The 1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1848, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Thomas S. Drew won re-election as he ran unopposed.
General election On election day, August 7, 1848, Democratic nominee Thomas 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. Drew resigned the next year, citing financial hardship.
Results
Results by county +Results by countyCountyDrewRedmanBiscoeGibsonPikeOthersTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Arkansas101100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%101Benton472100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%472Bradley19281.36%00.00%00.00%198.05%00.00%2510.59%236Carroll577100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%577Chicot19795.17%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%104.83%207Clark29376.90%00.00%8321.78%00.00%00.00%51.31%381Conway30886.76%00.00%00.00%298.17%00.00%185.07%355Crawford86095.77%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%384.23%898Crittenden31548.69%33251.31%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%647Dallas38882.91%00.00%8017.09%00.00%00.00%00.00%468Desha369100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%369Drew24289.63%00.00%00.00%2810.37%00.00%00.00%270FranklinNo dataFultonNo dataGreene277100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%277Hempstead560100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%560Hot Spring305100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%305Independence678100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%678IzardNo dataJacksonNo dataJefferson23495.90%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%104.10%244Johnson68794.63%00.00%00.00%263.58%00.00%131.79%726Lafayette17398.86%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%21.14%175LawrenceNo dataMadison541100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%541MarionNo dataMississippi258100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%258Monroe245100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%245Montgomery167100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%167Newton226100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%226Ouachita497100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%497Perry11099.10%00.00%00.00%10.90%00.00%00.00%111Phillips517100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%517Pike9698.97%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%11.03%97Poinsett260100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%260Polk92100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%92Pope51599.23%00.00%00.00%20.39%00.00%20.39%519Prairie207100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%207PulaskiNo dataRandolph406100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%406Saline44297.79%00.00%00.00%102.21%00.00%00.00%452Scott344100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%344Searcy182100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%182Sevier466100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%466St. Francis55998.24%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%101.76%569Union75986.64%00.00%00.00%00.00%10411.87%131.48%876Van Buren312100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%312Washington91099.67%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%30.33%913White239100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%239Yell38498.46%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%61.54%390Total15,86694.81%3321.98%1630.97%1150.69%1040.62%1550.93%16735
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