1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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  1890 September 5, 1892 1894  
  William Meade Fishback.jpg William G. Whipple.png JP Carnahan.jpg
Nominee William Meade Fishback William G. Whipple Jacob P. Carnahan
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote90,11533,64431,117
Percentage57.70%21.54%19.92%

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County results
Fishback:     30–40%     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Whipple:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Carnahan:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

James Philip Eagle
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Meade Fishback
Democratic

The 1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1892.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Governor James Philip Eagle did not stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee William Meade Fishback defeated Republican nominee William G. Whipple and Populist nominee Jacob P. Carnahan with 57.70% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Meade Fishback 90,115 57.70% +2.19%
Republican William G. Whipple33,64421.54%−22.95%
Populist Jacob P. Carnahan 31,11719.92%
Prohibition William J. Nelson1,3100.84%
Majority 56,47136.16%
Turnout 156,186
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. Most 20th Century sources give the result as Fishback 90,115, Whipple 33,634, Carnahan 31,116, Nelson 1,320. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

References

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  2. Donavan, Timothy P.; Gatewood, Willard B. Jr., eds. (1981). The Governors of Arkansas. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 94. ISBN   0-938626-00-0.
  3. Graves, John William (Autumn 1967). "Negro Disfranchisement in Arkansas" . The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 26 (3). Arkansas Historical Association: 199–225. doi:10.2307/40030678. JSTOR   40030678 . Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 17. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
  5. J. A. Piper, Secretary of State (1895). Roster of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion, Residing in Nebraska, June 1, 1895. York, Nebraska: Nebraska Newspaper Union. p. 128.
  6. Branam, Chris M. (Autumn 2010). "Another Look at Disfranchisement in Arkansas, 1888—1894". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 69 (3): 245–262. JSTOR   23046114 . Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. "Arkansas Official Vote". The Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis. September 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  8. "The Arkansas Returns". Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. "Official Returns". The Russellville Democrat. Russellville, Ark. September 22, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  10. Whayne, Jeannie M.; DeBlack, Thomas A.; Sabo III, George; Arnold, Morris S. (2013). Arkansas: A Narrative History (2nd ed.). The University of Arkansas Press. p. 399. ISBN   978-1-55728-993-3.
  11. "AR Governor, 1892". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  12. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  13. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  14. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 60. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  15. Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 403. ISBN   978-0-692-03553-5 . Retrieved September 18, 2021.