1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee Henry M. Britt with 69.21% of the vote.
That year, Faubus simultaneously ran for president under the white supremacist National States' Rights Party.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on July 26, 1960. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 9, 1960.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Bruce Bennett, incumbent Attorney General of Arkansas
- Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
- Joe C. Hardin, businessman, Farm Bureau President, and former natural gas company executive[2]
- Hal Millsap, supermarket owner[3]
- Rev. H. E. Williams, president of Southern Baptist College, Walnut Ridge[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 238,997 | 58.75 | |
Democratic | Joe C. Hardin | 66,499 | 16.35 | |
Democratic | Bruce Bennett | 58,400 | 14.36 | |
Democratic | H. E. Williams | 33,374 | 8.20 | |
Democratic | Hal Millsap | 9,547 | 2.35 | |
Total votes | 406,817 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Henry M. Britt, attorney
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry M. Britt | unopposed |
General election
Candidates
- Orval Faubus, Democratic
- Henry M. Britt, Republican
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 292,064 | 69.21% | −13.26% | |
Republican | Henry M. Britt | 129,921 | 30.79% | +13.26% | |
Majority | 162,143 | 38.42% | |||
Turnout | 421,985 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
- ^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Felton M. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate (1960). Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Kearney, Kevin E. (1961). "The 1960 campaign speaking of Orval E. Faubus". The Southern Speech Journal. 27 (2): 102–109. doi:10.1080/10417946109371633. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Reed, Roy (1997). Faubus: the Life and Times of an American Prodigal. University of Arkansas Press: Fayetteville, Arkansas. p. 285. ISBN 1-55728-457-1.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
Bibliography
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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