1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.

1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election

November 5, 1918
 
Nominee Charles Hillman Brough Clay Fulks
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 68,192 4,792
Percentage 93.43% 6.57%

Governor before election

Charles Hillman Brough
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles Hillman Brough
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles Hillman Brough won re-election to a second term, defeating Socialist nominee Clay Fulks with 93.43% of the vote.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on May 28, 1918.[1]

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent) 102,383 66.84
Democratic L. C. Smith 50,791 33.16
Total votes 153,174 100.00

Socialist nomination

Candidate

Withdrew

  • Dan Hogan, Socialist candidate for Governor in 1906, 1910 and 1914[5]

General election

Candidates

The Republican Party did not field a candidate and endorsed Brough.[6][7]

Results

1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent) 68,192 93.43% +23.99%
Socialist Clay Fulks 4,792 6.57% +1.03%
Majority 63,400 86.86%
Turnout 72,984 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. "Women are voting". The Topeka state journal. Topeka, Kansas. May 28, 1918. p. 7. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. "DeWitt ladies denounce Brough". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. May 28, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. "Little Rock letter". The courier-index. Marianna, Ark. June 14, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. "Robinson won by 40,000". The Prescott daily news. Prescott, Ark. June 5, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  5. "Socialists select a nominee for Governor". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. June 29, 1918. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. Widener Jr., Ralph W. (Summer 1975). "Charles Hillman Brough". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Arkansas Historical Association. 34 (2): 99–121. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  7. Dougan, Michael B. (November 2, 2019). "Charles Hillman Brough (1876–1935)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System.
  8. "AR Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  9. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 41.
  10. Glashan 1979, pp. 20–21.

Bibliography

  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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