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The 1836 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1836, in order to elect the first governor upon Arkansas acquiring statehood on June 15, 1836. Democratic nominee James S. Conway defeated Whig nominee Absalom Fowler. [1]
On election day, August 1, 1836, Democratic nominee James S. Conway won the election by a margin of 1,830 votes [2] against his opponent Whig nominee Absalom Fowler, thereby retaining Democratic control over the new office of governor. Conway was sworn in as the first governor of Arkansas on September 13, 1836. [3] Votes in Crittenden, Hempstead, and Jefferson counties were not counted, because their results were not reported to the legislature in time. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James S. Conway | 4,854 | 61.40 | |
| Whig | Absalom Fowler | 3,024 | 38.25 | |
| Write-in | Alexander S. Walker [lower-alpha 1] | 28 | 0.35 | |
| Total votes | 7,906 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Results by county [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | James Sevier Conway | Absalom Fowler | Total | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Arkansas | 141 | 56.18% | 110 | 43.82% | 251 |
| Carroll | 160 | 40.71% | 233 | 59.29% | 393 |
| Chicot | 109 | 57.07% | 82 | 42.93% | 191 |
| Clark | 144 | 66.06% | 74 | 33.94% | 218 |
| Conway | 128 | 50.79% | 124 | 49.21% | 252 |
| Crawford | 277 | 55.96% | 218 | 44.04% | 495 |
| Crittenden [lower-alpha 2] | 111 | 88.10% | 15 | 11.90% | 126 |
| Greene | 155 | 99.36% | 1 | 0.64% | 156 |
| Hempstead [lower-alpha 2] | 257 | 70.80% | 106 | 29.20% | 363 |
| Hot Spring | 98 | 75.97% | 31 | 24.03% | 129 |
| Independence | 103 | 24.12% | 324 | 75.88% | 427 |
| Izard | 140 | 70.00% | 60 | 30.00% | 200 |
| Jackson | 49 | 65.33% | 26 | 34.67% | 75 |
| Jefferson [lower-alpha 2] | 116 | 60.10% | 77 | 39.90% | 193 |
| Johnson | 155 | 67.39% | 75 | 32.61% | 230 |
| Lafayette | 55 | 78.57% | 15 | 21.43% | 70 |
| Lawrence | 79 | 24.09% | 249 | 75.91% | 328 |
| Miller [lower-alpha 3] | 55 | 50.93% | 53 | 49.07% | 108 |
| Mississippi | 19 | 23.46% | 62 | 76.54% | 81 |
| Monroe | 114 | 65.52% | 60 | 34.48% | 174 |
| Phillips | 258 | 92.47% | 21 | 7.53% | 279 |
| Pike | 114 | 96.61% | 4 | 3.39% | 118 |
| Pope | 252 | 78.02% | 71 | 21.98% | 323 |
| Pulaski | 201 | 47.86% | 219 | 52.14% | 420 |
| Randolph | 170 | 60.71% | 110 | 39.29% | 280 |
| Saline | 86 | 45.26% | 104 | 54.74% | 190 |
| Scott | 144 | 97.30% | 4 | 2.70% | 148 |
| Searcy | 114 | 76.51% | 35 | 23.49% | 149 |
| Sevier | 137 | 75.27% | 45 | 24.73% | 182 |
| St. Francis | 332 | 97.65% | 8 | 2.35% | 340 |
| Union | 107 | 94.69% | 6 | 5.31% | 113 |
| Unorganized [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Van Buren | 90 | 55.56% | 72 | 44.44% | 162 |
| Washington | 844 | 65.53% | 444 | 34.47% | 1288 |
| White | 24 | 22.22% | 84 | 77.78% | 108 |
| Total [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 1] | 4,854 | 61.40% | 3,024 | 38.25% | 7,906 |
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