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The 1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1860, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Independent Democratic candidate and former Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Henry Massey Rector defeated Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson.^[1]

General election

On election day, 6 August 1860, Independent Democratic candidate Henry Massey Rector won the election by a margin of 3,079 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson, thereby gaining Independent Democratic control over the office of Governor. Rector was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1860.^[2]

Results

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1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Democrat	Henry Massey Rector	32,048	52.32
	Democratic	Richard H. Johnson	28,969	47.29
	Independent	Thomas Hubbard	220	0.36
	Write-in	Scattering	18	0.03
Total votes			61,017	100.00
	Independent Democrat gain from Democratic

Results by county

Results by county^[3]
County	Henry Massey Rector		Richard H. Johnson		Thomas Hubbard		Scattering		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total
Arkansas	469	57.76%	343	42.24%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	812
Ashley	411	41.81%	563	57.27%	9	0.92%	0	0.00%	983
Benton	914	56.04%	717	43.96%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1631
Bradley	750	62.45%	451	37.55%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1201
Calhoun	325	52.00%	298	47.68%	2	0.32%	0	0.00%	625
Carroll	711	49.34%	730	50.66%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1441
Chicot	126	28.44%	316	71.33%	0	0.00%	1	0.23%	443
Clark	665	43.89%	847	55.91%	3	0.20%	0	0.00%	1515
Columbia	881	51.49%	830	48.51%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1711
Conway	725	62.55%	434	37.45%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1159
Craighead	494	78.04%	139	21.96%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	633
Crawford	531	45.85%	626	54.06%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%	1158
Crittenden	219	34.98%	407	65.02%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	626
Dallas	508	52.70%	456	47.30%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	964
Desha	447	62.78%	265	37.22%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	712
Drew	865	64.75%	471	35.25%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1336
Franklin	726	66.67%	355	32.60%	0	0.00%	8	0.73%	1089
Fulton	337	51.85%	313	48.15%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	650
Greene	827	86.96%	124	13.04%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	951
Hempstead	800	46.08%	886	51.04%	50	2.88%	0	0.00%	1736
Hot Spring	348	37.26%	586	62.74%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	934
Independence	1169	57.47%	862	42.38%	3	0.15%	0	0.00%	2034
Izard	440	37.01%	749	62.99%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1189
Jackson	1120	73.59%	397	26.08%	0	0.00%	5	0.33%	1522
Jefferson	918	53.59%	789	46.06%	3	0.18%	3	0.18%	1713
Johnson	574	48.44%	611	51.56%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1185
Lafayette	203	26.68%	505	66.36%	53	6.96%	0	0.00%	761
Lawrence	612	37.45%	1019	62.36%	3	0.18%	0	0.00%	1634
Madison	861	71.57%	342	28.43%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1203
Marion	525	56.94%	392	42.52%	5	0.54%	0	0.00%	922
Mississippi	235	59.64%	159	40.36%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	394
Monroe	371	48.43%	380	49.61%	15	1.96%	0	0.00%	766
Montgomery	164	26.84%	447	73.16%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	611
Newton	401	70.85%	165	29.15%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	566
Ouachita	820	50.74%	796	49.26%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1616
Perry	94	25.20%	279	74.80%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	373
Phillips	624	46.60%	715	53.40%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1339
Pike	372	57.50%	272	42.04%	3	0.46%	0	0.00%	647
Poinsett	448	94.12%	28	5.88%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	476
Polk	229	36.64%	396	63.36%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	625
Pope	494	41.65%	692	58.35%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1186
Prairie	854	60.70%	553	39.30%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1407
Pulaski	756	48.03%	818	51.97%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1574
Randolph	530	52.89%	472	47.11%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1002
Saline	572	48.72%	602	51.28%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1174
Scott	556	61.71%	345	38.29%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	901
Searcy	492	61.35%	310	38.65%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	802
Sebastian	1038	61.06%	662	38.94%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1700
Sevier	563	40.80%	806	58.41%	11	0.80%	0	0.00%	1380
St. Francis	691	56.09%	541	43.91%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1232
Union	482	37.48%	744	57.85%	60	4.67%	0	0.00%	1286
Van Buren	428	46.72%	488	53.28%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	916
Washington	1305	57.39%	969	42.61%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2274
White	753	50.67%	733	49.33%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1486
Yell	275	26.22%	774	73.78%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1049
Total	32048	52.32%	28969	47.29%	220	0.36%	18	0.03%	61255

References

^ "Gov. Henry Massey Rector". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b 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 ...

[1] "Gov. Henry Massey Rector". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[GBN-2] "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[Senate_Journal-3] 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 ...

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Elections in Arkansas
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U.S. President	1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
U.S. Senate	Class 2: 1833 1839–40 1848 S 1853 1859 1868 S 1870 1876 1883 1885 S 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 S 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1937 S 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 Class 3: 1837 1843 1845 S 1849 1855 1861 1867 1873 1879 1881 S 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1916 S 1920 1926 1932 S 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022
U.S. House	1837 1838 1840 1842 1844 1846 1848 1851 1853 1854 1856 1858 1860 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 (4th S) 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 (6th S) 1962 1964 1966 (4th S) 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
'S,' denotes special election; 'U,' denotes election under Federal (Union) military occupation See also: Political party strength in Arkansas