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1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Rector: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%Johnson: 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80%
The 1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1860, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas . Independent Democratic candidate and former Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Henry Massey Rector defeated Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson.[ 1]
On election day, 6 August 1860, Independent Democratic candidate Henry Massey Rector won the election by a margin of 3,079 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson, thereby gaining Independent Democratic control over the office of Governor. Rector was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1860.[ 2]
Results by county[ 3]
County
Henry Massey Rector
Richard H. Johnson
Thomas Hubbard
Scattering
Total
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Arkansas
469
57.76%
343
42.24%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
812
Ashley
411
41.81%
563
57.27%
9
0.92%
0
0.00%
983
Benton
914
56.04%
717
43.96%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1631
Bradley
750
62.45%
451
37.55%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1201
Calhoun
325
52.00%
298
47.68%
2
0.32%
0
0.00%
625
Carroll
711
49.34%
730
50.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1441
Chicot
126
28.44%
316
71.33%
0
0.00%
1
0.23%
443
Clark
665
43.89%
847
55.91%
3
0.20%
0
0.00%
1515
Columbia
881
51.49%
830
48.51%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1711
Conway
725
62.55%
434
37.45%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1159
Craighead
494
78.04%
139
21.96%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
633
Crawford
531
45.85%
626
54.06%
0
0.00%
1
0.09%
1158
Crittenden
219
34.98%
407
65.02%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
626
Dallas
508
52.70%
456
47.30%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
964
Desha
447
62.78%
265
37.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
712
Drew
865
64.75%
471
35.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1336
Franklin
726
66.67%
355
32.60%
0
0.00%
8
0.73%
1089
Fulton
337
51.85%
313
48.15%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
650
Greene
827
86.96%
124
13.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
951
Hempstead
800
46.08%
886
51.04%
50
2.88%
0
0.00%
1736
Hot Spring
348
37.26%
586
62.74%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
934
Independence
1169
57.47%
862
42.38%
3
0.15%
0
0.00%
2034
Izard
440
37.01%
749
62.99%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1189
Jackson
1120
73.59%
397
26.08%
0
0.00%
5
0.33%
1522
Jefferson
918
53.59%
789
46.06%
3
0.18%
3
0.18%
1713
Johnson
574
48.44%
611
51.56%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1185
Lafayette
203
26.68%
505
66.36%
53
6.96%
0
0.00%
761
Lawrence
612
37.45%
1019
62.36%
3
0.18%
0
0.00%
1634
Madison
861
71.57%
342
28.43%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1203
Marion
525
56.94%
392
42.52%
5
0.54%
0
0.00%
922
Mississippi
235
59.64%
159
40.36%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
394
Monroe
371
48.43%
380
49.61%
15
1.96%
0
0.00%
766
Montgomery
164
26.84%
447
73.16%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
611
Newton
401
70.85%
165
29.15%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
566
Ouachita
820
50.74%
796
49.26%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1616
Perry
94
25.20%
279
74.80%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
373
Phillips
624
46.60%
715
53.40%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1339
Pike
372
57.50%
272
42.04%
3
0.46%
0
0.00%
647
Poinsett
448
94.12%
28
5.88%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
476
Polk
229
36.64%
396
63.36%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
625
Pope
494
41.65%
692
58.35%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1186
Prairie
854
60.70%
553
39.30%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1407
Pulaski
756
48.03%
818
51.97%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1574
Randolph
530
52.89%
472
47.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1002
Saline
572
48.72%
602
51.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1174
Scott
556
61.71%
345
38.29%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
901
Searcy
492
61.35%
310
38.65%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
802
Sebastian
1038
61.06%
662
38.94%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1700
Sevier
563
40.80%
806
58.41%
11
0.80%
0
0.00%
1380
St. Francis
691
56.09%
541
43.91%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1232
Union
482
37.48%
744
57.85%
60
4.67%
0
0.00%
1286
Van Buren
428
46.72%
488
53.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
916
Washington
1305
57.39%
969
42.61%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2274
White
753
50.67%
733
49.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1486
Yell
275
26.22%
774
73.78%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1049
Total
32048
52.32%
28969
47.29%
220
0.36%
18
0.03%
61255