• Source: 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election

    • The 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970.
    Incumbent Republican Governor Winthrop Rockefeller ran for a third term but was defeated by Democratic nominee Dale Bumpers who won 61.66% of the vote. As of 2022, this was the last time Lee County voted for the Republican candidate.


    Primary elections


    Primary elections were held on August 25, 1970, with the Democratic runoff held on September 8, 1970.


    = Democratic primary

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    Candidates


    Dale Bumpers, Charleston city attorney
    William S. Cheek, businessman
    Robert C. Compton, lawyer and former Prosecuting Attorney
    Orval Faubus, former Governor
    Hayes C. McClerkin, Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
    James M. Malone, Jr., farmer, son of J. M. Malone, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946
    Joe Purcell, incumbent Arkansas Attorney General
    Bill Wells, former state representative and Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1968


    Results




    = Republican primary

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    Candidates


    Les Gibbs, former tax collector
    R. J. Hampton, president of Shorter College, North Little Rock; first black candidate for governor since 1920
    James MacKrell, Preacher, radio broadcaster, former public relations executive, and a Democratic candidate for governor in 1948
    Winthrop Rockefeller, incumbent Governor


    Results




    General election




    = Candidates

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    Dale Bumpers, Democratic
    Winthrop Rockefeller, Republican
    Walter L. Carruth, American Party, farmer


    = Results overview

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    = Results by county

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    References




    Bibliography


    Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
    Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1972). America Votes 9: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1970. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute. ISBN 9780871870339.
    Urwin, Cathy Kunzinger (1991). Agenda for Reform: Winthrop Rockefeller as Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-200-5.

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