1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1946 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 File:Ben Laney.jpg 150x150px Benjamin Travis Laney Democratic Party (United States) 128,029 84.14% 3x4.svg W. T. Mills Republican Party (United States) 24,133 15.86% 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsLaney: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Mills: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor Benjamin Travis Laney Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Travis Laney Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Travis Laney won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee W. T. Mills with 84.14% of the vote. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 30, 1946. Candidates Virgil R. Greene, attorney Governor Laney Will Make Race For Second Term https://newspaperarchive.com/blytheville-courier-news-apr-30-1946-p-1/ Blytheville Courier News Blytheville, Arkansas 30 April 1946 1 17 November 2020 Benjamin Travis Laney, incumbent Governor James M. "Jim" Malone, former county judge James M. Malone To Oppose Laney https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/3081119/ The Courier News Blytheville, Arkansas 25 April 1946 17 17 November 2020 Results thumb|center|Results map of the Democratic primary by county.Laney: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 <90%Malone: #e9ddaf 40–50% #d3bc5f 50–60% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384718 AR Governor, 1946 - D Primary Our Campaigns 17 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 99 Benjamin Travis Laney (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 125,444 64.60 James M. Malone Democratic Party (United States) 63,601 32.75 Virgil R. Greene Democratic Party (United States) 5,141 2.65 194,186 100.00 General election Candidates Benjamin Travis Laney, Democratic W. T. Mills, Republican, lawyer Results 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261899 AR Governor, 1946 Our Campaigns 17 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. 10 978-0-7864-7034-1 Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Travis Laney (incumbent) 128,029 84.14% -1.82% Republican Party (United States) W. T. Mills 24,133 15.86% +1.82% 103,896 68.28% 152,162 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 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 1946 Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 in the United States