1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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  1892 September 3, 1894 1896  
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Nominee James Paul Clarke Harmon L. Remmel David E. Barker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Barker
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote74,80926,08524,541
Percentage58.91%20.54%19.33%

1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Clarke:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Remmel:     40–50%     50–60%
Barker:     40–50%

Governor before election

William Meade Fishback
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Paul Clarke
Democratic

The 1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1894.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Governor William Meade Fishback did not stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee James Paul Clarke defeated Republican nominee Harmon L. Remmel and Populist nominee David E. Barker with 58.91% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election [4] [5] [1] [6] [7] [8] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James Paul Clarke 74,809 58.91% +1.21%
Republican Harmon L. Remmel 26,08520.54%−1.00%
Populist David E. Barker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Barker 24,54119.33%−0.59%
Prohibition Joseph W. Miller1,5511.22%+0.38%
Majority48,72438.37%
Turnout 126,986
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. Most 20th Century sources give Barker's vote as 24,181. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Russell, Marvin F. (Autumn 1977). "The Rise of a Republican Leader: Harmon L. Remmel". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly . 36 (3): 234–257. doi:10.2307/40018534. JSTOR   40018534.
  2. Donavan, Timothy P.; Gatewood, Willard B. Jr., eds. (1981). The Governors of Arkansas. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 255. ISBN   0-938626-00-0.
  3. Dade County GaArchives Deed
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 18. 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 17, 2021.
  7. "Arkansas Official Vote". The Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis. September 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. "Arkansas Campaign". The Salt Lake herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 7, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  9. "AR Governor, 1894". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  10. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  11. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  12. 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.
  13. Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 404. ISBN   978-0-692-03553-5 . Retrieved September 17, 2021.