1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election
September 3, 1888
 
Nominee James Philip Eagle Charles M. Norwood
Party Democratic Union Labor
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 99,229 84,223
Percentage 54.09% 45.91%
Results by county
Eagle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Norwood:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Governor before election

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Democratic

 Elected Governor

James Philip Eagle
Democratic

The 1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1888.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. was defeated for re-nomination.[1][2]

Democratic nominee James Philip Eagle defeated Union Labor and Republican fusion nominee Charles M. Norwood with 54.09% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

The Republican Party endorsed Norwood.[6][7][8]

Results

1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election[9][10][11][12][13][4][14][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Philip Eagle 99,229 54.09% -1.22%
Union Labor Charles M. Norwood 84,223 45.91% N/A
Majority 15,006 8.18%
Turnout 183,452
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give Norwood's vote as 84,273.[15][16][17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Convention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. June 2, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "State Convention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. June 9, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Williams, C. Fred (January 25, 2017). "James Philip Eagle (1837–1904)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Hild, Matthew (September 13, 2021). "Charles M. Norwood (1840–1920)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Paisley, Clifton (Spring 1966). "The Political Wheelers and Arkansas' Election of 1888". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Arkansas Historical Association. 25 (1): 3–21. doi:10.2307/40018526. JSTOR 40018526. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Dillard, Tom (August 8, 2021). "Opinion - Tom Dillard: Revisiting past voting rights laws". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Moneyhon, Carl H. (1997). Arkansas and the New South 1874-1929. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 86. ISBN 1-55728-490-3.
  8. ↑ Whayne, Jeannie M.; DeBlack, Thomas A.; Sabo III, George; Arnold, Morris S. (2013). Arkansas: A Narrative History (2nd ed.). The University of Arkansas Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-55728-993-3.
  9. ↑ "AR Governor, 1888". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  11. ↑ McPherson, Edward, ed. (1889). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1889. New York, NY: The Tribune Association. p. 56.
  12. ↑ The World Almanac, 1890. New York, NY: Press Publishing Co. 1890. p. 241.
  13. ↑ The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for 1889. Chicago: Chicago Daily News. 1889. p. 97.
  14. ↑ "The Official Count". The Memphis appeal. Memphis, Tenn. September 20, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  16. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.