| Election Name: | 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Flag Year: | 1924 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
| Image1: | Winthrop Rockefeller 1967 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 322,782 |
| Percentage1: | 52.43% |
| Nominee2: | Marion H. Crank |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 292,813 |
| Percentage2: | 47.57% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, when incumbent Republican Winthrop Rockefeller defeated former Speaker[1] of the Arkansas House of Representatives Marion Crank by a small margin. Rockefeller was first elected in 1966, and was the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction. This was the first time a Republican was re-elected as Governor of Arkansas.
, this is the last time that Chicot County and St. Francis County voted for the Republican candidate.
Probably due to the crowded Democratic primary and allegations of nepotism cast upon Crank,[2] aided by the recent full enfranchisement of African Americans who supported Rockefeller and his liberal reforms Rockefeller prevailed with a clear, though reduced, compared to 1966 margin.
Virginia Johnson was the wife of former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice James D. Johnson who, concurrently with her candidacy, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination against J. William Fulbright in the Senate election.
Candidates: