1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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  1944 November 5, 1946 1948  
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Nominee Benjamin Travis Laney W. T. Mills
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote128,02924,133
Percentage84.14%15.86%

Governor before election

Benjamin Travis Laney
Democratic

Elected Governor

Benjamin Travis Laney
Democratic

The 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Travis Laney won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee W. T. Mills with 84.14% of the vote.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on July 30, 1946.

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benjamin Travis Laney (incumbent) 125,444 64.60
Democratic James M. Malone63,60132.75
Democratic Virgil R. Greene5,1412.65
Total votes194,186 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benjamin Travis Laney (incumbent) 128,029 84.14% -1.82%
Republican W. T. Mills24,13315.86%+1.82%
Majority103,89668.28%
Turnout 152,162100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "Governor Laney Will Make Race For Second Term". Blytheville Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. April 30, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. "James M. Malone To Oppose Laney". The Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. April 25, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. "AR Governor, 1946 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
  5. "AR Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
  7. Glashan 1979, pp. 22–23.
  8. Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 10. ISBN   978-0-7864-7034-1.

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