1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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Nominee Charles Hillman Brough Clay Fulks
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote68,1924,792
Percentage93.43%6.57%

1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Brough:     80–90%     90–100%

Governor before election

Charles Hillman Brough
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles Hillman Brough
Democratic

The 1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles Hillman Brough won re-election to a second term, defeating Socialist nominee Clay Fulks with 93.43% of the vote.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on May 28, 1918. [1]

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent) 102,383 66.84
Democratic L. C. Smith50,79133.16
Total votes153,174 100.00

Socialist nomination

Candidate

Withdrew

General election

Candidates

The Republican Party did not field a candidate and endorsed Brough. [6] [7]

Results

1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent) 68,192 93.43% +23.99%
Socialist Clay Fulks 4,7926.57%+1.03%
Majority63,40086.86%
Turnout 72,984100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "Women are voting". The Topeka state journal. Topeka, Kansas. May 28, 1918. p. 7. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. "DeWitt ladies denounce Brough". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. May 28, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. "Little Rock letter". The courier-index. Marianna, Ark. June 14, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. "Robinson won by 40,000". The Prescott daily news. Prescott, Ark. June 5, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  5. "Socialists select a nominee for Governor". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. June 29, 1918. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. Widener Jr., Ralph W. (Summer 1975). "Charles Hillman Brough". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 34 (2). Arkansas Historical Association: 99–121. doi:10.2307/40022634. JSTOR   40022634 . Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  7. Dougan, Michael B. (November 2, 2019). "Charles Hillman Brough (1876–1935)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System.
  8. "AR Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  9. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 41.
  10. Glashan 1979, pp. 20–21.

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