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1970 Arkansas governor election
Dale Bumpers (Democrat) beat Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) in Arkansas in 1970, 61.7% to 32.4%, a margin of 29.3 points and 178,230 votes.
Arkansas changed party: in 1968 it went Republican, for Winthrop Rockefeller.
Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Pulaski, cast 80,658 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.4 points. The closest was Chicot, where 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Bumpers won | Democratic | 375,648 | 61.7% |
| Winthrop Rockefeller | Republican | 197,418 | 32.4% |
| Walter L. Carruth | American | 36,132 | 5.9% |
| Total | 609,198 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 43,097 53.4% | 32,326 40.1% | 5,235 | 80,658 | D+13.4 |
| Jefferson | 12,914 49.5% | 10,639 40.8% | 2,546 | 26,099 | D+8.7 |
| Sebastian | 16,187 62.8% | 8,271 32.1% | 1,324 | 25,782 | D+30.7 |
| Washington | 11,647 54.8% | 8,933 42.0% | 668 | 21,248 | D+12.8 |
| Garland | 10,442 55.6% | 6,261 33.4% | 2,069 | 18,772 | D+22.3 |
| Union | 9,628 63.2% | 4,839 31.8% | 763 | 15,230 | D+31.4 |
| Mississippi | 8,655 56.9% | 6,247 41.1% | 316 | 15,218 | D+15.8 |
| Benton | 8,471 56.0% | 6,134 40.5% | 528 | 15,133 | D+15.4 |
| Craighead | 10,570 70.7% | 3,867 25.9% | 515 | 14,952 | D+44.8 |
| White | 9,399 74.6% | 2,557 20.3% | 639 | 12,595 | D+54.3 |
| Saline | 7,961 68.8% | 2,429 21.0% | 1,189 | 11,579 | D+47.8 |
| Faulkner | 7,974 71.5% | 2,741 24.6% | 436 | 11,151 | D+46.9 |
| Ouachita | 6,675 61.0% | 3,705 33.9% | 561 | 10,941 | D+27.1 |
| Phillips | 4,020 38.9% | 4,851 47.0% | 1,457 | 10,328 | R+8.0 |
| Crittenden | 5,644 54.7% | 4,279 41.5% | 390 | 10,313 | D+13.2 |
| Miller | 5,593 60.1% | 3,099 33.3% | 621 | 9,313 | D+26.8 |
| Pope | 6,405 69.0% | 2,523 27.2% | 355 | 9,283 | D+41.8 |
| St. Francis | 4,222 47.0% | 3,767 42.0% | 987 | 8,976 | D+5.1 |
| Independence | 5,735 71.7% | 1,935 24.2% | 324 | 7,994 | D+47.5 |
| Lonoke | 5,395 67.9% | 1,817 22.9% | 730 | 7,942 | D+45.1 |
| Hot Spring | 5,321 67.0% | 1,792 22.6% | 824 | 7,937 | D+44.5 |
| Greene | 5,781 73.3% | 1,894 24.0% | 208 | 7,883 | D+49.3 |
| Crawford | 5,169 67.2% | 1,872 24.3% | 652 | 7,693 | D+42.9 |
| Baxter | 4,119 53.9% | 3,411 44.6% | 113 | 7,643 | D+9.3 |
| Columbia | 4,992 65.7% | 2,397 31.5% | 212 | 7,601 | D+34.1 |
| Poinsett | 5,528 72.9% | 1,828 24.1% | 230 | 7,586 | D+48.8 |
| Arkansas | 4,824 64.0% | 2,058 27.3% | 661 | 7,543 | D+36.7 |
| Ashley | 4,955 66.1% | 2,104 28.1% | 441 | 7,500 | D+38.0 |
| Boone | 4,873 67.9% | 2,150 30.0% | 149 | 7,172 | D+38.0 |
| Clark | 4,795 67.8% | 1,936 27.4% | 338 | 7,069 | D+40.4 |
| Jackson | 4,484 66.9% | 1,806 26.9% | 416 | 6,706 | D+39.9 |
| Logan | 4,782 71.8% | 1,594 23.9% | 280 | 6,656 | D+47.9 |
| Hempstead | 4,161 63.0% | 2,156 32.7% | 285 | 6,602 | D+30.4 |
| Conway | 4,326 66.5% | 1,941 29.8% | 240 | 6,507 | D+36.7 |
| Johnson | 4,181 70.6% | 1,437 24.3% | 301 | 5,919 | D+46.4 |
| Clay | 4,048 69.3% | 1,615 27.7% | 175 | 5,838 | D+41.7 |
| Lawrence | 4,255 73.5% | 1,211 20.9% | 321 | 5,787 | D+52.6 |
| Lee | 2,561 44.3% | 2,724 47.1% | 497 | 5,782 | R+2.8 |
| Desha | 3,283 57.7% | 2,180 38.3% | 228 | 5,691 | D+19.4 |
| Cross | 3,471 67.5% | 1,414 27.5% | 258 | 5,143 | D+40.0 |
| Chicot | 2,475 48.2% | 2,455 47.8% | 210 | 5,140 | D+0.4 |
| Yell | 3,795 76.4% | 993 20.0% | 178 | 4,966 | D+56.4 |
| Monroe | 2,227 45.3% | 2,021 41.1% | 664 | 4,912 | D+4.2 |
| Franklin | 3,776 77.5% | 700 14.4% | 396 | 4,872 | D+63.1 |
| Carroll | 2,976 62.5% | 1,700 35.7% | 89 | 4,765 | D+26.8 |
| Drew | 3,085 65.6% | 1,344 28.6% | 277 | 4,706 | D+37.0 |
| Bradley | 2,964 63.9% | 1,317 28.4% | 354 | 4,635 | D+35.5 |
| Polk | 2,788 63.0% | 1,228 27.8% | 409 | 4,425 | D+35.3 |
| Cleburne | 3,250 75.7% | 770 17.9% | 274 | 4,294 | D+57.8 |
| Howard | 3,044 72.0% | 1,077 25.5% | 105 | 4,226 | D+46.5 |
| Madison | 2,610 61.8% | 1,514 35.8% | 102 | 4,226 | D+25.9 |
| Randolph | 3,039 72.5% | 1,003 23.9% | 150 | 4,192 | D+48.6 |
| Lincoln | 2,366 60.8% | 1,261 32.4% | 264 | 3,891 | D+28.4 |
| Van Buren | 2,651 68.4% | 983 25.4% | 240 | 3,874 | D+43.1 |
| Woodruff | 2,290 60.6% | 1,120 29.7% | 367 | 3,777 | D+31.0 |
| Nevada | 2,518 67.0% | 1,071 28.5% | 170 | 3,759 | D+38.5 |
| Grant | 2,745 74.6% | 480 13.1% | 453 | 3,678 | D+61.6 |
| Dallas | 2,240 61.3% | 1,094 29.9% | 322 | 3,656 | D+31.3 |
| Sevier | 2,558 73.6% | 714 20.5% | 204 | 3,476 | D+53.0 |
| Scott | 2,588 76.0% | 702 20.6% | 115 | 3,405 | D+55.4 |
| Sharp | 2,098 62.7% | 1,056 31.6% | 193 | 3,347 | D+31.1 |
| Prairie | 2,471 74.1% | 627 18.8% | 238 | 3,336 | D+55.3 |
| Lafayette | 1,837 55.5% | 1,253 37.9% | 219 | 3,309 | D+17.6 |
| Marion | 1,877 59.7% | 1,228 39.0% | 40 | 3,145 | D+20.6 |
| Little River | 1,934 61.6% | 1,103 35.1% | 104 | 3,141 | D+26.5 |
| Izard | 2,339 77.1% | 608 20.0% | 88 | 3,035 | D+57.0 |
| Pike | 2,202 73.6% | 596 19.9% | 195 | 2,993 | D+53.7 |
| Stone | 2,084 70.7% | 734 24.9% | 131 | 2,949 | D+45.8 |
| Newton | 1,611 55.5% | 1,197 41.3% | 93 | 2,901 | D+14.3 |
| Fulton | 2,062 71.6% | 756 26.3% | 60 | 2,878 | D+45.4 |
| Searcy | 2,042 71.8% | 672 23.6% | 131 | 2,845 | D+48.2 |
| Cleveland | 1,864 70.5% | 461 17.4% | 319 | 2,644 | D+53.1 |
| Montgomery | 1,683 70.5% | 517 21.7% | 186 | 2,386 | D+48.9 |
| Perry | 1,515 65.0% | 701 30.1% | 113 | 2,329 | D+35.0 |
| Calhoun | 1,501 64.7% | 622 26.8% | 197 | 2,320 | D+37.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1970; 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 |