1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election
← 1878 6 September 1880 1882 →
 
Nominee Thomas James Churchill William Pratt "Buck" Parks
Party Democratic Greenback
Popular vote 84,185 31,424
Percentage 72.82% 27.18%
Churchill:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%      90%-100%
Parks:      50%-60%      60%-70%
Governor before election

William Read Miller
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Thomas James Churchill
Democratic

The 1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 September 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Treasurer of Arkansas Thomas James Churchill defeated Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks.[1]

General election

On election day, 6 September 1880, Democratic nominee Thomas James Churchill won the election by a margin of 52,761 votes against his opponent Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Churchill was sworn in as the 13th Governor of Arkansas on 13 January 1881.[2]

Results

1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas James Churchill 84,185 72.82
Greenback William Pratt "Buck" Parks 31,424 27.18
Total votes 105,609 100.00
Democratic hold

Results by county

Results by county[2]
County Thomas James Churchill William Pratt "Buck" Parks Total
Votes % Votes %
Arkansas 999 56.79% 760 43.21% 1759
Ashley 778 62.74% 462 37.26% 1240
Baxter 786 89.12% 96 10.88% 882
Benton 2099 79.39% 545 20.61% 2644
Boone 1625 93.50% 113 6.50% 1738
Bradley 546 73.19% 200 26.81% 746
Calhoun 527 61.42% 331 38.58% 858
Carroll 1126 95.83% 49 4.17% 1175
Chicot 232 100.00% 0 0.00% 232
Clark 1286 70.89% 528 29.11% 1814
Clay 1034 96.10% 42 3.90% 1076
Columbia 1247 67.70% 595 32.30% 1842
Conway 1086 50.61% 1060 49.39% 2146
Craighead 1216 96.13% 49 3.87% 1265
Crawford 1387 55.00% 1135 45.00% 2522
Crittenden 2322 100.00% 0 0.00% 2322
Cross 825 100.00% 0 0.00% 825
Dallas 488 62.09% 298 37.91% 786
Desha 582 93.12% 43 6.88% 625
Dorsey[a] 670 49.78% 676 50.22% 1346
Drew 1007 69.26% 447 30.74% 1454
Faulkner 1449 66.29% 737 33.71% 2186
Franklin 1754 77.23% 517 22.77% 2271
Fulton 828 90.79% 84 9.21% 912
Garland 1315 75.19% 434 24.81% 1749
Grant 811 84.39% 150 15.61% 961
Greene 1138 100.00% 0 0.00% 1138
Hempstead 1711 49.08% 1775 50.92% 3486
Hot Spring 864 74.93% 289 25.07% 1153
Howard 932 70.29% 394 29.71% 1326
Independence 2608 92.84% 201 7.16% 2809
Izard 1471 92.87% 113 7.13% 1584
Jackson 1597 75.40% 521 24.60% 2118
Jefferson 1269 99.45% 7 0.55% 1276
Johnson 1250 64.53% 687 35.47% 1937
Lafayette 355 35.29% 651 64.71% 1006
Lawrence 1421 96.80% 47 3.20% 1468
Lee 1770 99.94% 1 0.06% 1771
Lincoln 620 72.68% 233 27.32% 853
Little River 682 61.39% 429 38.61% 1111
Logan 1396 58.36% 996 41.64% 2392
Lonoke 1322 66.84% 656 33.16% 1978
Madison 830 55.89% 655 44.11% 1485
Marion 922 84.51% 169 15.49% 1091
Miller 936 95.71% 42 4.29% 978
Mississippi 1168 99.15% 10 0.85% 1178
Monroe 1023 53.23% 899 46.77% 1922
Montgomery 799 91.52% 74 8.48% 873
Nevada 1052 44.28% 1324 55.72% 2376
Newton 430 56.36% 333 43.64% 763
Ouachita 989 50.05% 987 49.95% 1976
Perry 397 60.70% 257 39.30% 654
Phillips 1644 99.40% 10 0.60% 1654
Pike 528 58.73% 371 41.27% 899
Poinsett 429 99.08% 4 0.92% 433
Polk 736 94.97% 39 5.03% 775
Pope 1339 69.99% 574 30.01% 1913
Prairie 999 67.55% 480 32.45% 1479
Pulaski 2471 52.26% 2257 47.74% 4728
Randolph 1820 98.86% 21 1.14% 1841
Saline 1121 72.09% 434 27.91% 1555
Scott 949 65.67% 496 34.33% 1445
Searcy 538 49.45% 550 50.55% 1088
Sebastian 1835 90.44% 194 9.56% 2029
Sevier 687 93.09% 51 6.91% 738
Sharp 1308 94.17% 81 5.83% 1389
St. Francis 968 99.49% 5 0.51% 973
Stone 776 97.49% 20 2.51% 796
Union 1111 60.31% 731 39.69% 1842
Van Buren 1329 91.59% 122 8.41% 1451
Washington 1891 54.83% 1558 45.17% 3449
White 2223 75.15% 735 24.85% 2958
Woodruff 916 49.81% 923 50.19% 1839
Yell 1590 70.45% 667 29.55% 2257
Total 84185 72.82% 31424 27.18% 115609

References

  1. ↑ "Gov. Thomas James Churchill". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Arkansas. Office of the Secretary of State. Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas.
  1. ↑ Dorsey County was later renamed Cleveland County.