On election day, 2 August 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 15 November 1852.[2]
^"Gov. Elias Nelson Conway". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^"AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ abMichael J. Dubin (2003-01-01). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.
^ abArkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Arkansas : reformatted from the original and including, Journals of the ... session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas ...
^ abcdBenton, Madison, and Newton counties did not report results in time to be counted towards the total.
^In Benton County, the source only includes the number of votes for Smithson, with the note that he won with a majority.
April 15, 2024
1852, arkansas, gubernatorial, election, held, august, 1852, order, elect, governor, arkansas, democratic, nominee, former, arkansas, state, auditor, elias, nelson, conway, defeated, whig, nominee, smithson, 1849, special, august, 1852, 1856, nominee, elias, n. 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 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1849 Special 2 August 1852 1856 Nominee Elias Nelson Conway B H SmithsonParty Democratic WhigPopular vote 15 442 12 414Percentage 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 dataGovernor before electionJohn Selden RoaneDemocratic Elected Governor Elias Nelson ConwayDemocratic Contents 1 General election 1 1 Results 1 1 1 Results by county 2 ReferencesGeneral election editOn election day 2 August 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 15 November 1852 2 Results edit 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Elias Nelson Conway 15 442 55 43Whig B H Smithson 12 414 44 56Write in C F M Noland 1 0 00Total votes 27 857 100 00Democratic holdResults by county edit Results by county 3 4 County Elias Nelson Conway B H Smithson C F M Noland TotalVotes Votes Votes Arkansas 216 56 25 168 43 75 0 0 00 384Ashley 211 64 53 116 35 47 0 0 00 327Benton a b 366Bradley 271 53 66 234 46 34 0 0 00 505Calhoun 223 75 34 73 24 66 0 0 00 296Carroll 390 50 39 384 49 61 0 0 00 774Chicot 189 75 60 61 24 40 0 0 00 250Clark 290 42 77 388 57 23 0 0 00 678Conway 422 74 56 144 25 44 0 0 00 566Crawford 87 12 59 604 87 41 0 0 00 691Crittenden 163 53 97 139 46 03 0 0 00 302Dallas 344 63 94 194 36 06 0 0 00 538Desha 243 58 55 172 41 45 0 0 00 415Drew 247 55 26 200 44 74 0 0 00 447Franklin 164 28 03 421 71 97 0 0 00 585Fulton 230 78 50 63 21 50 0 0 00 293Greene 301 86 74 46 13 26 0 0 00 347Hempstead 352 40 79 511 59 21 0 0 00 863Hot Spring 348 59 49 237 40 51 0 0 00 585Independence 775 65 68 405 34 32 0 0 00 1180Izard 438 87 25 64 12 75 0 0 00 502Jackson 463 58 39 330 41 61 0 0 00 793Jefferson 414 63 99 233 36 01 0 0 00 647Johnson 244 33 42 486 66 58 0 0 00 730Lafayette 285 60 64 185 39 36 0 0 00 470Lawrence 657 78 59 179 21 41 0 0 00 836Madison a 345 49 86 347 50 14 0 0 00 692Marion 238 57 63 175 42 37 0 0 00 413Mississippi 200 86 58 31 13 42 0 0 00 231Monroe 173 59 25 119 40 75 0 0 00 292Montgomery 123 37 85 202 62 15 0 0 00 325Newton a 145 43 94 185 56 06 0 0 00 330Ouachita 501 50 91 483 49 09 0 0 00 984Perry 155 86 11 25 13 89 0 0 00 180Phillips 490 57 24 366 42 76 0 0 00 856Pike 193 62 46 116 37 54 0 0 00 309Poinsett 390 94 43 23 5 57 0 0 00 413Polk 174 72 80 65 27 20 0 0 00 239Pope 276 43 40 360 56 60 0 0 00 636Prairie 284 60 55 185 39 45 0 0 00 469Pulaski 382 48 72 401 51 15 1 0 13 784Randolph 349 89 95 39 10 05 0 0 00 388Saline 339 56 69 259 43 31 0 0 00 598Scott 211 45 09 257 54 91 0 0 00 468Searcy 165 42 09 227 57 91 0 0 00 392Sebastian 362 51 94 335 48 06 0 0 00 697Sevier 251 45 97 295 54 03 0 0 00 546St Francis 406 62 85 240 37 15 0 0 00 646Union 673 58 07 486 41 93 0 0 00 1159Van Buren 285 77 24 84 22 76 0 0 00 369Washington 220 15 85 1168 84 15 0 0 00 1388White 354 69 01 159 30 99 0 0 00 513Yell 281 50 36 277 49 64 0 0 00 558Total a 15 442 55 43 12 414 44 56 1 0 00 27 857References edit Gov Elias Nelson Conway National Governors Association Retrieved 2 December 2023 AR Governor ourcampaigns com 1 March 2005 Retrieved 2 December 2023 a b Michael J Dubin 2003 01 01 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1776 1860 The Official Results By State And County a b Arkansas General Assembly Senate Journal of the Senate of Arkansas reformatted from the original and including Journals of the session of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas a b c d Benton Madison and Newton counties did not report results in time to be counted towards the total In Benton County the source only includes the number of votes for Smithson with the note that he won with a majority Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election amp oldid 1215941845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
