1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1886 September 3, 1888 1890 →
 
Nominee James Philip Eagle Charles M. Norwood
Party Democratic Union Labor
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 99,229 84,223
Percentage 54.09% 45.91%

Results by county
Eagle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Norwood:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Governor before election

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Philip Eagle
Democratic

The 1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1888.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. was defeated for re-nomination.[1][2]

Democratic nominee James Philip Eagle defeated Union Labor and Republican fusion nominee Charles M. Norwood with 54.09% of the vote.

  1. ^ "Convention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. June 2, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "State Convention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. June 9, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.