1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election| Nominee | Orval Faubus | Henry M. Britt |
|---|---|---|
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Popular vote | 292,064 | 129,921 |
| Percentage | 69.21% | 30.79% |
The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.
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
[edit ]Primary 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
[edit ]Candidates
[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
[edit ]Candidates
[edit ]- Henry M. Britt, attorney
Results
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry M. Britt | unopposed | ||
General election
[edit ]Candidates
[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.
