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1952 Arkansas governor election

Francis Cherry (Democrat) beat Jefferson W. Speck (Republican) in Arkansas in 1952, 87.4% to 12.6%, a margin of 74.8 points and 293,000 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1950, when Sidney S. McMath won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 48,308 votes and went to the Democrat by 75.8 points. The closest was Madison, where 108 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Francis Cherry won Democratic 342,292 87.4%
Jefferson W. Speck Republican 49,292 12.6%
All other candidates 8 0.0%
Total391,592

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 42,467 87.9% 5,841 12.1% 48,308 D+75.8
Sebastian 14,909 85.0% 2,634 15.0% 17,543 D+70.0
Washington 10,377 75.9% 3,297 24.1% 13,674 D+51.8
Jefferson 12,408 90.8% 1,255 9.2% 2 13,665 D+81.6
Garland 10,312 80.4% 2,512 19.6% 12,824 D+60.8
Union 11,575 94.2% 713 5.8% 3 12,291 D+88.4
Mississippi 10,157 93.0% 766 7.0% 10,923 D+86.0
Benton 7,821 73.7% 2,789 26.3% 10,610 D+47.4
Craighead 8,789 90.8% 888 9.2% 9,677 D+81.6
Ouachita 7,581 94.6% 429 5.4% 8,010 D+89.3
Miller 7,019 94.4% 413 5.6% 7,432 D+88.9
White 5,964 89.3% 713 10.7% 6,677 D+78.6
Boone 5,066 81.8% 1,127 18.2% 6,193 D+63.6
Phillips 5,669 92.1% 488 7.9% 6,157 D+84.1
Poinsett 5,418 91.0% 539 9.0% 5,957 D+81.9
Saline 5,467 93.3% 389 6.6% 1 5,857 D+86.7
Jackson 5,235 93.5% 363 6.5% 5,598 D+87.0
Greene 5,002 91.7% 451 8.3% 5,453 D+83.5
Conway 4,867 91.5% 452 8.5% 5,319 D+83.0
Hot Spring 4,809 91.3% 459 8.7% 5,268 D+82.6
Faulkner 4,726 89.8% 537 10.2% 5,263 D+79.6
Crawford 4,001 77.2% 1,182 22.8% 5,183 D+54.4
Columbia 4,860 94.3% 295 5.7% 5,155 D+88.6
Madison 2,559 51.1% 2,451 48.9% 5,010 D+2.2
Pope 4,311 86.1% 695 13.9% 5,006 D+72.2
Arkansas 4,395 87.9% 607 12.1% 5,002 D+75.7
Lonoke 4,538 90.9% 456 9.1% 4,994 D+81.7
Independence 4,042 84.8% 725 15.2% 4,767 D+69.6
Crittenden 4,604 97.1% 139 2.9% 4,743 D+94.1
Logan 3,757 82.5% 797 17.5% 4,554 D+65.0
Ashley 4,322 95.4% 209 4.6% 4,531 D+90.8
Hempstead 4,034 93.5% 279 6.5% 4,313 D+87.1
Clark 3,910 92.5% 315 7.5% 4,225 D+85.1
Clay 3,438 83.0% 703 17.0% 4,141 D+66.0
Carroll 2,669 65.9% 1,384 34.1% 4,053 D+31.7
St. Francis 3,854 95.3% 188 4.7% 4,042 D+90.7
Lawrence 3,524 89.8% 399 10.2% 3,923 D+79.7
Desha 3,656 95.8% 162 4.2% 3,818 D+91.5
Johnson 3,066 83.7% 599 16.3% 3,665 D+67.3
Cross 3,413 93.5% 236 6.5% 3,649 D+87.1
Chicot 3,169 93.5% 221 6.5% 1 3,391 D+86.9
Bradley 3,015 95.6% 139 4.4% 3,154 D+91.2
Drew 3,003 95.5% 141 4.5% 3,144 D+91.0
Randolph 2,773 88.7% 353 11.3% 3,126 D+77.4
Polk 2,481 80.6% 597 19.4% 3,078 D+61.2
Van Buren 2,427 79.7% 620 20.3% 3,047 D+59.3
Yell 2,672 87.8% 372 12.2% 3,044 D+75.6
Franklin 2,569 86.2% 410 13.8% 2,979 D+72.5
Nevada 2,710 93.1% 202 6.9% 2,912 D+86.1
Searcy 1,898 66.0% 978 34.0% 2,876 D+32.0
Lee 2,705 95.2% 136 4.8% 2,841 D+90.4
Dallas 2,576 93.8% 170 6.2% 2,746 D+87.6
Baxter 2,059 75.3% 677 24.7% 2,736 D+50.5
Newton 1,592 59.0% 1,106 41.0% 2,698 D+18.0
Woodruff 2,544 94.3% 154 5.7% 2,698 D+88.6
Sevier 2,521 93.6% 171 6.4% 2,692 D+87.3
Monroe 2,494 93.8% 164 6.2% 2,658 D+87.7
Howard 2,275 90.5% 238 9.5% 2,513 D+81.1
Prairie 2,319 92.5% 188 7.5% 2,507 D+85.0
Lincoln 2,229 94.2% 138 5.8% 2,367 D+88.3
Marion 1,769 76.9% 532 23.1% 2,301 D+53.8
Lafayette 2,189 95.8% 95 4.2% 2,284 D+91.7
Grant 2,002 93.4% 142 6.6% 2,144 D+86.8
Little River 1,998 94.3% 121 5.7% 2,119 D+88.6
Scott 1,693 83.9% 325 16.1% 2,018 D+67.8
Cleburne 1,709 88.5% 222 11.5% 1,931 D+77.0
Pike 1,599 84.4% 295 15.6% 1,894 D+68.8
Izard 1,522 88.8% 191 11.2% 1,713 D+77.7
Cleveland 1,570 95.0% 82 5.0% 1,652 D+90.1
Fulton 1,383 84.3% 258 15.7% 1,641 D+68.6
Sharp 1,368 85.6% 230 14.4% 1,598 D+71.2
Montgomery 1,329 83.6% 260 16.4% 1,589 D+67.3
Calhoun 1,532 96.8% 51 3.2% 1,583 D+93.6
Perry 1,126 87.4% 163 12.6% 1,289 D+74.7
Stone 881 76.2% 274 23.7% 1 1,156 D+52.5

Counties as they stood in 1952; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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