1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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]

1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Candidate Harris Flanagin Henry M. Rector Party Independent Independent Democrat Alliance Democratic Popular vote 18,149[a] 7,419 Percentage 68.06% 27.82%

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

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] A new state constitution had been adopted, cutting two years off Rector's term.

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
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
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