1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
Democrat Robert L. Williams narrowly defeated Republican John Fields and Socialist Fred W. Holt.The Prohibition Party also had ballot access but did not run a candidate in the general election.[1] 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.This was the only time between statehood in 1907 and 1998 that Kiowa County did not vote for the Democratic candidate.This was also the only time between statehood and 1978 that Beckham County voted for the losing candidate.