The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Carl E. Bailey was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Democratic nominee Homer Adkins defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 91.36% of the vote.
The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1940.
The anti-Bailey "federal faction" coalesced around Homer Adkins in early 1940.[1] Loathing the idea of turning the statehouse over to Adkins, Bailey decided to break Arkansas tradition and seek a third term.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Homer Adkins | 142,247 | 55.93 | |
Democratic | Carl E. Bailey (incumbent) | 110,613 | 43.49 | |
Democratic | Frank Witte | 828 | 0.33 | |
Democratic | J. Rosser Venable | 653 | 0.26 | |
Total votes | 254,344 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Homer Adkins | 184,578 | 91.36% | ||
Republican | Harley C. Stump | 16,600 | 8.22% | ||
Independent | Walter S. McNutt | 866 | 0.43% | ||
Majority | 167,978 | 83.14% | |||
Turnout | 202,044 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |