| Election Name: | 1844 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1840 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1840 |
| Next Election: | 1848 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1848 |
| Election Date: | 5 August 1844 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas S. Drew |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,859 |
| Percentage1: | 47.59% |
| Nominee2: | Lorenzo Gibson |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,245 |
| Percentage2: | 38.91% |
| Nominee3: | Richard C. Byrd |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,514 |
| Percentage3: | 13.50% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Adams (Acting) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas S. Drew |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1844 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 1844, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew defeated Whig nominee Lorenzo Gibson and independent candidate Richard C. Byrd.[1]
On election day, 5 August 1844, Democratic nominee Thomas S. Drew won the election by a margin of 1,614 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Lorenzo Gibson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Drew was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Arkansas on 5 November 1844.[2]
| County | Thomas S. Drew | Lorenzo Gibson | Richard C. Byrd | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Arkansas | 90 | 41.28% | 93 | 42.66% | 35 | 16.06% | 218 | |
| Benton | 320 | 65.44% | 125 | 25.56% | 44 | 9.00% | 489 | |
| Bradley | 145 | 44.89% | 155 | 47.99% | 23 | 7.12% | 323 | |
| Carroll | 167 | 33.87% | 127 | 25.76% | 199 | 40.37% | 493 | |
| Chicot | 126 | 35.80% | 226 | 64.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 352 | |
| Clark | 202 | 44.69% | 209 | 46.24% | 41 | 9.07% | 452 | |
| Conway | 214 | 41.55% | 203 | 39.42% | 98 | 19.03% | 515 | |
| Crawford | 506 | 53.94% | 389 | 41.47% | 43 | 4.58% | 938 | |
| Crittenden | 102 | 36.04% | 119 | 42.05% | 62 | 21.91% | 283 | |
| Desha | 29 | 11.65% | 154 | 61.85% | 66 | 26.51% | 249 | |
| Franklin | 187 | 44.00% | 190 | 44.71% | 48 | 11.29% | 425 | |
| Fulton | 135 | 64.29% | 46 | 21.90% | 29 | 13.81% | 210 | |
| Greene | 130 | 42.35% | 101 | 32.90% | 76 | 24.76% | 307 | |
| Hempstead | 390 | 51.38% | 342 | 45.06% | 27 | 3.56% | 759 | |
| Hot Spring | 80 | 36.70% | 113 | 51.83% | 25 | 11.47% | 218 | |
| Independence | 370 | 49.47% | 359 | 47.99% | 19 | 2.54% | 748 | |
| Izard | 166 | 63.12% | 69 | 26.24% | 28 | 10.65% | 263 | |
| Jackson | 186 | 55.03% | 145 | 42.90% | 7 | 2.07% | 338 | |
| Jefferson | 105 | 40.54% | 123 | 47.49% | 31 | 11.97% | 259 | |
| Johnson | 395 | 65.40% | 173 | 28.64% | 36 | 5.96% | 604 | |
| Lafayette | 86 | 45.26% | 85 | 44.74% | 19 | 10.00% | 190 | |
| Lawrence | 304 | 54.58% | 211 | 37.88% | 42 | 7.54% | 557 | |
| Madison | 313 | 61.49% | 110 | 21.61% | 86 | 16.90% | 509 | |
| Marion | 40 | 18.96% | 57 | 27.01% | 114 | 54.03% | 211 | |
| Mississippi | 48 | 28.92% | 78 | 46.99% | 40 | 24.10% | 166 | |
| Monroe | 52 | 28.89% | 93 | 51.67% | 35 | 19.44% | 180 | |
| Montgomery | 69 | 37.10% | 53 | 28.49% | 64 | 34.41% | 186 | |
| Newton | 67 | 29.00% | 69 | 29.87% | 95 | 41.13% | 231 | |
| Ouachita | 157 | 39.85% | 221 | 56.09% | 16 | 4.06% | 394 | |
| Perry | 63 | 39.38% | 77 | 48.13% | 20 | 12.50% | 160 | |
| Phillips | 278 | 44.62% | 304 | 48.80% | 41 | 6.58% | 623 | |
| Pike | 105 | 64.02% | 29 | 17.68% | 30 | 18.29% | 164 | |
| Poinsett | 113 | 59.79% | 40 | 21.16% | 36 | 19.05% | 189 | |
| Pope | 323 | 53.30% | 257 | 42.41% | 26 | 4.29% | 606 | |
| Pulaski | 335 | 38.68% | 437 | 50.46% | 94 | 10.85% | 866 | |
| Randolph | 302 | 78.44% | 52 | 13.51% | 31 | 8.05% | 385 | |
| Saline | 195 | 53.57% | 154 | 42.31% | 15 | 4.12% | 364 | |
| Scott | 37 | 14.74% | 42 | 16.73% | 172 | 68.53% | 251 | |
| Searcy | 9 | 4.17% | 80 | 37.04% | 127 | 58.80% | 216 | |
| Sevier | 250 | 46.73% | 159 | 29.72% | 126 | 23.55% | 535 | |
| St. Francis | 200 | 46.73% | 128 | 29.91% | 100 | 23.36% | 428 | |
| Union | 319 | 54.25% | 240 | 40.82% | 29 | 4.93% | 588 | |
| Unorganized | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Van Buren | 107 | 39.48% | 71 | 26.20% | 93 | 34.32% | 271 | |
| Washington | 759 | 58.88% | 503 | 39.02% | 27 | 2.09% | 1,289 | |
| White | 79 | 32.64% | 163 | 67.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 242 | |
| Yell | 204 | 54.55% | 71 | 18.98% | 99 | 26.47% | 374 | |
| Total | 8,859 | 47.59% | 7,245 | 38.91% | 2,514 | 13.50% | 18,618 | |