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1962 Arkansas governor election
Orval E. Faubus (Democrat) beat Willis Ricketts (Republican) in Arkansas in 1962, 73.3% to 26.7%, a margin of 46.5 points and 143,394 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when Orval E. Faubus also won.
Democrats led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 38,843 votes and went to the Democrat by 33.7 points. The closest was Montgomery, where 412 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 | 225,743 | 73.3% |
| Willis Ricketts | Republican | 82,349 | 26.7% |
| Total | 308,092 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 25,969 66.9% | 12,874 33.1% | 38,843 | D+33.7 | |
| Sebastian | 8,458 61.2% | 5,361 38.8% | 13,819 | D+22.4 | |
| Washington | 7,371 59.9% | 4,940 40.1% | 12,311 | D+19.7 | |
| Garland | 7,524 67.1% | 3,696 32.9% | 11,220 | D+34.1 | |
| Jefferson | 7,485 67.8% | 3,557 32.2% | 11,042 | D+35.6 | |
| Ouachita | 6,457 79.0% | 1,721 21.0% | 8,178 | D+57.9 | |
| Benton | 4,802 59.1% | 3,325 40.9% | 8,127 | D+18.2 | |
| Mississippi | 7,225 89.6% | 835 10.4% | 8,060 | D+79.3 | |
| Union | 5,680 73.4% | 2,055 26.6% | 7,735 | D+46.9 | |
| White | 4,535 76.5% | 1,393 23.5% | 5,928 | D+53.0 | |
| Saline | 4,429 76.0% | 1,402 24.0% | 5,831 | D+51.9 | |
| Pope | 4,030 75.1% | 1,339 24.9% | 5,369 | D+50.1 | |
| Conway | 4,372 81.9% | 969 18.1% | 5,341 | D+63.7 | |
| Craighead | 3,828 73.3% | 1,397 26.7% | 5,225 | D+46.5 | |
| Crawford | 3,329 67.0% | 1,636 33.0% | 4,965 | D+34.1 | |
| Faulkner | 3,650 78.5% | 999 21.5% | 4,649 | D+57.0 | |
| Boone | 2,794 60.6% | 1,816 39.4% | 4,610 | D+21.2 | |
| Madison | 3,049 66.7% | 1,521 33.3% | 4,570 | D+33.4 | |
| Miller | 3,448 77.6% | 995 22.4% | 4,443 | D+55.2 | |
| Carroll | 2,995 67.7% | 1,428 32.3% | 4,423 | D+35.4 | |
| Lonoke | 3,405 82.4% | 729 17.6% | 4,134 | D+64.7 | |
| Hot Spring | 2,838 72.8% | 1,062 27.2% | 3,900 | D+45.5 | |
| Jackson | 3,302 85.1% | 580 14.9% | 3,882 | D+70.1 | |
| Logan | 2,753 75.0% | 917 25.0% | 3,670 | D+50.0 | |
| Columbia | 2,741 76.6% | 838 23.4% | 3,579 | D+53.2 | |
| Independence | 2,636 74.0% | 924 26.0% | 3,560 | D+48.1 | |
| Poinsett | 3,027 85.2% | 527 14.8% | 3,554 | D+70.3 | |
| Phillips | 2,909 82.0% | 639 18.0% | 3,548 | D+64.0 | |
| Arkansas | 2,570 73.4% | 932 26.6% | 3,502 | D+46.8 | |
| Ashley | 2,784 83.0% | 569 17.0% | 3,353 | D+66.1 | |
| Hempstead | 2,583 77.7% | 741 22.3% | 3,324 | D+55.4 | |
| Clark | 2,472 78.5% | 678 21.5% | 3,150 | D+57.0 | |
| Greene | 2,398 76.2% | 748 23.8% | 3,146 | D+52.4 | |
| Lawrence | 2,395 80.9% | 564 19.1% | 2,959 | D+61.9 | |
| Desha | 2,503 85.5% | 423 14.5% | 2,926 | D+71.1 | |
| Woodruff | 2,500 86.6% | 388 13.4% | 2,888 | D+73.1 | |
| Johnson | 2,113 75.0% | 703 25.0% | 2,816 | D+50.1 | |
| Randolph | 2,164 77.2% | 638 22.8% | 2,802 | D+54.5 | |
| Searcy | 1,827 65.5% | 964 34.5% | 2,791 | D+30.9 | |
| Polk | 1,849 67.5% | 891 32.5% | 2,740 | D+35.0 | |
| Crittenden | 2,447 92.3% | 203 7.7% | 2,650 | D+84.7 | |
| Newton | 1,626 61.7% | 1,008 38.3% | 2,634 | D+23.5 | |
| Baxter | 1,508 58.0% | 1,094 42.0% | 2,602 | D+15.9 | |
| Clay | 1,871 74.5% | 639 25.5% | 2,510 | D+49.1 | |
| Yell | 1,920 78.3% | 531 21.7% | 2,451 | D+56.7 | |
| Fulton | 1,876 78.8% | 504 21.2% | 2,380 | D+57.6 | |
| Franklin | 1,820 77.8% | 519 22.2% | 2,339 | D+55.6 | |
| Cross | 1,980 87.0% | 297 13.0% | 2,277 | D+73.9 | |
| Stone | 1,706 75.4% | 557 24.6% | 2,263 | D+50.8 | |
| Van Buren | 1,703 76.4% | 527 23.6% | 2,230 | D+52.7 | |
| Dallas | 1,746 80.2% | 431 19.8% | 2,177 | D+60.4 | |
| Sevier | 1,752 81.9% | 388 18.1% | 2,140 | D+63.7 | |
| Bradley | 1,771 85.6% | 297 14.4% | 2,068 | D+71.3 | |
| Chicot | 1,620 80.9% | 382 19.1% | 2,002 | D+61.8 | |
| Drew | 1,673 83.7% | 326 16.3% | 1,999 | D+67.4 | |
| St. Francis | 1,584 79.9% | 399 20.1% | 1,983 | D+59.8 | |
| Howard | 1,561 79.2% | 411 20.8% | 1,972 | D+58.3 | |
| Monroe | 1,646 83.8% | 319 16.2% | 1,965 | D+67.5 | |
| Marion | 1,246 63.6% | 713 36.4% | 1,959 | D+27.2 | |
| Perry | 1,466 75.1% | 487 24.9% | 1,953 | D+50.1 | |
| Scott | 1,311 70.9% | 539 29.1% | 1,850 | D+41.7 | |
| Cleveland | 1,623 88.0% | 222 12.0% | 1,845 | D+75.9 | |
| Lafayette | 1,424 80.2% | 352 19.8% | 1,776 | D+60.4 | |
| Grant | 1,468 85.9% | 240 14.1% | 1,708 | D+71.9 | |
| Nevada | 1,343 80.2% | 332 19.8% | 1,675 | D+60.4 | |
| Prairie | 1,382 85.4% | 236 14.6% | 1,618 | D+70.8 | |
| Lincoln | 1,245 77.1% | 370 22.9% | 1,615 | D+54.2 | |
| Cleburne | 1,101 71.6% | 437 28.4% | 1,538 | D+43.2 | |
| Izard | 1,188 83.3% | 239 16.7% | 1,427 | D+66.5 | |
| Sharp | 1,102 79.0% | 293 21.0% | 1,395 | D+58.0 | |
| Pike | 971 70.7% | 402 29.3% | 1,373 | D+41.4 | |
| Little River | 1,128 85.1% | 198 14.9% | 1,326 | D+70.1 | |
| Lee | 1,001 79.1% | 265 20.9% | 1,266 | D+58.1 | |
| Montgomery | 788 67.7% | 376 32.3% | 1,164 | D+35.4 | |
| Calhoun | 947 90.3% | 102 9.7% | 1,049 | D+80.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1962; 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 |