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      Home/Elections/1954/Governor/Arkansas
      1954·Governor·Arkansas

      Arkansas Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Orval E. Faubus
      62.1%208,121 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Pratt C. Remmel
      37.9%127,004 votes
      Margin
      D+24.2
      335,176 total votes
      3 candidates335,176 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Orval E. FaubusDEM✓
      		DEM208,12162.1%
      Pratt C. RemmelREP
      		REP127,00437.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH510.0%

      Seat History

      Governor in Arkansas

      2022
      Sarah Huckabee SandersREP
      R+27.8
      2018
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+33.6
      2014
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+13.9
      2010
      Mike D. BeebeDEM
      D+30.8
      2006
      Mike D. BeebeDEM
      D+14.9
      2002
      Mike HuckabeeREP
      R+6.1
      1998
      Mike HuckabeeREP
      R+97.4
      1994
      Jim Guy TuckerDEM
      D+19.7
      1990
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+15.0
      1986
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+27.8
      1984
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+25.1
      1982
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+9.4
      1980
      Frank D WhiteREP
      R+3.9
      1978
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+26.7
      1976
      David PryorDEM
      D+66.5
      View all Governor history for Arkansas →

      Candidates

      Orval E. FaubusDEM
      Record6W-0L
      Avg MarginD+41.6
      Career1954-1964
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Pratt C. RemmelREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+24.2
      Career1954-1954
      Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Arkansas, 1954

      US Senate1 contest →
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