1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1954 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1952 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1952 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1956 November 2, 1954 Orval Faubus.jpg Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) 208,121 62.09% 3x4.svg Pratt C. Remmel Republican Party (United States) 127,004 37.89% 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsFaubus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Remmel: #E27F7F 50–60% Governor Francis Cherry Democratic Party (United States) Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Governor Francis Cherry was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary. Cherry was only one of four Arkansas governors in the twentieth century denied initial second terms in office; the others were Tom Terral in 1926, Bill Clinton in 1980, and Frank White in 1982. Only one previous governor, Henry Rector in 1862, was defeated after one term. Democratic nominee Orval Faubus defeated Republican nominee Pratt C. Remmel with 62.09% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on July 27, 1954, with the Democratic runoff held on August 10, 1954. Voting Information https://books.google.com/books?id=P4Hfc5MP_QQC&pg=RA1-PA99 Washington, D.C. Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense Table IV. 1954 Elections 99–101 April 1954 8 November 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Francis Cherry, incumbent Governor Orval Faubus, newspaper publisher, Arkansas vote https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016244/1954-07-28/ed-1/seq-8/ The Key West citizen Key West, Fla. 28 July 1954 8 8 November 2020 former executive secretary to Governor Sid McMath, and former Director of State Highway Commission Historical Review - Volume Two. Arkansas State Highway Commission and Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department https://www.arkansashighways.com/publications/Historical_Review.pdf Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department 81 2004 November 8, 2020 November 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117074406/https://www.arkansashighways.com/publications/Historical_Review.pdf dead Guy H. Jones, State Senatorhttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/guy-hamilton-mutt-jones-4937/ Guy Hamilton "Mutt" Jones (1911–1986) Encyclopedia of Arkansas 8 November 2020 Gus McMillan, real estate dealer McClellan claiming victory in primary; has lead of 4,428 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1954-07-28/ed-1/seq-6/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 28 July 1954 A-6 8 November 2020 Results thumb|center|Results map of the Democratic primary by countyCherry: #d6efdc 30–40% #a3d5af 40–50% #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #008c21 70–80% #006e1a 80–90%Faubus: #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 <90%Jones: #d7c477 40–50% #a88600 60–70%McMillan: #e66f9e 50–60% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=560694 AR Governor, 1956 - D Primary Our Campaigns 8 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 100 Francis Cherry (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 154,879 47.71 Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) 109,614 33.77 Guy H. Jones Democratic Party (United States) 41,249 12.71 Gus McMillan Democratic Party (United States) 18,857 5.81 324,599 100.00 thumb|center|Results map of the Democratic primary by countyFaubus: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 <90%Cherry: #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #008c21 70–80% Democratic primary run-off resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=376623 AR Governor, 1954 - D Runoff Our Campaigns 8 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 100 Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) 191,328 50.91 Francis Cherry (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 184,509 49.09 375,837 100.00 General election Candidates Orval Faubus, Democratic Pratt C. Remmel, Republican, Former insurance executive, Mayor of Little Rockhttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/pratt-remmel-9302/ Pratt Remmel (1915–1991) Encyclopedia of Arkansas 8 November 2020 Results Remmel's showing against Faubus was the best showing by a non-Democrat since 1888 and by a Republican since 1872. 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171018 AR Governor, 1954 Our Campaigns 8 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 42 Democratic Party (United States) Orval Faubus 208,121 62.09% -25.32% Republican Party (United States) Pratt C. Remmel 127,004 37.89% +25.30% Scattering 51 0.02% +0.02% 81,117 24.20% 335,176 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 1950s Politics United States 1954 Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1954 in the United States