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1966 Arkansas governor election
Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) beat James Douglas Johnson (Democrat) in Arkansas in 1966, 54.4% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.7 points and 49,121 votes.
Arkansas changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Orval E. Faubus.
Democrats led in 40 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35. The largest, Pulaski, cast 76,734 votes and went to the Republican by 29.9 points. The closest was Randolph, where 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop Rockefeller won | Republican | 306,324 | 54.4% |
| James Douglas Johnson | Democratic | 257,203 | 45.6% |
| Total | 563,527 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 26,906 35.1% | 49,828 64.9% | 76,734 | R+29.9 | |
| Jefferson | 10,062 41.1% | 14,418 58.9% | 24,480 | R+17.8 | |
| Sebastian | 8,552 37.5% | 14,224 62.5% | 22,776 | R+24.9 | |
| Garland | 6,465 34.1% | 12,480 65.9% | 18,945 | R+31.7 | |
| Washington | 4,635 27.2% | 12,433 72.8% | 17,068 | R+45.7 | |
| Union | 7,051 46.2% | 8,203 53.8% | 15,254 | R+7.6 | |
| Craighead | 6,025 42.8% | 8,061 57.2% | 14,086 | R+14.5 | |
| Mississippi | 5,658 41.6% | 7,931 58.4% | 13,589 | R+16.7 | |
| Ouachita | 5,219 43.3% | 6,847 56.7% | 12,066 | R+13.5 | |
| White | 5,855 52.4% | 5,311 47.6% | 11,166 | D+4.9 | |
| Benton | 3,410 30.7% | 7,680 69.3% | 11,090 | R+38.5 | |
| Faulkner | 6,025 57.7% | 4,415 42.3% | 10,440 | D+15.4 | |
| Saline | 5,389 55.5% | 4,323 44.5% | 9,712 | D+11.0 | |
| Phillips | 3,796 40.2% | 5,637 59.8% | 9,433 | R+19.5 | |
| Pope | 3,802 45.7% | 4,515 54.3% | 8,317 | R+8.6 | |
| Miller | 3,619 44.0% | 4,602 56.0% | 8,221 | R+12.0 | |
| St. Francis | 3,752 49.0% | 3,905 51.0% | 7,657 | R+2.0 | |
| Poinsett | 4,165 55.2% | 3,383 44.8% | 7,548 | D+10.4 | |
| Ashley | 4,686 62.1% | 2,861 37.9% | 7,547 | D+24.2 | |
| Hot Spring | 4,024 54.2% | 3,403 45.8% | 7,427 | D+8.4 | |
| Independence | 3,554 48.3% | 3,802 51.7% | 7,356 | R+3.4 | |
| Crittenden | 3,802 51.8% | 3,542 48.2% | 7,344 | D+3.5 | |
| Arkansas | 3,974 55.1% | 3,240 44.9% | 7,214 | D+10.2 | |
| Greene | 3,572 49.6% | 3,634 50.4% | 7,206 | R+0.9 | |
| Lonoke | 4,231 59.9% | 2,837 40.1% | 7,068 | D+19.7 | |
| Boone | 3,057 43.7% | 3,933 56.3% | 6,990 | R+12.5 | |
| Jackson | 3,922 56.4% | 3,037 43.6% | 6,959 | D+12.7 | |
| Clark | 3,185 46.8% | 3,615 53.2% | 6,800 | R+6.3 | |
| Conway | 3,595 52.9% | 3,195 47.1% | 6,790 | D+5.9 | |
| Hempstead | 3,257 48.2% | 3,507 51.8% | 6,764 | R+3.7 | |
| Columbia | 2,915 43.9% | 3,729 56.1% | 6,644 | R+12.3 | |
| Logan | 3,158 48.7% | 3,323 51.3% | 6,481 | R+2.5 | |
| Crawford | 3,340 52.3% | 3,049 47.7% | 6,389 | D+4.6 | |
| Baxter | 1,960 32.5% | 4,068 67.5% | 6,028 | R+35.0 | |
| Lawrence | 3,177 54.3% | 2,670 45.7% | 5,847 | D+8.7 | |
| Clay | 2,589 46.1% | 3,025 53.9% | 5,614 | R+7.8 | |
| Desha | 2,424 45.5% | 2,904 54.5% | 5,328 | R+9.0 | |
| Cross | 3,125 62.2% | 1,901 37.8% | 5,026 | D+24.4 | |
| Chicot | 1,931 38.8% | 3,044 61.2% | 4,975 | R+22.4 | |
| Madison | 2,541 52.3% | 2,320 47.7% | 4,861 | D+4.5 | |
| Johnson | 2,493 52.6% | 2,250 47.4% | 4,743 | D+5.1 | |
| Drew | 2,492 53.9% | 2,132 46.1% | 4,624 | D+7.8 | |
| Franklin | 2,768 60.1% | 1,839 39.9% | 4,607 | D+20.2 | |
| Monroe | 2,430 53.3% | 2,125 46.7% | 4,555 | D+6.7 | |
| Yell | 2,358 52.5% | 2,134 47.5% | 4,492 | D+5.0 | |
| Bradley | 2,585 57.9% | 1,883 42.1% | 4,468 | D+15.7 | |
| Carroll | 1,684 37.9% | 2,757 62.1% | 4,441 | R+24.2 | |
| Polk | 2,033 46.2% | 2,363 53.8% | 4,396 | R+7.5 | |
| Lee | 1,882 45.2% | 2,285 54.8% | 4,167 | R+9.7 | |
| Randolph | 1,972 49.5% | 2,014 50.5% | 3,986 | R+1.1 | |
| Cleburne | 2,141 55.3% | 1,734 44.7% | 3,875 | D+10.5 | |
| Nevada | 1,961 51.7% | 1,830 48.3% | 3,791 | D+3.5 | |
| Searcy | 1,290 34.5% | 2,445 65.5% | 3,735 | R+30.9 | |
| Lincoln | 2,199 59.9% | 1,475 40.1% | 3,674 | D+19.7 | |
| Howard | 1,889 52.7% | 1,695 47.3% | 3,584 | D+5.4 | |
| Van Buren | 1,889 54.5% | 1,575 45.5% | 3,464 | D+9.1 | |
| Dallas | 1,884 54.7% | 1,562 45.3% | 3,446 | D+9.3 | |
| Prairie | 2,227 66.2% | 1,139 33.8% | 3,366 | D+32.3 | |
| Woodruff | 1,767 52.8% | 1,578 47.2% | 3,345 | D+5.7 | |
| Fulton | 1,757 54.3% | 1,479 45.7% | 3,236 | D+8.6 | |
| Sevier | 1,552 48.8% | 1,627 51.2% | 3,179 | R+2.4 | |
| Scott | 1,681 53.4% | 1,466 46.6% | 3,147 | D+6.8 | |
| Grant | 2,212 71.2% | 894 28.8% | 3,106 | D+42.4 | |
| Marion | 1,384 45.4% | 1,666 54.6% | 3,050 | R+9.2 | |
| Lafayette | 1,579 52.1% | 1,453 47.9% | 3,032 | D+4.2 | |
| Sharp | 1,571 53.1% | 1,390 46.9% | 2,961 | D+6.1 | |
| Pike | 1,519 52.6% | 1,370 47.4% | 2,889 | D+5.2 | |
| Izard | 1,699 59.3% | 1,165 40.7% | 2,864 | D+18.6 | |
| Newton | 1,368 49.2% | 1,413 50.8% | 2,781 | R+1.6 | |
| Little River | 1,237 44.9% | 1,520 55.1% | 2,757 | R+10.3 | |
| Cleveland | 1,960 72.2% | 753 27.8% | 2,713 | D+44.5 | |
| Stone | 1,536 58.8% | 1,077 41.2% | 2,613 | D+17.6 | |
| Calhoun | 1,421 56.7% | 1,083 43.3% | 2,504 | D+13.5 | |
| Montgomery | 1,134 47.4% | 1,259 52.6% | 2,393 | R+5.2 | |
| Perry | 1,244 54.0% | 1,059 46.0% | 2,303 | D+8.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1966; 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 |