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1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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Faubus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Remmel: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Francis Cherry was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary. Cherry was only one of four Arkansas governors in the twentieth century denied initial second terms in office; the others were Tom Terral in 1926, Bill Clinton in 1980, and Frank White in 1982. Only one previous governor, Henry Rector in 1862, was defeated after one term.
Democratic nominee Orval Faubus defeated Republican nominee Pratt C. Remmel with 62.09% of the vote.
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