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    Svetlana Velmar-Janković

    1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election
    ← 1852 4 August 1856 1860 →
     
    Candidate Elias N. Conway James Yell
    Party Democratic Know Nothing
    Popular vote 27,612 14,841[a]
    Percentage 65.03% 34.95%
    Conway:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%
    Yell:      50%-60%      60%-70%
         Tie
    Governor before election

    Elias N. Conway
    Democratic

    		Elected Governor

    Elias N. Conway
    Democratic

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    The 1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 August 1856, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Elias N. Conway won re-election against Know Nothing nominee James Yell.[1]

    General election

    On election day, 4 August 1856, Democratic nominee Elias N. Conway won re-election by a margin of 12,771 votes against his opponent Know Nothing nominee James Yell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1857.[2]

    Results

    1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election[3][4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Elias N. Conway 27,612 65.03
    Know Nothing James Yell 14,841[a] 35.58
    Write-in W. W. Floyd 4 0.01
    Write-in John S. Roane 1 0.00
    Write-in John T. Trigg 1 0.00
    Total votes 42,459[a] 100.00
    Democratic hold

    Results by county

    Results by county[3][4]
    County Elias Nelson Conway James Yell W. W. Floyd John S. Roane John T. Trigg Total
    Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
    Arkansas 309 50.00% 309 50.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 618
    Ashley 380 67.02% 187 32.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 567
    Benton 971 84.14% 183 15.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1154
    Bradley 469 54.66% 389 45.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 858
    Calhoun 302 70.56% 126 29.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 428
    Carroll 911 74.92% 305 25.08% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1216
    Chicot 213 58.52% 151 41.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 364
    Clark 719 69.94% 309 30.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1028
    Columbia 597 49.54% 608 50.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1205
    Conway 469 66.62% 235 33.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 704
    Crawford 172 47.65% 189 52.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 361
    Crittenden 278 52.35% 253 47.65% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 531
    Dallas 470 60.96% 301 39.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 771
    Desha 318 53.09% 281 46.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 599
    Drew 458 57.18% 343 42.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 801
    Franklin 570 81.43% 126 18.00% 4 0.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 700
    Fulton 397 88.03% 54 11.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 451
    Greene 562 74.34% 194 25.66% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 756
    Hempstead 652 55.68% 519 44.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1171
    Hot Spring 518 68.70% 236 31.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 754
    Independence 1060 58.50% 752 41.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1812
    Izard 697 85.31% 120 14.69% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 817
    Jackson 527 53.78% 453 46.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 980
    Jefferson 521 50.53% 510 49.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1031
    Johnson 687 83.17% 139 16.83% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 826
    Lafayette 154 46.25% 179 53.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 333
    Lawrence 916 67.75% 436 32.25% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1352
    Madison 827 84.82% 148 15.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 975
    Marion 491 69.55% 215 30.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 706
    Mississippi 238 55.74% 189 44.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 427
    Monroe 309 65.19% 165 34.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 474
    Montgomery 405 82.82% 84 17.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 489
    Newton 301 77.78% 86 22.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 387
    Ouachita 711 54.78% 587 45.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1298
    Perry 193 69.42% 85 30.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 278
    Phillips 535 48.72% 563 51.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1098
    Pike 279 76.02% 88 23.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 367
    Poinsett 457 76.94% 137 23.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 594
    Polk 245 86.57% 38 13.43% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 283
    Pope 597 71.58% 237 28.42% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 834
    Prairie 486 56.98% 367 43.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 853
    Pulaski 468 45.93% 549 53.88% 0 0.10 1 0.10% 1 0.10% 1019
    Randolph 545 82.95% 112 17.05% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 657
    Saline 521 58.28% 373 41.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 894
    Scott 239 48.58% 253 51.42% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 492
    Searcy 468 80.41% 114 19.59% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 582
    Sebastian 337 37.91% 552 62.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 889
    Sevier 506 62.86% 299 37.14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 805
    St. Francis 630 62.13% 384 37.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1014
    Union 686 78.94% 183 21.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 869
    Van Buren 455 83.18% 92 16.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 547
    Washington 1178 67.28% 573 32.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1751
    White 653 70.82% 269 29.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 922
    Yell 555 72.36% 212 27.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 767
    Total 27,612 65.03% 14,841[a] 38.58% 4 0.01% 1 0.00% 1 0.00% 42,459

    References

    1. ^ "Gov. Elias Nelson Conway". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
    2. ^ "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 1, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
    3. ^ a b Michael J. Dubin (January 1, 2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.
    4. ^ a b Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ...
    1. ^ a b c d James Yell's vote total is stated as being 15,249, however, the number of votes in each county adds up to 14,841.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1856_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election

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