1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1898. Incumbent Democratic Governor Daniel W. Jones defeated Republican nominee Henry F. Auten and Populist nominee W. Scott Morgan with 67.35% of the vote.

1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

September 5, 1898
 
Nominee Daniel W. Jones Henry F. Auten W. Scott Morgan
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote 75,354 27,524 8,332
Percentage 67.35% 24.60% 7.45%

Governor before election

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

Elected Governor

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

General election

Candidates

Results

1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election[6][7][8][9][10][11][lower-alpha 2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel W. Jones (incumbent) 75,354 67.35% +3.09%
Republican Henry F. Auten 27,524 24.60% -0.67%
Populist W. Scott Morgan 8,332 7.45% -2.42%
Prohibition Alexander McKnight 679 0.61% +0.01%
Majority 47,830 42.75%
Turnout 111,889
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. Contemporary sources state that McKnight was the Liberty Party nominee.[3][4][5]
  2. Some sources, including the Arkansas Senate Journal, give Jones' vote as 75,362.[12][13][14]

References

  1. Dillard, Tom (23 October 2011). "The man who couldn't be still". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. Hild, Matthew (September 5, 2013). "Winfield Scott Morgan (1851–1928)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. "Local". The Brinkley Argus. Brinkley, Ark. August 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. "Additional Local". The Forrest City Times. Forrest City, Ark. August 26, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. "Official Vote". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. September 16, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. "AR Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  8. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  10. Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  11. Ledbetter, Calvin R. Jr. (Spring 2009). "Governor Daniel Webster Jones: An Unexpected Progressive". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Arkansas Historical Association. 68 (1): 23–51. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  12. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  13. Russell, Marvin F. (Autumn 1977). "The Rise of a Republican Leader: Harmon L. Remmel". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 36 (3): 234–257. doi:10.2307/40018534. JSTOR 40018534. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  14. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-Second Regular Session. Little Rock, Ark.: Gazette Publishing Company, State Printers. 1899. p. 14.
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