1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Travis Laney won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee W. T. Mills with 84.14% of the vote.

Democratic primary[]

The Democratic primary election was held on July 30, 1946.

Candidates[]

Virgil R. Greene, attorney^[1]
Benjamin Travis Laney, incumbent Governor
James M. "Jim" Malone, former county judge^[2]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Travis Laney (incumbent)	125,444	64.60
	Democratic	James M. Malone	63,601	32.75
	Democratic	Virgil R. Greene	5,141	2.65
Total votes			194,186	100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

Benjamin Travis Laney, Democratic
W. T. Mills, Republican, lawyer

Results[]

1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Travis Laney (incumbent)	128,029	84.14%
	Republican	W. T. Mills	24,133	15.86%
Majority			103,896	68.28%
Turnout			152,162	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Governor Laney Will Make Race For Second Term". Blytheville Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. 30 April 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "James M. Malone To Oppose Laney". The Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. 25 April 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "AR Governor, 1946 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
^ "AR Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 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. 10. 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.

[1] "Governor Laney Will Make Race For Second Term". Blytheville Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. 30 April 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[2] "James M. Malone To Oppose Laney". The Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. 25 April 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[3] "AR Governor, 1946 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199899-4] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.

[5] "AR Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199842-6] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.

[FOOTNOTEGlashan197922–23-7] Glashan 1979, pp. 22–23.

[8] Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1.

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