1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.

November 2, 1954


Nominee	Orval Faubus	Pratt C. Remmel
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	208,121	127,004
Percentage	62.09%	37.89%

County Results

Faubus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Remmel: 50–60%

Governor before election

Francis Cherry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Orval Faubus
Democratic

Federal government

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Incumbent Democratic Governor Francis Cherry was defeated in the Democratic primary.

Democratic nominee Orval Faubus defeated Republican nominee Pratt C. Remmel with 62.09% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on July 27, 1954, with the Democratic runoff held on August 10, 1954.[1]

Candidates

Francis Cherry, incumbent Governor
Orval Faubus, newspaper publisher[2] and former Director of State Highway Commission[3]
Guy H. Jones, State Senator[4]
Gus McMillan, real estate dealer[5]

Results

Democratic primary results[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis Cherry	154,879	47.71
	Democratic	Orval Faubus	109,614	33.77
	Democratic	Guy H. Jones	41,249	12.71
	Democratic	Gus McMillan	18,857	5.81
Total votes			324,599	100.00

Democratic primary run-off results[8][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Orval Faubus	191,328	50.91
	Democratic	Francis Cherry	184,509	49.09
Total votes			375,837	100.00

General election

Candidates

Orval Faubus, Democratic
Pratt C. Remmel, Republican, Former insurance executive, Mayor of Little Rock[9]

Results

1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election[10][11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Orval Faubus	208,121	62.09%
	Republican	Pratt C. Remmel	127,004	37.89%
	Scattering		51	0.02%
Majority			81,117	24.20%
Turnout			335,176	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

"Table IV. 1954 Elections". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. April 1954. pp. 99–101. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"Arkansas vote". The Key West citizen. Key West, Fla. 28 July 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Historical Review - Volume Two. Arkansas State Highway Commission and Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2004. p. 81.
"Guy Hamilton "Mutt" Jones (1911–1986)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"McClellan claiming victory in primary; has lead of 4,428". Evening star. Washington, D.C. 28 July 1954. p. A-6. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"AR Governor, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
"AR Governor, 1954 - D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"Pratt Remmel (1915–1991)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"AR Governor, 1954". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.

Bibliography

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

Elections in Arkansas
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U.S. President	1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
U.S. Senate	Class 2: 1833 1839–40 1848 S 1853 1859 1868 S 1870 1876 1883 1885 S 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 S 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1937 S 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 Class 3: 1837 1843 1845 S 1849 1855 1861 1867 1873 1879 1881 S 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1920 1926 1932 1938 1944 1949 S 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016
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'S,' denotes special election See also: Political party strength in Arkansas

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