1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1898. Incumbent Democratic Governor Daniel W. Jones defeated Republican nominee Henry F. Auten and Populist nominee W. Scott Morgan with 67.35% of the vote.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Daniel W. Jones, Democratic, incumbent Governor of Arkansas
Henry Franklin Auten, Republican, lawyer^[1]
Winfield Scott Morgan, Populist, newspaper editor^[2]
Alexander McKnight, Prohibition^[a]

Results[]

1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[b]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel W. Jones	75,354	67.35%
	Republican	Henry F. Auten	27,524	24.60%
	Populist	W. Scott Morgan	8,332	7.45%
	Prohibition	Alexander McKnight	679	0.61%
Majority			47,830	42.75%
Turnout			111,889
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes[]

^ Contemporary sources state that McKnight was the Liberty Party nominee.^[3]^[4]^[5]
^ Some sources, including the Arkansas Senate Journal, give Jones' vote as 75,362.^[12]^[13]^[14]

References[]

^ Dillard, Tom (23 October 2011). "The man who couldn't be still". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ Hild, Matthew (September 5, 2013). "Winfield Scott Morgan (1851–1928)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Local". The Brinkley Argus. Brinkley, Ark. August 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Additional Local". The Forrest City Times. Forrest City, Ark. August 26, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Official Vote". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. September 16, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "AR Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ 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.
^ 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 23 September 2021.
^ Ledbetter, Jr., Calvin R. (Spring 2009). "Governor Daniel Webster Jones: An Unexpected Progressive". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Arkansas Historical Association. 68 (1): 23–51. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
^ 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 18 November 2020.
^ Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-Second Regular Session. Little Rock, Ark.: Gazette Publishing Company, State Printers. 1899. p. 14.

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[6] Contemporary sources state that McKnight was the Liberty Party nominee.^[3]^[4]^[5]

[16] Some sources, including the Arkansas Senate Journal, give Jones' vote as 75,362.^[12]^[13]^[14]

[1] Dillard, Tom (23 October 2011). "The man who couldn't be still". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[2] Hild, Matthew (September 5, 2013). "Winfield Scott Morgan (1851–1928)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[3] "Local". The Brinkley Argus. Brinkley, Ark. August 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[4] "Additional Local". The Forrest City Times. Forrest City, Ark. August 26, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[5] "Official Vote". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. September 16, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[7] "AR Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[8] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[9] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[10] 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.

[11] 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 23 September 2021.

[12] Ledbetter, Jr., Calvin R. (Spring 2009). "Governor Daniel Webster Jones: An Unexpected Progressive". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Arkansas Historical Association. 68 (1): 23–51. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[13] Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

[14] 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 18 November 2020.

[15] Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-Second Regular Session. Little Rock, Ark.: Gazette Publishing Company, State Printers. 1899. p. 14.

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