1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election Conway: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%Smithson: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% No data
The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1852, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas . Democratic nominee and former Arkansas State Auditor Elias Nelson Conway defeated Whig nominee B. H. Smithson.[1]
General election [ edit ] On election day, 2 August 1852, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won the election by a margin of 3,028 votes against his opponent Whig nominee B. H. Smithson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1852.[2]
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] Results by county[3] [4] County Elias Nelson Conway B. H. Smithson C. F. M. Noland Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Arkansas 216 56.25% 168 43.75% 0 0.00% 384 Ashley 211 64.53% 116 35.47% 0 0.00% 327 Benton[a] [b] 366 Bradley 271 53.66% 234 46.34% 0 0.00% 505 Calhoun 223 75.34% 73 24.66% 0 0.00% 296 Carroll 390 50.39% 384 49.61% 0 0.00% 774 Chicot 189 75.60% 61 24.40% 0 0.00% 250 Clark 290 42.77% 388 57.23% 0 0.00% 678 Conway 422 74.56% 144 25.44% 0 0.00% 566 Crawford 87 12.59% 604 87.41% 0 0.00% 691 Crittenden 163 53.97% 139 46.03% 0 0.00% 302 Dallas 344 63.94% 194 36.06% 0 0.00% 538 Desha 243 58.55% 172 41.45% 0 0.00% 415 Drew 247 55.26% 200 44.74% 0 0.00% 447 Franklin 164 28.03% 421 71.97% 0 0.00% 585 Fulton 230 78.50% 63 21.50% 0 0.00% 293 Greene 301 86.74% 46 13.26% 0 0.00% 347 Hempstead 352 40.79% 511 59.21% 0 0.00% 863 Hot Spring 348 59.49% 237 40.51% 0 0.00% 585 Independence 775 65.68% 405 34.32% 0 0.00% 1180 Izard 438 87.25% 64 12.75% 0 0.00% 502 Jackson 463 58.39% 330 41.61% 0 0.00% 793 Jefferson 414 63.99% 233 36.01% 0 0.00% 647 Johnson 244 33.42% 486 66.58% 0 0.00% 730 Lafayette 285 60.64% 185 39.36% 0 0.00% 470 Lawrence 657 78.59% 179 21.41% 0 0.00% 836 Madison[a] 345 49.86% 347 50.14% 0 0.00% 692 Marion 238 57.63% 175 42.37% 0 0.00% 413 Mississippi 200 86.58% 31 13.42% 0 0.00% 231 Monroe 173 59.25% 119 40.75% 0 0.00% 292 Montgomery 123 37.85% 202 62.15% 0 0.00% 325 Newton[a] 145 43.94% 185 56.06% 0 0.00% 330 Ouachita 501 50.91% 483 49.09% 0 0.00% 984 Perry 155 86.11% 25 13.89% 0 0.00% 180 Phillips 490 57.24% 366 42.76% 0 0.00% 856 Pike 193 62.46% 116 37.54% 0 0.00% 309 Poinsett 390 94.43% 23 5.57% 0 0.00% 413 Polk 174 72.80% 65 27.20% 0 0.00% 239 Pope 276 43.40% 360 56.60% 0 0.00% 636 Prairie 284 60.55% 185 39.45% 0 0.00% 469 Pulaski 382 48.72% 401 51.15% 1 0.13% 784 Randolph 349 89.95% 39 10.05% 0 0.00% 388 Saline 339 56.69% 259 43.31% 0 0.00% 598 Scott 211 45.09% 257 54.91% 0 0.00% 468 Searcy 165 42.09% 227 57.91% 0 0.00% 392 Sebastian 362 51.94% 335 48.06% 0 0.00% 697 Sevier 251 45.97% 295 54.03% 0 0.00% 546 St. Francis 406 62.85% 240 37.15% 0 0.00% 646 Union 673 58.07% 486 41.93% 0 0.00% 1159 Van Buren 285 77.24% 84 22.76% 0 0.00% 369 Washington 220 15.85% 1168 84.15% 0 0.00% 1388 White 354 69.01% 159 30.99% 0 0.00% 513 Yell 281 50.36% 277 49.64% 0 0.00% 558 Total[a] 15,442 55.43% 12,414 44.56% 1 0.00% 27,857
References [ edit ] ^ a b c d Benton, Madison, and Newton counties did not report results in time to be counted towards the total. ^ In Benton County, the source only includes the number of votes for Smithson, with the note that he won with a majority.