1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1852, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas State Auditor Elias Nelson Conway defeated Whig nominee B. H. Smithson.[1]
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General election
On election day, 2 August 1852, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won the election by a margin of 3,028 votes against his opponent Whig nominee B. H. Smithson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1852.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elias Nelson Conway | 15,442 | 55.43 | |
| Whig | B. H. Smithson | 12,414 | 44.56 | |
| Write-in | C. F. M. Noland | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 27,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
| County | Elias Nelson Conway | B. H. Smithson | C. F. M. Noland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Arkansas | 216 | 56.25% | 168 | 43.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 384 |
| Ashley | 211 | 64.53% | 116 | 35.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 327 |
| Benton[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 366 | ||||||
| Bradley | 271 | 53.66% | 234 | 46.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 505 |
| Calhoun | 223 | 75.34% | 73 | 24.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 296 |
| Carroll | 390 | 50.39% | 384 | 49.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 774 |
| Chicot | 189 | 75.60% | 61 | 24.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 250 |
| Clark | 290 | 42.77% | 388 | 57.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 678 |
| Conway | 422 | 74.56% | 144 | 25.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 566 |
| Crawford | 87 | 12.59% | 604 | 87.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 691 |
| Crittenden | 163 | 53.97% | 139 | 46.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 302 |
| Dallas | 344 | 63.94% | 194 | 36.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 538 |
| Desha | 243 | 58.55% | 172 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 415 |
| Drew | 247 | 55.26% | 200 | 44.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 447 |
| Franklin | 164 | 28.03% | 421 | 71.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 |
| Fulton | 230 | 78.50% | 63 | 21.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 293 |
| Greene | 301 | 86.74% | 46 | 13.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 347 |
| Hempstead | 352 | 40.79% | 511 | 59.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 863 |
| Hot Spring | 348 | 59.49% | 237 | 40.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 |
| Independence | 775 | 65.68% | 405 | 34.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 1180 |
| Izard | 438 | 87.25% | 64 | 12.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 502 |
| Jackson | 463 | 58.39% | 330 | 41.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 793 |
| Jefferson | 414 | 63.99% | 233 | 36.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 647 |
| Johnson | 244 | 33.42% | 486 | 66.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 730 |
| Lafayette | 285 | 60.64% | 185 | 39.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 |
| Lawrence | 657 | 78.59% | 179 | 21.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 836 |
| Madison[lower-alpha 1] | 345 | 49.86% | 347 | 50.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 692 |
| Marion | 238 | 57.63% | 175 | 42.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 |
| Mississippi | 200 | 86.58% | 31 | 13.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 231 |
| Monroe | 173 | 59.25% | 119 | 40.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 292 |
| Montgomery | 123 | 37.85% | 202 | 62.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 |
| Newton[lower-alpha 1] | 145 | 43.94% | 185 | 56.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 330 |
| Ouachita | 501 | 50.91% | 483 | 49.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 984 |
| Perry | 155 | 86.11% | 25 | 13.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 |
| Phillips | 490 | 57.24% | 366 | 42.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 856 |
| Pike | 193 | 62.46% | 116 | 37.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 309 |
| Poinsett | 390 | 94.43% | 23 | 5.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 |
| Polk | 174 | 72.80% | 65 | 27.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 239 |
| Pope | 276 | 43.40% | 360 | 56.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 636 |
| Prairie | 284 | 60.55% | 185 | 39.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 469 |
| Pulaski | 382 | 48.72% | 401 | 51.15% | 1 | 0.13% | 784 |
| Randolph | 349 | 89.95% | 39 | 10.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 388 |
| Saline | 339 | 56.69% | 259 | 43.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 598 |
| Scott | 211 | 45.09% | 257 | 54.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 468 |
| Searcy | 165 | 42.09% | 227 | 57.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 392 |
| Sebastian | 362 | 51.94% | 335 | 48.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 697 |
| Sevier | 251 | 45.97% | 295 | 54.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 546 |
| St. Francis | 406 | 62.85% | 240 | 37.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 646 |
| Union | 673 | 58.07% | 486 | 41.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 1159 |
| Van Buren | 285 | 77.24% | 84 | 22.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 |
| Washington | 220 | 15.85% | 1168 | 84.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 1388 |
| White | 354 | 69.01% | 159 | 30.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 513 |
| Yell | 281 | 50.36% | 277 | 49.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 558 |
| Total[lower-alpha 1] | 15,442 | 55.43% | 12,414 | 44.56% | 1 | 0.00% | 27,857 |
References
- "Gov. Elias Nelson Conway". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- Michael J. Dubin (2003-01-01). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.
- Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ...
- Benton, Madison, and Newton counties did not report results in time to be counted towards the total.
- In Benton County, the source only includes the number of votes for Smithson, with the note that he won with a majority.
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