1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	7 August 1848
	Drew: 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%; Redman: 50%-60%; No data
Governor before election; Thomas S. Drew; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Thomas S. Drew; Democratic

The 1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 7 August 1848, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Thomas S. Drew won re-election as he ran unopposed.^[1]

General election

On election day, 7 August 1848, Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew won re-election with 15,866 votes as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. However, over five percent of the vote went to various write-in candidates, including Reuben T. Redman, who carried Crittenden County and received nearly 2% of the popular vote. Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results. The results from Pike County were rejected.^[2] Drew resigned the next year, citing financial hardship.

Results

1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas S. Drew	15,866	94.81
	Write-in	Reuben T. Redman	332	1.98
	Write-in	Henry Biscoe	163	0.97
	Write-in	Lorenzo Gibson	115	0.69
	Write-in	Albert Pike	104	0.62
	Write-in	Other candidates	155	0.93
Total votes			16,735	100.00
	Democratic hold

Results by county


Results by county^[2]
County	Drew		Redman		Biscoe		Gibson		Pike		Others		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total
Arkansas	101	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	101
Benton	472	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	472
Bradley	192	81.36%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	19	8.05%	0	0.00%	25	10.59%	236
Carroll	577	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	577
Chicot	197	95.17%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	4.83%	207
Clark	293	76.90%	0	0.00%	83	21.78%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	5	1.31%	381
Conway	308	86.76%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	29	8.17%	0	0.00%	18	5.07%	355
Crawford	860	95.77%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	38	4.23%	898
Crittenden	315	48.69%	332	51.31%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	647
Dallas	388	82.91%	0	0.00%	80	17.09%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	468
Desha	369	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	369
Drew	242	89.63%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	28	10.37%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	270
Franklin	No data^[a]
Fulton	No data^[a]
Greene	277	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	277
Hempstead	560	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	560
Hot Spring	305	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	305
Independence	678	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	678
Izard	No data^[a]
Jackson	No data^[a]
Jefferson	234	95.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	4.10%	244
Johnson	687	94.63%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	26	3.58%	0	0.00%	13	1.79%	726
Lafayette	173	98.86%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2	1.14%	175
Lawrence	No data^[a]
Madison	541	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	541
Marion	No data^[a]
Mississippi	258	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	258
Monroe	245	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	245
Montgomery	167	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	167
Newton	226	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	226
Ouachita	497	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	497
Perry	110	99.10%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1	0.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	111
Phillips	517	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	517
Pike^[b]	96	98.97%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1	1.03%	97
Poinsett	260	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	260
Polk	92	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	92
Pope	515	99.23%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2	0.39%	0	0.00%	2	0.39%	519
Prairie	207	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	207
Pulaski	No data^[a]
Randolph	406	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	406
Saline	442	97.79%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	2.21%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	452
Scott	344	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	344
Searcy	182	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	182
Sevier	466	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	466
St. Francis	559	98.24%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	10	1.76%	569
Union	759	86.64%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	104	11.87%	13	1.48%	876
Van Buren	312	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	312
Washington	910	99.67%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	3	0.33%	913
White	239	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	239
Yell	384	98.46%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	6	1.54%	390
Total^[b]	15,866	94.81%	332	1.98%	163	0.97%	115	0.69%	104	0.62%	155	0.93%	16735

References

^ "Gov. Thomas Stevenson Drew". National Governors Association. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 ^e ^f ^g Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results.
^ ^a ^b The results from Pike County were rejected and not counted towards the total.

[1] "Gov. Thomas Stevenson Drew". National Governors Association. January 15, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[Senate_Journal-2] 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 ...

[No_data-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Franklin, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion and Pulaski counties did not report results.

[Pike_County-4] The results from Pike County were rejected and not counted towards the total.

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