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1960 Arkansas governor election
Orval E. Faubus (Democrat) beat Henry M. Britt (Republican) in Arkansas in 1960, 69.2% to 30.8%, a margin of 38.4 points and 162,143 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when Orval E. Faubus also won.
Democrats led in 71 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Pulaski, cast 57,881 votes and went to the Democrat by 25.0 points. The closest was Searcy, where 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orval E. Faubus won | Democratic | 292,064 | 69.2% |
| Henry M. Britt | Republican | 129,921 | 30.8% |
| Total | 421,985 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 36,173 62.5% | 21,708 37.5% | 57,881 | D+25.0 | |
| Sebastian | 11,522 55.4% | 9,285 44.6% | 20,807 | D+10.8 | |
| Washington | 6,834 44.2% | 8,616 55.8% | 15,450 | R+11.5 | |
| Jefferson | 9,876 66.3% | 5,029 33.7% | 14,905 | D+32.5 | |
| Garland | 8,075 56.2% | 6,305 43.8% | 14,380 | D+12.3 | |
| Union | 9,689 74.5% | 3,315 25.5% | 13,004 | D+49.0 | |
| Benton | 5,637 49.3% | 5,791 50.7% | 11,428 | R+1.3 | |
| Craighead | 7,399 71.9% | 2,891 28.1% | 10,290 | D+43.8 | |
| Mississippi | 8,189 84.3% | 1,520 15.7% | 9,709 | D+68.7 | |
| White | 7,270 75.4% | 2,375 24.6% | 9,645 | D+50.8 | |
| Ouachita | 6,103 75.6% | 1,967 24.4% | 8,070 | D+51.3 | |
| Miller | 6,132 81.7% | 1,375 18.3% | 7,507 | D+63.4 | |
| Saline | 5,123 74.9% | 1,718 25.1% | 6,841 | D+49.8 | |
| Faulkner | 4,587 71.3% | 1,848 28.7% | 6,435 | D+42.6 | |
| Boone | 3,384 53.8% | 2,908 46.2% | 6,292 | D+7.6 | |
| Phillips | 4,690 76.2% | 1,465 23.8% | 6,155 | D+52.4 | |
| Crawford | 3,580 60.8% | 2,310 39.2% | 5,890 | D+21.6 | |
| Hot Spring | 4,296 73.8% | 1,528 26.2% | 5,824 | D+47.5 | |
| Pope | 3,955 70.4% | 1,662 29.6% | 5,617 | D+40.8 | |
| Columbia | 4,475 80.8% | 1,065 19.2% | 5,540 | D+61.6 | |
| Lonoke | 4,363 80.4% | 1,061 19.6% | 5,424 | D+60.9 | |
| Arkansas | 3,877 72.9% | 1,441 27.1% | 5,318 | D+45.8 | |
| Independence | 3,789 71.8% | 1,488 28.2% | 5,277 | D+43.6 | |
| Greene | 3,655 70.2% | 1,552 29.8% | 5,207 | D+40.4 | |
| Poinsett | 4,270 83.3% | 854 16.7% | 5,124 | D+66.7 | |
| Crittenden | 4,512 88.9% | 566 11.1% | 5,078 | D+77.7 | |
| Clark | 3,700 74.1% | 1,292 25.9% | 4,992 | D+48.2 | |
| Ashley | 4,157 83.9% | 799 16.1% | 4,956 | D+67.8 | |
| Conway | 3,545 75.1% | 1,178 24.9% | 4,723 | D+50.1 | |
| Hempstead | 3,644 78.0% | 1,026 22.0% | 4,670 | D+56.1 | |
| Logan | 3,302 70.8% | 1,359 29.2% | 4,661 | D+41.7 | |
| Jackson | 3,738 80.3% | 919 19.7% | 4,657 | D+60.5 | |
| Madison | 2,696 60.8% | 1,740 39.2% | 4,436 | D+21.6 | |
| Clay | 2,937 69.1% | 1,316 30.9% | 4,253 | D+38.1 | |
| St. Francis | 3,190 77.8% | 912 22.2% | 4,102 | D+55.5 | |
| Baxter | 1,937 50.0% | 1,937 50.0% | 3,874 | level | |
| Carroll | 2,055 53.2% | 1,811 46.8% | 3,866 | D+6.3 | |
| Lawrence | 2,994 77.5% | 869 22.5% | 3,863 | D+55.0 | |
| Desha | 3,092 80.6% | 745 19.4% | 3,837 | D+61.2 | |
| Franklin | 2,823 73.6% | 1,014 26.4% | 3,837 | D+47.1 | |
| Bradley | 3,153 86.3% | 502 13.7% | 3,655 | D+72.5 | |
| Cross | 3,144 86.6% | 487 13.4% | 3,631 | D+73.2 | |
| Polk | 2,325 64.1% | 1,303 35.9% | 3,628 | D+28.2 | |
| Johnson | 2,420 68.9% | 1,091 31.1% | 3,511 | D+37.9 | |
| Yell | 2,699 77.9% | 766 22.1% | 3,465 | D+55.8 | |
| Drew | 2,653 81.6% | 598 18.4% | 3,251 | D+63.2 | |
| Randolph | 2,242 72.0% | 870 28.0% | 3,112 | D+44.1 | |
| Monroe | 2,497 83.9% | 478 16.1% | 2,975 | D+67.9 | |
| Searcy | 1,440 48.7% | 1,517 51.3% | 2,957 | R+2.6 | |
| Chicot | 2,214 76.2% | 693 23.8% | 2,907 | D+52.3 | |
| Lincoln | 2,110 74.4% | 726 25.6% | 2,836 | D+48.8 | |
| Newton | 1,575 55.8% | 1,250 44.2% | 2,825 | D+11.5 | |
| Sevier | 2,190 79.4% | 567 20.6% | 2,757 | D+58.9 | |
| Howard | 2,162 80.6% | 520 19.4% | 2,682 | D+61.2 | |
| Prairie | 2,219 83.9% | 426 16.1% | 2,645 | D+67.8 | |
| Dallas | 2,093 81.3% | 481 18.7% | 2,574 | D+62.6 | |
| Nevada | 2,069 80.4% | 505 19.6% | 2,574 | D+60.8 | |
| Woodruff | 2,060 80.5% | 500 19.5% | 2,560 | D+60.9 | |
| Lee | 1,939 77.0% | 580 23.0% | 2,519 | D+53.9 | |
| Grant | 2,028 86.9% | 306 13.1% | 2,334 | D+73.8 | |
| Van Buren | 1,581 69.5% | 693 30.5% | 2,274 | D+39.1 | |
| Cleburne | 1,560 69.9% | 672 30.1% | 2,232 | D+39.8 | |
| Little River | 1,905 85.6% | 321 14.4% | 2,226 | D+71.2 | |
| Scott | 1,430 65.1% | 766 34.9% | 2,196 | D+30.2 | |
| Izard | 1,764 83.2% | 355 16.8% | 2,119 | D+66.5 | |
| Lafayette | 1,730 83.7% | 338 16.3% | 2,068 | D+67.3 | |
| Pike | 1,512 73.1% | 556 26.9% | 2,068 | D+46.2 | |
| Marion | 1,117 58.1% | 805 41.9% | 1,922 | D+16.2 | |
| Stone | 1,352 71.5% | 539 28.5% | 1,891 | D+43.0 | |
| Fulton | 1,170 65.7% | 611 34.3% | 1,781 | D+31.4 | |
| Cleveland | 1,579 91.6% | 145 8.4% | 1,724 | D+83.2 | |
| Montgomery | 1,133 67.7% | 541 32.3% | 1,674 | D+35.4 | |
| Sharp | 1,285 76.9% | 385 23.1% | 1,670 | D+53.9 | |
| Calhoun | 1,381 89.1% | 169 10.9% | 1,550 | D+78.2 | |
| Perry | 1,068 78.1% | 299 21.9% | 1,367 | D+56.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1960; 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 |