The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee Henry M. Britt with 69.21% of the vote.
That year, Faubus simultaneously ran for president under the white supremacist National States' Rights Party.
Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on July 26, 1960. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 9, 1960.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Bruce Bennett, incumbent Attorney General of Arkansas
- Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
- Joe C. Hardin, businessman, Farm Bureau President, and former natural gas company executive[2]
- Hal Millsap, supermarket owner[3]
- Rev. H. E. Williams, president of Southern Baptist College, Walnut Ridge[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 238,997 | 58.75 | |
| Democratic | Joe C. Hardin | 66,499 | 16.35 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Bennett | 58,400 | 14.36 | |
| Democratic | H. E. Williams | 33,374 | 8.20 | |
| Democratic | Hal Millsap | 9,547 | 2.35 | |
| Total votes | 406,817 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Henry M. Britt, attorney
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry M. Britt | unopposed | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Orval Faubus, Democratic
- Henry M. Britt, Republican
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 292,064 | 69.21% | −13.26% | |
| Republican | Henry M. Britt | 129,921 | 30.79% | +13.26% | |
| Majority | 162,143 | 38.42% | |||
| Turnout | 421,985 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Felton M. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate (1960). Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Kearney, Kevin E. (1961). "The 1960 campaign speaking of Orval E. Faubus". The Southern Speech Journal. 27 (2): 102–109. doi:10.1080/10417946109371633. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Reed, Roy (1997). Faubus: the Life and Times of an American Prodigal. University of Arkansas Press: Fayetteville, Arkansas. p. 285. ISBN 1-55728-457-1.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
Bibliography
edit- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
