1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	County results Faubus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Orval Faubus; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Orval Faubus; Democratic

The 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Roy Mitchell with 80.65% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on July 31, 1956. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 14, 1956.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
James D. "Justice Jim" Johnson, lawyer, State Senator and leader of the Citizens' Councils
Ben F. Pippin, retired businessman
S. K. "Stew" Prosser, former U.S. Marine and state agency executive^[2]
Jim Snoddy, former State Senator^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Orval Faubus (incumbent)	180,760	58.08
	Democratic	James D. Johnson	83,856	26.94
	Democratic	Jim Snoddy	43,630	14.02
	Democratic	S. K. Prosser	1,653	0.53
	Democratic	Ben F. Pippin	1,328	0.43
Total votes			311,227	100.00

General election

Candidates

Orval Faubus, Democratic
Roy Mitchell, Republican

Results

1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Orval Faubus (incumbent)	321,797	80.65%	+18.56%
	Republican	Roy Mitchell	77,215	19.35%	−18.54%
Majority			244,582	61.30%
Turnout			399,012	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Arkansas". Voting Information. Washington D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. March 1956. p. 82. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ "Politics Springs A Trap". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. July 30, 1956. p. 27. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ "Arkansas Tech University - James R. Snoddy". ATU Alumni & Friends. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ "AR Governor, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
^ "AR Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.

Bibliography

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[1] "Arkansas". Voting Information. Washington D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. March 1956. p. 82. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[2] "Politics Springs A Trap". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. July 30, 1956. p. 27. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[3] "Arkansas Tech University - James R. Snoddy". ATU Alumni & Friends. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[4] "AR Governor, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998100-5] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.

[6] "AR Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199842-7] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.

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