1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 15,442 12,414
Percentage 55.43% 44.56%

Conway:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%      90%-100%
Smithson:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%
     No data

Governor before election

John Selden Roane
Democratic

Elected Governor

Elias Nelson Conway
Democratic

The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 August 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Elias Nelson Conway". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.