1880 Arkansas election for governor
1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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← 1878 | 6 September 1880 | 1882 → |
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| | | Nominee | Thomas James Churchill | William Pratt "Buck" Parks | | Party | Democratic | Greenback | Popular vote | 84,185 | 31,424 | Percentage | 72.82% | 27.18% | |
Churchill: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100% Parks: 50%-60% 60%-70% |
Governor before election William Read Miller Democratic | Elected Governor Thomas James Churchill Democratic | |
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The 1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 September 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Treasurer of Arkansas Thomas James Churchill defeated Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks.[1]
General election
On election day, 6 September 1880, Democratic nominee Thomas James Churchill won the election by a margin of 52,761 votes against his opponent Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Churchill was sworn in as the 13th Governor of Arkansas on 13 January 1881.[2]
Results
1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas James Churchill | 84,185 | 72.82 |
| Greenback | William Pratt "Buck" Parks | 31,424 | 27.18 |
Total votes | 105,609 | 100.00 |
| Democratic hold |
Results by county
Results by county[2] County | Thomas James Churchill | William Pratt "Buck" Parks | Total |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
Arkansas | 999 | 56.79% | 760 | 43.21% | 1759 |
Ashley | 778 | 62.74% | 462 | 37.26% | 1240 |
Baxter | 786 | 89.12% | 96 | 10.88% | 882 |
Benton | 2099 | 79.39% | 545 | 20.61% | 2644 |
Boone | 1625 | 93.50% | 113 | 6.50% | 1738 |
Bradley | 546 | 73.19% | 200 | 26.81% | 746 |
Calhoun | 527 | 61.42% | 331 | 38.58% | 858 |
Carroll | 1126 | 95.83% | 49 | 4.17% | 1175 |
Chicot | 232 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 232 |
Clark | 1286 | 70.89% | 528 | 29.11% | 1814 |
Clay | 1034 | 96.10% | 42 | 3.90% | 1076 |
Columbia | 1247 | 67.70% | 595 | 32.30% | 1842 |
Conway | 1086 | 50.61% | 1060 | 49.39% | 2146 |
Craighead | 1216 | 96.13% | 49 | 3.87% | 1265 |
Crawford | 1387 | 55.00% | 1135 | 45.00% | 2522 |
Crittenden | 2322 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2322 |
Cross | 825 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 825 |
Dallas | 488 | 62.09% | 298 | 37.91% | 786 |
Desha | 582 | 93.12% | 43 | 6.88% | 625 |
Dorsey[a] | 670 | 49.78% | 676 | 50.22% | 1346 |
Drew | 1007 | 69.26% | 447 | 30.74% | 1454 |
Faulkner | 1449 | 66.29% | 737 | 33.71% | 2186 |
Franklin | 1754 | 77.23% | 517 | 22.77% | 2271 |
Fulton | 828 | 90.79% | 84 | 9.21% | 912 |
Garland | 1315 | 75.19% | 434 | 24.81% | 1749 |
Grant | 811 | 84.39% | 150 | 15.61% | 961 |
Greene | 1138 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1138 |
Hempstead | 1711 | 49.08% | 1775 | 50.92% | 3486 |
Hot Spring | 864 | 74.93% | 289 | 25.07% | 1153 |
Howard | 932 | 70.29% | 394 | 29.71% | 1326 |
Independence | 2608 | 92.84% | 201 | 7.16% | 2809 |
Izard | 1471 | 92.87% | 113 | 7.13% | 1584 |
Jackson | 1597 | 75.40% | 521 | 24.60% | 2118 |
Jefferson | 1269 | 99.45% | 7 | 0.55% | 1276 |
Johnson | 1250 | 64.53% | 687 | 35.47% | 1937 |
Lafayette | 355 | 35.29% | 651 | 64.71% | 1006 |
Lawrence | 1421 | 96.80% | 47 | 3.20% | 1468 |
Lee | 1770 | 99.94% | 1 | 0.06% | 1771 |
Lincoln | 620 | 72.68% | 233 | 27.32% | 853 |
Little River | 682 | 61.39% | 429 | 38.61% | 1111 |
Logan | 1396 | 58.36% | 996 | 41.64% | 2392 |
Lonoke | 1322 | 66.84% | 656 | 33.16% | 1978 |
Madison | 830 | 55.89% | 655 | 44.11% | 1485 |
Marion | 922 | 84.51% | 169 | 15.49% | 1091 |
Miller | 936 | 95.71% | 42 | 4.29% | 978 |
Mississippi | 1168 | 99.15% | 10 | 0.85% | 1178 |
Monroe | 1023 | 53.23% | 899 | 46.77% | 1922 |
Montgomery | 799 | 91.52% | 74 | 8.48% | 873 |
Nevada | 1052 | 44.28% | 1324 | 55.72% | 2376 |
Newton | 430 | 56.36% | 333 | 43.64% | 763 |
Ouachita | 989 | 50.05% | 987 | 49.95% | 1976 |
Perry | 397 | 60.70% | 257 | 39.30% | 654 |
Phillips | 1644 | 99.40% | 10 | 0.60% | 1654 |
Pike | 528 | 58.73% | 371 | 41.27% | 899 |
Poinsett | 429 | 99.08% | 4 | 0.92% | 433 |
Polk | 736 | 94.97% | 39 | 5.03% | 775 |
Pope | 1339 | 69.99% | 574 | 30.01% | 1913 |
Prairie | 999 | 67.55% | 480 | 32.45% | 1479 |
Pulaski | 2471 | 52.26% | 2257 | 47.74% | 4728 |
Randolph | 1820 | 98.86% | 21 | 1.14% | 1841 |
Saline | 1121 | 72.09% | 434 | 27.91% | 1555 |
Scott | 949 | 65.67% | 496 | 34.33% | 1445 |
Searcy | 538 | 49.45% | 550 | 50.55% | 1088 |
Sebastian | 1835 | 90.44% | 194 | 9.56% | 2029 |
Sevier | 687 | 93.09% | 51 | 6.91% | 738 |
Sharp | 1308 | 94.17% | 81 | 5.83% | 1389 |
St. Francis | 968 | 99.49% | 5 | 0.51% | 973 |
Stone | 776 | 97.49% | 20 | 2.51% | 796 |
Union | 1111 | 60.31% | 731 | 39.69% | 1842 |
Van Buren | 1329 | 91.59% | 122 | 8.41% | 1451 |
Washington | 1891 | 54.83% | 1558 | 45.17% | 3449 |
White | 2223 | 75.15% | 735 | 24.85% | 2958 |
Woodruff | 916 | 49.81% | 923 | 50.19% | 1839 |
Yell | 1590 | 70.45% | 667 | 29.55% | 2257 |
Total | 84185 | 72.82% | 31424 | 27.18% | 115609 |
References
- ^ "Gov. Thomas James Churchill". National Governors Association. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b Arkansas. Office of the Secretary of State. Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas.
- ^ Dorsey County was later renamed Cleveland County.