Election Name: | 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Arkansas |
Flag Year: | 1924 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1958 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
Nominee1: | Orval Faubus |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 292,064 |
Percentage1: | 69.21% |
Nominee2: | Henry M. Britt |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 129,921 |
Percentage2: | 30.79% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Orval Faubus |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Orval Faubus |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee Henry M. Britt with 69.21% of the vote.
That year, Faubus simultaneously ran for President under the white supremacist National States' Rights Party.
Primary elections were held on July 26, 1960. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 9, 1960.[1]