1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1946 November 2, 1948 1950 →
 
Nominee Sid McMath Charles R. Black
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 222,801 26,500
Percentage 89.37% 10.63%

Governor before election

Benjamin Travis Laney
Democratic

Elected Governor

Sid McMath
Democratic

The 1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Travis Laney did not seek a third term.[1]

Democratic nominee Sid McMath defeated Republican nominee Charles R. Black with 89.37% of the vote.

  1. ^ Dillard, Tom (November 25, 2012). "Here's to Business Ben". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, AR. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

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