Orval Faubus
★ Governor
- Born
- January 7, 1910
- Died
- December 14, 1994
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Arkansas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1954–1964
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Faubus1.6M
Opponents721,338
6
Elections run
Between 1954 and 1964, Orval Faubus ran in 6 governor elections, winning all 6. Faubus's biggest single-election total was 337,489 votes, in the 1964 governor election in Arkansas. Faubus's closest win came in the 1954 governor election in Arkansas, decided by 81,117 votes.
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How many votes has Orval Faubus received?
Orval Faubus has received 1,621,812 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 337,48957% | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| 1962 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 225,74373.27% | Willis Ricketts |
| 1960 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 292,06469.21% | Henry M. Britt |
| 1958 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 236,59882.47% | George W. Johnson |
| 1956 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 321,79780.65% | Roy Mitchell |
| 1954 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 208,12162.09% | Pratt C. Remmel |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q887484). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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