1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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November 5, 1940

1942 →


Nominee	Homer Martin Adkins	Harley C. Stump
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	184,578	16,600
Percentage	91.36%	8.22%

Governor before election

Carl E. Bailey
Democratic

Elected Governor

Homer Martin Adkins
Democratic

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The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Carl E. Bailey was defeated in the Democratic primary.

Democratic nominee Homer Martin Adkins defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 91.36% of the vote.

Democratic primary[]

The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1940.

Candidates[]

Homer Martin Adkins, U.S. Internal Revenue collector for Arkansas^[1]
Carl E. Bailey, incumbent Governor
J. Rosser Venable, attorney^[2]
Frank Witte, merchant^[3]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Homer Martin Adkins	142,247	55.93
	Democratic	Carl E. Bailey (incumbent)	110,613	43.49
	Democratic	Frank Witte	828	0.33
	Democratic	J. Rosser Venable	653	0.26
Total votes			254,344	100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

Homer Martin Adkins, Democratic
Harley C. Stump, mayor of Stuttgart.^[6] Stump was nominated at the Republican State Convention on May 11, 1940.^[7]
Walter Scott McNutt, Independent, candidate for Governor in

Results[]

1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Homer Martin Adkins	184,578	91.36%
	Republican	Harley C. Stump	16,600	8.22%
	Independent	Walter S. McNutt	866	0.43%
Majority			167,978	83.14%
Turnout			202,044	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Political Races". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. 10 August 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "J. Rosser Venable Taken By Death". The Camden News. Camden, Arkansas. 7 October 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "State Politics Opening Up". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. 3 July 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "AR Governor, 1940 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
^ "G.O.P. Mayor Gives Demos a Break". Daily Illini. Urbana-Champaign. 28 July 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "State Republicans Select Delegates". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. 13 May 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "AR Governor, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
^ Glashan 1979, pp. 22–23.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1.

Bibliography[]

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.

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