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1882 Arkansas governor election
James H. Berry (Democrat) beat W. D. Slack (Republican) in Arkansas in 1882, 59.6% to 33.5%, a margin of 26.0 points and 38,297 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when Thomas J. Churchill won.
Democrats led in 61 of the 73 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Pulaski, cast 5,906 votes and went to the Republican by 1.1 points. The closest was Little River, where 7 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Berry won | Democratic | 87,669 | 59.6% |
| W. D. Slack | Republican | 49,372 | 33.5% |
| Rufus King Garland Jr. | Greenback | 10,142 | 6.9% |
| Total | 147,183 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 2,899 49.1% | 2,966 50.2% | 41 | 5,906 | R+1.1 |
| Jefferson | 789 18.5% | 3,471 81.3% | 10 | 4,270 | R+62.8 |
| Phillips | 2,818 73.2% | 1,027 26.7% | 6 | 3,851 | D+46.5 |
| Sebastian | 2,245 59.7% | 1,471 39.1% | 47 | 3,763 | D+20.6 |
| Hempstead | 1,498 41.7% | 1,671 46.5% | 426 | 3,595 | R+4.8 |
| Washington | 2,296 65.8% | 688 19.7% | 506 | 3,490 | D+46.1 |
| White | 2,169 63.2% | 574 16.7% | 688 | 3,431 | D+46.5 |
| Benton | 2,561 76.6% | 464 13.9% | 318 | 3,343 | D+62.7 |
| Logan | 1,786 56.5% | 1,307 41.4% | 66 | 3,159 | D+15.2 |
| Crawford | 1,645 53.2% | 1,426 46.1% | 21 | 3,092 | D+7.1 |
| Independence | 2,384 79.0% | 531 17.6% | 103 | 3,018 | D+61.4 |
| Clark | 1,469 51.7% | 574 20.2% | 801 | 2,844 | D+31.5 |
| Conway | 1,427 51.2% | 1,335 47.9% | 27 | 2,789 | D+3.3 |
| Franklin | 2,188 79.6% | 495 18.0% | 67 | 2,750 | D+61.6 |
| Lee | 1,095 40.0% | 1,642 60.0% | 2,737 | R+20.0 | |
| Faulkner | 1,745 63.8% | 793 29.0% | 195 | 2,733 | D+34.8 |
| Yell | 1,776 65.7% | 748 27.7% | 179 | 2,703 | D+38.0 |
| Johnson | 1,945 75.4% | 453 17.6% | 181 | 2,579 | D+57.9 |
| Lonoke | 1,639 64.1% | 906 35.4% | 13 | 2,558 | D+28.7 |
| Union | 1,242 50.9% | 946 38.8% | 253 | 2,441 | D+12.1 |
| Pope | 1,751 71.8% | 609 25.0% | 80 | 2,440 | D+46.8 |
| Jackson | 1,549 65.5% | 753 31.9% | 62 | 2,364 | D+33.7 |
| Drew | 1,379 59.9% | 885 38.4% | 40 | 2,304 | D+21.4 |
| Nevada | 885 39.6% | 375 16.8% | 977 | 2,237 | Others |
| Garland | 1,062 48.0% | 814 36.8% | 336 | 2,212 | D+11.2 |
| Columbia | 1,341 62.0% | 571 26.4% | 250 | 2,162 | D+35.6 |
| Crittenden | 558 26.4% | 1,553 73.6% | 2,111 | R+47.1 | |
| Ouachita | 1,059 51.3% | 789 38.2% | 215 | 2,063 | D+13.1 |
| Woodruff | 1,073 52.4% | 943 46.1% | 31 | 2,047 | D+6.4 |
| Madison | 1,075 52.6% | 900 44.1% | 67 | 2,042 | D+8.6 |
| Boone | 1,615 79.6% | 378 18.6% | 35 | 2,028 | D+61.0 |
| Carroll | 1,236 62.8% | 564 28.7% | 168 | 1,968 | D+34.1 |
| Chicot | 212 10.9% | 1,736 88.9% | 4 | 1,952 | R+78.1 |
| Lincoln | 813 42.5% | 1,024 53.5% | 77 | 1,914 | R+11.0 |
| Randolph | 1,727 93.3% | 124 6.7% | 1 | 1,852 | D+86.6 |
| Miller | 919 50.0% | 832 45.3% | 87 | 1,838 | D+4.7 |
| Arkansas | 964 52.5% | 865 47.1% | 6 | 1,835 | D+5.4 |
| Monroe | 918 50.9% | 883 49.0% | 2 | 1,803 | D+1.9 |
| Mississippi | 1,107 61.8% | 679 37.9% | 6 | 1,792 | D+23.9 |
| Van Buren | 1,433 81.1% | 277 15.7% | 56 | 1,766 | D+65.5 |
| Saline | 1,308 74.7% | 326 18.6% | 117 | 1,751 | D+56.1 |
| Desha | 452 26.9% | 1,217 72.4% | 11 | 1,680 | R+45.5 |
| Prairie | 980 58.5% | 603 36.0% | 91 | 1,674 | D+22.5 |
| St. Francis | 984 59.6% | 655 39.7% | 11 | 1,650 | D+19.9 |
| Ashley | 933 57.0% | 705 43.0% | 1,638 | D+13.9 | |
| Scott | 1,168 74.3% | 290 18.4% | 115 | 1,573 | D+55.8 |
| Izard | 1,410 93.1% | 84 5.5% | 20 | 1,514 | D+87.6 |
| Lawrence | 1,318 92.1% | 110 7.7% | 3 | 1,431 | D+84.4 |
| Howard | 899 64.1% | 377 26.9% | 127 | 1,403 | D+37.2 |
| Craighead | 1,236 91.4% | 117 8.6% | 1,353 | D+82.7 | |
| Sharp | 1,103 82.3% | 145 10.8% | 93 | 1,341 | D+71.4 |
| Hot Spring | 820 62.9% | 216 16.6% | 268 | 1,304 | D+46.3 |
| Greene | 1,172 94.3% | 68 5.5% | 3 | 1,243 | D+88.8 |
| Searcy | 540 43.8% | 655 53.2% | 37 | 1,232 | R+9.3 |
| Marion | 924 76.2% | 163 13.4% | 126 | 1,213 | D+62.7 |
| Pike | 608 50.7% | 128 10.7% | 464 | 1,200 | D+40.0 |
| Cross | 791 68.7% | 354 30.8% | 6 | 1,151 | D+38.0 |
| Little River | 570 50.1% | 563 49.5% | 5 | 1,138 | D+0.6 |
| Newton | 550 48.5% | 568 50.0% | 17 | 1,135 | R+1.6 |
| Grant | 899 80.6% | 127 11.4% | 90 | 1,116 | D+69.2 |
| Baxter | 824 75.3% | 180 16.4% | 91 | 1,095 | D+58.8 |
| Clay | 951 89.1% | 105 9.8% | 11 | 1,067 | D+79.3 |
| Lafayette | 290 27.4% | 625 59.0% | 145 | 1,060 | R+31.6 |
| Dallas | 625 59.6% | 274 26.1% | 150 | 1,049 | D+33.5 |
| Bradley | 626 59.8% | 190 18.2% | 230 | 1,046 | D+41.7 |
| Polk | 689 69.5% | 77 7.8% | 226 | 992 | D+61.7 |
| Sevier | 780 79.5% | 126 12.8% | 75 | 981 | D+66.7 |
| Montgomery | 578 59.5% | 139 14.3% | 254 | 971 | D+45.2 |
| Fulton | 669 70.8% | 250 26.5% | 26 | 945 | D+44.3 |
| Calhoun | 518 59.5% | 269 30.9% | 83 | 870 | D+28.6 |
| Perry | 459 56.2% | 222 27.2% | 136 | 817 | D+29.0 |
| Stone | 562 72.1% | 90 11.6% | 127 | 779 | D+60.6 |
| Poinsett | 524 96.0% | 22 4.0% | 546 | D+91.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1882; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | R+27.8 |
| 2018 | Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) | R+33.6 |
| 2014 | Asa Hutchinson (R) | R+13.9 |
| 2010 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | D+30.8 |
| 2006 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | D+14.9 |
| 2002 | Mike Huckabee (R) | R+6.1 |
| 1998 | Mike Huckabee (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1994 | Jim Guy Tucker (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1990 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+15.0 |
| 1986 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+27.8 |
| 1984 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1982 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1980 | Frank D. White (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1978 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+26.7 |
| 1976 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+66.5 |
| 1974 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+31.2 |
| 1972 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+50.9 |
| 1970 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+29.3 |
| 1968 | Winthrop Rockefeller (R) | R+4.9 |
| 1966 | Winthrop Rockefeller (R) | R+8.7 |
| 1964 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1962 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+46.5 |
| 1960 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1958 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+64.9 |
| 1956 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+61.3 |
| 1954 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+24.2 |
| 1952 | Francis Cherry (D) | D+74.8 |
| 1950 | Sidney S. McMath (D) | D+68.3 |
| 1948 | Sid McMath (D) | D+78.7 |
| 1946 | Ben Laney (D) | D+68.3 |
| 1944 | Ben Laney (D) | D+71.9 |
| 1942 | Homer M. Adkins (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1940 | Homer M. Adkins (D) | D+83.1 |
| 1938 | Carl E. Bailey (D) | D+77.5 |
| 1936 | Carl E. Bailey (D) | D+70.2 |
| 1934 | Julius M. Futrell (D) | D+79.8 |
| 1932 | Julius M. Futrell (D) | D+81.5 |
| 1930 | Harvey J. Parnell (D) | D+62.4 |
| 1928 | Harvey J. Parnell (D) | D+54.6 |
| 1926 | John E. Martineau (D) | D+52.9 |
| 1924 | Thomas J. Terral (D) | D+59.7 |
| 1922 | Thomas C. McRae (D) | D+56.2 |
| 1920 | Thomas Chipman McRae (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1918 | Charles Hillman Brough (D) | D+93.4 |
| 1916 | Charles Hillman Brough (D) | D+44.4 |
| 1914 | George Washington Hays (D) | D+46.6 |
| 1913 | George Washington Hays (D) | D+43.8 |
| 1912 | Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) | D+37.4 |
| 1910 | George Washington Donaghey (D) | D+41.0 |
| 1908 | George W. Donaghey (D) | D+40.4 |
| 1906 | John Sebastian Little (D) | D+41.8 |
| 1904 | Jefferson Davis (D) | D+24.6 |
| 1902 | Jeff Davis (D) | D+40.2 |
| 1900 | Jefferson Davis (D) | D+36.0 |
| 1898 | Daniel Webster Jones (D) | D+42.7 |
| 1896 | Daniel Webster Jones (D) | D+39.0 |
| 1894 | James P. Clarke (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1892 | William M. Fishback (D) | D+36.2 |
| 1890 | James P. Eagle (D) | D+55.5 |
| 1888 | James P. Eagle (D) | D+54.1 |
| 1886 | Simon P. Hughes (D) | D+22.3 |
| 1884 | Simon P. Hughes (D) | D+29.1 |
| 1882 | James H. Berry (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1880 | Thomas J. Churchill (D) | D+72.8 |
| 1878 | William Read Miller (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1876 | William R. Miller (D) | D+31.5 |
| 1874 | Augustus H. Garland (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1872 | Elisha Baxter (R) | R+51.8 |
| 1868 | Powell Clayton (R) | level |