| Election Name: | 1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1878 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1878 |
| Next Election: | 1882 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1882 |
| Election Date: | 6 September 1880 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas James Churchill |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 84,185 |
| Percentage1: | 72.82% |
| Nominee2: | William Pratt "Buck" Parks |
| Party2: | Greenback Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 31,424 |
| Percentage2: | 27.18% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Read Miller |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas James Churchill |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1880 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 September 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Treasurer of Arkansas Thomas James Churchill defeated Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks.[1]
On election day, 6 September 1880, Democratic nominee Thomas James Churchill won the election by a margin of 52,761 votes against his opponent Greenback nominee William Pratt "Buck" Parks, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Churchill was sworn in as the 13th Governor of Arkansas on 13 January 1881.[2]
| Thomas James Churchill | William Pratt "Buck" Parks | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Arkansas | 999 | 56.79% | 760 | 43.21% | 1759 | |
| Ashley | 778 | 62.74% | 462 | 37.26% | 1240 | |
| Baxter | 786 | 89.12% | 96 | 10.88% | 882 | |
| Benton | 2099 | 79.39% | 545 | 20.61% | 2644 | |
| Boone | 1625 | 93.50% | 113 | 6.50% | 1738 | |
| Bradley | 546 | 73.19% | 200 | 26.81% | 746 | |
| Calhoun | 527 | 61.42% | 331 | 38.58% | 858 | |
| Carroll | 1126 | 95.83% | 49 | 4.17% | 1175 | |
| Chicot | 232 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 232 | |
| Clark | 1286 | 70.89% | 528 | 29.11% | 1814 | |
| Clay | 1034 | 96.10% | 42 | 3.90% | 1076 | |
| Columbia | 1247 | 67.70% | 595 | 32.30% | 1842 | |
| Conway | 1086 | 50.61% | 1060 | 49.39% | 2146 | |
| Craighead | 1216 | 96.13% | 49 | 3.87% | 1265 | |
| Crawford | 1387 | 55.00% | 1135 | 45.00% | 2522 | |
| Crittenden | 2322 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2322 | |
| Cross | 825 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 825 | |
| Dallas | 488 | 62.09% | 298 | 37.91% | 786 | |
| Desha | 582 | 93.12% | 43 | 6.88% | 625 | |
| Dorsey | 670 | 49.78% | 676 | 50.22% | 1346 | |
| Drew | 1007 | 69.26% | 447 | 30.74% | 1454 | |
| Faulkner | 1449 | 66.29% | 737 | 33.71% | 2186 | |
| Franklin | 1754 | 77.23% | 517 | 22.77% | 2271 | |
| Fulton | 828 | 90.79% | 84 | 9.21% | 912 | |
| Garland | 1315 | 75.19% | 434 | 24.81% | 1749 | |
| Grant | 811 | 84.39% | 150 | 15.61% | 961 | |
| Greene | 1138 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1138 | |
| Hempstead | 1711 | 49.08% | 1775 | 50.92% | 3486 | |
| Hot Spring | 864 | 74.93% | 289 | 25.07% | 1153 | |
| Howard | 932 | 70.29% | 394 | 29.71% | 1326 | |
| Independence | 2608 | 92.84% | 201 | 7.16% | 2809 | |
| Izard | 1471 | 92.87% | 113 | 7.13% | 1584 | |
| Jackson | 1597 | 75.40% | 521 | 24.60% | 2118 | |
| Jefferson | 1269 | 99.45% | 7 | 0.55% | 1276 | |
| Johnson | 1250 | 64.53% | 687 | 35.47% | 1937 | |
| Lafayette | 355 | 35.29% | 651 | 64.71% | 1006 | |
| Lawrence | 1421 | 96.80% | 47 | 3.20% | 1468 | |
| Lee | 1770 | 99.94% | 1 | 0.06% | 1771 | |
| Lincoln | 620 | 72.68% | 233 | 27.32% | 853 | |
| Little River | 682 | 61.39% | 429 | 38.61% | 1111 | |
| Logan | 1396 | 58.36% | 996 | 41.64% | 2392 | |
| Lonoke | 1322 | 66.84% | 656 | 33.16% | 1978 | |
| Madison | 830 | 55.89% | 655 | 44.11% | 1485 | |
| Marion | 922 | 84.51% | 169 | 15.49% | 1091 | |
| Miller | 936 | 95.71% | 42 | 4.29% | 978 | |
| Mississippi | 1168 | 99.15% | 10 | 0.85% | 1178 | |
| Monroe | 1023 | 53.23% | 899 | 46.77% | 1922 | |
| Montgomery | 799 | 91.52% | 74 | 8.48% | 873 | |
| Nevada | 1052 | 44.28% | 1324 | 55.72% | 2376 | |
| Newton | 430 | 56.36% | 333 | 43.64% | 763 | |
| Ouachita | 989 | 50.05% | 987 | 49.95% | 1976 | |
| Perry | 397 | 60.70% | 257 | 39.30% | 654 | |
| Phillips | 1644 | 99.40% | 10 | 0.60% | 1654 | |
| Pike | 528 | 58.73% | 371 | 41.27% | 899 | |
| Poinsett | 429 | 99.08% | 4 | 0.92% | 433 | |
| Polk | 736 | 94.97% | 39 | 5.03% | 775 | |
| Pope | 1339 | 69.99% | 574 | 30.01% | 1913 | |
| Prairie | 999 | 67.55% | 480 | 32.45% | 1479 | |
| Pulaski | 2471 | 52.26% | 2257 | 47.74% | 4728 | |
| Randolph | 1820 | 98.86% | 21 | 1.14% | 1841 | |
| Saline | 1121 | 72.09% | 434 | 27.91% | 1555 | |
| Scott | 949 | 65.67% | 496 | 34.33% | 1445 | |
| Searcy | 538 | 49.45% | 550 | 50.55% | 1088 | |
| Sebastian | 1835 | 90.44% | 194 | 9.56% | 2029 | |
| Sevier | 687 | 93.09% | 51 | 6.91% | 738 | |
| Sharp | 1308 | 94.17% | 81 | 5.83% | 1389 | |
| St. Francis | 968 | 99.49% | 5 | 0.51% | 973 | |
| Stone | 776 | 97.49% | 20 | 2.51% | 796 | |
| Union | 1111 | 60.31% | 731 | 39.69% | 1842 | |
| Van Buren | 1329 | 91.59% | 122 | 8.41% | 1451 | |
| Washington | 1891 | 54.83% | 1558 | 45.17% | 3449 | |
| White | 2223 | 75.15% | 735 | 24.85% | 2958 | |
| Woodruff | 916 | 49.81% | 923 | 50.19% | 1839 | |
| Yell | 1590 | 70.45% | 667 | 29.55% | 2257 | |
| Total | 84185 | 72.82% | 31424 | 27.18% | 115609 | |