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The 1916 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Democratic Governor George Washington Hays did not seek a third term.
Democratic nominee Charles Hillman Brough defeated Republican nominee Wallace Townsend and Socialist nominee William Davis with 69.44% of the vote.
The Democratic primary election was held on March 29, 1916. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Hillman Brough | 48,892 | 42.11 | |
| Democratic | L. C. Smith | 34,918 | 30.08 | |
| Democratic | Earle W. Hodges | 32,292 | 27.81 | |
| Total votes | 116,102 | 100.00 | ||
Contemporary sources indicate the vote was higher than stated here, with one stating the official vote was Brough 59,676, Smith 44,024, Hodges 41,456. [7] [8] [9] [10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Hillman Brough | 122,041 | 69.44% | −0.03% | |
| Republican | Wallace Townsend | 43,963 | 25.02% | +2.19% | |
| Socialist | William Davis | 9,730 | 5.54% | −2.16% | |
| Majority | 78,078 | 44.42% | |||
| Turnout | 175,734 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Charles Hillman Brough was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921. He signed a bill for women’s suffrage in Arkansas and supported it nationally.
Wallace Townsend was an American lawyer who was from 1928 to 1961 the Republican national committeeman for the U.S. state of Arkansas. When he left his party's national committee, he was succeeded by Winthrop Rockefeller, who was elected five years thereafter in 1966 as the state's first Republican governor since the Reconstruction era.
The 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974.
The 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972.
The 1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
The 1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
The 1914 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 14, 1914.
The 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
The 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
The 1798 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1798.
The 1886 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1886.
The 1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1888.
The 1910 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 12, 1910.
The 1892 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1892.
The 1922 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 1922.
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.
The 1900 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1900.
The 1902 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1902.
The 1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1926.
