1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas Presidential no 1868 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1868 1874 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1874 November 5, 1872 Elisha Baxter.png Elisha Baxter Republican Party (United States) 41,775"Baxter votes" Baxter is stated as receiving 41,808 votes, however, the total number of votes in every county adds up to 41,775."Pulaski County" Pulaski County reports votes separately for variations of the candidates' names. These have been combined. 51.77% Joseph_Brooks_(Artist's_redition).jpeg Joseph Brooks Reform 38,909"Pulaski County" 48.22% #FF69B4 1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px Baxter: #E27F7F 50%-60% #D75D5D 60%-70% #D72F30 70%-80% #C21B18 80%-90%Brooks: #CE89C0 50%-60% #B75CA4 60%-70% #8F257D 70%-80% #733066 80%-90% #481E40 90%-100%#D75D5D #B75CA4 black 1 white Tie#808080 No data Governor Powell Clayton Republican Party (United States) Elisha Baxter Republican Party (United States) The 1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Republican nominee Elisha Baxter defeated Joseph Brooks, who was nominated by the Liberal Republican-affiliated state Reform Party.https://www.nga.org/governor/elisha-baxter/ Gov. Elisha Baxter January 15, 2019 National Governors Association 2023-12-01 The results of the election led to the Brooks-Baxter War, in which Brooks unsuccessfully attempted to take control of the state government with force.Carl H. Moneyhon Brooks-Baxter War https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/brooks-baxter-war-2276/ 2024-03-30 Encyclopedia of Arkansas en-US Democratic primary Declined Augustus Garland, attorney who had served as delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention, Provisional Confederate Congress, and in the Congress of the Confederate States Thompson George H. Arkansas and Reconstruction 1976 Kennikat Press Corp. Port Washington, New York 76-18192 0804691304 2284106 146 "Thompson" 1976 General election On election day, November 5, 1872, Republican nominee Elisha Baxter won the election by a margin of 2,866 votes against his opponent Liberal Republican nominee Joseph Brooks, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Democrats did not nominate a candidate and many supported Baxter. Baxter was sworn in as the 10th Governor of Arkansas on January 6, 1873. The results in Greene and Poinsett Counties were not counted and the results in Richland Township, Yell County were rejected. Scott County did not hold an election after the poll and registration books were stolen from the County Clerk's office.Arkansas Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas 1873. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112118492666?urlappend=%3Bseq=22 2024-03-30 HathiTrust 2027/uiug.30112118492666?urlappend=%3Bseq=22 en Results 1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Elisha Baxter 41,775"Baxter votes" 51.77 Liberal Republican Party (United States) Joseph Brooks 38,909 48.22 Write-in Scattering 4 0.00 80,688 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Results by county +Results by countyCountyElisha BaxterJoseph BrooksScatteringTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Arkansas65851.77%61348.23%00.00%1271Ashley73048.60%77251.40%00.00%1502Benton24117.28%115482.72%00.00%1395Boone20221.89%72178.11%00.00%923Bradley40335.20%74264.80%00.00%1145Calhoun27535.99%48964.01%00.00%764Carroll27746.09%32453.91%00.00%601Chicot165785.59%27914.41%00.00%1936Clark132962.42%80037.58%00.00%2129Columbia76139.05%118860.95%00.00%1949Conway15139.32%23360.68%00.00%384Craighead14622.19%51277.81%00.00%658Crawford93261.36%58738.64%00.00%1519Crittenden191186.63%29513.37%00.00%2206Cross30335.86%54264.14%00.00%845Dallas32231.54%69968.46%00.00%1021Desha76464.75%41635.25%00.00%1180Drew48227.85%124972.15%00.00%1731Franklin52867.43%25532.57%00.00%783Fulton15226.12%43073.88%00.00%582Grant20432.69%42067.31%00.00%624GreeneNo results"No results" Green and Poinsett counties had their results rejected and Scott County did not hold an election.Hempstead135667.23%66132.77%00.00%2017Hot Spring26826.83%73173.17%00.00%999Independence81857.69%60042.31%00.00%1418Izard20024.42%61975.58%00.00%819Jackson42455.57%33944.43%00.00%763Jefferson286073.58%102726.42%00.00%3887Johnson12862.75%7637.25%00.00%204Lafayette160173.34%58226.66%00.00%2183Lawrence12217.89%56082.11%00.00%682Lincoln100056.05%78443.95%00.00%1784Little River50565.93%26134.07%00.00%766Sarber79274.30%27425.70%00.00%1066Madison49748.44%52951.56%00.00%1026Marion16219.85%65480.15%00.00%816Mississippi38648.68%40751.32%00.00%793Monroe86254.11%73145.89%00.00%1593Montgomery17330.73%39069.27%00.00%563Nevada51136.16%90263.84%00.00%1413Newton33266.27%16933.73%00.00%501Ouachita107350.00%107350.00%00.00%2146Perry16767.89%7932.11%00.00%246Phillips395980.91%93419.09%00.00%4893Pike23367.15%11432.85%00.00%347PoinsettNo results"No results"Polk12126.30%33973.70%00.00%460Pope53162.84%31437.16%00.00%845Prairie58934.67%111065.33%00.00%1699Pulaski"Pulaski County"304148.29%325351.65%40.06%6298Randolph28957.80%21142.20%00.00%500Saline91.19%74598.81%00.00%754ScottNo results"No results"Searcy38078.19%10621.81%00.00%486Sebastian100963.10%59036.90%00.00%1599Sevier26538.52%42361.48%00.00%688Sharp12419.02%52880.98%00.00%652St. Francis79248.41%84451.59%00.00%1636Union134761.65%83838.35%00.00%2185Van Buren13850.36%13649.64%00.00%274Washington72339.92%108860.08%00.00%1811White33516.94%164283.06%00.00%1977Woodruff68858.55%48741.45%00.00%1175Yell53734.07%103965.93%00.00%1576Total41775"Baxter votes"51.77%3890948.22%40.00%80688 References Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Category:1872 United States gubernatorial elections Category:1872 Arkansas elections Category:November 1872 in the United States