P. A. Ballard

Perry A. Ballard was an American politician who served as the 3rd Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner between 1911 and 1913.

P. A. Ballard
3rd Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
In office January 1911 – April 29, 1913
Governor	Lee Cruce
Preceded by	Milas Lasater
Succeeded by	A. L. Welch
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office November 16, 1907 – November 16, 1908
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	C. E. Sexton
Constituency	Payne County
Personal details
Born	1863 Kentucky, US
Political party	Democratic Party

Biography

P. A. Ballard was born in 1863 in Kentucky. He attended the Taylor Institute in Platt City, Missouri, Ellis Academy in Pittsburg, Missouri, and Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis. He was an oil inspector during the tenure of Governor Alexander M. Dockery in Missouri. He moved to Oklahoma in 1903 and was elected to the inaugural Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1907.^[1] He defeated incumbent Milas Lasater in the 1910 Democratic primary and later won the general election.^[2] He resigned on April 29, 1913, after being impeached by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, but before his trial in the Oklahoma Senate.^[3] He was replaced by A. L. Welch.^[4]

Electoral history

1910 Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	P. A. Ballard	25,755	25.4%
	Democratic	James W. Martin	23,214	22.9%
	Democratic	Milas Lasater (incumbent)	18,840	18.6%
	Democratic	Seth K. Corden	13,429	13.2%
	Democratic	J. L. Calvert	11,759	11.6%
	Democratic	William H. Ebey	8,233	8.1%
Turnout			101,230

1910 Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	P. A. Ballard	116,621	49.8%	−5.1%
	Republican	James T. Burns	93,778	40.0%	−1.2%
	Socialist	E. S. Maple	23,761	10.1%	+6.2%
	Democratic hold		Swing