1836 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1836 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1836 Flag of the United States (1836–1837).svg gubernatorial no 1840 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1840 August 1, 1836 125px Democratic Party (United States) 4,854 61.40% 125px Whig Party (United States) 3,024 38.25% 1836 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px Conway: #7996e2 50%-60% #6674de 60%-70% #584cde 70%-80% #3933e5 80%-90% #0d0596 90%-100%Fowler: #fed463 50%-60% #ec7014 70%-80%#808080 No votes Governor William S. Fulton (territorial) Democratic Party (United States) James S. Conway Democratic Party (United States) James S. Conway Absalom Fowler The 1836 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1836, in order to elect the first governor upon Arkansas acquiring statehood on June 15, 1836. Democratic nominee James S. Conway defeated Whig nominee Absalom Fowler.https://www.nga.org/governor/james-sevier-conway/ Gov. James Sevier Conway National Governors Association 2023-12-01 General election On election day, August 1, 1836, Democratic nominee James S. Conway won the election by a margin of 1,830 votesDubin Michael January 1, 2003 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/165/mode/2up McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 0-7864-1439-1 against his opponent Whig nominee Absalom Fowler, thereby retaining Democratic control over the new office of governor. Conway was sworn in as the first governor of Arkansas on September 13, 1836.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=192994 AR Governor ourcampaigns.com February 7, 2013 2023-12-01 Votes in Crittenden, Hempstead, and Jefferson counties were not counted, because their results were not reported to the legislature in time. Results 1836 Arkansas gubernatorial electionArkansas. General Assembly. Senate. http://archive.org/details/esrp871033625 Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ... Democratic Party (United States) James S. Conway 4,854 61.40 Whig Party (United States) Absalom Fowler 3,024 38.25 Write-in Alexander S. Walker"Walker" The Arkansas Senate Journal says Alexander S. Walker got 28 votes, but does not specify which county or counties the votes came from. 28 0.35 7,906 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Results by county Results by county+CountyJames Sevier ConwayAbsalom FowlerTotalVotes%Votes%Arkansas14156.18%11043.82%251Carroll16040.71%23359.29%393Chicot10957.07%8242.93%191Clark14466.06%7433.94%218Conway12850.79%12449.21%252Crawford27755.96%21844.04%495Crittenden"reported late" Crittenden, Hempstead, and Jefferson counties reported their results late and were excluded from the total.11188.10%1511.90%126Greene15599.36%10.64%156Hempstead"reported late"25770.80%10629.20%363Hot Spring9875.97%3124.03%129Independence10324.12%32475.88%427Izard14070.00%6030.00%200Jackson4965.33%2634.67%75Jefferson"reported late"11660.10%7739.90%193Johnson15567.39%7532.61%230Lafayette5578.57%1521.43%70Lawrence7924.09%24975.91%328MillerNot to be confused with modern Miller County, Arkansas, which was created from part of Lafayette County. The old Miller County was eventually ceded to Texas.5550.93%5349.07%108Mississippi1923.46%6276.54%81Monroe11465.52%6034.48%174Phillips25892.47%217.53%279Pike11496.61%43.39%118Pope25278.02%7121.98%323Pulaski20147.86%21952.14%420Randolph17060.71%11039.29%280Saline8645.26%10454.74%190Scott14497.30%42.70%148Searcy11476.51%3523.49%149Sevier13775.27%4524.73%182St. Francis33297.65%82.35%340Union10794.69%65.31%113UnorganizedA small area between Hot Spring and Pope counties was not part of any county at the time and therefore is reported as having no votes.00.00%00.00%0Van Buren9055.56%7244.44%162Washington84465.53%44434.47%1288White2422.22%8477.78%108Total"reported late""Walker"4,85461.40%3,02438.25%7,906 References Footnotes Citations 30em Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:August 1836