1884 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1884 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1882 1 September 1884 1886 →
 
Nominee Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. Thomas Boles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 100,875 55,388
Percentage 64.56% 35.44%

County results
Hughes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Boles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

James H. Berry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Democratic

The 1884 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 1 September 1884, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Monroe County Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Boles.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Simon P. Hughes". National Governors Association. Retrieved 1 December 2023.