1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Thomas S. Drew Reuben T. Redman Party Democratic Write-in Popular vote 15,866 332 Percentage 94.81% 1.98%

Drew:     70%-80%     80%-90%     90%-100% Redman:     50%-60%      No data

Governor before election Thomas S. Drew Democratic Elected Governor Thomas S. Drew Democratic

The1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1848, in order to elect theGovernor of Arkansas.Democratic nominee andincumbent GovernorThomas S. Drew won re-election as he ran unopposed.^[1]

On election day, August 7, 1848,Democratic nomineeThomas S. Drew won re-election with 15,866 votes as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. However, over five percent of the vote went to various write-in candidates, including Reuben T. Redman, who carried Crittenden County and received nearly 2% of the popular vote. Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results. The results from Pike County were rejected.^[2]Drew resigned the next year, citing financial hardship.

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