Election 1952 Results
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Cherry won | Democratic | 342,292 | 87.4% |
| Jefferson W. Speck | Republican | 49,292 | 12.6% |
| All other candidates | 8 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 391,592 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |