1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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  1918 2 November 1920 1922  
  AR McRae Thomas.jpg Wallace Townsend.jpg Josiah Homer Blount.jpg
Nominee Thomas Chipman McRae Wallace Townsend Josiah H. Blount
Party Democratic Republican Negro Independent; "Black-and-Tan" Republican
Popular vote123,63746,35015,627
Percentage65.02%24.38%8.22%

1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
McRae:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Townsend:     50–60%

Governor before election

Charles Hillman Brough
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Chipman McRae
Democratic

The 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1920, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae defeated Republican nominee Wallace Townsend. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 10 August 1920. Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae received a majority of the votes (26.93%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 2 November 1920.

Results

1920 Democratic gubernatorial primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Chipman McRae 41,907 26.93%
Democratic Smead Powell32,26320.73%
Democratic Tom Terral 29,30318.83%
Democratic John C. Floyd 21,59613.88%
Democratic G. R. Haynie16,74710.76%
Democratic Harry E. Walsh5,7713.71%
Democratic John J. Riggs4,0172.58%
Democratic Henry Stroupe2,0831.34%
Democratic Frank W. Wells1,9221.24%
Total votes155,609 100.00%

General election

On election day, 2 November 1920, Democratic nominee Thomas Chipman McRae won the election by a margin of 77,287 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Wallace Townsend, along with School Superintendent Josiah Blount, running on the third party "Black-and-Tan" Republican line. Blount's candidacy was in opposition to the state party's leadership moving to a "lily-white" posture. thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. McRae was sworn in as the 26th Governor of Arkansas on 12 January 1921. [3]

Results

1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Chipman McRae 123,637 65.02
Republican Wallace Townsend 46,35024.38
Negro Independent Josiah Homer Blount15,6278.22
Socialist Sam Butler4,5342.38
Total votes190,148 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Derek Allen Clements, The Central Arkansas Library System - EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net. February 5, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. "AR Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. September 23, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2023.