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 County results Faubus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Remmel: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
IncumbentDemocraticGovernorFrancis Cherry was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary. Cherry was only one of four Arkansas governors in the twentieth century denied initial second terms in office; the others wereTom Terral in 1926,Bill Clinton in 1980, andFrank White in 1982. Only one previous governor,Henry Rector in 1862, was defeated after one term.
Democratic nomineeOrval Faubus defeatedRepublican nomineePratt C. Remmel with 62.09% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on July 27, 1954, with the Democratic runoff held on August 10, 1954.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Francis Cherry (incumbent) | 154,879 | 47.71 | |
| Democratic | Orval Faubus | 109,614 | 33.77 | |
| Democratic | Guy H. Jones | 41,249 | 12.71 | |
| Democratic | Gus McMillan | 18,857 | 5.81 | |
| Total votes | 324,599 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus | 191,328 | 50.91 | |
| Democratic | Francis Cherry (incumbent) | 184,509 | 49.09 | |
| Total votes | 375,837 | 100.00 | ||
Remmel's showing against Faubus was the best showing by a non-Democrat since 1888 and by a Republican since 1872.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus | 208,121 | 62.09% | −25.32% | |
| Republican | Pratt C. Remmel | 127,004 | 37.89% | +25.30% | |
| Scattering | 51 | 0.02% | +0.02% | ||
| Majority | 81,117 | 24.20% | |||
| Turnout | 335,176 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
