The 1910 Oklahoma elections were held on November 8, 1910, in the U.S. State of Oklahoma. Oklahoma voters elected statewide officials and members of the United States House of Representatives, and also determined the permanent state capital city of Oklahoma City by referendum.

Federal

House

State

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

Prohibition primary

General election

Secretary of State

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

Prohibition primary

General election

State Auditor

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Attorney General

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

State Treasurer

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

Prohibition primary

General election

State Superintendent

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

State Examiner and Inspector

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

Chief Mine Inspector

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Commissioner of Labor

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Commissioner of Charities and Corrections

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Commissioner of Insurance

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

State Printer

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

President of State Board of Agriculture

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Corporation Commission

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Clerk of the Supreme Court

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Socialist primary

General election

Oklahoma Supreme Court

District 3

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

District 5

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Court of Criminal Appeals

Eastern district

Northern district

Southern district

Assistant Mine Inspector

District 1

District 2

District 3

State Questions

State question 6

State Question No. 6 Initiative Petition No. 2 The gist of the proposition is as follows: The selection by a majority vote of New Jerusalem District composed of not less than six sections of land compactly located within fifty miles of the center of the State; citizens may offer site, description, descriptions and options showing cost filed with Secretary and printed for information of voter; platting model city, public building reservations, remainder sold at public auction at appraised value or more; after repaying cost of public proceeds used equally for public buildings and improvements within District; State Institutions hereafter located must be in districts.

State question 8

State Question No. 8 Initiative Petition No. 3 The gist of the proposition is as follows: To authorize women to vote under the same circumstances and conditions as men may now do under the laws of this State, and this purpose is effected by striking out the word "male" wherever it exists as a limitation in Section 1 of Article 3 of the Constitution.

State question 15

State Question No. 15 Initiative Petition No. 7 The gist of the proposition is as follows: "A proposition to permanently locate State Capitol; Creating Commission of three to be appointed by Governor, January 1, 1911, or sooner; defines powers and duties; appropriates six hundred thousand dollars to purchase not to exceed two thousand acres; State to be reimbursed from sale of lots; Capitol fund created therefrom; Board may exercise power of eminent domain. Said Commission and School Land Commission to appraise value of lands and improvements separately. Makes Oklahoma City, Guthrie and Shawnee candidates; Provides for others by petition. Proposed separately to determine questions; (1) Shall Capitol be located, and (2) Where."

State question 16

State Question No. 16 Initiative Petition No. 8 The gist of the proposition is as follows: That an extra section be added to Article 9 of the Constitution directing that any railroad, transportation or transmission company organized under the laws, of any other State, the United States or any Territory thereof, owning or operating, or wishing to extend a line or lines through this State may have the right and power to conduct such business after they have filed a copy of their articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State and appointed a resident agent upon whom legal process may be served.

State question 17

State Question No. 16 Initiative Petition No. 10 The gist of the proposition is as follows: That no person shall be registered as an elector in this State, be allowed to vote in any election held herein, unless he be able to read and write any section of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; but no person who was, on January 1, 1866, or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote, under any form of Government, or who at that time resided in some foreign nation, and no lineal descendent of such person, shall be denied the right to register and vote because of his inability to so read and write sections of the Constitution. Precinct election inspectors having in charge the registration of electors shall enforce the provisions of this section at the time of registration, provided registration be required. Should registration be dispensed with, the provisions of this section shall be enforced by the precinct election officers when the electors apply for ballots to vote.

State question 21

State Question No. 21 Referendum Petition No. 12 The gist of the proposition is as follows: A law* prescribing the time and manner of conducting general elections, creates a State Election Board, appointed by the Governor, not more than two of the same political party; Chairman of the managing committee of each of the two political parties having cast the largest number of votes in the last preceding general election may at any time submit to the Governor the names of not less tham five members of their respective political parties. In making said appointments preference shall be given to the names so submitted.

State question 22

State Question No. 22 Initiative Petition No. 11 The gist of the proposition is as follows: To amend Section 7, Article 1 of the Constitution and to provide for the licensed sale of intoxicating liquors in incorporated cities, towns and villages after an election to determine whether said municipality shall license the sale of liquors to be consumed on the premises at a cost of two thousand dollars per year, and the sale in original packages not to be there consumed at a cost of five hundred dollars per year for each license, with restrictions, as to Sunday and midnight closing, prohibiting treating and other restrictions.

State question 23

State Question No. 23 Legislative Petition No. 13 Submitted by Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, page 278, Session Laws 1910. The gist of the proposition is as follows: That all taxes derived from public service corporations operating in more than one county of the state to be paid into the State Treasury and distributed as are other common school funds

State question 24

State Question No. 24 Legislative Petition No. 14 Submitted by Senate Joint Resolution No. 12, page 645, Session Laws 1909. The gist of the proposition is as follows: Public Service corporations that have organized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma shall not be allowed to abate full jurisdiction over them by said State on account of any transfer to or consolidation with a foreign corporation.

State question 25

State Question No. 25 Legislative Petition No. 15 The gist of the proposition is as follows: That an extra section be added to Article 9 of the Constitution directing that any railroad transportation or transmission company organized under the laws of any other State, the United States or any Territory thereof owning or operating or wishing to extend a line or lines through this State may have the right and power to conduct such business after they have filed a copy of their articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State and appointed a resident agent upon whom legal process may be served.

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References


Map of Oklahoma Printed in 1910 Unframed Map Etsy

Map, Available Online, 1900 to 1909, Oklahoma Library of Congress

1910 Election

Doug Dawgz Blog 100 Years of Oklahoma Presidential Votes

Oklahoma Statehood, November 16, 1907 National Archives