1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election

August 2, 1852
 
Candidate Elias Nelson Conway B. H. Smithson
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 15,442 12,414
Percentage 55.43% 44.56%

Conway:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%      90%-100%
Smithson:      50%-60%      60%-70%      70%-80%      80%-90%
     No data

Governor before election

John Selden Roane
Democratic

Elected Governor

Elias Nelson Conway
Democratic

The 1852 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1852, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former Arkansas State Auditor Elias Nelson Conway defeated Whig nominee B. H. Smithson.