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1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Nominee Daniel W. Jones Henry F. Auten W. Scott Morgan
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote 75,354 27,524 8,332
Percentage 67.35% 24.60% 7.45%

County results
Jones:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Auten:      50–60%

Governor before election

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

Elected Governor

Daniel W. Jones
Democratic

The 1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1898. Incumbent Democratic Governor Daniel W. Jones defeated Republican nominee Henry F. Auten and Populist nominee W. Scott Morgan with 67.35% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1898 Arkansas gubernatorial election[6][7][8][9][10][11][b]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel W. Jones (incumbent) 75,354 67.35% +3.09%
Republican Henry F. Auten 27,524 24.60% −0.67%
Populist W. Scott Morgan 8,332 7.45% −2.42%
Prohibition Alexander McKnight 679 0.61% +0.01%
Majority 47,830 42.75%
Turnout 111,889
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Contemporary sources state that McKnight was the Liberty Party nominee.[3][4][5]
  2. ^ Some sources, including the Arkansas Senate Journal, give Jones' vote as 75,362.[12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ Dillard, Tom (October 23, 2011). "The man who couldn't be still". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Hild, Matthew (September 5, 2013). "Winfield Scott Morgan (1851–1928)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Local". The Brinkley Argus. Brinkley, Ark. August 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Additional Local". The Forrest City Times. Forrest City, Ark. August 26, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Vote". The Monticellonian. Monticello, Ark. September 16, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "AR Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 41. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  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.
  10. ^ Martin, Mark (2018). Historical Report of the Secretary of State (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Secretary of State's Office. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-692-03553-5. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Ledbetter, Calvin R. Jr. (Spring 2009). "Governor Daniel Webster Jones: An Unexpected Progressive". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 68 (1). Arkansas Historical Association: 23–51. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  13. ^ Russell, Marvin F. (Autumn 1977). "The Rise of a Republican Leader: Harmon L. Remmel". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 36 (3): 234–257. doi:10.2307/40018534. JSTOR 40018534. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  14. ^ Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Thirty-Second Regular Session. Little Rock, Ark.: Gazette Publishing Company, State Printers. 1899. p. 14.