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Election 1948 Results

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1948 Arkansas governor election

Sid McMath (Democrat) beat Charles R. Black (Republican) in Arkansas in 1948, 89.4% to 10.6%, a margin of 78.7 points and 196,301 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1946, when Ben Laney won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 24,309 votes and went to the Democrat by 79.2 points. The closest was Newton, where 529 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
Sid McMath won	Democratic	222,801	89.4%
Charles R. Black	Republican	26,500	10.6%
Total		249,301

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Pulaski	21,775 89.6%	2,534 10.4%	24,309	D+79.2
Sebastian	9,052 87.9%	1,243 12.1%	10,295	D+75.9
Washington	6,662 78.5%	1,827 21.5%	8,489	D+57.0
Jefferson	7,522 94.0%	477 6.0%	7,999	D+88.1
Union	7,552 96.3%	294 3.7%	7,846	D+92.5
Garland	6,105 82.6%	1,288 17.4%	7,393	D+65.2
Benton	5,148 78.0%	1,456 22.0%	6,604	D+55.9
Boone	4,413 81.0%	1,036 19.0%	5,449	D+62.0
Craighead	4,907 93.2%	358 6.8%	5,265	D+86.4
Ouachita	4,559 96.2%	181 3.8%	4,740	D+92.4
Miller	4,480 96.1%	181 3.9%	4,661	D+92.2
White	4,220 91.6%	389 8.4%	4,609	D+83.1
Madison	2,691 58.9%	1,877 41.1%	4,568	D+17.8
Pope	3,355 87.2%	494 12.8%	3,849	D+74.3
Carroll	3,177 83.5%	629 16.5%	3,806	D+66.9
Faulkner	3,329 89.7%	382 10.3%	3,711	D+79.4
Greene	3,424 93.4%	241 6.6%	3,665	D+86.8
Independence	3,240 89.2%	391 10.8%	3,631	D+78.5
Poinsett	3,374 94.7%	190 5.3%	3,564	D+89.3
Logan	2,978 85.6%	501 14.4%	3,479	D+71.2
Arkansas	2,995 88.1%	406 11.9%	3,401	D+76.1
Clay	2,459 75.8%	786 24.2%	3,245	D+51.6
Saline	2,932 92.2%	247 7.8%	3,179	D+84.5
Jackson	3,016 95.2%	151 4.8%	3,167	D+90.5
Columbia	3,063 98.2%	57 1.8%	3,120	D+96.3
Lonoke	2,821 92.1%	241 7.9%	3,062	D+84.3
Crawford	2,421 79.8%	612 20.2%	3,033	D+59.6
Phillips	2,892 95.8%	127 4.2%	3,019	D+91.6
Hot Spring	2,632 87.5%	376 12.5%	3,008	D+75.0
Clark	2,853 96.4%	108 3.6%	2,961	D+92.7
Desha	2,855 97.4%	75 2.6%	2,930	D+94.9
Lawrence	2,548 90.6%	265 9.4%	2,813	D+81.2
Ashley	2,495 97.2%	71 2.8%	2,566	D+94.5
Randolph	2,348 91.8%	209 8.2%	2,557	D+83.7
Conway	2,295 90.9%	230 9.1%	2,525	D+81.8
Crittenden	2,437 97.9%	52 2.1%	2,489	D+95.8
Monroe	2,343 95.4%	112 4.6%	2,455	D+90.9
Hempstead	2,313 94.5%	134 5.5%	2,447	D+89.0
Yell	2,214 92.0%	193 8.0%	2,407	D+84.0
Franklin	2,183 91.5%	204 8.5%	2,387	D+82.9
Johnson	2,108 90.3%	227 9.7%	2,335	D+80.6
St. Francis	2,228 96.8%	73 3.2%	2,301	D+93.7
Polk	2,096 91.3%	200 8.7%	2,296	D+82.6
Searcy	1,609 70.4%	677 29.6%	2,286	D+40.8
Cross	2,124 96.7%	72 3.3%	2,196	D+93.4
Bradley	2,010 95.4%	96 4.6%	2,106	D+90.9
Van Buren	1,633 77.8%	467 22.2%	2,100	D+55.5
Stone	1,780 87.6%	251 12.4%	2,031	D+75.3
Sevier	1,900 94.2%	117 5.8%	2,017	D+88.4
Drew	1,952 96.8%	64 3.2%	2,016	D+93.7
Baxter	1,634 83.8%	317 16.2%	1,951	D+67.5
Marion	1,685 88.2%	225 11.8%	1,910	D+76.4
Howard	1,786 96.5%	64 3.5%	1,850	D+93.1
Newton	1,171 64.6%	642 35.4%	1,813	D+29.2
Prairie	1,607 91.0%	158 9.0%	1,765	D+82.1
Dallas	1,627 94.5%	95 5.5%	1,722	D+89.0
Chicot	1,624 96.1%	66 3.9%	1,690	D+92.2
Woodruff	1,530 91.8%	137 8.2%	1,667	D+83.6
Lincoln	1,557 96.1%	64 3.9%	1,621	D+92.1
Nevada	1,534 95.6%	70 4.4%	1,604	D+91.3
Little River	1,441 93.7%	97 6.3%	1,538	D+87.4
Sharp	1,400 92.0%	122 8.0%	1,522	D+84.0
Lafayette	1,475 97.4%	40 2.6%	1,515	D+94.7
Lee	1,430 94.6%	82 5.4%	1,512	D+89.2
Izard	1,399 92.6%	112 7.4%	1,511	D+85.2
Scott	1,389 92.4%	115 7.6%	1,504	D+84.7
Cleburne	1,275 88.0%	174 12.0%	1,449	D+76.0
Pike	1,333 92.7%	105 7.3%	1,438	D+85.4
Fulton	1,161 84.4%	214 15.6%	1,375	D+68.9
Grant	1,202 90.7%	123 9.3%	1,325	D+81.4
Mississippi	1,099 83.3%	220 16.7%	1,319	D+66.6
Montgomery	1,136 89.3%	136 10.7%	1,272	D+78.6
Perry	955 85.0%	168 15.0%	1,123	D+70.1
Cleveland	947 94.0%	60 6.0%	1,007	D+88.1
Calhoun	856 97.2%	25 2.8%	881	D+94.3

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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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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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