Election 1940 Results
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1940 Arkansas governor election
Homer M. Adkins (Democrat) beat H. C. Stump (Republican) in Arkansas in 1940, 91.4% to 8.2%, a margin of 83.1 points and 167,978 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Carl E. Bailey won.
Democrats led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 16,694 votes and went to the Democrat by 91.5 points. The closest was Madison, where 465 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer M. Adkins won | Democratic | 184,578 | 91.4% |
| H. C. Stump | Republican | 16,600 | 8.2% |
| All other candidates | 869 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 202,047 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 15,964 95.6% | 692 4.1% | 38 | 16,694 | D+91.5 |
| Sebastian | 6,865 92.9% | 500 6.8% | 28 | 7,393 | D+86.1 |
| Mississippi | 5,648 97.1% | 145 2.5% | 24 | 5,817 | D+94.6 |
| Washington | 4,389 82.6% | 893 16.8% | 34 | 5,316 | D+65.8 |
| Union | 5,071 98.2% | 85 1.6% | 6 | 5,162 | D+96.6 |
| Pope | 4,588 94.0% | 239 4.9% | 56 | 4,883 | D+89.1 |
| Benton | 4,034 83.9% | 733 15.2% | 42 | 4,809 | D+68.6 |
| Garland | 4,211 87.8% | 546 11.4% | 38 | 4,795 | D+76.4 |
| Poinsett | 4,519 95.1% | 217 4.6% | 15 | 4,751 | D+90.5 |
| Jefferson | 4,318 97.1% | 114 2.6% | 14 | 4,446 | D+94.6 |
| Craighead | 4,139 93.9% | 240 5.4% | 28 | 4,407 | D+88.5 |
| Madison | 2,407 55.2% | 1,942 44.5% | 13 | 4,362 | D+10.7 |
| White | 3,813 94.4% | 203 5.0% | 22 | 4,038 | D+89.4 |
| Logan | 3,252 87.0% | 459 12.3% | 28 | 3,739 | D+74.7 |
| Miller | 3,431 96.8% | 97 2.7% | 17 | 3,545 | D+94.0 |
| Lawrence | 3,196 93.3% | 213 6.2% | 16 | 3,425 | D+87.1 |
| Independence | 2,918 88.9% | 341 10.4% | 25 | 3,284 | D+78.5 |
| Boone | 2,877 89.3% | 333 10.3% | 13 | 3,223 | D+78.9 |
| Hempstead | 3,054 96.4% | 101 3.2% | 14 | 3,169 | D+93.2 |
| Ouachita | 3,002 95.4% | 140 4.4% | 5 | 3,147 | D+90.9 |
| Arkansas | 2,446 78.3% | 670 21.5% | 6 | 3,122 | D+56.9 |
| Faulkner | 2,799 92.1% | 229 7.5% | 10 | 3,038 | D+84.6 |
| Greene | 2,796 93.9% | 167 5.6% | 14 | 2,977 | D+88.3 |
| Clay | 2,424 86.3% | 359 12.8% | 27 | 2,810 | D+73.5 |
| Carroll | 2,171 80.0% | 523 19.3% | 19 | 2,713 | D+60.7 |
| Jackson | 2,514 93.9% | 157 5.9% | 6 | 2,677 | D+88.0 |
| Yell | 2,433 92.4% | 196 7.4% | 3 | 2,632 | D+85.0 |
| Newton | 1,493 59.3% | 1,006 39.9% | 20 | 2,519 | D+19.3 |
| Searcy | 1,583 64.8% | 845 34.6% | 14 | 2,442 | D+30.2 |
| Columbia | 2,331 97.4% | 58 2.4% | 4 | 2,393 | D+95.0 |
| Phillips | 2,315 97.8% | 47 2.0% | 5 | 2,367 | D+95.8 |
| Crawford | 2,014 85.2% | 341 14.4% | 10 | 2,365 | D+70.7 |
| Saline | 2,277 97.8% | 38 1.6% | 13 | 2,328 | D+96.2 |
| Conway | 2,153 93.0% | 162 7.0% | 1 | 2,316 | D+86.0 |
| Clark | 2,202 96.2% | 64 2.8% | 24 | 2,290 | D+93.4 |
| Lonoke | 2,113 95.6% | 83 3.8% | 14 | 2,210 | D+91.9 |
| Randolph | 2,041 92.4% | 158 7.1% | 11 | 2,210 | D+85.2 |
| Hot Spring | 2,087 95.9% | 79 3.6% | 10 | 2,176 | D+92.3 |
| Ashley | 2,075 97.2% | 53 2.5% | 7 | 2,135 | D+94.7 |
| Bradley | 1,995 97.5% | 45 2.2% | 7 | 2,047 | D+95.3 |
| Crittenden | 1,999 99.3% | 13 0.6% | 1 | 2,013 | D+98.7 |
| Howard | 1,906 94.7% | 100 5.0% | 7 | 2,013 | D+89.7 |
| Franklin | 1,846 92.3% | 145 7.2% | 10 | 2,001 | D+85.0 |
| Cross | 1,896 95.6% | 83 4.2% | 4 | 1,983 | D+91.4 |
| St. Francis | 1,876 98.1% | 34 1.8% | 2 | 1,912 | D+96.3 |
| Polk | 1,734 93.2% | 117 6.3% | 9 | 1,860 | D+86.9 |
| Johnson | 1,687 94.8% | 90 5.1% | 3 | 1,780 | D+89.7 |
| Chicot | 1,701 97.0% | 43 2.5% | 9 | 1,753 | D+94.6 |
| Sevier | 1,584 96.4% | 57 3.5% | 2 | 1,643 | D+92.9 |
| Monroe | 1,494 92.0% | 128 7.9% | 2 | 1,624 | D+84.1 |
| Nevada | 1,538 96.4% | 43 2.7% | 14 | 1,595 | D+93.7 |
| Drew | 1,560 97.9% | 31 1.9% | 2 | 1,593 | D+96.0 |
| Woodruff | 1,501 95.2% | 70 4.4% | 6 | 1,577 | D+90.7 |
| Pike | 1,413 90.9% | 133 8.6% | 9 | 1,555 | D+82.3 |
| Lafayette | 1,483 97.4% | 36 2.4% | 4 | 1,523 | D+95.0 |
| Baxter | 1,284 84.6% | 224 14.8% | 9 | 1,517 | D+69.9 |
| Dallas | 1,399 95.8% | 60 4.1% | 1 | 1,460 | D+91.7 |
| Desha | 1,429 98.4% | 22 1.5% | 1 | 1,452 | D+96.9 |
| Van Buren | 1,205 83.2% | 243 16.8% | 1,448 | D+66.4 | |
| Prairie | 1,241 86.4% | 195 13.6% | 1 | 1,437 | D+72.8 |
| Montgomery | 1,356 95.8% | 50 3.5% | 9 | 1,415 | D+92.3 |
| Cleburne | 1,241 92.2% | 104 7.7% | 1 | 1,346 | D+84.5 |
| Izard | 1,183 89.3% | 136 10.3% | 6 | 1,325 | D+79.0 |
| Sharp | 1,213 91.5% | 100 7.5% | 12 | 1,325 | D+84.0 |
| Little River | 1,217 92.4% | 93 7.1% | 7 | 1,317 | D+85.3 |
| Scott | 1,164 88.7% | 143 10.9% | 6 | 1,313 | D+77.8 |
| Fulton | 1,135 88.1% | 146 11.3% | 7 | 1,288 | D+76.8 |
| Marion | 1,136 89.9% | 116 9.2% | 12 | 1,264 | D+80.7 |
| Grant | 1,212 96.7% | 40 3.2% | 1 | 1,253 | D+93.5 |
| Lee | 1,169 98.2% | 20 1.7% | 2 | 1,191 | D+96.5 |
| Cleveland | 1,093 97.4% | 29 2.6% | 1,122 | D+94.8 | |
| Stone | 937 88.3% | 120 11.3% | 4 | 1,061 | D+77.0 |
| Lincoln | 991 95.0% | 49 4.7% | 3 | 1,043 | D+90.3 |
| Perry | 938 94.2% | 57 5.7% | 1 | 996 | D+88.5 |
| Calhoun | 859 97.9% | 17 1.9% | 1 | 877 | D+96.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1940; 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 |