1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

Last updated

1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election
US flag 45 stars.svg
←  1896 September 5, 1898 1900  →
  Daniel Webster Jones (governor).jpg Henry F. Auten.png W. Scott Morgan.png
Nominee Daniel W. Jones Henry F. AutenW. Scott Morgan
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote75,35427,5248,332
Percentage67.35%24.60%7.45%
1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Jones:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Auten:     50–60%
Governor before election

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

Elected Governor

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

The 1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1898. Incumbent Democratic Governor Daniel W. Jones defeated Republican nominee Henry F. Auten and Populist nominee W. Scott Morgan with 67.35% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [b]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Daniel W. Jones (incumbent) 75,354 67.35% +3.09%
Republican Henry F. Auten27,52424.60%−0.67%
Populist W. Scott Morgan8,3327.45%−2.42%
Prohibition Alexander McKnight6790.61%+0.01%
Majority 47,83042.75%
Turnout 111,889
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Contemporary sources state that McKnight was the Liberty Party nominee. [3] [4] [5]
  2. ↑ Some sources, including the Arkansas Senate Journal, give Jones' vote as 75,362. [12] [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ Dillard, Tom (October 23, 2011). "The man who couldn't be still". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ Hild, Matthew (September 5, 2013). "Winfield Scott Morgan (1851–1928)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture . Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System . Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Local". The Brinkley Argus. Brinkley, Ark. August 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Additional Local". The Forrest City Times. Forrest City, Ark. August 26, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Official Vote". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. September 16, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "AR Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  8. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ Ledbetter, Calvin R. Jr. (Spring 2009). "Governor Daniel Webster Jones: An Unexpected Progressive". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 68 (1). Arkansas Historical Association: 23–51. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
  13. ↑ 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 . Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  14. ↑ Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-Second Regular Session. Little Rock, Ark.: Gazette Publishing Company, State Printers. 1899. p. 14.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.