1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1972 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1970 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1974 November 7, 1972 File:Dale Bumpers AR (3x4a).jpg 150x150px Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) 488,892 75.44% File:3x4.svg Len E. Blaylock Republican Party (United States) 159,177 24.56% 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsBumpers: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) The 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dale Bumpers defeated Republican nominee Len E. Blaylock with 75.44% of the vote, despite Democratic nominee George McGovern losing the state in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 30, 1972. Democratic primary Candidates Dale Bumpers, incumbent governor George W. Davis, state representative Les Gibbs, former labor union official Mack Harbour, hospital administrator Q. Byrum Hurst, state senatorhttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quincy-byrum-hurst-7408/ Quincy Byrum Hurst (1918–2006) Dumas Ernest Encyclopedia of Arkansas 2 May 2020 Results Bumpers avoided a run-off (which would have been held on 13 June) by winning with more than 50% of the vote. Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=560699 AR Governor, 1972 - D Primary Our Campaigns 2 May 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 101America Votes 10 48 Dale Bumpers (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 330,088 66.71 Q. Byrum Hurst Democratic Party (United States) 81,239 16.42 Mack Harbour Democratic Party (United States) 55,172 11.15 George W. Davis Democratic Party (United States) 22,284 4.50 Les Gibbs Democratic Party (United States) 6,068 1.23 494,851 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Len E. Blaylock, former staffer and welfare commissioner under Winthrop Rockefellerhttps://www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2012/mar/27/len-blaylock-2012-03-27/ Obituary for Len Evette Blaylock, Perryville, AR Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 100America Votes 10 48 Len E. Blaylock Republican Party (United States) unopposed General election Candidates Len E. Blaylock, Republican Dale Bumpers, Democratic Results 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36921 AR Governor, 1972 Our Campaigns 2 May 2020Glashan 1979 22–23Congressional Quarterly 1998 42America Votes 10 39 Democratic Party (United States) Dale Bumpers (incumbent) 488,892 75.44% +13.78% Republican Party (United States) Len E. Blaylock 159,177 24.56% -7.85% 329,715 50.88% 648,069 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 30em Bibliography Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972 1973 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1973 https://archive.org/details/americavotes10ha00scam/mode/2up America Votes 10 Politics United States 1972 Arkansas Gubernatorial