The 1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Robert L. Williams narrowly defeated Republican John Fields and Socialist Fred W. Holt. Also on the ballot were Independents Amos L. Wilson and T. J. Wood as well as Progressive Party nominee John P. Hickam. The Prohibition Party also had ballot access but did not run a candidate in the general election.
This was the closest gubernatorial election in Oklahoma until 1970 and Williams' 39.65% share of the vote is the lowest for any winning candidate in the state's history.
Primary election
Democratic party
Candidates
- Robert Dunlop, incumbent Oklahoma State Treasurer
- F. E. Herting
- Al Jennings, lawyer, actor, and former train robber
- James B. A. Robertson, former Oklahoma District Couty judge
- Charles West, incumbent Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Robert L. Williams, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Republican party
Candidates
- John Fields, candidate for Republican nomination in 1910
Candidates
- Fred W. Holt, candidate for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in 1912
Progressive Party
Candidates
- John P. Hickam, lawyer and former member of Oklahoma Territorial Legislature
Prohibition Party
Candidates
General election
Results by county
Comanche County would not vote Republican again until 1994. This was the only time between statehood in 1907 and 1998 that Kiowa County did not vote for the Democratic candidate. Similarly, Beckham County, Cimarron County, Craig County, Pottawatomie County, Roger Mills County would not fail to back the Democratic candidate again until 1962. This was also the only time between statehood and 1978 that Beckham County voted for the losing candidate.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Comanche
- Craig
- Custer
- Dewey
- Nowata
- Oklahoma
- Ottawa
- Pottawatomie
- Tulsa
- Washington
- Beckham
- Kiowa
- Roger Mills