1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas Presidential no 1934 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1938 November 3, 1936 File:Carl E. Bailey (cropped).jpg 150x150px Carl E. Bailey Democratic Party (United States) 155,152 84.89% 3x4.svg Osro Cobb Republican Party (United States) 26,875 14.71% 1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsBailey: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Cobb: #E27F7F 50–60% #D72F30 70–80% Governor Junius Marion Futrell Democratic Party (United States) Carl E. Bailey Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee Carl E. Bailey defeated Republican nominee Osro Cobb. http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_arkansas/col2-content/main-content-list/title_bailey_carl.html Arkansas Governor Carl Edward Bailey National Governors Association 2023-11-29 Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on August 14, 1936. Incumbent Attorney General of Arkansas Carl E. Bailey received a majority of the votes (31.99%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on November 3, 1936. Results 1936 Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384481 AR Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com September 23, 2023 2023-11-29 Carl E. Bailey Democratic Party (US) 76,014 31.99% Ed McDonald Democratic Party (US) 72,075 30.33% R. A. Cook Democratic Party (US) 60,768 25.58% Tom Terral Democratic Party (US) 23,663 9.96% Howard Reed Democratic Party (US) 5,089 2.14% 237,609 100.00% General election On election day, November 3, 1936, Democratic nominee Carl E. Bailey won the election by a margin of 128,277 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Osro Cobb, a former U.S. Attorney, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Bailey was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Arkansas on January 12, 1937.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262931 AR Governor ourcampaigns.com September 23, 2023 2023-11-29 Results 1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Carl E. Bailey 155,152 84.89 Republican Party (United States) Osro Cobb 26,875 14.71 Socialist Party of America J. Russell Butler 733 0.40 182,760 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:August 1936 in the United States Category:November 1936 in the United States