1868 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1868 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas Presidential no 1864 Arkansas gubernatorial Union election 1864 (Union) 1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1872 March 13, 1868 125px Powell Clayton Republican Party (United States) 100.00% Governor Isaac Murphy Independent Powell Clayton Republican Party (United States) The 1868 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1868, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Republican nominee and Union Brigadier general Powell Clayton won the election as he ran unopposed.https://www.nga.org/governor/powell-clayton/ Gov. Powell Clayton National Governors Association 2023-12-01 Democrats nominated no candidate as most ex-Confederates were still disenfranchised. Reconstruction After the Civil War ended, Arkansas entered a period of reconstruction. It became part of the Fourth Military District until Arkansas was readmitted to the Union on June 22, 1868 (the first rebel state to do so), following congressional acceptance of the gubernatorial election's results and the new 1868 Arkansas constitution.https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/constitutions/3/#:~:text=Former%20Union%20general%20Powell%20Clayton,state%20returned%20to%20the%20Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101075117/https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/constitutions/3/#:~:text=Former%20Union%20general%20Powell%20Clayton,state%20returned%20to%20the%20Union. dead 2020-11-01 1868 Arkansas Constitution digitalheritage.arkansas.gov 1868 2023-12-01Sobel 1978 71–72 General election On election day, March 13, 1868, Republican nominee Powell Clayton won the election unopposed with an unknown number of votes, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Clayton was sworn in as the 9th Governor of Arkansas on July 2, 1868.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265285 AR Governor ourcampaigns.com September 15, 2005 2023-12-01 Results 1868 Arkansas gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Powell Clayton 100.00 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Independent References Bibliography Sobel Robert https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0001sobe/ Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I Meckler Books 1978 9780930466015 2023-12-01 Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Category:1868 United States gubernatorial elections Category:1868 Arkansas elections Category:March 1868 in the United States Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in the United States