The 1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Brough: 80–90% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Incumbent Democratic Governor Charles Hillman Brough won re-election to a second term, defeating Socialist nominee Clay Fulks with 93.43% of the vote.
Democratic primary
editThe Democratic primary election was held on May 28, 1918.[1]
Candidates
edit- Charles Hillman Brough, incumbent Governor
- Lewis Cass "Shotgun" Smith, judge[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent) | 102,383 | 66.84 | |
| Democratic | L. C. Smith | 50,791 | 33.16 | |
| Total votes | 153,174 | 100.00 | ||
Socialist nomination
editCandidate
edit- Clay Fulk, of Searcy
Withdrew
editGeneral election
editCandidates
edit- Charles Hillman Brough, Democratic
- Clay Fulks, Socialist
The Republican Party did not field a candidate and endorsed Brough.[6][7]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Hillman Brough (incumbent) | 68,192 | 93.43% | +23.99% | |
| Socialist | Clay Fulks | 4,792 | 6.57% | +1.03% | |
| Majority | 63,400 | 86.86% | |||
| Turnout | 72,984 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Women are voting". The Topeka state journal. Topeka, Kansas. May 28, 1918. p. 7. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "DeWitt ladies denounce Brough". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. May 28, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Little Rock letter". The courier-index. Marianna, Ark. June 14, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Robinson won by 40,000". The Prescott daily news. Prescott, Ark. June 5, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Socialists select a nominee for Governor". Arkansas Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas. June 29, 1918. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Widener Jr., Ralph W. (Summer 1975). "Charles Hillman Brough". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 34 (2). Arkansas Historical Association: 99–121. doi:10.2307/40022634. JSTOR 40022634. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Dougan, Michael B. (November 2, 2019). "Charles Hillman Brough (1876–1935)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 41.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 20–21.
Bibliography
edit- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
