The 1930 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican Senator William B. Pine ran for re-election to a second term. In the Democratic primary, former U.S. Senator Thomas Gore 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, 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 Thomas Gore, former U.S. Senator C. J. Wrightsman, Tulsa oilman, 1924 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Henry S. Johnston, former governor of Oklahoma Lee Cruce, former governor of Oklahoma James B. A. Robertson, former governor of Oklahoma Charles W. Harris Kathryn Van Leuven, former assistant attorney general of Oklahoma William L. McCann E. G. Barnard Woodson Norvell
Results
Runoff election results
Republican primary Candidates William B. Pine, incumbent U.S. Senator Charles J. Benson J. J. Bebout
Results
General election Results
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