1844 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1844 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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  1840 5 August 1844 1848  
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Nominee Thomas S. Drew Lorenzo Gibson Richard C. Byrd
Party Democratic Whig Independent
Popular vote8,8597,2452,514
Percentage47.59%38.91%13.50%

1844 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election Results by County.svg
Drew:     30%-40%     40%-50%     50%-60%     60%-70%     70%-80%
Gibson:     40%-50%     50%-60%     60%-70%
Byrd:     40%-50%     50%-60%     60%-70%
     No votes

Governor before election

Samuel Adams (Acting)
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas S. Drew
Democratic

The 1844 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 1844, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew defeated Whig nominee Lorenzo Gibson and independent candidate Richard C. Byrd. [1]

Contents

General election

On election day, 5 August 1844, Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew won the election by a margin of 1,614 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Lorenzo Gibson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Drew was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Arkansas on 5 November 1844. [2]

Results

1844 Arkansas gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas S. Drew 8,859 47.59
Whig Lorenzo Gibson7,24538.91
Independent Richard C. Byrd 2,51413.50
Total votes18,618 100.00
Democratic hold

Results by county

Results by county [3]
CountyThomas S. DrewLorenzo GibsonRichard C. ByrdTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Arkansas9041.28%9342.66%3516.06%218
Benton32065.44%12525.56%449.00%489
Bradley14544.89%15547.99%237.12%323
Carroll16733.87%12725.76%19940.37%493
Chicot12635.80%22664.20%00.00%352
Clark20244.69%20946.24%419.07%452
Conway21441.55%20339.42%9819.03%515
Crawford50653.94%38941.47%434.58%938
Crittenden10236.04%11942.05%6221.91%283
Desha2911.65%15461.85%6626.51%249
Franklin18744.00%19044.71%4811.29%425
Fulton13564.29%4621.90%2913.81%210
Greene13042.35%10132.90%7624.76%307
Hempstead39051.38%34245.06%273.56%759
Hot Spring8036.70%11351.83%2511.47%218
Independence37049.47%35947.99%192.54%748
Izard16663.12%6926.24%2810.65%263
Jackson18655.03%14542.90%72.07%338
Jefferson10540.54%12347.49%3111.97%259
Johnson39565.40%17328.64%365.96%604
Lafayette8645.26%8544.74%1910.00%190
Lawrence30454.58%21137.88%427.54%557
Madison31361.49%11021.61%8616.90%509
Marion4018.96%5727.01%11454.03%211
Mississippi4828.92%7846.99%4024.10%166
Monroe5228.89%9351.67%3519.44%180
Montgomery6937.10%5328.49%6434.41%186
Newton6729.00%6929.87%9541.13%231
Ouachita15739.85%22156.09%164.06%394
Perry6339.38%7748.13%2012.50%160
Phillips27844.62%30448.80%416.58%623
Pike10564.02%2917.68%3018.29%164
Poinsett11359.79%4021.16%3619.05%189
Pope32353.30%25742.41%264.29%606
Pulaski33538.68%43750.46%9410.85%866
Randolph30278.44%5213.51%318.05%385
Saline19553.57%15442.31%154.12%364
Scott3714.74%4216.73%17268.53%251
Searcy94.17%8037.04%12758.80%216
Sevier25046.73%15929.72%12623.55%535
St. Francis20046.73%12829.91%10023.36%428
Union31954.25%24040.82%294.93%588
Unorganized [lower-alpha 1] 00.00%00.00%00.00%0
Van Buren10739.48%7126.20%9334.32%271
Washington75958.88%50339.02%272.09%1,289
White7932.64%16367.36%00.00%242
Yell20454.55%7118.98%9926.47%374
Total8,85947.59%7,24538.91%2,51413.50%18,618

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  1. A small area between Montgomery and Yell counties was not part of any county at the time and therefore is reported as having no votes.