Election 1974 Results
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1974 Arkansas governor election
David H. Pryor (Democrat) beat Ken Coon (Republican) in Arkansas in 1974, 65.6% to 34.4%, a margin of 31.2 points and 170,146 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1972, when Dale Bumpers won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Pulaski, cast 72,024 votes and went to the Democrat by 25.3 points. The closest was Searcy, where 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David H. Pryor won | Democratic | 358,018 | 65.6% |
| Ken Coon | Republican | 187,872 | 34.4% |
| All other candidates | 84 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 545,974 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 45,113 62.6% | 26,897 37.3% | 14 | 72,024 | D+25.3 |
| Sebastian | 11,769 43.8% | 15,117 56.2% | 4 | 26,890 | R+12.5 |
| Washington | 12,381 60.6% | 8,051 39.4% | 2 | 20,434 | D+21.2 |
| Jefferson | 12,237 64.0% | 6,881 36.0% | 2 | 19,120 | D+28.0 |
| Garland | 9,850 54.4% | 8,240 45.6% | 18,090 | D+8.9 | |
| Benton | 8,692 51.8% | 8,079 48.2% | 16,771 | D+3.7 | |
| White | 8,834 68.9% | 3,986 31.1% | 1 | 12,821 | D+37.8 |
| Saline | 8,544 67.6% | 4,094 32.4% | 12,638 | D+35.2 | |
| Craighead | 7,869 62.3% | 4,760 37.7% | 5 | 12,634 | D+24.6 |
| Union | 6,588 57.3% | 4,907 42.7% | 2 | 11,497 | D+14.6 |
| Mississippi | 9,691 85.9% | 1,596 14.1% | 11,287 | D+71.7 | |
| Faulkner | 6,637 65.7% | 3,463 34.3% | 10,100 | D+31.4 | |
| Pope | 5,028 55.4% | 4,042 44.6% | 9,070 | D+10.9 | |
| Phillips | 7,380 83.8% | 1,424 16.2% | 3 | 8,807 | D+67.6 |
| Crawford | 4,313 51.4% | 4,075 48.6% | 8,388 | D+2.8 | |
| Ouachita | 6,907 82.6% | 1,456 17.4% | 8,363 | D+65.2 | |
| Crittenden | 6,029 75.2% | 1,993 24.8% | 8,022 | D+50.3 | |
| Poinsett | 5,789 72.7% | 2,168 27.2% | 4 | 7,961 | D+45.5 |
| Baxter | 4,678 59.7% | 3,163 40.3% | 1 | 7,842 | D+19.3 |
| Lonoke | 5,062 64.9% | 2,734 35.1% | 7,796 | D+29.9 | |
| Columbia | 5,540 73.7% | 1,975 26.3% | 7,515 | D+47.4 | |
| Logan | 4,188 58.2% | 3,006 41.8% | 7,194 | D+16.4 | |
| Hot Spring | 5,072 73.3% | 1,849 26.7% | 6,921 | D+46.6 | |
| Conway | 5,272 77.4% | 1,537 22.6% | 6,809 | D+54.9 | |
| Hempstead | 5,378 80.1% | 1,332 19.9% | 6,710 | D+60.3 | |
| Independence | 4,086 61.1% | 2,599 38.8% | 5 | 6,690 | D+22.2 |
| Miller | 5,635 85.1% | 990 14.9% | 6,625 | D+70.1 | |
| Arkansas | 3,868 60.9% | 2,483 39.1% | 6,351 | D+21.8 | |
| Boone | 3,835 61.6% | 2,391 38.4% | 6,226 | D+23.2 | |
| Greene | 4,389 72.8% | 1,638 27.2% | 6,027 | D+45.6 | |
| Johnson | 3,523 59.5% | 2,400 40.5% | 5,923 | D+19.0 | |
| Clark | 4,063 69.7% | 1,767 30.3% | 5,830 | D+39.4 | |
| Ashley | 4,365 75.9% | 1,388 24.1% | 5,753 | D+51.7 | |
| St. Francis | 4,311 76.4% | 1,331 23.6% | 5,642 | D+52.8 | |
| Jackson | 3,954 74.5% | 1,352 25.5% | 5,306 | D+49.0 | |
| Yell | 3,499 67.6% | 1,678 32.4% | 5,177 | D+35.2 | |
| Cleburne | 3,274 64.6% | 1,792 35.4% | 5,066 | D+29.3 | |
| Clay | 3,666 72.7% | 1,379 27.3% | 5,045 | D+45.3 | |
| Lawrence | 3,569 70.8% | 1,469 29.1% | 5 | 5,043 | D+41.6 |
| Desha | 3,742 75.6% | 1,211 24.4% | 4,953 | D+51.1 | |
| Franklin | 2,717 55.8% | 2,155 44.2% | 4,872 | D+11.5 | |
| Carroll | 2,934 61.3% | 1,853 38.7% | 4,787 | D+22.6 | |
| Polk | 2,718 57.9% | 1,979 42.1% | 4,697 | D+15.7 | |
| Van Buren | 2,726 62.2% | 1,654 37.8% | 4,380 | D+24.5 | |
| Searcy | 2,028 48.7% | 2,135 51.3% | 4,163 | R+2.6 | |
| Monroe | 2,638 69.5% | 1,159 30.5% | 3,797 | D+39.0 | |
| Madison | 2,208 59.0% | 1,536 41.0% | 3,744 | D+17.9 | |
| Drew | 2,732 73.7% | 973 26.3% | 3,705 | D+47.5 | |
| Sharp | 2,148 60.0% | 1,421 39.7% | 12 | 3,581 | D+20.3 |
| Randolph | 2,558 73.5% | 918 26.4% | 6 | 3,482 | D+47.1 |
| Cross | 2,967 85.4% | 508 14.6% | 3,475 | D+70.8 | |
| Newton | 1,844 53.6% | 1,599 46.4% | 3,443 | D+7.1 | |
| Marion | 2,330 67.9% | 1,098 32.0% | 5 | 3,433 | D+35.9 |
| Bradley | 2,681 79.6% | 685 20.4% | 3,366 | D+59.3 | |
| Grant | 2,441 73.9% | 864 26.1% | 3,305 | D+47.7 | |
| Izard | 2,021 61.6% | 1,258 38.4% | 3,279 | D+23.3 | |
| Stone | 2,245 68.7% | 1,023 31.3% | 3,268 | D+37.4 | |
| Howard | 2,423 75.0% | 808 25.0% | 3,231 | D+50.0 | |
| Lee | 2,538 79.4% | 660 20.6% | 3,198 | D+58.7 | |
| Chicot | 2,501 79.2% | 657 20.8% | 3,158 | D+58.4 | |
| Woodruff | 2,423 77.0% | 722 23.0% | 3,145 | D+54.1 | |
| Scott | 2,013 64.4% | 1,114 35.6% | 3,127 | D+28.7 | |
| Dallas | 2,367 77.6% | 684 22.4% | 3,051 | D+55.2 | |
| Lincoln | 2,190 72.7% | 821 27.3% | 3,011 | D+45.5 | |
| Prairie | 2,064 69.2% | 919 30.8% | 2,983 | D+38.4 | |
| Little River | 2,527 88.5% | 327 11.5% | 2,854 | D+77.1 | |
| Nevada | 2,082 75.1% | 692 24.9% | 2,774 | D+50.1 | |
| Sevier | 2,250 82.1% | 491 17.9% | 2,741 | D+64.2 | |
| Lafayette | 2,308 85.1% | 404 14.9% | 1 | 2,713 | D+70.2 |
| Perry | 1,743 66.1% | 893 33.9% | 2,636 | D+32.2 | |
| Fulton | 1,910 73.1% | 690 26.4% | 12 | 2,612 | D+46.7 |
| Pike | 1,719 69.4% | 757 30.6% | 2,476 | D+38.9 | |
| Montgomery | 1,522 66.5% | 766 33.5% | 2,288 | D+33.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1,574 73.4% | 571 26.6% | 2,145 | D+46.8 | |
| Calhoun | 1,308 77.3% | 385 22.7% | 1,693 | D+54.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1974; 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 |