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1908 Arkansas governor election
George W. Donaghey (Democrat) beat John I. Worthington (Republican) in Arkansas in 1908, 68.1% to 27.7%, a margin of 40.4 points and 65,555 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1906, when John Sebastian Little won.
Democrats led in 74 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Pulaski, cast 7,624 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.0 points. The closest was Ouachita, where 101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Donaghey won | Democratic | 110,418 | 68.1% |
| John I. Worthington | Republican | 44,863 | 27.7% |
| All other candidates | 6,916 | 4.3% | |
| Total | 162,197 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 5,375 70.5% | 2,018 26.5% | 231 | 7,624 | D+44.0 |
| Sebastian | 3,763 63.2% | 1,615 27.1% | 572 | 5,950 | D+36.1 |
| Washington | 2,890 58.1% | 1,872 37.7% | 208 | 4,970 | D+20.5 |
| Benton | 3,277 68.1% | 1,350 28.1% | 182 | 4,809 | D+40.1 |
| Garland | 2,728 63.2% | 1,407 32.6% | 184 | 4,319 | D+30.6 |
| Jefferson | 2,667 73.6% | 851 23.5% | 108 | 3,626 | D+50.1 |
| Faulkner | 2,719 77.4% | 740 21.1% | 56 | 3,515 | D+56.3 |
| Conway | 2,935 84.6% | 487 14.0% | 48 | 3,470 | D+70.5 |
| Hempstead | 2,277 66.5% | 1,029 30.1% | 118 | 3,424 | D+36.4 |
| Independence | 2,003 63.6% | 972 30.9% | 174 | 3,149 | D+32.7 |
| Logan | 2,009 65.2% | 1,005 32.6% | 66 | 3,080 | D+32.6 |
| Yell | 1,949 63.4% | 908 29.5% | 219 | 3,076 | D+33.8 |
| Madison | 1,549 50.9% | 1,438 47.3% | 56 | 3,043 | D+3.6 |
| Crawford | 1,606 53.8% | 1,275 42.7% | 102 | 2,983 | D+11.1 |
| Craighead | 2,106 72.8% | 532 18.4% | 254 | 2,892 | D+54.4 |
| Clay | 1,772 64.8% | 829 30.3% | 132 | 2,733 | D+34.5 |
| Ouachita | 1,367 51.6% | 1,266 47.8% | 15 | 2,648 | D+3.8 |
| Carroll | 1,347 51.2% | 1,205 45.8% | 81 | 2,633 | D+5.4 |
| Jackson | 1,621 62.2% | 875 33.6% | 110 | 2,606 | D+28.6 |
| Mississippi | 1,599 65.8% | 695 28.6% | 135 | 2,429 | D+37.2 |
| Boone | 1,389 57.9% | 908 37.8% | 102 | 2,399 | D+20.1 |
| Pope | 1,620 68.8% | 611 26.0% | 122 | 2,353 | D+42.9 |
| Greene | 1,709 74.8% | 437 19.1% | 138 | 2,284 | D+55.7 |
| Franklin | 1,575 69.4% | 573 25.2% | 123 | 2,271 | D+44.1 |
| Lawrence | 1,649 74.2% | 479 21.6% | 94 | 2,222 | D+52.7 |
| Searcy | 1,069 48.2% | 960 43.3% | 187 | 2,216 | D+4.9 |
| Polk | 1,446 65.4% | 544 24.6% | 222 | 2,212 | D+40.8 |
| Randolph | 1,708 77.2% | 447 20.2% | 57 | 2,212 | D+57.0 |
| Hot Spring | 1,468 70.0% | 565 26.9% | 64 | 2,097 | D+43.1 |
| Union | 1,808 88.5% | 207 10.1% | 28 | 2,043 | D+78.4 |
| Scott | 1,298 64.2% | 522 25.8% | 201 | 2,021 | D+38.4 |
| Van Buren | 1,190 59.7% | 802 40.3% | 1,992 | D+19.5 | |
| Lonoke | 1,593 80.0% | 353 17.7% | 45 | 1,991 | D+62.3 |
| Johnson | 1,278 64.5% | 543 27.4% | 161 | 1,982 | D+37.1 |
| Nevada | 1,367 71.3% | 476 24.8% | 73 | 1,916 | D+46.5 |
| St. Francis | 1,302 68.5% | 528 27.8% | 71 | 1,901 | D+40.7 |
| Sevier | 1,329 71.1% | 344 18.4% | 195 | 1,868 | D+52.7 |
| Arkansas | 1,332 71.7% | 485 26.1% | 41 | 1,858 | D+45.6 |
| Columbia | 1,356 75.7% | 431 24.1% | 5 | 1,792 | D+51.6 |
| Poinsett | 1,359 77.2% | 339 19.3% | 62 | 1,760 | D+58.0 |
| Cross | 1,273 72.8% | 413 23.6% | 62 | 1,748 | D+49.2 |
| Prairie | 1,169 69.9% | 471 28.2% | 32 | 1,672 | D+41.7 |
| Chicot | 1,213 72.9% | 448 26.9% | 4 | 1,665 | D+45.9 |
| Montgomery | 922 56.2% | 524 32.0% | 194 | 1,640 | D+24.3 |
| Drew | 1,181 72.5% | 428 26.3% | 19 | 1,628 | D+46.3 |
| Miller | 1,276 78.5% | 308 19.0% | 41 | 1,625 | D+59.6 |
| Pike | 774 48.2% | 582 36.2% | 251 | 1,607 | D+11.9 |
| Newton | 545 34.6% | 977 62.0% | 55 | 1,577 | R+27.4 |
| Woodruff | 1,115 71.1% | 428 27.3% | 26 | 1,569 | D+43.8 |
| Phillips | 1,360 88.3% | 168 10.9% | 12 | 1,540 | D+77.4 |
| White | 1,008 65.6% | 395 25.7% | 134 | 1,537 | D+39.9 |
| Lee | 1,294 85.4% | 205 13.5% | 17 | 1,516 | D+71.8 |
| Monroe | 1,061 70.0% | 422 27.8% | 33 | 1,516 | D+42.2 |
| Clark | 1,155 76.7% | 329 21.9% | 21 | 1,505 | D+54.9 |
| Marion | 913 61.0% | 475 31.8% | 108 | 1,496 | D+29.3 |
| Ashley | 1,179 80.8% | 264 18.1% | 16 | 1,459 | D+62.7 |
| Howard | 1,030 70.6% | 371 25.4% | 58 | 1,459 | D+45.2 |
| Izard | 1,027 71.1% | 343 23.7% | 75 | 1,445 | D+47.3 |
| Saline | 1,088 78.5% | 244 17.6% | 54 | 1,386 | D+60.9 |
| Fulton | 924 67.3% | 373 27.2% | 75 | 1,372 | D+40.2 |
| Bradley | 1,116 81.7% | 222 16.3% | 28 | 1,366 | D+65.4 |
| Perry | 887 65.3% | 417 30.7% | 55 | 1,359 | D+34.6 |
| Sharp | 1,011 75.4% | 262 19.6% | 67 | 1,340 | D+55.9 |
| Dallas | 886 66.6% | 417 31.4% | 27 | 1,330 | D+35.3 |
| Cleveland | 951 74.1% | 299 23.3% | 33 | 1,283 | D+50.8 |
| Lincoln | 963 75.5% | 280 22.0% | 32 | 1,275 | D+53.6 |
| Cleburne | 873 70.7% | 280 22.7% | 82 | 1,235 | D+48.0 |
| Crittenden | 1,057 93.9% | 64 5.7% | 5 | 1,126 | D+88.2 |
| Baxter | 758 69.0% | 289 26.3% | 52 | 1,099 | D+42.7 |
| Stone | 719 65.8% | 326 29.8% | 48 | 1,093 | D+36.0 |
| Little River | 683 69.3% | 196 19.9% | 107 | 986 | D+49.4 |
| Grant | 754 81.9% | 154 16.7% | 13 | 921 | D+65.1 |
| Lafayette | 648 77.4% | 175 20.9% | 14 | 837 | D+56.5 |
| Desha | 534 64.4% | 286 34.5% | 9 | 829 | D+29.9 |
| Calhoun | 667 84.8% | 105 13.3% | 15 | 787 | D+71.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1908; 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 |