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The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Carl E. Bailey was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Democratic nominee Homer Adkins defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 91.36% of the vote.
The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1940.
The anti-Bailey "federal faction" coalesced around Homer Adkins in early 1940. [1] Loathing the idea of turning the statehouse over to Adkins, Bailey decided to break Arkansas tradition and seek a third term. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Homer Adkins | 142,247 | 55.93 | |
| Democratic | Carl E. Bailey (incumbent) | 110,613 | 43.49 | |
| Democratic | Frank Witte | 828 | 0.33 | |
| Democratic | J. Rosser Venable | 653 | 0.26 | |
| Total votes | 254,344 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Homer Adkins | 184,578 | 91.36% | ||
| Republican | Harley C. Stump | 16,600 | 8.22% | ||
| Independent | Walter S. McNutt | 866 | 0.43% | ||
| Majority | 167,978 | 83.14% | |||
| Turnout | 202,044 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Benjamin Travis Laney, Jr., was an American businessman who served as the 33rd governor of Arkansas from 1945 to 1949.
Homer Martin Adkins was an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Arkansas. Adkins is remembered as a skilled retail politician and a strong states' rights proponent and social conservative who served as governor during a period when Arkansas departed from several national economic and societal trends. The Adkins administration fought federal influence in Arkansas during the post-New Deal era; successfully courting federal wartime production investment, during World War II, while battling the federal resettlement of Japanese-Americans in the state and Supreme Court civil rights decisions.
The 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a third term in office, but was eliminated in the Democratic primary. U.S. Representative J. William Fulbright defeated Governor Homer Martin Adkins in the Democratic runoff.
The 1958 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958.
The 1937 Arkansas special senatorial election was held on October 19, 1937, following the death of longtime Democratic senator Joe T. Robinson. Robinson was a powerful senator, staunch Democrat, and strong supporter of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was instrumental in passing many New Deal programs through the Senate. Arkansas was essentially a one-party state during the Solid South period; the Democratic Party controlled all aspects of state and local office. Recently elected Democratic Governor of Arkansas Carl E. Bailey initially considered appointing himself to finish Robinson's term, but later acceded to a nomination process by the Democratic Central Committee, avoiding a public primary but breaking a campaign process. Avoiding the primary so angered the public and establishment Democrats, leading them to coalesce behind longtime Democrat John E. Miller as an independent, forcing a general election.
The 1944 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Millard Caldwell defeated Republican nominee Bert L. Acker with 78.94% of the vote.
The 1940 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Governor Fred P. Cone was term-limited. Democratic nominee Spessard Holland was elected unopposed.
The 1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 2, Incumbent Democratic governor David Pryor defeated Republican candidate Leon Griffith with 83.24% of the vote.
The 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974.
The 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972.
The 1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.
The 1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
The 1916 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
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 1942 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Governor Homer Martin Adkins was re-elected to a second term in office.
The 1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1894.
The 1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1926.
