The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1852, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas State Auditor Elias Nelson Conway defeated Whig nominee B. H. Smithson.
General election On election day, August 2, 1852, Democratic nominee Elias Nelson Conway won the election by a margin of 3,028 votes against his opponent Whig nominee B. H. Smithson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Conway was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Arkansas on November 15, 1852.
Results
Results by county +Results by countyCountyElias Nelson ConwayB. H. SmithsonC. F. M. NolandTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Arkansas21656.25%16843.75%00.00%384Ashley21164.53%11635.47%00.00%327Benton366Bradley27153.66%23446.34%00.00%505Calhoun22375.34%7324.66%00.00%296Carroll39050.39%38449.61%00.00%774Chicot18975.60%6124.40%00.00%250Clark29042.77%38857.23%00.00%678Conway42274.56%14425.44%00.00%566Crawford8712.59%60487.41%00.00%691Crittenden16353.97%13946.03%00.00%302Dallas34463.94%19436.06%00.00%538Desha24358.55%17241.45%00.00%415Drew24755.26%20044.74%00.00%447Franklin16428.03%42171.97%00.00%585Fulton23078.50%6321.50%00.00%293Greene30186.74%4613.26%00.00%347Hempstead35240.79%51159.21%00.00%863Hot Spring34859.49%23740.51%00.00%585Independence77565.68%40534.32%00.00%1180Izard43887.25%6412.75%00.00%502Jackson46358.39%33041.61%00.00%793Jefferson41463.99%23336.01%00.00%647Johnson24433.42%48666.58%00.00%730Lafayette28560.64%18539.36%00.00%470Lawrence65778.59%17921.41%00.00%836Madison34549.86%34750.14%00.00%692Marion23857.63%17542.37%00.00%413Mississippi20086.58%3113.42%00.00%231Monroe17359.25%11940.75%00.00%292Montgomery12337.85%20262.15%00.00%325Newton14543.94%18556.06%00.00%330Ouachita50150.91%48349.09%00.00%984Perry15586.11%2513.89%00.00%180Phillips49057.24%36642.76%00.00%856Pike19362.46%11637.54%00.00%309Poinsett39094.43%235.57%00.00%413Polk17472.80%6527.20%00.00%239Pope27643.40%36056.60%00.00%636Prairie28460.55%18539.45%00.00%469Pulaski38248.72%40151.15%10.13%784Randolph34989.95%3910.05%00.00%388Saline33956.69%25943.31%00.00%598Scott21145.09%25754.91%00.00%468Searcy16542.09%22757.91%00.00%392Sebastian36251.94%33548.06%00.00%697Sevier25145.97%29554.03%00.00%546St. Francis40662.85%24037.15%00.00%646Union67358.07%48641.93%00.00%1159Van Buren28577.24%8422.76%00.00%369Washington22015.85%116884.15%00.00%1388White35469.01%15930.99%00.00%513Yell28150.36%27749.64%00.00%558Total15,44255.43%12,41444.56%10.00%27,857
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