1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1926 United States gubernatorial elections.

1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Ellis Martineau Drew Bowers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 116,735 35,969 Percentage 76.45% 23.55%

Results by county Martineau:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Bowers:     50–60%

Governor before election Tom Terral Democratic Elected Governor John Ellis Martineau Democratic

The 1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1926. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Terral was defeated in the Democratic primary.

Democratic nominee John Ellis Martineau defeated Republican nominee Drew Bowers with 76.45% of the vote.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on August 10, 1926. ^[4]

Candidates

• John Ellis Martineau, Chancellor of the Arkansas Chancery Court for the First Chancery District ^[5]
• Tom Terral, incumbent Governor

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Ellis Martineau	117,232	53.48
	Democratic	Tom Terral (incumbent)	101,981	46.52
Total votes			219,213	100.00

General election

Candidates

• John Ellis Martineau, Democratic
• Drew Bowers, Republican, Assistant United States Attorney, ^[9] Republican nominee for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in 1924

Results

1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Ellis Martineau	116,735	76.45%
	Republican	Drew Bowers	35,969	23.55%
Majority			80,766	52.90%
Turnout			152,704
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

1. Dubin and Martin gives Bowers' vote as 35,879. ^{[14] [8]}

References

1. "Martineau elected Arkansas Governor". Evening star. Washington, D.C. October 6, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
2. "Democratic Landslide". The Indianapolis Times. Indianapolis. October 6, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
3. "Martineau Ahead". Daily News. New York, New York. October 7, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
4. "Martineau is candidate for Ark. Governor". Douglas daily dispatch. Douglas, Ariz. August 12, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
5. "Martineau, John Ellis - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
6. "AR Governor, 1926 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
8. Martin 2018, p. 406.
9. "Milton Drew Bowers family papers, 1926-1981". Arkansas State Archives. October 27, 2020.
10. "AR Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
11. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
12. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775–1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 22–23. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
13. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 62. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
14. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 11. ISBN   978-0-7864-7033-4.

Bibliography

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787–1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
• Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. ISBN   978-0-692-03553-5.