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1926 Arkansas governor election
John E. Martineau (Democrat) beat M. D. Bowers (Republican) in Arkansas in 1926, 76.4% to 23.6%, a margin of 52.9 points and 80,766 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1924, when Thomas J. Terral won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Pulaski, cast 10,090 votes and went to the Democrat by 75.8 points. The closest was Newton, where 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Martineau won | Democratic | 116,735 | 76.4% |
| M. D. Bowers | Republican | 35,969 | 23.6% |
| Total | 152,704 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 8,867 87.9% | 1,223 12.1% | 10,090 | D+75.8 | |
| Sebastian | 3,558 65.8% | 1,850 34.2% | 5,408 | D+31.6 | |
| Washington | 3,236 64.9% | 1,752 35.1% | 4,988 | D+29.8 | |
| Crawford | 2,617 60.8% | 1,690 39.2% | 4,307 | D+21.5 | |
| Pope | 2,680 64.3% | 1,486 35.7% | 4,166 | D+28.7 | |
| Benton | 2,699 68.0% | 1,270 32.0% | 3,969 | D+36.0 | |
| Madison | 2,052 52.2% | 1,881 47.8% | 3,933 | D+4.3 | |
| Logan | 2,305 63.6% | 1,320 36.4% | 3,625 | D+27.2 | |
| Yell | 2,741 81.0% | 642 19.0% | 3,383 | D+62.0 | |
| White | 2,648 80.3% | 650 19.7% | 3,298 | D+60.6 | |
| Clay | 2,164 69.1% | 969 30.9% | 3,133 | D+38.1 | |
| Mississippi | 2,483 87.0% | 370 13.0% | 2,853 | D+74.1 | |
| Carroll | 1,781 64.7% | 971 35.3% | 2,752 | D+29.4 | |
| Miller | 2,402 87.8% | 334 12.2% | 2,736 | D+75.6 | |
| Independence | 2,009 73.6% | 719 26.4% | 2,728 | D+47.3 | |
| Union | 2,436 91.3% | 233 8.7% | 2,669 | D+82.5 | |
| Boone | 1,788 68.1% | 836 31.9% | 2,624 | D+36.3 | |
| Jefferson | 2,400 92.3% | 201 7.7% | 2,601 | D+84.5 | |
| Faulkner | 1,971 76.1% | 620 23.9% | 2,591 | D+52.1 | |
| Lawrence | 2,026 80.0% | 508 20.0% | 2,534 | D+59.9 | |
| Johnson | 1,870 79.3% | 487 20.7% | 2,357 | D+58.7 | |
| Craighead | 1,914 83.1% | 389 16.9% | 2,303 | D+66.2 | |
| Greene | 1,986 87.6% | 282 12.4% | 2,268 | D+75.1 | |
| Garland | 1,826 80.9% | 430 19.1% | 2,256 | D+61.9 | |
| Clark | 1,742 77.7% | 501 22.3% | 2,243 | D+55.3 | |
| Searcy | 981 45.1% | 1,196 54.9% | 2,177 | R+9.9 | |
| Franklin | 1,544 71.6% | 612 28.4% | 2,156 | D+43.2 | |
| Van Buren | 1,347 62.9% | 794 37.1% | 2,141 | D+25.8 | |
| Ouachita | 1,504 72.9% | 560 27.1% | 2,064 | D+45.7 | |
| Randolph | 1,225 60.8% | 790 39.2% | 2,015 | D+21.6 | |
| Hempstead | 1,631 84.0% | 311 16.0% | 1,942 | D+68.0 | |
| Hot Spring | 1,410 73.1% | 519 26.9% | 1,929 | D+46.2 | |
| Polk | 1,436 74.9% | 480 25.1% | 1,916 | D+49.9 | |
| Lonoke | 1,675 90.5% | 176 9.5% | 1,851 | D+81.0 | |
| Jackson | 1,544 84.9% | 275 15.1% | 1,819 | D+69.8 | |
| Scott | 1,275 72.0% | 496 28.0% | 1,771 | D+44.0 | |
| Poinsett | 1,621 93.2% | 119 6.8% | 1,740 | D+86.3 | |
| Conway | 1,318 76.5% | 406 23.5% | 1,724 | D+52.9 | |
| Arkansas | 1,312 79.8% | 333 20.2% | 1,645 | D+59.5 | |
| Sevier | 1,397 89.1% | 171 10.9% | 1,568 | D+78.2 | |
| Howard | 1,294 82.6% | 272 17.4% | 1,566 | D+65.3 | |
| Cleburne | 1,010 67.8% | 479 32.2% | 1,489 | D+35.7 | |
| Saline | 1,283 89.1% | 157 10.9% | 1,440 | D+78.2 | |
| Little River | 1,104 78.6% | 300 21.4% | 1,404 | D+57.3 | |
| Pike | 929 66.2% | 474 33.8% | 1,403 | D+32.4 | |
| Nevada | 1,128 81.3% | 260 18.7% | 1,388 | D+62.5 | |
| Montgomery | 970 71.1% | 395 28.9% | 1,365 | D+42.1 | |
| Drew | 1,018 74.7% | 345 25.3% | 1,363 | D+49.4 | |
| Izard | 1,086 79.8% | 275 20.2% | 1,361 | D+59.6 | |
| Newton | 625 47.2% | 698 52.8% | 1,323 | R+5.5 | |
| Desha | 1,184 90.5% | 125 9.5% | 1,309 | D+80.9 | |
| Sharp | 1,040 79.9% | 261 20.1% | 1,301 | D+59.9 | |
| Bradley | 975 77.4% | 284 22.6% | 1,259 | D+54.9 | |
| Fulton | 903 72.5% | 342 27.5% | 1,245 | D+45.1 | |
| Columbia | 1,108 92.5% | 90 7.5% | 1,198 | D+85.0 | |
| Ashley | 1,042 87.9% | 144 12.1% | 1,186 | D+75.7 | |
| Prairie | 941 83.2% | 190 16.8% | 1,131 | D+66.4 | |
| Dallas | 881 80.1% | 219 19.9% | 1,100 | D+60.2 | |
| Phillips | 1,018 92.5% | 82 7.5% | 1,100 | D+85.1 | |
| Baxter | 844 77.6% | 244 22.4% | 1,088 | D+55.1 | |
| Cleveland | 964 88.7% | 123 11.3% | 1,087 | D+77.4 | |
| Grant | 915 90.3% | 98 9.7% | 1,013 | D+80.7 | |
| Marion | 795 82.6% | 167 17.4% | 962 | D+65.3 | |
| Perry | 779 83.7% | 152 16.3% | 931 | D+67.3 | |
| Stone | 602 68.5% | 277 31.5% | 879 | D+37.0 | |
| St. Francis | 741 85.5% | 126 14.5% | 867 | D+70.9 | |
| Cross | 821 95.8% | 36 4.2% | 857 | D+91.6 | |
| Woodruff | 794 93.4% | 56 6.6% | 850 | D+86.8 | |
| Monroe | 722 88.3% | 96 11.7% | 818 | D+76.5 | |
| Lafayette | 725 89.0% | 90 11.0% | 815 | D+77.9 | |
| Calhoun | 667 88.3% | 88 11.7% | 755 | D+76.7 | |
| Lincoln | 657 89.5% | 77 10.5% | 734 | D+79.0 | |
| Crittenden | 665 98.2% | 12 1.8% | 677 | D+96.5 | |
| Lee | 579 97.6% | 14 2.4% | 593 | D+95.3 | |
| Chicot | 505 88.0% | 69 12.0% | 574 | D+76.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1926; 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 |