1930 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1930 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1930 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1928 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1928 1932 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1932 1930 11 4 Harvey_Parnell.jpg Harvey Parnell Democratic Party (United States) 115,574 81.54%"Elections" 1950 25-26. James Livesay Republican Party (United States) 26,161 18.46%"Elections" 1950 25-26. 1930 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsParnell: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Livesay: #E27F7F 50–60% #D72F30 70–80% Governor Harvey Parnell Democratic Party (United States) Harvey Parnell Democratic Party (United States) The 1930 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, to elect the governor of Arkansas, concurrently with the election to Arkansas's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Harvey Parnell had won office in 1928, and was seeking reelection in 1930. During this period, it was customary for faithful governors to be reelected to a second term in Arkansas. In the Solid South, winning the Democratic primary was tantamount to election, a trend that resulted in Democratic control of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion from 1874 to 1967. Parnell won a seven-candidate primary, and was nominated by the party. The Republicans nominated James Livesay, a lawyer from Foreman in Little River County. Parnell defeated Livesay in a landslide election, but would see his popularity decline sharply in the next two years, as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression damaged the Arkansas economy. Parnell's popular progressive programs from his first term would come under fire in his second term, with many claiming his highway modernization program and school reforms were bankrupting the state. Democratic primary Results Democratic primary, 1930"Elections" 1950 24-25. Harvey Parnell (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 94,207 41.6 Brooks Hays Democratic Party (United States) 57,497 25.4 Tom Terral Democratic Party (United States) 34,476 15.2 J. Carroll Cone Democratic Party (United States) 31,786 14.1 R. K. Mason Democratic Party (United States) 3,398 1.5 Ben L. Griffin Democratic Party (United States) 2,617 1.2 J. R. Venable Democratic Party (United States) 2,205 1.0 226,186 100.0 Republicans Republicans did not hold primaries in Arkansas until the 1960s, instead nominating their candidates at the state convention. James Livesay, a lawyer and judge from Foreman, was nominated as the Republican gubernatorial candidate. General election Results Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1930"Elections" 1950 25-26. Democratic Party (United States) Harvey Parnell (incumbent) 115,574 81.54 Republican Party (United States) James Livesay 26,161 18.46 141,735 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Whayne Jeannie M. DeBlack Thomas A. Sabo III George Arnold Morris S. Arkansas: A narrative history 1st 2002 The University of Arkansas Press Fayetteville, Arkansas 1-55728-724-4 49029558 "Arkansas" 2002 registration https://archive.org/details/arkansasnarrativ0000unse Donovan Timothy Paul Willard B. Gatewood Jeannie M. Whayne The Governors of Arkansas: Essays in Political Biography University of Arkansas Press 2 1995 "Governors" 1995 Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 Heard Alexander Strong Donald S. University of Alabama Press University, Alabama 1950 500982 "Elections" 1950 Politics United States Arkansas Gubernatorial 1930 Category:November 1930 in the United States Category:August 1930 in the United States