1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 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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August 2, 1852
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 Conway: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100% Smithson: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% No data | ||||||||||||||||
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General election
On election day, August 2, 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 November 15, 1852.[2]
Results
| 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
| 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 |