1896 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1896 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Nominee Daniel W. Jones Harmon L. Remmel Abner W. Files
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote 91,114 35,836 13,990
Percentage 64.26% 25.27% 9.87%

Governor before election

James Paul Clarke
Democratic

Elected Governor

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

The 1896 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1896.

Incumbent Democratic Governor James Paul Clarke did not stand for re-election, but instead ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate.[1]

Democratic nominee Daniel W. Jones defeated Republican nominee Harmon L. Remmel and Populist nominee Abner W. Files with 64.26% of the vote.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Daniel W. Jones, Democratic, former Attorney General of Arkansas
  • Harmon L. Remmel, Republican, candidate for Governor in 1894[2]
  • Abner W. Files, Populist, former Arkansas State Auditor[3][4]
  • J. W. Miller, Prohibition, candidate for Governor in 1894

Results[]

1896 Arkansas gubernatorial election[5][6][7][2][8][9][10][11][12][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel W. Jones 91,114 64.26%
Republican Harmon L. Remmel 35,836 25.27%
Populist Abner W. Files 13,990 9.87%
Prohibition J. W. Miller 851 0.60%
Majority 55,278 38.99%
Turnout 141,791
Democratic hold Swing

Notes[]

  1. ^ The various sources give slightly differing votes for the various candidates. The result given here is that given in the Arkansas Senate Journal.

References[]

  1. ^ "Arkansas Governor James Paul Clarke". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Russell, Marvin F. (Autumn 1977). "The Rise of a Republican Leader: Harmon L. Remmel". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 36 (3): 234–257. doi:10.2307/40018534. JSTOR 40018534. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Large Vote in Arkansas". The evening times. Washington, D.C. September 7, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Hurrah for Arkansas!". The citizen. Frederick City, Md. September 11, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ "AR Governor, 1896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  7. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  10. ^ Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Arkansas Official Vote". The Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis. 18 September 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  12. ^ Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-First Session. Little Rock: Little Rock Printing Company, State Printers. 1897. p. 12.


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