1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election Churchill: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%Parks: 50%-60% 60%-70%
The 1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 September 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas . Democratic nominee and incumbent Treasurer of Arkansas Thomas James Churchill defeated Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks.[ 1]
On election day, 6 September 1880, Democratic nominee Thomas James Churchill won the election by a margin of 52,761 votes against his opponent Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Churchill was sworn in as the 13th Governor of Arkansas on 13 January 1881.[ 2]
Results by county[ 2] County Thomas James Churchill William Pratt "Buck" Parks Total Votes % Votes % Arkansas 999 56.79% 760 43.21% 1759 Ashley 778 62.74% 462 37.26% 1240 Baxter 786 89.12% 96 10.88% 882 Benton 2099 79.39% 545 20.61% 2644 Boone 1625 93.50% 113 6.50% 1738 Bradley 546 73.19% 200 26.81% 746 Calhoun 527 61.42% 331 38.58% 858 Carroll 1126 95.83% 49 4.17% 1175 Chicot 232 100.00% 0 0.00% 232 Clark 1286 70.89% 528 29.11% 1814 Clay 1034 96.10% 42 3.90% 1076 Columbia 1247 67.70% 595 32.30% 1842 Conway 1086 50.61% 1060 49.39% 2146 Craighead 1216 96.13% 49 3.87% 1265 Crawford 1387 55.00% 1135 45.00% 2522 Crittenden 2322 100.00% 0 0.00% 2322 Cross 825 100.00% 0 0.00% 825 Dallas 488 62.09% 298 37.91% 786 Desha 582 93.12% 43 6.88% 625 Dorsey[ a] 670 49.78% 676 50.22% 1346 Drew 1007 69.26% 447 30.74% 1454 Faulkner 1449 66.29% 737 33.71% 2186 Franklin 1754 77.23% 517 22.77% 2271 Fulton 828 90.79% 84 9.21% 912 Garland 1315 75.19% 434 24.81% 1749 Grant 811 84.39% 150 15.61% 961 Greene 1138 100.00% 0 0.00% 1138 Hempstead 1711 49.08% 1775 50.92% 3486 Hot Spring 864 74.93% 289 25.07% 1153 Howard 932 70.29% 394 29.71% 1326 Independence 2608 92.84% 201 7.16% 2809 Izard 1471 92.87% 113 7.13% 1584 Jackson 1597 75.40% 521 24.60% 2118 Jefferson 1269 99.45% 7 0.55% 1276 Johnson 1250 64.53% 687 35.47% 1937 Lafayette 355 35.29% 651 64.71% 1006 Lawrence 1421 96.80% 47 3.20% 1468 Lee 1770 99.94% 1 0.06% 1771 Lincoln 620 72.68% 233 27.32% 853 Little River 682 61.39% 429 38.61% 1111 Logan 1396 58.36% 996 41.64% 2392 Lonoke 1322 66.84% 656 33.16% 1978 Madison 830 55.89% 655 44.11% 1485 Marion 922 84.51% 169 15.49% 1091 Miller 936 95.71% 42 4.29% 978 Mississippi 1168 99.15% 10 0.85% 1178 Monroe 1023 53.23% 899 46.77% 1922 Montgomery 799 91.52% 74 8.48% 873 Nevada 1052 44.28% 1324 55.72% 2376 Newton 430 56.36% 333 43.64% 763 Ouachita 989 50.05% 987 49.95% 1976 Perry 397 60.70% 257 39.30% 654 Phillips 1644 99.40% 10 0.60% 1654 Pike 528 58.73% 371 41.27% 899 Poinsett 429 99.08% 4 0.92% 433 Polk 736 94.97% 39 5.03% 775 Pope 1339 69.99% 574 30.01% 1913 Prairie 999 67.55% 480 32.45% 1479 Pulaski 2471 52.26% 2257 47.74% 4728 Randolph 1820 98.86% 21 1.14% 1841 Saline 1121 72.09% 434 27.91% 1555 Scott 949 65.67% 496 34.33% 1445 Searcy 538 49.45% 550 50.55% 1088 Sebastian 1835 90.44% 194 9.56% 2029 Sevier 687 93.09% 51 6.91% 738 Sharp 1308 94.17% 81 5.83% 1389 St. Francis 968 99.49% 5 0.51% 973 Stone 776 97.49% 20 2.51% 796 Union 1111 60.31% 731 39.69% 1842 Van Buren 1329 91.59% 122 8.41% 1451 Washington 1891 54.83% 1558 45.17% 3449 White 2223 75.15% 735 24.85% 2958 Woodruff 916 49.81% 923 50.19% 1839 Yell 1590 70.45% 667 29.55% 2257 Total 84185 72.82% 31424 27.18% 115609
^ Dorsey County was later renamed Cleveland County.