Election Name: | 1924 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Arkansas |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1922 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1922 |
Next Election: | 1926 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1926 |
Election Date: | 4 November 1924 |
Nominee1: | Tom Terral |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 99,598 |
Percentage1: | 79.84% |
Nominee2: | John W. Grabiel |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 25,152 |
Percentage2: | 20.16% |
Map Size: | 200px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas Chipman McRae |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Tom Terral |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1924 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1924, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas Secretary of State Tom Terral defeated Republican nominee John W. Grabiel.[1]
The Democratic primary election was held on 12 August 1924. Former Arkansas Secretary of State Tom Terral received a majority of the votes (26.35%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 4 November 1924.
On election day, 4 November 1924, Democratic nominee Tom Terral won the election by a margin of 74,446 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John W. Grabiel, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Terral was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Arkansas on 14 January 1925.[2]