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1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1892 September 3, 1894 1896 →
 
Nominee James Paul Clarke Harmon L. Remmel David E. Barker
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote 74,809 26,085 24,541
Percentage 58.91% 20.54% 19.33%

County results
Clarke:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Remmel:      40–50%      50–60%
Barker:      40–50%

Governor before election

William Meade Fishback
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Paul Clarke
Democratic

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The 1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1894.

Incumbent Democratic Governor William Meade Fishback did not stand for re-election.

Democratic nominee James Paul Clarke defeated Republican nominee Harmon L. Remmel and Populist nominee David E. Barker with 58.91% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1894 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Paul Clarke 74,809 58.91% +1.21%
Republican Harmon L. Remmel 26,085 20.54% −1.00%
Populist David E. Barker 24,541 19.33% −0.59%
Prohibition Joseph W. Miller 1,551 1.22% +0.38%
Majority 48,724 38.37%
Turnout 126,986
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. Most 20th Century sources give Barker's vote as 24,181.

References

  1. ^ Russell, Marvin F. (Autumn 1977). "The Rise of a Republican Leader: Harmon L. Remmel". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 36 (3): 234–257. doi:10.2307/40018534. JSTOR 40018534.
  2. Donavan, Timothy P.; Gatewood, Willard B. Jr., eds. (1981). The Governors of Arkansas. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-938626-00-0.
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  7. "Arkansas Official Vote". The Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis. September 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. "Arkansas Campaign". The Salt Lake herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 7, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  9. "AR Governor, 1894". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  10. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  11. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  12. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  13. Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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