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    • Source: 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election

      • The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.
      Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee Henry M. Britt with 69.21% of the vote.
      That year, Faubus simultaneously ran for president under the white supremacist National States' Rights Party.


      Primary elections


      Primary elections were held on July 26, 1960. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 9, 1960.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates


      Bruce Bennett, incumbent Attorney General of Arkansas
      Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
      Joe C. Hardin, businessman, Farm Bureau President, and former natural gas company executive
      Hal Millsap, supermarket owner
      Rev. H. E. Williams, president of Southern Baptist College, Walnut Ridge


      Results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates


      Henry M. Britt, attorney


      Results




      General election




      = Candidates

      =
      Orval Faubus, Democratic
      Henry M. Britt, Republican


      = Results

      =


      References




      Bibliography


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

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