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1884 Arkansas governor election
Simon P. Hughes (Democrat) beat Thomas Boles (Republican) in Arkansas in 1884, 64.6% to 35.4%, a margin of 29.1 points and 45,487 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1882, when James H. Berry won.
Democrats led in 66 of the 74 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, Pulaski, cast 7,611 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.3 points. The closest was Hempstead, where 54 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon P. Hughes won | Democratic | 100,875 | 64.6% |
| Thomas Boles | Republican | 55,388 | 35.4% |
| Total | 156,263 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 3,892 51.1% | 3,719 48.9% | 7,611 | D+2.3 | |
| Jefferson | 899 19.2% | 3,789 80.8% | 4,688 | R+61.6 | |
| Sebastian | 2,833 64.2% | 1,579 35.8% | 4,412 | D+28.4 | |
| Hempstead | 1,977 50.7% | 1,923 49.3% | 3,900 | D+1.4 | |
| Washington | 2,692 69.6% | 1,176 30.4% | 3,868 | D+39.2 | |
| Phillips | 1,729 44.8% | 2,134 55.2% | 3,863 | R+10.5 | |
| White | 3,031 85.1% | 531 14.9% | 3,562 | D+70.2 | |
| Benton | 2,956 84.0% | 563 16.0% | 3,519 | D+68.0 | |
| Crawford | 1,782 52.5% | 1,613 47.5% | 3,395 | D+5.0 | |
| Franklin | 2,454 75.4% | 800 24.6% | 3,254 | D+50.8 | |
| Logan | 2,034 62.7% | 1,209 37.3% | 3,243 | D+25.4 | |
| Independence | 2,496 82.8% | 518 17.2% | 3,014 | D+65.6 | |
| Faulkner | 2,093 71.1% | 849 28.9% | 2,942 | D+42.3 | |
| Clark | 1,881 65.1% | 1,007 34.9% | 2,888 | D+30.3 | |
| Pope | 1,979 72.1% | 766 27.9% | 2,745 | D+44.2 | |
| Conway | 1,332 48.8% | 1,399 51.2% | 2,731 | R+2.5 | |
| Lonoke | 1,699 63.4% | 981 36.6% | 2,680 | D+26.8 | |
| Garland | 1,530 57.1% | 1,148 42.9% | 2,678 | D+14.3 | |
| Lee | 1,975 74.0% | 693 26.0% | 2,668 | D+48.1 | |
| Yell | 1,881 70.6% | 783 29.4% | 2,664 | D+41.2 | |
| Jackson | 1,770 68.9% | 798 31.1% | 2,568 | D+37.9 | |
| Ouachita | 1,322 52.0% | 1,220 48.0% | 2,542 | D+4.0 | |
| Johnson | 1,930 76.3% | 601 23.7% | 2,531 | D+52.5 | |
| Union | 1,422 58.5% | 1,010 41.5% | 2,432 | D+16.9 | |
| Monroe | 1,288 53.7% | 1,111 46.3% | 2,399 | D+7.4 | |
| Madison | 1,287 54.0% | 1,098 46.0% | 2,385 | D+7.9 | |
| Miller | 1,277 56.0% | 1,004 44.0% | 2,281 | D+12.0 | |
| Woodruff | 1,265 55.9% | 996 44.1% | 2,261 | D+11.9 | |
| Columbia | 1,689 75.9% | 537 24.1% | 2,226 | D+51.8 | |
| Drew | 1,233 56.0% | 970 44.0% | 2,203 | D+11.9 | |
| Boone | 1,711 79.0% | 454 21.0% | 2,165 | D+58.1 | |
| Carroll | 1,324 63.2% | 770 36.8% | 2,094 | D+26.5 | |
| Randolph | 1,885 91.9% | 167 8.1% | 2,052 | D+83.7 | |
| Arkansas | 1,089 55.0% | 892 45.0% | 1,981 | D+9.9 | |
| Crittenden | 642 32.7% | 1,323 67.3% | 1,965 | R+34.7 | |
| Lincoln | 793 40.8% | 1,153 59.2% | 1,946 | R+18.5 | |
| Nevada | 1,130 59.5% | 768 40.5% | 1,898 | D+19.1 | |
| Prairie | 1,247 66.3% | 635 33.7% | 1,882 | D+32.5 | |
| Scott | 1,389 77.7% | 399 22.3% | 1,788 | D+55.4 | |
| Chicot | 204 11.7% | 1,544 88.3% | 1,748 | R+76.7 | |
| Craighead | 1,594 91.7% | 144 8.3% | 1,738 | D+83.4 | |
| Greene | 1,595 92.2% | 134 7.8% | 1,729 | D+84.5 | |
| Lawrence | 1,589 92.8% | 123 7.2% | 1,712 | D+85.6 | |
| Mississippi | 914 54.4% | 766 45.6% | 1,680 | D+8.8 | |
| Izard | 1,443 86.2% | 231 13.8% | 1,674 | D+72.4 | |
| St. Francis | 994 59.6% | 675 40.4% | 1,669 | D+19.1 | |
| Saline | 1,355 81.7% | 304 18.3% | 1,659 | D+63.4 | |
| Ashley | 931 57.7% | 683 42.3% | 1,614 | D+15.4 | |
| Howard | 1,068 74.2% | 371 25.8% | 1,439 | D+48.4 | |
| Sharp | 1,285 91.7% | 117 8.3% | 1,402 | D+83.3 | |
| Desha | 365 26.1% | 1,031 73.9% | 1,396 | R+47.7 | |
| Hot Spring | 1,076 77.5% | 313 22.5% | 1,389 | D+54.9 | |
| Fulton | 1,014 76.3% | 315 23.7% | 1,329 | D+52.6 | |
| Clay | 1,118 86.7% | 172 13.3% | 1,290 | D+73.3 | |
| Cross | 832 67.5% | 400 32.5% | 1,232 | D+35.1 | |
| Pike | 804 65.5% | 423 34.5% | 1,227 | D+31.1 | |
| Little River | 646 53.8% | 555 46.2% | 1,201 | D+7.6 | |
| Baxter | 968 81.9% | 214 18.1% | 1,182 | D+63.8 | |
| Marion | 1,148 98.0% | 23 2.0% | 1,171 | D+96.1 | |
| Van Buren | 901 79.0% | 239 21.0% | 1,140 | D+58.1 | |
| Grant | 941 87.1% | 139 12.9% | 1,080 | D+74.3 | |
| Montgomery | 646 67.4% | 313 32.6% | 959 | D+34.7 | |
| Lafayette | 347 36.3% | 608 63.7% | 955 | R+27.3 | |
| Polk | 868 91.5% | 81 8.5% | 949 | D+82.9 | |
| Sevier | 811 87.6% | 115 12.4% | 926 | D+75.2 | |
| Cleburne | 845 91.8% | 75 8.2% | 920 | D+83.7 | |
| Searcy | 537 58.9% | 375 41.1% | 912 | D+17.8 | |
| Bradley | 669 74.3% | 232 25.7% | 901 | D+48.5 | |
| Dallas | 650 74.5% | 223 25.5% | 873 | D+48.9 | |
| Newton | 448 53.7% | 387 46.3% | 835 | D+7.3 | |
| Perry | 570 68.3% | 264 31.7% | 834 | D+36.7 | |
| Calhoun | 543 67.0% | 268 33.0% | 811 | D+33.9 | |
| Stone | 776 99.9% | 1 0.1% | 777 | D+99.7 | |
| Poinsett | 584 94.3% | 35 5.7% | 619 | D+88.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1884; 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 |