1864 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none November 2023 December 2025 ly 1864 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1864 Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg gubernatorial no 1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1862 1868 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1868 1864 03 14 125px Isaac Murphy Independent (United States) 12,418 99.80% Governor Isaac Murphy (Provisional Governor) Independent Isaac Murphy Independent The 1864 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1864, in order to elect the Union governor of Arkansas. Independent nominee and incumbent Provisional Governor Isaac Murphy won the election as he ran unopposed.https://www.nga.org/governor/isaac-murphy/ Gov. Isaac Murphy January 15, 2019 National Governors Association 2023-12-01 Civil War Following the fall of Little Rock to Union forces on September 10, 1863, Confederate Governor Harris Flanagin established a Government in exile at Washington, Arkansas. Meanwhile, the occupation authorities of the Union Army, consisting of the Unionist constitutional convention, appointed former member of the Arkansas Senate Isaac Murphy as the Provisional Governor of Arkansas on January 20, 1864. However, Murphy refused to exercise his power as Governor, until the constitution was ratified and he was elected by popular vote. The popular vote election was held on March 14, 1864, with the approval of President Lincoln.Sobel 1978 70–71 General election On election day, March 14, 1864, Independent nominee Isaac Murphy won the election unopposed with 12,418 votes, thereby retaining Independent control over the office of Governor. Murphy was sworn in for his first elected term on April 18, 1864.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265284 AR Governor ourcampaigns.com September 15, 2005 2023-12-01 Results 1864 Arkansas gubernatorial Union election Independent (United States) Isaac Murphy (incumbent) 12,418 99.80 Scattering 25 0.20 12,443 100.00 Independent (United States) References 30em Bibliography Sobel Robert https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0001sobe/ Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I Meckler Books 1978 9780930466015 2023-12-01 American Civil War Arkansas Politics United States Category:1864 in Arkansas Category:1864 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Category:Arkansas in the American Civil War Ark AR gov 1864 Category:1860s Arkansas elections Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in the United States