The 1876 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 4, 1876, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Arkansas State Auditor William Read Miller defeated Republican nominee Albert Webb Bishop.
General election On election day, September 4, 1876, Democratic nominee William Read Miller won the election by a margin of 33,503 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Albert Webb Bishop, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Miller was sworn in as the 12th Governor of Arkansas on January 11, 1877.
Results
Results by county +Results by countyCountyWilliam Read MillerAlbert Webb BishopTotalArkansas92158.11%66441.89%1,585Ashley86355.93%68044.07%1,543Baxter55090.46%589.54%608Benton2,30290.45%2439.55%2,545Boone1,38685.40%23714.60%1,623Bradley62478.20%17421.80%798Calhoun53781.86%11918.14%656Carroll80771.73%31828.27%1,125Chicot39219.78%1,59080.22%1,982Clark1,30168.37%60231.63%1,903Clay72097.96%152.04%735Columbia1,26869.33%56130.67%1,829Conway76159.22%52440.78%1,285Craighead85195.30%424.70%893Crawford1,27058.85%88841.15%2,158Crittenden32321.66%1,16878.34%1,491Cross67972.93%25227.07%931Dallas58177.88%16522.12%746Desha38030.35%87269.65%1,252Dorsey78376.76%23723.24%1,020Drew1,20861.01%77238.99%1,980Faulkner1,07688.78%13611.22%1,212Franklin1,48585.49%25214.51%1,737Fulton619100.00%00.00%619Garland87564.67%47835.33%1,353Grant61487.84%8512.16%699Greene1,019100.00%00.00%1,019Hempstead1,71756.39%1,32843.61%3,045Hot Spring50875.60%16424.40%672Howard85670.57%35729.43%1,213Independence1,73779.75%44120.25%2,178Izard1,36998.14%261.86%1,395Jackson1,39081.52%31518.48%1,705Jefferson1,00221.98%3,55678.02%4,558Johnson1,12883.74%21916.26%1,347Lafayette38139.40%58660.60%967Lawrence1,004100.00%00.00%1,004Lee80837.39%1,35362.61%2,161Lincoln87446.17%1,01953.83%1,893Little River36745.65%43754.35%804Logan1,02274.65%34725.35%1,369Lonoke1,35266.63%67733.37%2,029Madison92860.73%60039.27%1,528Marion70889.39%8410.61%792Miller68551.58%64348.42%1,328Mississippi82782.70%17317.30%1,000Monroe75850.43%74549.57%1,503Montgomery40385.56%6814.44%471Nevada1,08573.91%38326.09%1,468Newton34946.60%40053.40%749Ouachita1,05651.34%1,00148.66%2,057Perry32471.21%13128.79%455Phillips1,01027.43%2,67272.57%3,682Pike41162.56%24637.44%657Poinsett34799.71%10.29%348Polk586100.00%00.00%586Pope1,26787.26%18512.74%1,452Prairie84066.56%42233.44%1,262Pulaski2,62451.81%2,44148.19%5,065Randolph1,36996.75%463.25%1,415Saline92680.80%22019.20%1,146Scott85798.39%141.61%871Searcy38955.65%31044.35%699Sebastian1,65969.74%72030.26%2,379Sevier55985.74%9314.26%652Sharp1,01885.47%17314.53%1,191St. Francis97164.82%52735.18%1,498Stone60493.21%446.79%648Union1,20158.10%86641.90%2,067Van Buren1,01191.58%938.42%1,104Washington2,31876.43%71523.57%3,033White2,08489.06%25610.94%2,340Woodruff92258.21%66241.79%1,584Yell1,30678.39%36021.61%1,666Total69,77565.62%36,27234.11%106,336
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