| Election Name: | 1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1862 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1862 (Confederate) |
| Election Date: | 6 August 1860 |
| Nominee1: | Henry Massey Rector |
| Party1: | Independent Democrat |
| Popular Vote1: | 32,048 |
| Percentage1: | 52.32% |
| Nominee2: | Richard H. Johnson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,969 |
| Percentage2: | 47.29% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Elias Nelson Conway |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Henry Massey Rector |
| After Party: | Independent Democrat |
The 1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1860, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Independent Democratic candidate and former Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Henry Massey Rector defeated Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson.[1]
On election day, 6 August 1860, Independent Democratic candidate Henry Massey Rector won the election by a margin of 3,079 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Richard H. Johnson, thereby gaining Independent Democratic control over the office of Governor. Rector was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Arkansas on 15 November 1860.[2]
| Henry Massey Rector | Richard H. Johnson | Thomas Hubbard | Scattering | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Arkansas | 469 | 57.76% | 343 | 42.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 812 | |
| Ashley | 411 | 41.81% | 563 | 57.27% | 9 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 983 | |
| Benton | 914 | 56.04% | 717 | 43.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1631 | |
| Bradley | 750 | 62.45% | 451 | 37.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1201 | |
| Calhoun | 325 | 52.00% | 298 | 47.68% | 2 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 625 | |
| Carroll | 711 | 49.34% | 730 | 50.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1441 | |
| Chicot | 126 | 28.44% | 316 | 71.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.23% | 443 | |
| Clark | 665 | 43.89% | 847 | 55.91% | 3 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 1515 | |
| Columbia | 881 | 51.49% | 830 | 48.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1711 | |
| Conway | 725 | 62.55% | 434 | 37.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1159 | |
| Craighead | 494 | 78.04% | 139 | 21.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 633 | |
| Crawford | 531 | 45.85% | 626 | 54.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.09% | 1158 | |
| Crittenden | 219 | 34.98% | 407 | 65.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 626 | |
| Dallas | 508 | 52.70% | 456 | 47.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 964 | |
| Desha | 447 | 62.78% | 265 | 37.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 712 | |
| Drew | 865 | 64.75% | 471 | 35.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1336 | |
| Franklin | 726 | 66.67% | 355 | 32.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.73% | 1089 | |
| Fulton | 337 | 51.85% | 313 | 48.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 650 | |
| Greene | 827 | 86.96% | 124 | 13.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 951 | |
| Hempstead | 800 | 46.08% | 886 | 51.04% | 50 | 2.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 1736 | |
| Hot Spring | 348 | 37.26% | 586 | 62.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 934 | |
| Independence | 1169 | 57.47% | 862 | 42.38% | 3 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 2034 | |
| Izard | 440 | 37.01% | 749 | 62.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1189 | |
| Jackson | 1120 | 73.59% | 397 | 26.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.33% | 1522 | |
| Jefferson | 918 | 53.59% | 789 | 46.06% | 3 | 0.18% | 3 | 0.18% | 1713 | |
| Johnson | 574 | 48.44% | 611 | 51.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1185 | |
| Lafayette | 203 | 26.68% | 505 | 66.36% | 53 | 6.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 761 | |
| Lawrence | 612 | 37.45% | 1019 | 62.36% | 3 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 1634 | |
| Madison | 861 | 71.57% | 342 | 28.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1203 | |
| Marion | 525 | 56.94% | 392 | 42.52% | 5 | 0.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 922 | |
| Mississippi | 235 | 59.64% | 159 | 40.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 394 | |
| Monroe | 371 | 48.43% | 380 | 49.61% | 15 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 766 | |
| Montgomery | 164 | 26.84% | 447 | 73.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 611 | |
| Newton | 401 | 70.85% | 165 | 29.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 566 | |
| Ouachita | 820 | 50.74% | 796 | 49.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1616 | |
| Perry | 94 | 25.20% | 279 | 74.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 373 | |
| Phillips | 624 | 46.60% | 715 | 53.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1339 | |
| Pike | 372 | 57.50% | 272 | 42.04% | 3 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 647 | |
| Poinsett | 448 | 94.12% | 28 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 476 | |
| Polk | 229 | 36.64% | 396 | 63.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 625 | |
| Pope | 494 | 41.65% | 692 | 58.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1186 | |
| Prairie | 854 | 60.70% | 553 | 39.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1407 | |
| Pulaski | 756 | 48.03% | 818 | 51.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1574 | |
| Randolph | 530 | 52.89% | 472 | 47.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1002 | |
| Saline | 572 | 48.72% | 602 | 51.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1174 | |
| Scott | 556 | 61.71% | 345 | 38.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 901 | |
| Searcy | 492 | 61.35% | 310 | 38.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 802 | |
| Sebastian | 1038 | 61.06% | 662 | 38.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1700 | |
| Sevier | 563 | 40.80% | 806 | 58.41% | 11 | 0.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 1380 | |
| St. Francis | 691 | 56.09% | 541 | 43.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1232 | |
| Union | 482 | 37.48% | 744 | 57.85% | 60 | 4.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 1286 | |
| Van Buren | 428 | 46.72% | 488 | 53.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 916 | |
| Washington | 1305 | 57.39% | 969 | 42.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2274 | |
| White | 753 | 50.67% | 733 | 49.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1486 | |
| Yell | 275 | 26.22% | 774 | 73.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1049 | |
| Total | 32048 | 52.32% | 28969 | 47.29% | 220 | 0.36% | 18 | 0.03% | 61255 | |