The Democratic primary election was held on 14 August 1928. IncumbentActing GovernorHarvey Parnell received a majority of the votes (41.65%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 6 November 1928.
On election day, 6 November 1928, Democratic nominee Harvey Parnell won the election by a margin of 107,198 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Drew Bowers, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Parnell was sworn in for his first full term as Governor of Arkansas on 15 January 1929.[3]
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1928, arkansas, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1928, order, elect, governor, arkansas, democratic, nominee, incumbent, acting, governor, harvey, parnell, defeated, republican, nominee, drew, bowers, 1926, november, 1928, 1930, nominee, harvey, parnel. The 1928 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas Democratic nominee and incumbent Acting Governor Harvey Parnell defeated Republican nominee Drew Bowers 1 1928 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1926 6 November 1928 1930 Nominee Harvey Parnell Drew BowersParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 151 743 44 545Percentage 77 31 22 69 County results Parnell 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Bowers 50 60 Governor before electionHarvey Parnell Acting Democratic Elected Governor Harvey ParnellDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 ReferencesDemocratic primary editThe Democratic primary election was held on 14 August 1928 Incumbent Acting Governor Harvey Parnell received a majority of the votes 41 65 and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 6 November 1928 Results edit 1928 Democratic gubernatorial primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harvey Parnell incumbent 94 207 41 65 Democratic Brooks Hays 57 497 25 42 Democratic Tom Terral 34 476 15 24 Democratic J Carrol Cone 31 786 14 05 Democratic R K Mason 3 398 1 50 Democratic Ben L Griffin 2 617 1 16 Democratic J Rosser Venable 2 205 0 98 Total votes 226 186 100 00 General election editOn election day 6 November 1928 Democratic nominee Harvey Parnell won the election by a margin of 107 198 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Drew Bowers thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor Parnell was sworn in for his first full term as Governor of Arkansas on 15 January 1929 3 Results edit 1928 Arkansas gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harvey Parnell incumbent 151 743 77 31Republican Drew Bowers 44 545 22 69Total votes 196 288 100 00Democratic holdReferences edit Harvey Parnell 1928 1933 Old State House Museum Archived from the original on 14 November 2012 Retrieved 29 November 2023 AR Governor D Primary ourcampaigns com 23 September 2023 Retrieved 29 November 2023 AR Governor ourcampaigns com 17 September 2005 Retrieved 29 November 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1928 Arkansas gubernatorial election amp oldid 1218088227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
