The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 1852, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas State Auditor Elias Nelson Conway defeated Whig nominee B. H. Smithson.[1]
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General election
editOn election day, 2 August 1852, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won the election by a margin of 3,028 votes against his opponent Whig nominee B. H. Smithson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1852.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elias Nelson Conway | 15,442 | 55.43 | |
| Whig | B. H. Smithson | 12,414 | 44.56 | |
| Write-in | C. F. M. Noland | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 27,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
edit| County | Elias Nelson Conway | B. H. Smithson | C. F. M. Noland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Arkansas | 216 | 56.25% | 168 | 43.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 384 |
| Ashley | 211 | 64.53% | 116 | 35.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 327 |
| Benton[a][b] | 366 | ||||||
| Bradley | 271 | 53.66% | 234 | 46.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 505 |
| Calhoun | 223 | 75.34% | 73 | 24.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 296 |
| Carroll | 390 | 50.39% | 384 | 49.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 774 |
| Chicot | 189 | 75.60% | 61 | 24.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 250 |
| Clark | 290 | 42.77% | 388 | 57.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 678 |
| Conway | 422 | 74.56% | 144 | 25.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 566 |
| Crawford | 87 | 12.59% | 604 | 87.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 691 |
| Crittenden | 163 | 53.97% | 139 | 46.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 302 |
| Dallas | 344 | 63.94% | 194 | 36.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 538 |
| Desha | 243 | 58.55% | 172 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 415 |
| Drew | 247 | 55.26% | 200 | 44.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 447 |
| Franklin | 164 | 28.03% | 421 | 71.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 |
| Fulton | 230 | 78.50% | 63 | 21.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 293 |
| Greene | 301 | 86.74% | 46 | 13.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 347 |
| Hempstead | 352 | 40.79% | 511 | 59.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 863 |
| Hot Spring | 348 | 59.49% | 237 | 40.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 585 |
| Independence | 775 | 65.68% | 405 | 34.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 1180 |
| Izard | 438 | 87.25% | 64 | 12.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 502 |
| Jackson | 463 | 58.39% | 330 | 41.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 793 |
| Jefferson | 414 | 63.99% | 233 | 36.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 647 |
| Johnson | 244 | 33.42% | 486 | 66.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 730 |
| Lafayette | 285 | 60.64% | 185 | 39.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 |
| Lawrence | 657 | 78.59% | 179 | 21.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 836 |
| Madison[a] | 345 | 49.86% | 347 | 50.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 692 |
| Marion | 238 | 57.63% | 175 | 42.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 |
| Mississippi | 200 | 86.58% | 31 | 13.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 231 |
| Monroe | 173 | 59.25% | 119 | 40.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 292 |
| Montgomery | 123 | 37.85% | 202 | 62.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 |
| Newton[a] | 145 | 43.94% | 185 | 56.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 330 |
| Ouachita | 501 | 50.91% | 483 | 49.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 984 |
| Perry | 155 | 86.11% | 25 | 13.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 |
| Phillips | 490 | 57.24% | 366 | 42.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 856 |
| Pike | 193 | 62.46% | 116 | 37.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 309 |
| Poinsett | 390 | 94.43% | 23 | 5.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 |
| Polk | 174 | 72.80% | 65 | 27.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 239 |
| Pope | 276 | 43.40% | 360 | 56.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 636 |
| Prairie | 284 | 60.55% | 185 | 39.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 469 |
| Pulaski | 382 | 48.72% | 401 | 51.15% | 1 | 0.13% | 784 |
| Randolph | 349 | 89.95% | 39 | 10.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 388 |
| Saline | 339 | 56.69% | 259 | 43.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 598 |
| Scott | 211 | 45.09% | 257 | 54.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 468 |
| Searcy | 165 | 42.09% | 227 | 57.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 392 |
| Sebastian | 362 | 51.94% | 335 | 48.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 697 |
| Sevier | 251 | 45.97% | 295 | 54.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 546 |
| St. Francis | 406 | 62.85% | 240 | 37.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 646 |
| Union | 673 | 58.07% | 486 | 41.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 1159 |
| Van Buren | 285 | 77.24% | 84 | 22.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 |
| Washington | 220 | 15.85% | 1168 | 84.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 1388 |
| White | 354 | 69.01% | 159 | 30.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 513 |
| Yell | 281 | 50.36% | 277 | 49.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 558 |
| Total[a] | 15,442 | 55.43% | 12,414 | 44.56% | 1 | 0.00% | 27,857 |
References
edit- ^ "Gov. Elias Nelson Conway". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b Michael J. Dubin (2003-01-01). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.
- ^ a b Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ...