1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas Presidential no 1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1918 1922 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1922 November 2, 1920 AR McRae Thomas.jpg Thomas Chipman McRae Democratic Party (United States) 123,637 65.02% Wallace Townsend.jpg Wallace Townsend Republican Party (United States) 46,350 24.38% Josiah Homer Blount.jpg Josiah H. Blount Negro Independent; "Black-and-Tan" Republican 15,627 8.22% 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsMcRae: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Townsend: #E27F7F 50–60% Governor Charles Hillman Brough Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Chipman McRae Democratic Party (United States) The 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae defeated Republican nominee Wallace Townsend.http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=114 Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929) Derek Allen Clements, The Central Arkansas Library System - EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net February 5, 2016 2023-11-30 Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on August 10, 1920. Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae received a majority of the votes (26.93%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on November 2, 1920. Results 1920 Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=388509 AR Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com September 23, 2023 2023-11-30 Thomas Chipman McRae Democratic Party (US) 41,907 26.93% Smead Powell Democratic Party (US) 32,263 20.73% Tom Terral Democratic Party (US) 29,303 18.83% John C. Floyd Democratic Party (US) 21,596 13.88% G. R. Haynie Democratic Party (US) 16,747 10.76% Harry E. Walsh Democratic Party (US) 5,771 3.71% John J. Riggs Democratic Party (US) 4,017 2.58% Henry Stroupe Democratic Party (US) 2,083 1.34% Frank W. Wells Democratic Party (US) 1,922 1.24% 155,609 100.00% General election On election day, November 2, 1920, Democratic nominee Thomas Chipman McRae won the election by a margin of 77,287 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Wallace Townsend, along with School Superintendent Josiah Blount, running on the third party "Black-and-Tan" Republican line. Blount's candidacy was in opposition to the state party's leadership moving to a "lily-white" posture. thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. McRae was sworn in as the 26th Governor of Arkansas on January 12, 1921.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265312 AR Governor ourcampaigns.com September 30, 2007 2023-11-30 Results 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Chipman McRae 123,637 65.02 Republican Party (United States) Wallace Townsend 46,350 24.38 Negro Independent Josiah H. Blount 15,627 8.22 Socialist Party of America Sam Butler 4,534 2.38 190,148 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Arkansas gubernatorial elections Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:August 1920 in the United States Category:November 1920 in the United States