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1968 Arkansas governor election
Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) beat Marion Crank (Democrat) in Arkansas in 1968, 52.4% to 47.6%, a margin of 4.9 points and 29,969 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1966, when Winthrop Rockefeller also won.
Democrats led in 48 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Pulaski, cast 78,192 votes and went to the Republican by 27.1 points. The closest was Sevier, where 12 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 | 322,782 | 52.4% |
| Marion Crank | Democratic | 292,813 | 47.6% |
| Total | 615,595 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 28,486 36.4% | 49,706 63.6% | 78,192 | R+27.1 | |
| Sebastian | 10,463 38.9% | 16,467 61.1% | 26,930 | R+22.3 | |
| Jefferson | 10,469 44.0% | 13,316 56.0% | 23,785 | R+12.0 | |
| Washington | 6,233 28.6% | 15,591 71.4% | 21,824 | R+42.9 | |
| Garland | 10,816 53.6% | 9,351 46.4% | 20,167 | D+7.3 | |
| Union | 7,512 44.4% | 9,392 55.6% | 16,904 | R+11.1 | |
| Benton | 5,224 32.8% | 10,721 67.2% | 15,945 | R+34.5 | |
| Craighead | 7,125 45.8% | 8,431 54.2% | 15,556 | R+8.4 | |
| Mississippi | 7,104 46.6% | 8,141 53.4% | 15,245 | R+6.8 | |
| White | 6,792 55.7% | 5,395 44.3% | 12,187 | D+11.5 | |
| Ouachita | 5,274 44.5% | 6,586 55.5% | 11,860 | R+11.1 | |
| Phillips | 5,056 44.5% | 6,315 55.5% | 11,371 | R+11.1 | |
| Saline | 6,110 54.5% | 5,105 45.5% | 11,215 | D+9.0 | |
| Faulkner | 6,246 57.2% | 4,676 42.8% | 10,922 | D+14.4 | |
| Crittenden | 4,861 46.6% | 5,569 53.4% | 10,430 | R+6.8 | |
| Miller | 5,009 48.0% | 5,418 52.0% | 10,427 | R+3.9 | |
| St. Francis | 4,139 47.1% | 4,653 52.9% | 8,792 | R+5.8 | |
| Pope | 4,080 47.3% | 4,541 52.7% | 8,621 | R+5.3 | |
| Columbia | 3,802 46.8% | 4,324 53.2% | 8,126 | R+6.4 | |
| Hot Spring | 4,627 57.6% | 3,400 42.4% | 8,027 | D+15.3 | |
| Poinsett | 4,500 56.2% | 3,503 43.8% | 8,003 | D+12.5 | |
| Ashley | 4,659 58.3% | 3,334 41.7% | 7,993 | D+16.6 | |
| Greene | 3,931 49.3% | 4,046 50.7% | 7,977 | R+1.4 | |
| Independence | 4,199 53.5% | 3,652 46.5% | 7,851 | D+7.0 | |
| Lonoke | 4,847 63.0% | 2,845 37.0% | 7,692 | D+26.0 | |
| Arkansas | 4,175 54.9% | 3,436 45.1% | 7,611 | D+9.7 | |
| Boone | 2,879 39.0% | 4,499 61.0% | 7,378 | R+22.0 | |
| Hempstead | 3,674 50.3% | 3,627 49.7% | 7,301 | D+0.6 | |
| Clark | 3,601 50.4% | 3,549 49.6% | 7,150 | D+0.7 | |
| Crawford | 3,584 50.4% | 3,526 49.6% | 7,110 | D+0.8 | |
| Jackson | 3,859 55.6% | 3,086 44.4% | 6,945 | D+11.1 | |
| Baxter | 2,247 32.6% | 4,648 67.4% | 6,895 | R+34.8 | |
| Conway | 3,640 55.7% | 2,894 44.3% | 6,534 | D+11.4 | |
| Logan | 3,360 51.7% | 3,136 48.3% | 6,496 | D+3.4 | |
| Lawrence | 3,446 55.5% | 2,762 44.5% | 6,208 | D+11.0 | |
| Clay | 3,031 48.9% | 3,170 51.1% | 6,201 | R+2.2 | |
| Desha | 2,949 51.2% | 2,808 48.8% | 5,757 | D+2.4 | |
| Cross | 3,132 54.9% | 2,568 45.1% | 5,700 | D+9.9 | |
| Chicot | 2,493 44.2% | 3,151 55.8% | 5,644 | R+11.7 | |
| Yell | 2,930 56.2% | 2,284 43.8% | 5,214 | D+12.4 | |
| Johnson | 2,883 55.7% | 2,291 44.3% | 5,174 | D+11.4 | |
| Polk | 2,419 46.9% | 2,735 53.1% | 5,154 | R+6.1 | |
| Carroll | 1,961 38.7% | 3,112 61.3% | 5,073 | R+22.7 | |
| Madison | 2,709 54.3% | 2,282 45.7% | 4,991 | D+8.6 | |
| Monroe | 2,619 54.4% | 2,199 45.6% | 4,818 | D+8.7 | |
| Lee | 2,280 47.5% | 2,519 52.5% | 4,799 | R+5.0 | |
| Bradley | 2,777 58.0% | 2,015 42.0% | 4,792 | D+15.9 | |
| Drew | 2,727 57.2% | 2,042 42.8% | 4,769 | D+14.4 | |
| Franklin | 2,879 62.6% | 1,723 37.4% | 4,602 | D+25.1 | |
| Randolph | 2,173 51.6% | 2,041 48.4% | 4,214 | D+3.1 | |
| Cleburne | 2,489 60.3% | 1,642 39.7% | 4,131 | D+20.5 | |
| Howard | 2,000 49.8% | 2,016 50.2% | 4,016 | R+0.4 | |
| Nevada | 2,077 53.3% | 1,821 46.7% | 3,898 | D+6.6 | |
| Lincoln | 2,642 68.9% | 1,192 31.1% | 3,834 | D+37.8 | |
| Sevier | 1,882 50.2% | 1,870 49.8% | 3,752 | D+0.3 | |
| Grant | 2,722 73.9% | 959 26.1% | 3,681 | D+47.9 | |
| Van Buren | 2,150 58.5% | 1,524 41.5% | 3,674 | D+17.0 | |
| Woodruff | 1,979 54.7% | 1,642 45.3% | 3,621 | D+9.3 | |
| Dallas | 2,025 56.8% | 1,543 43.2% | 3,568 | D+13.5 | |
| Prairie | 2,327 65.5% | 1,226 34.5% | 3,553 | D+31.0 | |
| Lafayette | 1,904 54.1% | 1,618 45.9% | 3,522 | D+8.1 | |
| Sharp | 1,938 55.8% | 1,538 44.2% | 3,476 | D+11.5 | |
| Searcy | 1,462 42.9% | 1,945 57.1% | 3,407 | R+14.2 | |
| Scott | 1,744 51.5% | 1,641 48.5% | 3,385 | D+3.0 | |
| Little River | 2,092 62.9% | 1,232 37.1% | 3,324 | D+25.9 | |
| Pike | 1,820 55.0% | 1,488 45.0% | 3,308 | D+10.0 | |
| Marion | 1,359 41.4% | 1,922 58.6% | 3,281 | R+17.2 | |
| Fulton | 1,624 50.3% | 1,603 49.7% | 3,227 | D+0.7 | |
| Izard | 1,743 58.4% | 1,240 41.6% | 2,983 | D+16.9 | |
| Newton | 1,397 47.4% | 1,548 52.6% | 2,945 | R+5.1 | |
| Stone | 1,539 55.9% | 1,212 44.1% | 2,751 | D+11.9 | |
| Cleveland | 1,987 73.8% | 707 26.2% | 2,694 | D+47.5 | |
| Montgomery | 1,377 54.8% | 1,138 45.2% | 2,515 | D+9.5 | |
| Perry | 1,244 54.4% | 1,044 45.6% | 2,288 | D+8.7 | |
| Calhoun | 1,299 59.3% | 890 40.7% | 2,189 | D+18.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1968; 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 |