1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 15,442 12,414
Percentage 55.43% 44.56%

Conway:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%      90%-100%
Smithson:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%
     No data

Governor before election

John Selden Roane
Democratic

Elected Governor

Elias Nelson Conway
Democratic

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

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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

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1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elias Nelson Conway 15,442 55.43
Whig B. H. Smithson 12,414 44.56
Write-in C. F. M. Noland 1 0.00
Total votes 27,857 100.00
Democratic hold

Results by county

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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

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  1. ^ "Gov. Elias Nelson Conway". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Michael J. Dubin (2003-01-01). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.
  4. ^ a b Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ...
  1. ^ a b c d Benton, Madison, and Newton counties did not report results in time to be counted towards the total.
  2. ^ In Benton County, the source only includes the number of votes for Smithson, with the note that he won with a majority.