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1886 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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September 6, 1886

1888 →


Nominee	Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.	Lafayette Gregg	Charles E. Cunningham
Party	Democratic	Republican	Agricultural Wheel
Popular vote	90,650	54,063	19,169
Percentage	55.31%	32.99%	11.70%

County results
Hughes:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gregg:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cunningham:      50-60%

Governor before election

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Democratic

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The 1886 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1886.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. defeated Republican nominee Lafayette Gregg and Agricultural Wheel nominee Charles E. Cunningham with 55.31% of the vote.

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr., Democratic, incumbent Governor
Lafayette Gregg,^[1] Republican, former Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and former trustee of Arkansas Industrial University^[2]
Charles E. Cunningham, Agricultural Wheel, Greenback candidate for Arkansas's at-large congressional districtin1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas^[3]

Results[edit]

1886 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. (incumbent)	90,650	55.31%
	Republican	Lafayette Gregg	54,063	32.99%
	Agricultural Wheel	Charles E. Cunningham	19,169	11.70%
Majority			36,587	22.32%
Turnout			163,882
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ "Republican State Ticket". The Russellville Democrat. Russellville, Ark. July 28, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

^ Wilhelm, James N. (April 2, 2010). "Lafayette Gregg (1825–1891)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

^ Hild, Matthew (April 2, 2013). "Charles E. Cunningham (1823–1895)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

^ "AR Governor, 1886". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

^ 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.

^ Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

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