| Election Name: | 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1918 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1918 |
| Next Election: | 1922 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1922 |
| Election Date: | 2 November 1920 |
| Image1: | AR McRae Thomas.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Chipman McRae |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 123,637 |
| Percentage1: | 65.02% |
| Nominee2: | Wallace Townsend |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 46,350 |
| Percentage2: | 24.38% |
| Image3: | Josiah Homer Blount.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Josiah Homer Blount |
| Party3: | Negro Independent |
| Popular Vote3: | 15,627 |
| Percentage3: | 8.22% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Hillman Brough |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas Chipman McRae |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1920, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae defeated Republican nominee Wallace Townsend.[1]
The Democratic primary election was held on 10 August 1920. Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae received a majority of the votes (26.93%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 2 November 1920.
On election day, 2 November 1920, Democratic nominee Thomas Chipman McRae won the election by a margin of 77,287 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Wallace Townsend, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. McRae was sworn in as the 26th Governor of Arkansas on 12 January 1921.[2]