1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election Conway: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90%Yell: 50%-60% 60%-70% Tie
The 1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 August 1856, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas . Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Elias Nelson Conway won re-election against Know Nothing nominee James Yell.[1]
General election [ edit ] On election day, 4 August 1856, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won re-election by a margin of 12,771 votes against his opponent Know Nothing nominee James Yell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1857.[2]
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] Results by county[3] [4] County Elias Nelson Conway James Yell W. W. Floyd John S. Roane John T. Trigg Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Arkansas 309 50.00% 309 50.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 618 Ashley 380 67.02% 187 32.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 567 Benton 971 84.14% 183 15.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1154 Bradley 469 54.66% 389 45.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 858 Calhoun 302 70.56% 126 29.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 428 Carroll 911 74.92% 305 25.08% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1216 Chicot 213 58.52% 151 41.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 364 Clark 719 69.94% 309 30.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1028 Columbia 597 49.54% 608 50.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1205 Conway 469 66.62% 235 33.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 704 Crawford 172 47.65% 189 52.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 361 Crittenden 278 52.35% 253 47.65% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 531 Dallas 470 60.96% 301 39.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 771 Desha 318 53.09% 281 46.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 599 Drew 458 57.18% 343 42.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 801 Franklin 570 81.43% 126 18.00% 4 0.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 700 Fulton 397 88.03% 54 11.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 451 Greene 562 74.34% 194 25.66% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 756 Hempstead 652 55.68% 519 44.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1171 Hot Spring 518 68.70% 236 31.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 754 Independence 1060 58.50% 752 41.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1812 Izard 697 85.31% 120 14.69% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 817 Jackson 527 53.78% 453 46.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 980 Jefferson 521 50.53% 510 49.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1031 Johnson 687 83.17% 139 16.83% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 826 Lafayette 154 46.25% 179 53.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 333 Lawrence 916 67.75% 436 32.25% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1352 Madison 827 84.82% 148 15.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 975 Marion 491 69.55% 215 30.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 706 Mississippi 238 55.74% 189 44.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 427 Monroe 309 65.19% 165 34.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 474 Montgomery 405 82.82% 84 17.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 489 Newton 301 77.78% 86 22.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 387 Ouachita 711 54.78% 587 45.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1298 Perry 193 69.42% 85 30.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 278 Phillips 535 48.72% 563 51.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1098 Pike 279 76.02% 88 23.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 367 Poinsett 457 76.94% 137 23.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 594 Polk 245 86.57% 38 13.43% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 283 Pope 597 71.58% 237 28.42% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 834 Prairie 486 56.98% 367 43.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 853 Pulaski 468 45.93% 549 53.88% 0 0.10 1 0.10% 1 0.10% 1019 Randolph 545 82.95% 112 17.05% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 657 Saline 521 58.28% 373 41.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 894 Scott 239 48.58% 253 51.42% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 492 Searcy 468 80.41% 114 19.59% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 582 Sebastian 337 37.91% 552 62.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 889 Sevier 506 62.86% 299 37.14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 805 St. Francis 630 62.13% 384 37.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1014 Union 686 78.94% 183 21.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 869 Van Buren 455 83.18% 92 16.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 547 Washington 1178 67.28% 573 32.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1751 White 653 70.82% 269 29.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 922 Yell 555 72.36% 212 27.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 767 Total 27,612 65.03% 14,841[a] 38.58% 4 0.01% 1 0.00% 1 0.00% 42,459
References [ edit ] ^ a b c d James Yell's vote total is stated as being 15,249, however, the number of votes in each county adds up to 14,841.