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The 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Roy Mitchell with 80.65% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on July 31, 1956. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 14, 1956. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 180,760 | 58.08 | |
| Democratic | James D. Johnson | 83,856 | 26.94 | |
| Democratic | Jim Snoddy | 43,630 | 14.02 | |
| Democratic | S. K. Prosser | 1,653 | 0.53 | |
| Democratic | Ben F. Pippin | 1,328 | 0.43 | |
| Total votes | 311,227 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 321,797 | 80.65% | +18.56% | |
| Republican | Roy Mitchell | 77,215 | 19.35% | −18.54% | |
| Majority | 244,582 | 61.30% | |||
| Turnout | 399,012 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Orval Eugene Faubus was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1957, he refused to comply with a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, and ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent black students from attending Little Rock Central High School. This event became known as the Little Rock Crisis. He was elected to six two-year terms as governor.
James Douglas Johnson, known as "Justice Jim" Johnson, was an Arkansas legislator and jurist known for outspoken support of racial segregation during the mid-20th century. He served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1959 to 1966, and in the Arkansas Senate from 1951 to 1957. Johnson unsuccessfully sought several elected positions, including Governor of Arkansas in 1956 and 1966, the United States Senate in 1968, and Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1976, 1980, and 1984. A segregationist, Johnson was frequently compared to George Wallace of Alabama. He joined the Republican Party in 1983.
The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Winthrop Rockefeller was elected governor of Arkansas, becoming the first Republican to be elected to the office since Reconstruction in 1872.
The 1958 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958.
The 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970.
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 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Democratic nominee Sherman W. Tribbitt defeated incumbent Republican Governor Russell W. Peterson with 51.27% of the vote. This was the last time a Democrat won statewide office in Delaware until 1992, when Tom Carper won the gubernatorial election over Republican B. Gary Scott.
The 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972.
The 1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.
The 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962.
The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.
The 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
The 1952 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
The 1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.
The 1916 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
The 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
The 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
The 1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1926.
