1876 Arkansas gubernatorial election Miller: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100%Bishop: 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90%
The 1876 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 September 1876, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas . Democratic nominee and incumbent Arkansas State Auditor William Read Miller defeated Republican nominee Albert Webb Bishop .[ 1]
On election day, 4 September 1876, Democratic nominee William Read Miller won the election by a margin of 33,503 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Albert Webb Bishop , thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Miller was sworn in as the 12th Governor of Arkansas on 11 January 1877.[ 2]
Results by county[ 2] County William Read Miller Albert Webb Bishop Total[ a] Arkansas 921 58.11% 664 41.89% 1,585 Ashley 863 55.93% 680 44.07% 1,543 Baxter 550 90.46% 58 9.54% 608 Benton 2,302 90.45% 243 9.55% 2,545 Boone 1,386 85.40% 237 14.60% 1,623 Bradley 624 78.20% 174 21.80% 798 Calhoun 537 81.86% 119 18.14% 656 Carroll 807 71.73% 318 28.27% 1,125 Chicot 392 19.78% 1,590 80.22% 1,982 Clark 1,301 68.37% 602 31.63% 1,903 Clay 720 97.96% 15 2.04% 735 Columbia 1,268 69.33% 561 30.67% 1,829 Conway 761 59.22% 524 40.78% 1,285 Craighead 851 95.30% 42 4.70% 893 Crawford 1,270 58.85% 888 41.15% 2,158 Crittenden 323 21.66% 1,168 78.34% 1,491 Cross 679 72.93% 252 27.07% 931 Dallas 581 77.88% 165 22.12% 746 Desha 380 30.35% 872 69.65% 1,252 Dorsey[ b] 783 76.76% 237 23.24% 1,020 Drew 1,208 61.01% 772 38.99% 1,980 Faulkner 1,076 88.78% 136 11.22% 1,212 Franklin 1,485 85.49% 252 14.51% 1,737 Fulton 619 100.00% 0 0.00% 619 Garland 875 64.67% 478 35.33% 1,353 Grant 614 87.84% 85 12.16% 699 Greene 1,019 100.00% 0 0.00% 1,019 Hempstead 1,717 56.39% 1,328 43.61% 3,045 Hot Spring 508 75.60% 164 24.40% 672 Howard 856 70.57% 357 29.43% 1,213 Independence 1,737 79.75% 441 20.25% 2,178 Izard 1,369 98.14% 26 1.86% 1,395 Jackson 1,390 81.52% 315 18.48% 1,705 Jefferson 1,002 21.98% 3,556 78.02% 4,558 Johnson 1,128 83.74% 219 16.26% 1,347 Lafayette 381 39.40% 586 60.60% 967 Lawrence 1,004 100.00% 0 0.00% 1,004 Lee 808 37.39% 1,353 62.61% 2,161 Lincoln 874 46.17% 1,019 53.83% 1,893 Little River 367 45.65% 437 54.35% 804 Logan 1,022 74.65% 347 25.35% 1,369 Lonoke 1,352 66.63% 677 33.37% 2,029 Madison 928 60.73% 600 39.27% 1,528 Marion 708 89.39% 84 10.61% 792 Miller 685 51.58% 643 48.42% 1,328 Mississippi 827 82.70% 173 17.30% 1,000 Monroe 758 50.43% 745 49.57% 1,503 Montgomery 403 85.56% 68 14.44% 471 Nevada 1,085 73.91% 383 26.09% 1,468 Newton 349 46.60% 400 53.40% 749 Ouachita 1,056 51.34% 1,001 48.66% 2,057 Perry 324 71.21% 131 28.79% 455 Phillips 1,010 27.43% 2,672 72.57% 3,682 Pike 411 62.56% 246 37.44% 657 Poinsett 347 99.71% 1 0.29% 348 Polk 586 100.00% 0 0.00% 586 Pope 1,267 87.26% 185 12.74% 1,452 Prairie 840 66.56% 422 33.44% 1,262 Pulaski 2,624 51.81% 2,441 48.19% 5,065 Randolph 1,369 96.75% 46 3.25% 1,415 Saline 926 80.80% 220 19.20% 1,146 Scott 857 98.39% 14 1.61% 871 Searcy 389 55.65% 310 44.35% 699 Sebastian 1,659 69.74% 720 30.26% 2,379 Sevier 559 85.74% 93 14.26% 652 Sharp 1,018 85.47% 173 14.53% 1,191 St. Francis 971 64.82% 527 35.18% 1,498 Stone 604 93.21% 44 6.79% 648 Union 1,201 58.10% 866 41.90% 2,067 Van Buren 1,011 91.58% 93 8.42% 1,104 Washington 2,318 76.43% 715 23.57% 3,033 White 2,084 89.06% 256 10.94% 2,340 Woodruff 922 58.21% 662 41.79% 1,584 Yell 1,306 78.39% 360 21.61% 1,666 Total 69,775 65.62% 36,272 34.11% 106,336
^ Scattering is only reported state-wide, therefore the county totals are the sum of Miller and Bishop, while the statewide total includes all votes. ^ Dorsey County was later renamed to Cleveland.
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