General election
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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]
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Results by county
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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%
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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%
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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%
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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
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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
|
References
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