1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1918 United States gubernatorial elections.

1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Nominee Charles Hillman Brough Clay Fulks Party Democratic Socialist Popular vote 68,192 4,792 Percentage 93.43% 6.57%

County results Brough:     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election Charles Hillman Brough Democratic Elected Governor Charles Hillman Brough Democratic

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

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

• Charles Hillman Brough, incumbent Governor
• Lewis Cass "Shotgun" Smith, judge ^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent)	102,383	66.84
	Democratic	L. C. Smith	50,791	33.16
Total votes			153,174	100.00

Socialist nomination

Candidate

• Clay Fulk, of Searcy

Withdrew

• Dan Hogan, Socialist candidate for Governor in 1906, 1910 and 1914 ^[5]

General election

Candidates

• Charles Hillman Brough, Democratic
• Clay Fulks, Socialist

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

Results

1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent)	68,192	93.43%	+23.99%
	Socialist	Clay Fulks	4,792	6.57%	+1.03%
Majority			63,400	86.86%
Turnout			72,984	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

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.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.

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