1924 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1924 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	County results; Terral: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%; Grabiel: 50–60%
Governor before election; Thomas Chipman McRae; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Tom Terral; Democratic

The 1924 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1924, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas Secretary of State Tom Terral defeated Republican nominee John W. Grabiel.^[1]

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 12 August 1924. Former Arkansas Secretary of State Tom Terral received a majority of the votes (26.35%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 4 November 1924.

Results

1924 Democratic gubernatorial primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Terral	54,553	26.35%
	Democratic	Lee Cazort	43,466	21.00%
	Democratic	John Ellis Martineau	35,438	17.12%
	Democratic	Jim G. Ferguson	27,155	13.12%
	Democratic	Hamp Williams	23,785	11.49%
	Democratic	Jacob R. Wilson	22,626	10.93%
Total votes			207,023	100.00%

General election

On election day, 4 November 1924, Democratic nominee Tom Terral won the election by a margin of 74,446 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John W. Grabiel, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Terral was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Arkansas on 14 January 1925.^[3]

Results

1924 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Terral	99,598	79.84
	Republican	John W. Grabiel	25,152	20.16
Total votes			124,750	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Arkansas Governor Thomas Jefferson Terral". National Governors Association. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "AR Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[1] "Arkansas Governor Thomas Jefferson Terral". National Governors Association. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[GLM-2] "AR Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[GBN-3] "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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