up to 198,083. The stated total for Shadid is 1,592 but the county figures add up to 1,582.

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Source for Popular Vote data: Oklahoma State Election Board, "For Lieutenant Governor," 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.

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