James Edward Berry (October 2, 1881 – November 22, 1966) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1935 to 1955.

[2] Berry lost his first race for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1930; fellow Democrat Robert Burns was elected instead.

Berry won that race handily and increased his result in the general election up to 68.3% against Jo O. Ferguson, the best of his career.

In 1948, when incumbent Republican Senator Edward H. Moore declined to run for re-election, Berry was the first to file as a candidate.

Nine other people filed for the primary, including former Governor Robert S. Kerr, Attorney General Mac Q. Williamson, former Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Fletcher Riley, incumbent Congressman Glen Johnson, two former Congressmen, Gomer Smith and Wilburn Cartwright and old age pension activist Ora J.

However, an eager politician named Cowboy Pink Williams decided to enter the race, after studying the long list of available state offices.

Eager to hit back at the Republicans, he designed a satirical postcard that showed a donkey kicking its heels high in the air.