R. H. Wilson
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R. H. Wilson | |
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2nd Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
In office November 16, 1911 – 1923 | |
Governor | Lee Cruce Robert L. Williams James B. A. Robertson |
Preceded by | Evan Dhu Cameron |
Succeeded by | M. A. Nash |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic Party |
R. H. Wilson was an American politician who served as the 2nd Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1911 to 1923.
Biography
[edit]Wilson taught for twelve years in Chickasha and served as county superintendent of Grady County for three years. He was the first president of the Oklahoma School Officers' Association.[1] He defeated Evan Dhu Cameron in the 1910 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction and won the general election.[2] Wilson ran in the 1922 Oklahoma gubernatorial election with the endorsement of the Ku Klux Klan, but lost the primary to Jack C. Walton.[3]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | R. H. Wilson | 62,337 | 56.7% | |
Democratic | Evan Dhu Cameron (incumbent) | 47,433 | 43.3% | |
Turnout | 108.770 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | R. H. Wilson | 118,628 | 50.3% | −4.5% | |
Republican | John P. Evans | 93,549 | 39.6% | −1.5% | |
Socialist | S.S. Smith | 23,642 | 10.0% | +6.1% | |
Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack C. Walton | 119,248 | 44.2 | |
Democratic | R. H. Wilson | 84,320 | 31.2 | |
Democratic | Thomas H. Owen | 63,915 | 23.7 | |
Democratic | Arthur Finn | 1,206 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Frank Ziska | 849 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 269,538 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma red book. Oklahoma City, Okla. : [s.n.] p. 122. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ O'Dell, Larry. "Walton, John Calloway (1881-1949)". okhistory.org. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "1922-1926 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 25 March 2024.