1902 Arkansas gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1902 United States gubernatorial elections.

1902 Arkansas gubernatorial election

←  1900 September 1, 1902 1904  →

Nominee Jeff Davis Harry H. Myers Charles D. Greaves Party Democratic Republican Independent Republican Popular vote 77,354 29,251 8,345 Percentage 64.60% 24.43% 6.97%

County results Davis:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Myers:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Jeff Davis Democratic Elected Governor Jeff Davis Democratic

The 1902 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1902.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Jeff Davis defeated Republican nominee Harry H. Myers and Independent Republican nominee Charles D. Greaves with 64.60% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Jeff Davis, Democratic, incumbent Governor
• Harry H. Myers, "regular" Republican, attorney, ^[1] Republican nominee for Arkansas's 6th congressional district in 1894
• Charles D. Greaves, "insurgent" Republican, ^{[2] [3] [4]} Republican nominee for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in 1896
• George H. Kimball, Prohibition. Kimball was endorsed by the state Populist party. ^{[5] [6]}

Results

1902 Arkansas gubernatorial election ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [1] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeff Davis (incumbent)	77,354	64.60%	−2.05%
	Republican	Harry H. Myers	29,251	24.43%	−6.18%
	Independent Republican	Charles D. Greaves	8,345	6.97%
	Prohibition	George H. Kimball	4,791	4.00%
Majority			48,103	40.17%
Turnout			119,741
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. 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 October 2, 2021.
2. "Editorial". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. July 4, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
3. "May be a joint canvass". Newport weekly independent. Newport, Ark. July 4, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
4. "Gubernatorial Speaking". Newport daily independent. Newport, Ark. August 23, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
5. "Brief mention". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. August 21, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
6. "Brief mention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. August 22, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
7. "AR Governor, 1902". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
8. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
9. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
10. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
11. 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.
12. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-Fourth Regular Session. Little Rock: Arkansas Democrat Co. 1903. p. 8.