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1920 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election

Arkansas · 3 candidates · See every 1920 Governor race

Who won the 1920 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Chipman McRae won the 1920 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Chipman McRae received 123,637 popular votes (65.02%). The main challenger was Wallace Townsend (24.38%).

See the full head-to-head between McRae and Townsend

McRae +40.6 pts · won by 77,287 votes
Thomas Chipman McRaeDemocraticWINNER65.02%
123,637 votes
Wallace TownsendRepublican24.38%
46,350 votes
Josiah H. BlountRepublican8.22%
15,627 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.