1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election

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1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election
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  1848 March 13, 1849 1852  
  Gubernatorial portrait of 4th Governor of Arkansas John Selden Roane.jpg No image.svg
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote3,2903,228
Percentage50.48%49.52%

1849 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election Results by County.svg
Roane:     50%-60%     60%-70%     70%-80%     80%-90%     90%-100%
Wilson:     50%-60%     60%-70%     70%-80%     80%-90%     90%-100%
     Tie     No data

Governor before election

Richard C. Byrd (Acting)
Democratic

Elected Governor

John S. Roane
Democratic

The 1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election was held on March 13, 1849, to elect the governor of Arkansas for the remainder of Governor Thomas S. Drew's term, which became vacant after his resignation on January 10, 1849, due to the low salary he received as governor. The Democratic nominee and former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, John S. Roane, defeated the Whig nominee, Cyrus W. Wilson, by a slim margin of 62 votes, or 0.96%. [1] [2]

Contents

General election

On election day, March 13, 1849, Democratic nominee John S. Roane won the election by a margin of 62 votes over his opponent, Whig nominee Cyrus W. Wilson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Roane was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Arkansas on April 19, 1849. [2]

Results

1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John S. Roane 3,290 50.48
Whig Cyrus W. Wilson3,22849.52
Total votes6,518 100.00
Democratic hold

Results by county

Results by county [2]
CountyJohn Selden RoaneCyrus W. WilsonTotal
Votes%Votes%
ArkansasNo data [lower-alpha 1]
AshleyNo data [lower-alpha 1]
Benton11672.50%4427.50%160
Bradley3938.24%6361.76%102
Carroll10068.03%4731.97%147
Chicot1632.00%3468.00%50
Clark4543.69%5856.31%103
Conway10564.81%5735.19%162
Crawford17047.89%18552.11%355
Crittenden417.39%1982.61%23
Dallas7447.74%8152.26%155
Desha2854.90%2345.10%51
Drew6841.46%9658.54%164
Franklin5956.73%4543.27%104
Fulton2385.19%414.81%27
GreeneNo data [lower-alpha 1]
Hempstead6626.19%18673.81%252
Hot Spring2632.50%5467.50%80
Independence20753.35%18146.65%388
IzardNo data [lower-alpha 1]
Jackson7461.67%4638.33%120
Jefferson6433.86%12566.14%189
Johnson8246.86%9353.14%175
Lafayette1330.23%3069.77%43
Lawrence14152.81%12647.19%267
Madison13067.71%6232.29%192
Marion1850.00%1850.00%36
MississippiNo data [lower-alpha 1]
Monroe3949.37%4050.63%79
Montgomery2750.94%2649.06%53
Newton6086.96%913.04%69
Ouachita13735.49%24964.51%386
Perry2367.65%1132.35%34
Phillips5633.14%11366.86%169
Pike6180.26%1519.74%76
PoinsettNo data [lower-alpha 1]
Polk6274.70%2125.30%83
Pope10842.52%14657.48%254
Prairie1024.39%3175.61%41
Pulaski13937.77%22962.23%368
Randolph8591.40%88.60%93
Saline8557.05%6442.95%149
Scott5567.90%2632.10%81
Searcy3260.38%2139.62%53
Sevier210.00%1890.00%20
St. Francis8970.63%3729.37%126
Union23353.94%19946.06%432
Van Buren4246.67%4853.33%90
Washington14646.65%16753.35%313
White3766.07%1933.93%56
Yell9463.51%5436.49%148
Total329050.48%322849.52%6518

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References

  1. "Gov. John Selden Roane". National Governors Association. 15 January 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Michael J. Dubin (2003-01-01). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arkansas, Ashley, Greene, Izard, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties did not report results and their votes, if elections were even held, were not counted.