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The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1852, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas State Auditor Elias Nelson Conway defeated Whig nominee B. H. Smithson. [1]
On election day, 2 August 1852, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won the election by a margin of 3,028 votes against his opponent Whig nominee B. H. Smithson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1852. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elias Nelson Conway | 15,442 | 55.43 | |
| Whig | B. H. Smithson | 12,414 | 44.56 | |
| Write-in | C. F. M. Noland | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 27,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| County | Elias Nelson Conway | B. H. Smithson | C. F. M. Noland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Arkansas | 216 | 56.25% | 168 | 43.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 384 |
| Ashley | 211 | 64.53% | 116 | 35.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 327 |
| Benton [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | 366 | ||||||
| Bradley | 271 | 53.66% | 234 | 46.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 505 |
| Calhoun | 223 | 75.34% | 73 | 24.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 296 |
| Carroll | 390 | 50.39% | 384 | 49.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 774 |
| Chicot | 189 | 75.60% | 61 | 24.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 250 |
| Clark | 290 | 42.77% | 388 | 57.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 678 |
| Conway | 422 | 74.56% | 144 | 25.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 566 |
| Crawford | 87 | 12.59% | 604 | 87.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 691 |
| Crittenden | 163 | 53.97% | 139 | 46.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 302 |
| Dallas | 344 | 63.94% | 194 | 36.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 538 |
| Desha | 243 | 58.55% | 172 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 415 |
| Drew | 247 | 55.26% | 200 | 44.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 447 |
| Franklin | 164 | 28.03% | 421 | 71.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 |
| Fulton | 230 | 78.50% | 63 | 21.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 293 |
| Greene | 301 | 86.74% | 46 | 13.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 347 |
| Hempstead | 352 | 40.79% | 511 | 59.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 863 |
| Hot Spring | 348 | 59.49% | 237 | 40.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 |
| Independence | 775 | 65.68% | 405 | 34.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 1180 |
| Izard | 438 | 87.25% | 64 | 12.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 502 |
| Jackson | 463 | 58.39% | 330 | 41.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 793 |
| Jefferson | 414 | 63.99% | 233 | 36.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 647 |
| Johnson | 244 | 33.42% | 486 | 66.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 730 |
| Lafayette | 285 | 60.64% | 185 | 39.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 |
| Lawrence | 657 | 78.59% | 179 | 21.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 836 |
| Madison [lower-alpha 1] | 345 | 49.86% | 347 | 50.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 692 |
| Marion | 238 | 57.63% | 175 | 42.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 |
| Mississippi | 200 | 86.58% | 31 | 13.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 231 |
| Monroe | 173 | 59.25% | 119 | 40.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 292 |
| Montgomery | 123 | 37.85% | 202 | 62.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 |
| Newton [lower-alpha 1] | 145 | 43.94% | 185 | 56.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 330 |
| Ouachita | 501 | 50.91% | 483 | 49.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 984 |
| Perry | 155 | 86.11% | 25 | 13.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 |
| Phillips | 490 | 57.24% | 366 | 42.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 856 |
| Pike | 193 | 62.46% | 116 | 37.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 309 |
| Poinsett | 390 | 94.43% | 23 | 5.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 |
| Polk | 174 | 72.80% | 65 | 27.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 239 |
| Pope | 276 | 43.40% | 360 | 56.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 636 |
| Prairie | 284 | 60.55% | 185 | 39.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 469 |
| Pulaski | 382 | 48.72% | 401 | 51.15% | 1 | 0.13% | 784 |
| Randolph | 349 | 89.95% | 39 | 10.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 388 |
| Saline | 339 | 56.69% | 259 | 43.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 598 |
| Scott | 211 | 45.09% | 257 | 54.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 468 |
| Searcy | 165 | 42.09% | 227 | 57.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 392 |
| Sebastian | 362 | 51.94% | 335 | 48.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 697 |
| Sevier | 251 | 45.97% | 295 | 54.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 546 |
| St. Francis | 406 | 62.85% | 240 | 37.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 646 |
| Union | 673 | 58.07% | 486 | 41.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 1159 |
| Van Buren | 285 | 77.24% | 84 | 22.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 |
| Washington | 220 | 15.85% | 1168 | 84.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 1388 |
| White | 354 | 69.01% | 159 | 30.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 513 |
| Yell | 281 | 50.36% | 277 | 49.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 558 |
| Total [lower-alpha 1] | 15,442 | 55.43% | 12,414 | 44.56% | 1 | 0.00% | 27,857 |
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