1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Thomas S. Drew Reuben T. Redman Party Democratic Write-in Popular vote 15,866 332 Percentage 94.81% 1.98%

Drew:     70%-80%     80%-90%     90%-100% Redman:     50%-60%      No data

Governor before election Thomas S. Drew Democratic Elected Governor Thomas S. Drew Democratic

The 1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1848, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Thomas S. Drew won re-election as he ran unopposed. ^[1]

General election

On election day, August 7, 1848, Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew won re-election with 15,866 votes as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. However, over five percent of the vote went to various write-in candidates, including Reuben T. Redman, who carried Crittenden County and received nearly 2% of the popular vote. Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results. The results from Pike County were rejected. ^[2] Drew resigned the next year, citing financial hardship.

Results

1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas S. Drew	15,866	94.81
	Write-in	Reuben T. Redman	332	1.98
	Write-in	Henry Biscoe	163	0.97
	Write-in	Lorenzo Gibson	115	0.69
	Write-in	Albert Pike	104	0.62
	Write-in	Other candidates	155	0.93
Total votes			16,735	100.00
	Democratic hold

Results by county

Results by county [2]
County	Drew		Redman		Biscoe		Gibson		Pike		Others		Total
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Arkansas	101	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	101
Benton	472	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	472
Bradley	192	81.36%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	19	8.05%	0	0.00%	25	10.59%	236
Carroll	577	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	577
Chicot	197	95.17%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	4.83%	207
Clark	293	76.90%	0	0.00%	83	21.78%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	5	1.31%	381
Conway	308	86.76%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	29	8.17%	0	0.00%	18	5.07%	355
Crawford	860	95.77%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	38	4.23%	898
Crittenden	315	48.69%	332	51.31%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	647
Dallas	388	82.91%	0	0.00%	80	17.09%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	468
Desha	369	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	369
Drew	242	89.63%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	28	10.37%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	270
Franklin	No data [a]
Fulton	No data [a]
Greene	277	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	277
Hempstead	560	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	560
Hot Spring	305	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	305
Independence	678	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	678
Izard	No data [a]
Jackson	No data [a]
Jefferson	234	95.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	4.10%	244
Johnson	687	94.63%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	26	3.58%	0	0.00%	13	1.79%	726
Lafayette	173	98.86%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2	1.14%	175
Lawrence	No data [a]
Madison	541	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	541
Marion	No data [a]
Mississippi	258	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	258
Monroe	245	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	245
Montgomery	167	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	167
Newton	226	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	226
Ouachita	497	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	497
Perry	110	99.10%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1	0.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	111
Phillips	517	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	517
Pike [b]	96	98.97%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1	1.03%	97
Poinsett	260	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	260
Polk	92	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	92
Pope	515	99.23%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2	0.39%	0	0.00%	2	0.39%	519
Prairie	207	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	207
Pulaski	No data [a]
Randolph	406	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	406
Saline	442	97.79%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	2.21%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	452
Scott	344	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	344
Searcy	182	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	182
Sevier	466	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	466
St. Francis	559	98.24%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	1.76%	569
Union	759	86.64%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	104	11.87%	13	1.48%	876
Van Buren	312	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	312
Washington	910	99.67%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	3	0.33%	913
White	239	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	239
Yell	384	98.46%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	6	1.54%	390
Total [b]	15,866	94.81%	332	1.98%	163	0.97%	115	0.69%	104	0.62%	155	0.93%	16735

References

1. "Gov. Thomas Stevenson Drew". National Governors Association. January 15, 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
2. Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ...

1. Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results.
2. The results from Pike County were rejected and not counted towards the total.