USA Political Scams Between 1900–1939

• Indiana Governor Warren McCray (R) was forced to resign after conviction for mail fraud. (1924)
• Indiana Governor Edward L. Jackson (R) was accused of taking bribes and trying to bribe a previous governor on behalf of the Ku Klux Klan. (1928)
• Indiana Mayor of Indianapolis John Duvall, Republican and member of the Ku Klux Klan was jailed for thirty days and later convicted of bribery.

• Kentucky Lt. Governor Henry Denhardt (D) accused of murder in the death of his girlfriend. His trial ended in a hung jury.

• Louisiana Governor Huey Long (D) controversial and outspoken, Long was widely alleged to have used extensive bribery to prevent his impeachment. (1929)
• Louisiana Governor Richard W. Leche (D) 1936–39, resigned in 1939, he was convicted in 1940 for mail fraud, corruption, and bribery. Sentenced to 10 years, pardoned by Harry S. Truman in 1953.

• Massachusetts Speaker of the House John N. Cole was indicted on 123 separate counts of violating a law which prohibited government officers from asking for railroad passes or tickets at reduced rates for themselves or others. (1908)

• New Jersey Governor Harold G. Hoffman (R) admitted, in a letter after his death, to embezzling up to $50,000 a month while Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in the 1930s.

• New York Governor William Sulzer (D) was impeached and removed for campaign finance violations. (1913)
• New York Federal Judge Martin Thomas Mantonwas the first federal judge convicted of accepting bribes while in office in 1939.

• North Dakota Governor William Langer (R) was removed from office in 1934 for alleged racketeering and barricaded himself in the Governor's mansion rather than leave.He was later acquitted and re-elected as Governor in 1936.
• North Dakota Governor Thomas H. Moodie (D) impeached and removed from office for not meeting the constitutional requirements for office.(1935)

• Oklahoma Governor Henry S. Johnston (D), impeached twice, was convicted the second time and removed for "general incompetence" (1928–1929).
• Oklahoma Governor John C. Walton (D) – Due to growing influence and rioting of the Ku Klux Klan, Walton declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus without the authority to do so. He was impeached and removed. (1923)
• Oklahoma Governor James B. A. Robertson (D) involved in political scandals with administering federal funds. (1920)

• Pennsylvania Treasurer William L. Mathues (R) was convicted in connection to the Pennsylvania State Capitol graft scandal ]].(1908)

• Tennessee Governor Henry Hollis Horton (D) was impeached and acquitted. (1931)

• Texas Governor James Edward Ferguson (D), also known as "PA", was impeached and removed from office for financial misconduct (1917).
• Texas Governor Miriam A. Ferguson (D), also known as "MA", was the first woman elected Governor of a state in the U.S. and wife of the removed ex-governor. She was implicated in the same financial improprieties that had brought down "Pa" causing her to lose the Democratic primary in 1926.