1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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The 1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1848, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Thomas S. Drew won re-election as he ran unopposed.[1]

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1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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August 7, 1848
1849 (Special) â†’
 
Candidate Thomas S. Drew Reuben T. Redman
Party Democratic Write-in
Popular vote 15,866 332
Percentage 94.81% 1.98%
Drew:      70%-80%      80%-90%      90%-100%
Redman:      50%-60%
     No data
Governor before election

Thomas S. Drew
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Thomas S. Drew
Democratic

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General election

On election day, August 7, 1848, Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew won re-election with 15,866 votes as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. However, over five percent of the vote went to various write-in candidates, including Reuben T. Redman, who carried Crittenden County and received nearly 2% of the popular vote. Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results. The results from Pike County were rejected.[2] Drew resigned the next year, citing financial hardship.

Results

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1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas S. Drew 15,866 94.81
Write-in Reuben T. Redman 332 1.98
Write-in Henry Biscoe 163 0.97
Write-in Lorenzo Gibson 115 0.69
Write-in Albert Pike 104 0.62
Write-in Other candidates 155 0.93
Total votes 16,735 100.00
Democratic hold
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Results by county

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Results by county[2]
County Drew Redman Biscoe Gibson Pike Others Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Arkansas 101 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 101
Benton 472 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 472
Bradley 192 81.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 19 8.05% 0 0.00% 25 10.59% 236
Carroll 577 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 577
Chicot 197 95.17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10 4.83% 207
Clark 293 76.90% 0 0.00% 83 21.78% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 5 1.31% 381
Conway 308 86.76% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 29 8.17% 0 0.00% 18 5.07% 355
Crawford 860 95.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 38 4.23% 898
Crittenden 315 48.69% 332 51.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 647
Dallas 388 82.91% 0 0.00% 80 17.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 468
Desha 369 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 369
Drew 242 89.63% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 28 10.37% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 270
Franklin No data[a]
Fulton No data[a]
Greene 277 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 277
Hempstead 560 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 560
Hot Spring 305 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 305
Independence 678 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 678
Izard No data[a]
Jackson No data[a]
Jefferson 234 95.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10 4.10% 244
Johnson 687 94.63% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 26 3.58% 0 0.00% 13 1.79% 726
Lafayette 173 98.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 1.14% 175
Lawrence No data[a]
Madison 541 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 541
Marion No data[a]
Mississippi 258 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 258
Monroe 245 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 245
Montgomery 167 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 167
Newton 226 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 226
Ouachita 497 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 497
Perry 110 99.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 111
Phillips 517 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 517
Pike[b] 96 98.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 1.03% 97
Poinsett 260 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 260
Polk 92 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 92
Pope 515 99.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 0.39% 0 0.00% 2 0.39% 519
Prairie 207 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 207
Pulaski No data[a]
Randolph 406 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 406
Saline 442 97.79% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10 2.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 452
Scott 344 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 344
Searcy 182 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 182
Sevier 466 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 466
St. Francis 559 98.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10 1.76% 569
Union 759 86.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 104 11.87% 13 1.48% 876
Van Buren 312 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 312
Washington 910 99.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 0.33% 913
White 239 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 239
Yell 384 98.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 1.54% 390
Total[b] 15,866 94.81% 332 1.98% 163 0.97% 115 0.69% 104 0.62% 155 0.93% 16735
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