1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1942 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1942 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1946 November 7, 1944 File:Ben Laney.jpg 150x150px Benjamin Travis Laney Democratic Party (United States) 186,401 85.96% 3x4.svg Harley C. Stump Republican Party (United States) 30,442 14.04% 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsLaney: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Stump: #E27F7F 50–60% Governor Homer Martin Adkins Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Travis Laney Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Governor Homer Martin Adkins did not seek a third term, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee Benjamin Travis Laney defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 85.96% of the vote. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 25, 1944, with the Democratic runoff scheduled for August 8, 1944 if no candidate won over 50% of the vote. Candidates Benjamin Travis Laney, businessman and former mayor of Camden Smith, Mrs. Caraway seek renomination in primaries today https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1944-07-25/ed-1/seq-5/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 25 July 1944 A-5 19 November 2020 J. Bryan Sims, former State ComptrollerGallagher Hubert R. 1943 The Book of the States, 1943-44 V https://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/bos_1943_17.pdf Chicago Council of State Governments 426 September 18, 2021 November 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210918082113/https://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/bos_1943_17.pdf dead Donovan Timothy P. Gatewood Willard B. Jr. 1981 The Governors of Arkansas https://books.google.com/books?id=bQLvBQEFnZYC&pg=PA196 Fayetteville, Arkansas The University of Arkansas Press 196 0-938626-00-0 David D. Terry, former U.S. Representative Results thumb|center|Results map of the Democratic primary by county.Laney: #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90%Sims: #f0e6be 30–40% #d7c477 40–50% #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90%Terry: #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384717 AR Governor, 1944 - D Primary Our Campaigns 19 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 99 Benjamin Travis Laney Democratic Party (United States) 70,965 38.55 J. Bryan Sims Democratic Party (United States) 63,434 34.46 David D. Terry Democratic Party (United States) 49,685 26.99 184,084 100.00 Sims withdrew from a runoff, and Laney became the Democratic nominee.Congressional Quarterly 1998 101https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/benjamin-travis-laney-jr-111/ Benjamin Travis Laney Jr. (1896–1977) Forgey Tom 25 January 2017 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture The Central Arkansas Library System 19 November 2020 https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/revenue-stabilization-act-7840/ Revenue Stabilization Act Goodner Wes 5 October 2018 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture The Central Arkansas Library System 19 November 2020 General election Candidates Benjamin Travis Laney, Democratic Harley C. Stump, Republican, Mayor of Stuttgart America's 'Prayingest' Town Yonder in Arkansas http://www.glengarrycountyarchives.ca/Glengarry_pdf/The-Glengarry-News/1941-1950/1946/Jul/07-12-1946.pdf The Glengarry News Alexandria, Ontario 12 July 1946 6 19 November 2020 and candidate for Governor in 1940 Results 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261898 AR Governor, 1944 Our Campaigns 19 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. 9 978-0-7864-7034-1 Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Travis Laney 186,401 85.96% -14.04% Republican Party (United States) Harley C. Stump 30,442 14.04% N/A 155,959 71.92% 216,843 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography 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 1944 Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1944 in the United States