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Election 1946 Results

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1946 Arkansas governor election

Ben Laney (Democrat) beat W. T. Mills (Republican) in Arkansas in 1946, 84.1% to 15.9%, a margin of 68.3 points and 103,896 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Ben Laney also won.

Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Garland, cast 10,643 votes and went to the Democrat by 61.7 points. The closest was Madison, where 38 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Ben Laney won	Democratic	128,029	84.1%
W. T. Mills	Republican	24,133	15.9%
Total		152,162

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Garland	8,607 80.9%	2,036 19.1%	10,643	D+61.7
Pulaski	7,721 85.7%	1,285 14.3%	9,006	D+71.5
White	4,571 87.8%	635 12.2%	5,206	D+75.6
Madison	2,245 50.4%	2,207 49.6%	4,452	D+0.9
Crittenden	4,084 92.5%	329 7.5%	4,413	D+85.1
Pope	3,576 81.8%	795 18.2%	4,371	D+63.6
Washington	2,778 77.6%	803 22.4%	3,581	D+55.2
Saline	3,259 93.0%	245 7.0%	3,504	D+86.0
Benton	2,666 76.4%	825 23.6%	3,491	D+52.7
Independence	2,899 84.4%	535 15.6%	3,434	D+68.8
Boone	2,568 78.7%	696 21.3%	3,264	D+57.4
Yell	2,776 87.0%	416 13.0%	3,192	D+73.9
Faulkner	2,701 89.4%	319 10.6%	3,020	D+78.9
Johnson	2,453 81.5%	555 18.5%	3,008	D+63.1
Prairie	2,380 84.7%	430 15.3%	2,810	D+69.4
Clark	2,515 90.8%	255 9.2%	2,770	D+81.6
Jefferson	2,440 91.1%	239 8.9%	2,679	D+82.2
Sebastian	2,135 83.2%	431 16.8%	2,566	D+66.4
Carroll	1,836 73.9%	650 26.1%	2,486	D+47.7
Lonoke	2,214 91.3%	210 8.7%	2,424	D+82.7
Clay	1,682 74.8%	567 25.2%	2,249	D+49.6
Searcy	732 32.7%	1,504 67.3%	2,236	R+34.5
Jackson	2,011 92.4%	166 7.6%	2,177	D+84.7
Mississippi	1,975 95.9%	85 4.1%	2,060	D+91.7
Union	1,952 95.7%	88 4.3%	2,040	D+91.4
Van Buren	1,395 69.8%	605 30.3%	2,000	D+39.5
Greene	1,678 89.0%	208 11.0%	1,886	D+77.9
Craighead	1,696 90.3%	183 9.7%	1,879	D+80.5
Cleveland	1,643 91.0%	162 9.0%	1,805	D+82.0
Conway	1,522 84.9%	271 15.1%	1,793	D+69.8
Phillips	1,654 95.2%	83 4.8%	1,737	D+90.4
Montgomery	1,421 82.2%	308 17.8%	1,729	D+64.4
Ouachita	1,612 93.3%	115 6.7%	1,727	D+86.7
Hot Spring	1,393 83.4%	278 16.6%	1,671	D+66.7
Columbia	1,566 95.1%	80 4.9%	1,646	D+90.3
Poinsett	1,476 94.4%	87 5.6%	1,563	D+88.9
Newton	662 43.2%	872 56.8%	1,534	R+13.7
Lawrence	1,307 86.4%	206 13.6%	1,513	D+72.8
Arkansas	1,319 88.5%	171 11.5%	1,490	D+77.0
Logan	1,200 80.7%	287 19.3%	1,487	D+61.4
Randolph	1,267 86.6%	196 13.4%	1,463	D+73.2
Hempstead	1,341 92.0%	117 8.0%	1,458	D+84.0
Baxter	1,088 78.3%	301 21.7%	1,389	D+56.7
Nevada	1,256 92.8%	98 7.2%	1,354	D+85.5
Marion	1,108 83.7%	215 16.3%	1,323	D+67.5
Cross	1,136 94.3%	69 5.7%	1,205	D+88.5
Miller	1,118 94.6%	64 5.4%	1,182	D+89.2
Cleburne	950 81.5%	215 18.5%	1,165	D+63.1
Polk	866 79.0%	230 21.0%	1,096	D+58.0
Ashley	1,044 96.5%	38 3.5%	1,082	D+93.0
Howard	943 88.2%	126 11.8%	1,069	D+76.4
Woodruff	965 90.6%	100 9.4%	1,065	D+81.2
Dallas	943 91.0%	93 9.0%	1,036	D+82.0
Crawford	781 75.8%	250 24.2%	1,031	D+51.5
Drew	975 95.8%	43 4.2%	1,018	D+91.6
Bradley	972 95.7%	44 4.3%	1,016	D+91.3
Desha	973 97.5%	25 2.5%	998	D+95.0
St. Francis	954 95.9%	41 4.1%	995	D+91.8
Sevier	985 99.8%	2 0.2%	987	D+99.6
Franklin	859 87.5%	123 12.5%	982	D+74.9
Grant	913 94.1%	57 5.9%	970	D+88.2
Monroe	899 92.7%	71 7.3%	970	D+85.4
Scott	813 85.7%	136 14.3%	949	D+71.3
Perry	805 84.9%	143 15.1%	948	D+69.8
Sharp	744 79.4%	193 20.6%	937	D+58.8
Fulton	768 82.8%	159 17.2%	927	D+65.7
Lafayette	870 95.1%	45 4.9%	915	D+90.2
Stone	678 75.6%	219 24.4%	897	D+51.2
Pike	772 86.2%	124 13.8%	896	D+72.3
Lincoln	697 86.5%	109 13.5%	806	D+73.0
Chicot	694 94.3%	42 5.7%	736	D+88.6
Izard	639 87.3%	93 12.7%	732	D+74.6
Little River	638 91.0%	63 9.0%	701	D+82.0
Lee	613 92.5%	50 7.5%	663	D+84.9
Calhoun	642 97.4%	17 2.6%	659	D+94.8

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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.

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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

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