1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	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.

General election

Candidates

James Philip Eagle, Democratic, farmer, former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention^[3]
Charles M. Norwood, Union Labor, former Confederate soldier and State Senator^[4]^[5]

The Republican Party endorsed Norwood.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Results

1888 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[4]^[14]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James Philip Eagle	99,229	54.09%	-1.22%
	Union Labor	Charles M. Norwood	84,223	45.91%	N/A
Majority			15,006	8.18%
Turnout			183,452
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

^ Some sources give Norwood's vote as 84,273.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

References

^ "Convention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. June 2, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ "State Convention". The Forrest City times. Forrest City, Ark. June 9, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ Williams, C. Fred (January 25, 2017). "James Philip Eagle (1837–1904)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Hild, Matthew (September 13, 2021). "Charles M. Norwood (1840–1920)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ Paisley, Clifton (Spring 1966). "The Political Wheelers and Arkansas' Election of 1888". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 25 (1). Arkansas Historical Association: 3–21. doi:10.2307/40018526. JSTOR 40018526. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ Dillard, Tom (August 8, 2021). "Opinion - Tom Dillard: Revisiting past voting rights laws". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ Moneyhon, Carl H. (1997). Arkansas and the New South 1874-1929. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 86. ISBN 1-55728-490-3.
^ Whayne, Jeannie M.; DeBlack, Thomas A.; Sabo III, George; Arnold, Morris S. (2013). Arkansas: A Narrative History (2nd ed.). The University of Arkansas Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-55728-993-3.
^ "AR Governor, 1888". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
^ McPherson, Edward, ed. (1889). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1889. New York, NY: The Tribune Association. p. 56.
^ The World Almanac, 1890. New York, NY: Press Publishing Co. 1890. p. 241.
^ The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for 1889. Chicago: Chicago Daily News. 1889. p. 97.
^ "The Official Count". The Memphis appeal. Memphis, Tenn. September 20, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

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[19] Some sources give Norwood's vote as 84,273.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

[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.

[3] Williams, C. Fred (January 25, 2017). "James Philip Eagle (1837–1904)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[arkencyclopedia-4] Hild, Matthew (September 13, 2021). "Charles M. Norwood (1840–1920)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[5] Paisley, Clifton (Spring 1966). "The Political Wheelers and Arkansas' Election of 1888". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 25 (1). Arkansas Historical Association: 3–21. doi:10.2307/40018526. JSTOR 40018526. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[6] Dillard, Tom (August 8, 2021). "Opinion - Tom Dillard: Revisiting past voting rights laws". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[7] Moneyhon, Carl H. (1997). Arkansas and the New South 1874-1929. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 86. ISBN 1-55728-490-3.

[8] Whayne, Jeannie M.; DeBlack, Thomas A.; Sabo III, George; Arnold, Morris S. (2013). Arkansas: A Narrative History (2nd ed.). The University of Arkansas Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-55728-993-3.

[9] "AR Governor, 1888". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[10] Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

[11] McPherson, Edward, ed. (1889). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1889. New York, NY: The Tribune Association. p. 56.

[12] The World Almanac, 1890. New York, NY: Press Publishing Co. 1890. p. 241.

[13] The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for 1889. Chicago: Chicago Daily News. 1889. p. 97.

[14] "The Official Count". The Memphis appeal. Memphis, Tenn. September 20, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[15] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[16] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[17] Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

[18] Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

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