Election 1928 Results
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1928 Arkansas governor election
Harvey J. Parnell (Democrat) beat M. D. Bowers (Republican) in Arkansas in 1928, 77.3% to 22.7%, a margin of 54.6 points and 107,198 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1926, when John E. Martineau won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Pulaski, cast 13,883 votes and went to the Democrat by 56.6 points. The closest was Madison, where 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey J. Parnell won | Democratic | 151,743 | 77.3% |
| M. D. Bowers | Republican | 44,545 | 22.7% |
| Total | 196,288 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 10,870 78.3% | 3,013 21.7% | 13,883 | D+56.6 | |
| Sebastian | 4,808 71.6% | 1,907 28.4% | 6,715 | D+43.2 | |
| Mississippi | 5,251 89.5% | 615 10.5% | 5,866 | D+79.0 | |
| Benton | 3,962 68.5% | 1,821 31.5% | 5,783 | D+37.0 | |
| Washington | 3,707 66.1% | 1,899 33.9% | 5,606 | D+32.3 | |
| Garland | 3,855 73.1% | 1,415 26.9% | 5,270 | D+46.3 | |
| Union | 3,848 83.9% | 736 16.1% | 4,584 | D+67.9 | |
| Madison | 2,244 49.8% | 2,262 50.2% | 4,506 | R+0.4 | |
| Pope | 3,396 77.9% | 963 22.1% | 4,359 | D+55.8 | |
| Craighead | 3,430 81.6% | 776 18.4% | 4,206 | D+63.1 | |
| Jefferson | 3,246 79.1% | 856 20.9% | 4,102 | D+58.3 | |
| White | 3,198 80.8% | 758 19.2% | 3,956 | D+61.7 | |
| Faulkner | 3,004 80.8% | 716 19.2% | 3,720 | D+61.5 | |
| Logan | 2,427 66.5% | 1,223 33.5% | 3,650 | D+33.0 | |
| Carroll | 2,196 62.7% | 1,307 37.3% | 3,503 | D+25.4 | |
| Crawford | 2,351 69.1% | 1,050 30.9% | 3,401 | D+38.3 | |
| Poinsett | 2,757 82.4% | 589 17.6% | 3,346 | D+64.8 | |
| Boone | 2,471 74.0% | 870 26.0% | 3,341 | D+47.9 | |
| Hempstead | 2,414 82.1% | 527 17.9% | 2,941 | D+64.2 | |
| Miller | 2,414 84.8% | 432 15.2% | 2,846 | D+69.6 | |
| Clark | 2,364 84.2% | 444 15.8% | 2,808 | D+68.4 | |
| Independence | 2,014 73.1% | 743 26.9% | 2,757 | D+46.1 | |
| Yell | 2,241 82.9% | 463 17.1% | 2,704 | D+65.8 | |
| Clay | 1,917 71.2% | 776 28.8% | 2,693 | D+42.4 | |
| Van Buren | 1,903 71.0% | 779 29.0% | 2,682 | D+41.9 | |
| Ouachita | 1,899 71.8% | 747 28.2% | 2,646 | D+43.5 | |
| Phillips | 2,303 89.3% | 276 10.7% | 2,579 | D+78.6 | |
| Greene | 1,992 82.2% | 432 17.8% | 2,424 | D+64.4 | |
| Randolph | 1,697 70.8% | 700 29.2% | 2,397 | D+41.6 | |
| Columbia | 2,018 84.3% | 375 15.7% | 2,393 | D+68.7 | |
| Lonoke | 2,085 87.9% | 286 12.1% | 2,371 | D+75.9 | |
| Arkansas | 1,822 78.0% | 514 22.0% | 2,336 | D+56.0 | |
| Franklin | 1,802 79.9% | 452 20.1% | 2,254 | D+59.9 | |
| Nevada | 1,753 78.9% | 468 21.1% | 2,221 | D+57.9 | |
| Jackson | 1,798 81.9% | 398 18.1% | 2,196 | D+63.8 | |
| Conway | 1,648 76.5% | 505 23.5% | 2,153 | D+53.1 | |
| Ashley | 1,693 79.0% | 449 21.0% | 2,142 | D+58.1 | |
| Lawrence | 1,595 76.6% | 488 23.4% | 2,083 | D+53.1 | |
| Johnson | 1,589 78.1% | 445 21.9% | 2,034 | D+56.2 | |
| St. Francis | 1,684 85.1% | 294 14.9% | 1,978 | D+70.3 | |
| Polk | 1,551 78.7% | 421 21.3% | 1,972 | D+57.3 | |
| Searcy | 868 44.1% | 1,099 55.9% | 1,967 | R+11.7 | |
| Hot Spring | 1,487 77.2% | 439 22.8% | 1,926 | D+54.4 | |
| Bradley | 1,546 80.9% | 366 19.1% | 1,912 | D+61.7 | |
| Crittenden | 1,744 92.2% | 147 7.8% | 1,891 | D+84.5 | |
| Howard | 1,516 80.4% | 370 19.6% | 1,886 | D+60.8 | |
| Drew | 1,541 84.8% | 276 15.2% | 1,817 | D+69.6 | |
| Sevier | 1,621 89.9% | 183 10.1% | 1,804 | D+79.7 | |
| Newton | 954 53.5% | 829 46.5% | 1,783 | D+7.0 | |
| Saline | 1,585 89.2% | 192 10.8% | 1,777 | D+78.4 | |
| Montgomery | 1,333 78.0% | 377 22.0% | 1,710 | D+55.9 | |
| Woodruff | 1,376 82.8% | 286 17.2% | 1,662 | D+65.6 | |
| Fulton | 1,211 73.4% | 438 26.6% | 1,649 | D+46.9 | |
| Izard | 1,214 75.4% | 396 24.6% | 1,610 | D+50.8 | |
| Cross | 1,413 89.8% | 161 10.2% | 1,574 | D+79.5 | |
| Prairie | 1,203 76.9% | 361 23.1% | 1,564 | D+53.8 | |
| Pike | 1,064 69.7% | 463 30.3% | 1,527 | D+39.4 | |
| Dallas | 1,229 81.7% | 275 18.3% | 1,504 | D+63.4 | |
| Grant | 1,332 89.8% | 151 10.2% | 1,483 | D+79.6 | |
| Chicot | 1,178 81.1% | 274 18.9% | 1,452 | D+62.3 | |
| Lafayette | 1,198 83.5% | 237 16.5% | 1,435 | D+67.0 | |
| Scott | 1,076 75.7% | 346 24.3% | 1,422 | D+51.3 | |
| Cleburne | 1,118 79.2% | 294 20.8% | 1,412 | D+58.4 | |
| Little River | 1,150 84.7% | 207 15.3% | 1,357 | D+69.5 | |
| Desha | 1,222 90.9% | 122 9.1% | 1,344 | D+81.8 | |
| Sharp | 1,013 79.4% | 263 20.6% | 1,276 | D+58.8 | |
| Monroe | 1,073 86.2% | 172 13.8% | 1,245 | D+72.4 | |
| Lee | 1,132 94.9% | 61 5.1% | 1,193 | D+89.8 | |
| Cleveland | 922 79.2% | 242 20.8% | 1,164 | D+58.4 | |
| Marion | 932 81.5% | 212 18.5% | 1,144 | D+62.9 | |
| Baxter | 856 75.8% | 274 24.2% | 1,130 | D+51.5 | |
| Stone | 821 72.8% | 307 27.2% | 1,128 | D+45.6 | |
| Perry | 817 72.5% | 310 27.5% | 1,127 | D+45.0 | |
| Lincoln | 926 90.2% | 101 9.8% | 1,027 | D+80.3 | |
| Calhoun | 855 87.3% | 124 12.7% | 979 | D+74.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1928; 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 |