1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election Arkansas 1849 Flag of the United States (1848–1851).svg gubernatorial no 1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1848 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1852 March 13, 1849 125px Democratic Party (United States) 3,290 50.48% 125px Whig Party (United States) 3,228 49.52% 1849 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px Roane: #7996E2 50%-60% #6674DE 60%-70% #584CDE 70%-80% #3933E5 80%-90% #0D0596 90%-100%Wilson: #FED463 50%-60% #FE9929 60%-70% #EC7014 70%-80% #CC4C02 80%-90% #8C2D04 90%-100%#AE8BB1 Tie #808080 No data Governor Richard C. Byrd (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) John S. Roane Democratic Party (United States) John S. Roane Cyrus W. Wilson The 1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election was held on March 13, 1849, to elect the governor of Arkansas for the remainder of Governor Thomas S. Drew's term, which became vacant after his resignation on January 10, 1849, due to the low salary he received as governor. The Democratic nominee and former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, John S. Roane, defeated the Whig nominee, Cyrus W. Wilson, by a slim margin of 62 votes, or 0.96%.https://www.nga.org/governor/john-selden-roane/ Gov. John Selden Roane January 15, 2019 National Governors Association 2023-12-01Michael J. Dubin http://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County January 1, 2003 General election On election day, March 13, 1849, Democratic nominee John S. Roane won the election by a margin of 62 votes over his opponent, Whig nominee Cyrus W. Wilson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Roane was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Arkansas on April 19, 1849. Results 1849 Arkansas gubernatorial special election Democratic Party (United States) John S. Roane 3,290 50.48 Whig Party (United States) Cyrus W. Wilson 3,228 49.52 6,518 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Results by county +Results by countyCountyJohn Selden RoaneCyrus W. WilsonTotalVotes%Votes%ArkansasNo data"No data" Arkansas, Ashley, Greene, Izard, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties did not report results and their votes, if elections were even held, were not counted.AshleyNo data"No data"Benton11672.50%4427.50%160Bradley3938.24%6361.76%102Carroll10068.03%4731.97%147Chicot1632.00%3468.00%50Clark4543.69%5856.31%103Conway10564.81%5735.19%162Crawford17047.89%18552.11%355Crittenden417.39%1982.61%23Dallas7447.74%8152.26%155Desha2854.90%2345.10%51Drew6841.46%9658.54%164Franklin5956.73%4543.27%104Fulton2385.19%414.81%27GreeneNo data"No data"Hempstead6626.19%18673.81%252Hot Spring2632.50%5467.50%80Independence20753.35%18146.65%388IzardNo data"No data"Jackson7461.67%4638.33%120Jefferson6433.86%12566.14%189Johnson8246.86%9353.14%175Lafayette1330.23%3069.77%43Lawrence14152.81%12647.19%267Madison13067.71%6232.29%192Marion1850.00%1850.00%36MississippiNo data"No data"Monroe3949.37%4050.63%79Montgomery2750.94%2649.06%53Newton6086.96%913.04%69Ouachita13735.49%24964.51%386Perry2367.65%1132.35%34Phillips5633.14%11366.86%169Pike6180.26%1519.74%76PoinsettNo data"No data"Polk6274.70%2125.30%83Pope10842.52%14657.48%254Prairie1024.39%3175.61%41Pulaski13937.77%22962.23%368Randolph8591.40%88.60%93Saline8557.05%6442.95%149Scott5567.90%2632.10%81Searcy3260.38%2139.62%53Sevier210.00%1890.00%20St. Francis8970.63%3729.37%126Union23353.94%19946.06%432Van Buren4246.67%4853.33%90Washington14646.65%16753.35%313White3766.07%1933.93%56Yell9463.51%5436.49%148Total329050.48%322849.52%6518 References Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Arkansas Arkansas 1849 Category:March 1849 Category:1849 in Arkansas Category:1840s Arkansas elections