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The 1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 August 1856, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Elias Nelson Conway won re-election against Know Nothing nominee James Yell. [1]
On election day, 4 August 1856, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won re-election by a margin of 12,771 votes against his opponent Know Nothing nominee James Yell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1857. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elias Nelson Conway | 27,612 | 65.03 | |
| Know Nothing | James Yell | 14,841 [lower-alpha 1] | 35.58 | |
| Write-in | W. W. Floyd | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Write-in | John S. Roane | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Write-in | John T. Trigg | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 42,459 [lower-alpha 1] | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| County | Elias Nelson Conway | James Yell | W. W. Floyd | John S. Roane | John T. Trigg | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Arkansas | 309 | 50.00% | 309 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 618 |
| Ashley | 380 | 67.02% | 187 | 32.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 567 |
| Benton | 971 | 84.14% | 183 | 15.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1154 |
| Bradley | 469 | 54.66% | 389 | 45.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 858 |
| Calhoun | 302 | 70.56% | 126 | 29.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 428 |
| Carroll | 911 | 74.92% | 305 | 25.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1216 |
| Chicot | 213 | 58.52% | 151 | 41.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 364 |
| Clark | 719 | 69.94% | 309 | 30.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1028 |
| Columbia | 597 | 49.54% | 608 | 50.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1205 |
| Conway | 469 | 66.62% | 235 | 33.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 704 |
| Crawford | 172 | 47.65% | 189 | 52.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 361 |
| Crittenden | 278 | 52.35% | 253 | 47.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 531 |
| Dallas | 470 | 60.96% | 301 | 39.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 771 |
| Desha | 318 | 53.09% | 281 | 46.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 599 |
| Drew | 458 | 57.18% | 343 | 42.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 801 |
| Franklin | 570 | 81.43% | 126 | 18.00% | 4 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 700 |
| Fulton | 397 | 88.03% | 54 | 11.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 451 |
| Greene | 562 | 74.34% | 194 | 25.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 756 |
| Hempstead | 652 | 55.68% | 519 | 44.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1171 |
| Hot Spring | 518 | 68.70% | 236 | 31.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 754 |
| Independence | 1060 | 58.50% | 752 | 41.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1812 |
| Izard | 697 | 85.31% | 120 | 14.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 817 |
| Jackson | 527 | 53.78% | 453 | 46.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 980 |
| Jefferson | 521 | 50.53% | 510 | 49.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1031 |
| Johnson | 687 | 83.17% | 139 | 16.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 826 |
| Lafayette | 154 | 46.25% | 179 | 53.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 333 |
| Lawrence | 916 | 67.75% | 436 | 32.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1352 |
| Madison | 827 | 84.82% | 148 | 15.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 975 |
| Marion | 491 | 69.55% | 215 | 30.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 706 |
| Mississippi | 238 | 55.74% | 189 | 44.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 427 |
| Monroe | 309 | 65.19% | 165 | 34.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 474 |
| Montgomery | 405 | 82.82% | 84 | 17.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 489 |
| Newton | 301 | 77.78% | 86 | 22.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 387 |
| Ouachita | 711 | 54.78% | 587 | 45.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1298 |
| Perry | 193 | 69.42% | 85 | 30.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 278 |
| Phillips | 535 | 48.72% | 563 | 51.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1098 |
| Pike | 279 | 76.02% | 88 | 23.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 367 |
| Poinsett | 457 | 76.94% | 137 | 23.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 594 |
| Polk | 245 | 86.57% | 38 | 13.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 283 |
| Pope | 597 | 71.58% | 237 | 28.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 834 |
| Prairie | 486 | 56.98% | 367 | 43.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 853 |
| Pulaski | 468 | 45.93% | 549 | 53.88% | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.10% | 1019 |
| Randolph | 545 | 82.95% | 112 | 17.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 657 |
| Saline | 521 | 58.28% | 373 | 41.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 894 |
| Scott | 239 | 48.58% | 253 | 51.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 492 |
| Searcy | 468 | 80.41% | 114 | 19.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 582 |
| Sebastian | 337 | 37.91% | 552 | 62.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 889 |
| Sevier | 506 | 62.86% | 299 | 37.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 805 |
| St. Francis | 630 | 62.13% | 384 | 37.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1014 |
| Union | 686 | 78.94% | 183 | 21.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 869 |
| Van Buren | 455 | 83.18% | 92 | 16.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 547 |
| Washington | 1178 | 67.28% | 573 | 32.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1751 |
| White | 653 | 70.82% | 269 | 29.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 922 |
| Yell | 555 | 72.36% | 212 | 27.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 767 |
| Total | 27,612 | 65.03% | 14,841 [lower-alpha 1] | 38.58% | 4 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 42,459 |
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