1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1940 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1938 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1942 November 5, 1940 File:Homer M. Adkins.jpg 150x150px Homer Adkins Democratic Party (United States) 184,578 91.36% 3x4.svg Harley C. Stump Republican Party (United States) 16,600 8.22% 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsAdkins: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Governor Carl E. Bailey Democratic Party (United States) Homer Martin Adkins Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Governor Carl E. Bailey was defeated in the Democratic primary. Democratic nominee Homer Adkins defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 91.36% of the vote. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1940. Candidates The anti-Bailey "federal faction" coalesced around Homer Adkins in early 1940.Walsh Pat Under the Dome October 12, 1939 6 Camden News https://newspaperarchive.com/camden-news-feb-22-1940-p-6/ 257 Camden Camden News Publishing Company 16997701 NewspaperARCHIVE December 2, 2019 Loathing the idea of turning the statehouse over to Adkins, Bailey decided to break Arkansas tradition and seek a third term."Governors" 1995 196. Declared Homer Adkins, U.S. Internal Revenue collector for Arkansas Political Races https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/16031475/ Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville, Arkansas 10 August 1940 1 23 November 2020 Carl E. Bailey, incumbent Governor J. Rosser Venable, attorney J. Rosser Venable Taken By Death https://www.newspapers.com/clip/236086/the-camden-news/ The Camden News Camden, Arkansas 7 October 1948 1 23 November 2020 Frank Witte, merchant State Politics Opening Up https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/16031112/ Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville, Arkansas 3 July 1940 1 23 November 2020 Declined Bob Bailey, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas Jack Holt, Attorney General of Arkansas John L. McClellan, United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 6th congressional district Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384480 AR Governor, 1940 - D Primary Our Campaigns 23 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 99 Homer Adkins Democratic Party (United States) 142,247 55.93 Carl E. Bailey (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 110,613 43.49 Frank Witte Democratic Party (United States) 828 0.33 J. Rosser Venable Democratic Party (United States) 653 0.26 254,344 100.00 General election Candidates Homer Adkins, Democratic Harley C. Stump, mayor of Stuttgart. G.O.P. Mayor Gives Demos a Break https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19400728.2.39&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------- Daily Illini Urbana-Champaign 28 July 1940 3 23 November 2020 Stump was nominated at the Republican State Convention on May 11, 1940. State Republicans Select Delegates https://newspaperarchive.com/northwest-arkansas-times-may-13-1940-p-1/ Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville, Arkansas 13 May 1940 1 23 November 2020 Walter Scott McNutt, Independent, candidate for Governor in 1938 Results 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261896 AR Governor, 1940 Our Campaigns 23 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 42Glashan 1979 22–23Dubin Michael J. 2014 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County https://books.google.com/books?id=PCUXAwAAQBAJ Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc. 7 978-0-7864-7034-1 Democratic Party (United States) Homer Adkins 184,578 91.36% Republican Party (United States) Harley C. Stump 16,600 8.22% Independent (politician) Walter S. McNutt 866 0.43% 167,978 83.14% 202,044 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Timothy P. Donovon Willard B. Gatewood Jr. Jeannie M. Whayne Smith C. Calvin The Governors of Arkansas 2nd University of Arkansas Press Fayetteville, Arkansas 1995 1981 94-45806 1-55728-331-1 988572226 "Governors" 1995 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Politics United States 1940 Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1940 in the United States