1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election Rector: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%Johnson: 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80%
The 1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1860, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas . Independent Democratic candidate and former Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Henry Massey Rector defeated Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson.[ 1]
On election day, 6 August 1860, Independent Democratic candidate Henry Massey Rector won the election by a margin of 3,079 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson, thereby gaining Independent Democratic control over the office of Governor. Rector was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1860.[ 2]
Results by county[ 3] County Henry Massey Rector Richard H. Johnson Thomas Hubbard Scattering Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Arkansas 469 57.76% 343 42.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 812 Ashley 411 41.81% 563 57.27% 9 0.92% 0 0.00% 983 Benton 914 56.04% 717 43.96% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1631 Bradley 750 62.45% 451 37.55% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1201 Calhoun 325 52.00% 298 47.68% 2 0.32% 0 0.00% 625 Carroll 711 49.34% 730 50.66% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1441 Chicot 126 28.44% 316 71.33% 0 0.00% 1 0.23% 443 Clark 665 43.89% 847 55.91% 3 0.20% 0 0.00% 1515 Columbia 881 51.49% 830 48.51% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1711 Conway 725 62.55% 434 37.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1159 Craighead 494 78.04% 139 21.96% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 633 Crawford 531 45.85% 626 54.06% 0 0.00% 1 0.09% 1158 Crittenden 219 34.98% 407 65.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 626 Dallas 508 52.70% 456 47.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 964 Desha 447 62.78% 265 37.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 712 Drew 865 64.75% 471 35.25% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1336 Franklin 726 66.67% 355 32.60% 0 0.00% 8 0.73% 1089 Fulton 337 51.85% 313 48.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 650 Greene 827 86.96% 124 13.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 951 Hempstead 800 46.08% 886 51.04% 50 2.88% 0 0.00% 1736 Hot Spring 348 37.26% 586 62.74% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 934 Independence 1169 57.47% 862 42.38% 3 0.15% 0 0.00% 2034 Izard 440 37.01% 749 62.99% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1189 Jackson 1120 73.59% 397 26.08% 0 0.00% 5 0.33% 1522 Jefferson 918 53.59% 789 46.06% 3 0.18% 3 0.18% 1713 Johnson 574 48.44% 611 51.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1185 Lafayette 203 26.68% 505 66.36% 53 6.96% 0 0.00% 761 Lawrence 612 37.45% 1019 62.36% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% 1634 Madison 861 71.57% 342 28.43% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1203 Marion 525 56.94% 392 42.52% 5 0.54% 0 0.00% 922 Mississippi 235 59.64% 159 40.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 394 Monroe 371 48.43% 380 49.61% 15 1.96% 0 0.00% 766 Montgomery 164 26.84% 447 73.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 611 Newton 401 70.85% 165 29.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 566 Ouachita 820 50.74% 796 49.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1616 Perry 94 25.20% 279 74.80% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 373 Phillips 624 46.60% 715 53.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1339 Pike 372 57.50% 272 42.04% 3 0.46% 0 0.00% 647 Poinsett 448 94.12% 28 5.88% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 476 Polk 229 36.64% 396 63.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 625 Pope 494 41.65% 692 58.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1186 Prairie 854 60.70% 553 39.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1407 Pulaski 756 48.03% 818 51.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1574 Randolph 530 52.89% 472 47.11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1002 Saline 572 48.72% 602 51.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1174 Scott 556 61.71% 345 38.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 901 Searcy 492 61.35% 310 38.65% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 802 Sebastian 1038 61.06% 662 38.94% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1700 Sevier 563 40.80% 806 58.41% 11 0.80% 0 0.00% 1380 St. Francis 691 56.09% 541 43.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1232 Union 482 37.48% 744 57.85% 60 4.67% 0 0.00% 1286 Van Buren 428 46.72% 488 53.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 916 Washington 1305 57.39% 969 42.61% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2274 White 753 50.67% 733 49.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1486 Yell 275 26.22% 774 73.78% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1049 Total 32048 52.32% 28969 47.29% 220 0.36% 18 0.03% 61255
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