1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	Flanagin: 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%; Rector: 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 80%-90%; Patterson: 30%-40%; No votes
Governor before election; Henry M. Rector; Independent Democrat	Elected Governor ; Harris Flanagin; Independent

The 1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election was the ninth gubernatorial election, held on Monday, October 6, 1862.^[1]^[2] In the midst of the American Civil War, Colonel Harris Flanagin easily defeated incumbent Governor Henry M. Rector and Independent candidate John S. H. Rainey with 68.06% of the vote.^[3] Flanagin took office as the seventh governor on November 15, 1862.^[4]

It was the only gubernatorial election conducted following the adoption of Arkansas's second constitution. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate and endorsed Flanagin.^[5]

Results

1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Harris Flanagin	18,149^[a]	68.06
	Independent Democrat	Henry M. Rector (incumbent)	7,419	27.82
	Independent	John S. H. Rainey	738^[b]	2.77
	Write-in	William K. Patterson	248	0.93%
	Write-in	Scattering	112	0.42%
Total votes			26,666	100.0

Results by county

Results by county^[3]
County	Flanagin		Rector		Rainey		Patterson		Scattering		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total
Arkansas	333	80.63%	80	19.37%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	413
Ashley	455	73.03%	125	20.06%	43	6.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	623
Benton	235	53.05%	102	23.02%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	106	23.93%	443
Bradley	259	36.89%	438	62.39%	5	0.71%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	702
Calhoun	178	60.75%	104	35.49%	11	3.75%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	293
Carroll	414	83.30%	81	16.30%	2	0.40%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	497
Chicot	139	59.15%	92	39.15%	4	1.70%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	235
Clark	737	92.59%	46	5.78%	13	1.63%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	796
Columbia	293	34.63%	536	63.36%	17	2.01%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	846
Conway	278	58.77%	169	35.73%	26	5.50%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	473
Craighead	177	57.10%	54	17.42%	0	0.00%	79	25.48%	0	0.00%	310
Crawford	413	78.37%	67	12.71%	47	8.92%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	527
Crittenden	No votes
Dallas	446	89.74%	48	9.66%	3	0.60%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	497
Desha	187	64.48%	102	35.17%	1	0.34%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	290
Drew	377	52.43%	321	44.65%	21	2.92%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	719
Franklin	311	84.97%	48	13.11%	7	1.91%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	366
Fulton	153	61.45%	96	38.55%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	249
Greene	No votes
Hempstead	549	70.47%	223	28.63%	7	0.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	779
Hot Spring	424	88.70%	53	11.09%	1	0.21%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	478
Independence	589	84.14%	111	15.86%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	700
Izard	316	78.22%	88	21.78%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	404
Jackson	609	82.52%	127	17.21%	2	0.27%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	738
Jefferson	422	48.73%	431	49.77%	12	1.39%	0	0.00%	1	0.12%	866
Johnson	281	53.32%	244	46.30%	2	0.38%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	527
Lafayette	263	56.32%	178	38.12%	25	5.35%	0	0.00%	1	0.21%	467
Lawrence	436	76.22%	121	21.15%	9	1.57%	6	1.05%	0	0.00%	572
Madison	289	83.77%	56	16.23%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	345
Marion	344	72.73%	129	27.27%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	473
Mississippi	No votes
Monroe	No votes
Montgomery	256	94.12%	14	5.15%	2	0.74%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	272
Newton	148	60.16%	98	39.84%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	246
Ouachita	284	31.31%	434	47.85%	189	20.84%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	907
Perry	77	64.71%	32	26.89%	10	8.40%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	119
Phillips	No votes
Pike	195	68.90%	64	22.61%	24	8.48%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	283
Poinsett	27	11.34%	209	87.82%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2	0.84%	238
Polk	241	73.70%	85	25.99%	1	0.31%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	327
Pope	447	83.55%	64	11.96%	24	4.49%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	535
Prairie	892	79.36%	175	15.57%	57	5.07%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,124
Pulaski	581	69.33%	229	27.33%	27	3.22%	0	0.00%	1	0.12%	838
Randolph	122	29.61%	127	30.83%	0	0.00%	163	39.56%	0	0.00%	412
Saline	423	75.27%	123	21.89%	16	2.85%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	562
Scott	370	76.60%	85	17.60%	28	5.80%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	483
Searcy	191	68.21%	88	31.43%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1	0.36%	280
Sebastian	500	70.32%	193	27.14%	18	2.53%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	711
Sevier	360	49.38%	347	47.60%	22	3.02%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	729
St. Francis	175	41.97%	242	58.03%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	417
Union	387	59.91%	222	34.37%	37	5.73%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	646
Van Buren	389	86.25%	62	13.75%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	451
Washington	1,189	97.38%	27	2.21%	5	0.41%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,221
White	672	92.82%	52	7.18%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	724
Yell	316	61.60%	177	34.50%	20	3.90%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	513
Total	18,149^[a]	68.06%	7,419	27.82%	738^[b]	2.77%	248	0.93%	112	0.42%	26,666

References

^ Ark. Const. art. IV, § 8 (1861)
^ "For Governor: Harris Flanagin, of Clark County". Arkansas State Gazette. Vol. 44, no. 9. Little Rock. September 27, 1862. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Election First Monday in October next.
^ a b c Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Senate journal.
^ "Hon. Harris Flanagin". Washington Telegraph. Vol. XXII, no. 45. Washington, Arkansas. November 26, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Moneyhon, Carl H. (1999). "Flanagin, Harris". In Garraty, John A.; Carnes, Mark C. (eds.). American National Biography. Vol. 8. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-19-512787-0. OCLC 772374255.

^ a b c Flanagin is stated as having received 18,139 votes, however, the number of votes in each county adds up to 18,149.
^ a b Rainey is stated as receiving 708 votes, however, the number of votes in each county adds up to 738.

[2] Ark. Const. art. IV, § 8 (1861)

[3] "For Governor: Harris Flanagin, of Clark County". Arkansas State Gazette. Vol. 44, no. 9. Little Rock. September 27, 1862. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Election First Monday in October next.

[Senate_Journal-4] Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Senate journal.

[5] "Hon. Harris Flanagin". Washington Telegraph. Vol. XXII, no. 45. Washington, Arkansas. November 26, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Moneyhon, Carl H. (1999). "Flanagin, Harris". In Garraty, John A.; Carnes, Mark C. (eds.). American National Biography. Vol. 8. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-19-512787-0. OCLC 772374255.

[Flanagin_votes-1] Flanagin is stated as having received 18,139 votes, however, the number of votes in each county adds up to 18,149.

[Rainey_votes-7] Rainey is stated as receiving 708 votes, however, the number of votes in each county adds up to 738.

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