- Source: 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Francis Cherry was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary.
Democratic nominee Orval Faubus defeated Republican nominee Pratt C. Remmel with 62.09% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on July 27, 1954, with the Democratic runoff held on August 10, 1954.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
Francis Cherry, incumbent Governor
Orval Faubus, newspaper publisher and former Director of State Highway Commission
Guy H. Jones, State Senator
Gus McMillan, real estate dealer
Results
General election
= Candidates
=Orval Faubus, Democratic
Pratt C. Remmel, Republican, Former insurance executive, Mayor of Little Rock
= Results
=Remmel's showing against Faubus was the best showing by a non-Democrat since 1888 and by a Republican since 1872.
References
Bibliography
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
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