1972-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Arkansas

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County	Turnout	Dale Bumpers* (D)		Len Blaylock (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Arkansas	45%	5,901	82.4%	1,261	17.6%	0	0.0%	4,640	7,162
Ashley	43%	5,692	80.8%	1,356	19.2%	0	0.0%	4,336	7,048
Baxter	73%	6,486	66.9%	3,210	33.1%	0	0.0%	3,276	9,696
Benton	49%	12,078	63.4%	6,984	36.6%	0	0.0%	5,094	19,062
Boone	49%	4,798	68.6%	2,198	31.4%	0	0.0%	2,600	6,996
Bradley	52%	3,928	85.5%	668	14.5%	0	0.0%	3,260	4,596
Calhoun	51%	1,596	78.7%	431	21.3%	0	0.0%	1,165	2,027
Carroll	55%	3,279	62.9%	1,931	37.1%	0	0.0%	1,348	5,210
Chicot	39%	3,657	84.4%	674	15.6%	0	0.0%	2,983	4,331
Clark	45%	5,918	83.1%	1,207	16.9%	0	0.0%	4,711	7,125
Clay	49%	4,460	68.8%	2,022	31.2%	0	0.0%	2,438	6,482
Cleburne	55%	3,651	80.0%	915	20.0%	0	0.0%	2,736	4,566
Cleveland	59%	2,273	83.8%	439	16.2%	0	0.0%	1,834	2,712
Columbia	44%	6,174	77.8%	1,762	22.2%	0	0.0%	4,412	7,936
Conway	65%	5,909	79.6%	1,516	20.4%	0	0.0%	4,393	7,425
Craighead	47%	12,406	70.8%	5,107	29.2%	0	0.0%	7,299	17,513
Crawford	48%	6,104	70.2%	2,593	29.8%	0	0.0%	3,511	8,697
Crittenden	36%	8,392	80.2%	2,069	19.8%	0	0.0%	6,323	10,461
Cross	41%	4,089	79.3%	1,069	20.7%	0	0.0%	3,020	5,158
Dallas	53%	2,901	79.9%	730	20.1%	0	0.0%	2,171	3,631
Desha	42%	4,298	85.7%	715	14.3%	0	0.0%	3,583	5,013
Drew	43%	3,841	84.6%	701	15.4%	0	0.0%	3,140	4,542
Faulkner	48%	9,337	81.6%	2,107	18.4%	0	0.0%	7,230	11,444
Franklin	62%	3,988	79.3%	1,042	20.7%	0	0.0%	2,946	5,030
Fulton	54%	2,295	74.3%	795	25.7%	0	0.0%	1,500	3,090
Garland	53%	15,036	68.3%	6,985	31.7%	0	0.0%	8,051	22,021
Grant	53%	3,067	83.2%	619	16.8%	0	0.0%	2,448	3,686
Greene	48%	6,253	73.4%	2,262	26.6%	0	0.0%	3,991	8,515
Hempstead	52%	5,562	79.5%	1,436	20.5%	0	0.0%	4,126	6,998
Hot Spring	55%	6,742	79.3%	1,761	20.7%	0	0.0%	4,981	8,503
Howard	49%	3,162	82.0%	695	18.0%	0	0.0%	2,467	3,857
Independence	47%	6,122	78.5%	1,679	21.5%	0	0.0%	4,443	7,801
Izard	54%	2,267	71.5%	905	28.5%	0	0.0%	1,362	3,172
Jackson	47%	5,001	76.9%	1,499	23.1%	0	0.0%	3,502	6,500
Jefferson	47%	20,496	77.3%	6,033	22.7%	0	0.0%	14,463	26,529
Johnson	63%	4,877	77.1%	1,445	22.9%	0	0.0%	3,432	6,322
Lafayette	52%	2,683	79.0%	714	21.0%	0	0.0%	1,969	3,397
Lawrence	51%	4,270	72.7%	1,604	27.3%	0	0.0%	2,666	5,874
Lee	48%	3,034	57.5%	2,244	42.5%	0	0.0%	790	5,278
Lincoln	40%	2,893	82.4%	617	17.6%	0	0.0%	2,276	3,510
Little River	48%	2,784	76.9%	834	23.1%	0	0.0%	1,950	3,618
Logan	60%	5,233	74.2%	1,818	25.8%	0	0.0%	3,415	7,051
Lonoke	44%	6,500	82.2%	1,410	17.8%	0	0.0%	5,090	7,910
Madison	81%	3,348	61.3%	2,112	38.7%	0	0.0%	1,236	5,460
Marion	65%	2,478	69.2%	1,104	30.8%	0	0.0%	1,374	3,582
Miller	49%	8,189	73.2%	3,004	26.8%	0	0.0%	5,185	11,193
Mississippi	37%	11,642	80.1%	2,887	19.9%	0	0.0%	8,755	14,529
Monroe	46%	3,536	79.2%	930	20.8%	0	0.0%	2,606	4,466
Montgomery	54%	1,902	79.4%	493	20.6%	0	0.0%	1,409	2,395
Nevada	53%	2,965	80.0%	739	20.0%	0	0.0%	2,226	3,704
Newton	68%	1,691	60.0%	1,129	40.0%	0	0.0%	562	2,820
Ouachita	49%	8,453	82.4%	1,810	17.6%	0	0.0%	6,643	10,263
Perry	59%	1,439	61.6%	896	38.4%	0	0.0%	543	2,335
Phillips	43%	7,710	75.6%	2,494	24.4%	0	0.0%	5,216	10,204
Pike	50%	2,384	77.2%	706	22.8%	0	0.0%	1,678	3,090
Poinsett	50%	6,895	77.1%	2,052	22.9%	0	0.0%	4,843	8,947
Polk	51%	3,445	70.3%	1,455	29.7%	0	0.0%	1,990	4,900
Pope	50%	7,990	77.2%	2,365	22.8%	0	0.0%	5,625	10,355
Prairie	46%	2,404	77.5%	698	22.5%	0	0.0%	1,706	3,102
Pulaski	45%	70,724	78.9%	18,906	21.1%	0	0.0%	51,818	89,630
Randolph	46%	3,048	72.8%	1,140	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,908	4,188
Saline	49%	9,955	78.3%	2,758	21.7%	0	0.0%	7,197	12,713
Scott	56%	2,377	73.0%	877	27.0%	0	0.0%	1,500	3,254
Searcy	77%	2,487	59.1%	1,723	40.9%	0	0.0%	764	4,210
Sebastian	56%	23,497	74.1%	8,192	25.9%	0	0.0%	15,305	31,689
Sevier	46%	2,707	74.5%	928	25.5%	0	0.0%	1,779	3,635
Sharp	58%	2,556	65.3%	1,356	34.7%	0	0.0%	1,200	3,912
St. Francis	46%	6,275	73.6%	2,255	26.4%	0	0.0%	4,020	8,530
Stone	61%	2,331	77.0%	695	23.0%	0	0.0%	1,636	3,026
Union	47%	10,993	74.0%	3,858	26.0%	0	0.0%	7,135	14,851
Van Buren	68%	3,314	75.1%	1,101	24.9%	0	0.0%	2,213	4,415
Washington	40%	15,468	65.8%	8,050	34.2%	0	0.0%	7,418	23,518
White	46%	10,354	78.6%	2,811	21.4%	0	0.0%	7,543	13,165
Woodruff	45%	2,725	81.2%	629	18.8%	0	0.0%	2,096	3,354
Yell	50%	4,177	81.3%	962	18.7%	0	0.0%	3,215	5,139
TOTAL	46%	488,892	75.4%	159,177	24.6%	0	0.0%	329,715	648,069
Total R vote: 159,177 (24.6%)      Total D vote: 488,892 (75.4%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1972 Governor, Arkansas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,901	82.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,261	17.6%
TOTAL	7,162
Turnout: 45%

1972 Governor, Ashley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,692	80.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,356	19.2%
TOTAL	7,048
Turnout: 43%

1972 Governor, Baxter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,486	66.9%
Len Blaylock (R)	3,210	33.1%
TOTAL	9,696
Turnout: 73%

1972 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	12,078	63.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	6,984	36.6%
TOTAL	19,062
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,798	68.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,198	31.4%
TOTAL	6,996
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,928	85.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	668	14.5%
TOTAL	4,596
Turnout: 52%

1972 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	1,596	78.7%
Len Blaylock (R)	431	21.3%
TOTAL	2,027
Turnout: 51%

1972 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,279	62.9%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,931	37.1%
TOTAL	5,210
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, Chicot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,657	84.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	674	15.6%
TOTAL	4,331
Turnout: 39%

1972 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,918	83.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,207	16.9%
TOTAL	7,125
Turnout: 45%

1972 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,460	68.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,022	31.2%
TOTAL	6,482
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,651	80.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	915	20.0%
TOTAL	4,566
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,273	83.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	439	16.2%
TOTAL	2,712
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,174	77.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,762	22.2%
TOTAL	7,936
Turnout: 44%

1972 Governor, Conway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,909	79.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,516	20.4%
TOTAL	7,425
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Craighead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	12,406	70.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	5,107	29.2%
TOTAL	17,513
Turnout: 47%

1972 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,104	70.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,593	29.8%
TOTAL	8,697
Turnout: 48%

1972 Governor, Crittenden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	8,392	80.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,069	19.8%
TOTAL	10,461
Turnout: 36%

1972 Governor, Cross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,089	79.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,069	20.7%
TOTAL	5,158
Turnout: 41%

1972 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,901	79.9%
Len Blaylock (R)	730	20.1%
TOTAL	3,631
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Desha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,298	85.7%
Len Blaylock (R)	715	14.3%
TOTAL	5,013
Turnout: 42%

1972 Governor, Drew County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,841	84.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	701	15.4%
TOTAL	4,542
Turnout: 43%

1972 Governor, Faulkner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	9,337	81.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,107	18.4%
TOTAL	11,444
Turnout: 48%

1972 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,988	79.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,042	20.7%
TOTAL	5,030
Turnout: 62%

1972 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,295	74.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	795	25.7%
TOTAL	3,090
Turnout: 54%

1972 Governor, Garland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	15,036	68.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	6,985	31.7%
TOTAL	22,021
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,067	83.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	619	16.8%
TOTAL	3,686
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,253	73.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,262	26.6%
TOTAL	8,515
Turnout: 48%

1972 Governor, Hempstead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,562	79.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,436	20.5%
TOTAL	6,998
Turnout: 52%

1972 Governor, Hot Spring County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,742	79.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,761	20.7%
TOTAL	8,503
Turnout: 55%

1972 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,162	82.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	695	18.0%
TOTAL	3,857
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Independence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,122	78.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,679	21.5%
TOTAL	7,801
Turnout: 47%

1972 Governor, Izard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,267	71.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	905	28.5%
TOTAL	3,172
Turnout: 54%

1972 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,001	76.9%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,499	23.1%
TOTAL	6,500
Turnout: 47%

1972 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	20,496	77.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	6,033	22.7%
TOTAL	26,529
Turnout: 47%

1972 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,877	77.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,445	22.9%
TOTAL	6,322
Turnout: 63%

1972 Governor, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,683	79.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	714	21.0%
TOTAL	3,397
Turnout: 52%

1972 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,270	72.7%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,604	27.3%
TOTAL	5,874
Turnout: 51%

1972 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,034	57.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,244	42.5%
TOTAL	5,278
Turnout: 48%

1972 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,893	82.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	617	17.6%
TOTAL	3,510
Turnout: 40%

1972 Governor, Little River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,784	76.9%
Len Blaylock (R)	834	23.1%
TOTAL	3,618
Turnout: 48%

1972 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,233	74.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,818	25.8%
TOTAL	7,051
Turnout: 60%

1972 Governor, Lonoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,500	82.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,410	17.8%
TOTAL	7,910
Turnout: 44%

1972 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,348	61.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,112	38.7%
TOTAL	5,460
Turnout: 81%

1972 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,478	69.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,104	30.8%
TOTAL	3,582
Turnout: 65%

1972 Governor, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	8,189	73.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	3,004	26.8%
TOTAL	11,193
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Mississippi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	11,642	80.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,887	19.9%
TOTAL	14,529
Turnout: 37%

1972 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,536	79.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	930	20.8%
TOTAL	4,466
Turnout: 46%

1972 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	1,902	79.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	493	20.6%
TOTAL	2,395
Turnout: 54%

1972 Governor, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,965	80.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	739	20.0%
TOTAL	3,704
Turnout: 53%

1972 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	1,691	60.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,129	40.0%
TOTAL	2,820
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Ouachita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	8,453	82.4%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,810	17.6%
TOTAL	10,263
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	1,439	61.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	896	38.4%
TOTAL	2,335
Turnout: 59%

1972 Governor, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	7,710	75.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,494	24.4%
TOTAL	10,204
Turnout: 43%

1972 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,384	77.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	706	22.8%
TOTAL	3,090
Turnout: 50%

1972 Governor, Poinsett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,895	77.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,052	22.9%
TOTAL	8,947
Turnout: 50%

1972 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,445	70.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,455	29.7%
TOTAL	4,900
Turnout: 51%

1972 Governor, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	7,990	77.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,365	22.8%
TOTAL	10,355
Turnout: 50%

1972 Governor, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,404	77.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	698	22.5%
TOTAL	3,102
Turnout: 46%

1972 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	70,724	78.9%
Len Blaylock (R)	18,906	21.1%
TOTAL	89,630
Turnout: 45%

1972 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,048	72.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,140	27.2%
TOTAL	4,188
Turnout: 46%

1972 Governor, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	9,955	78.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,758	21.7%
TOTAL	12,713
Turnout: 49%

1972 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,377	73.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	877	27.0%
TOTAL	3,254
Turnout: 56%

1972 Governor, Searcy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,487	59.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,723	40.9%
TOTAL	4,210
Turnout: 77%

1972 Governor, Sebastian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	23,497	74.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	8,192	25.9%
TOTAL	31,689
Turnout: 56%

1972 Governor, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,707	74.5%
Len Blaylock (R)	928	25.5%
TOTAL	3,635
Turnout: 46%

1972 Governor, Sharp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,556	65.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,356	34.7%
TOTAL	3,912
Turnout: 58%

1972 Governor, St. Francis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	6,275	73.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,255	26.4%
TOTAL	8,530
Turnout: 46%

1972 Governor, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,331	77.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	695	23.0%
TOTAL	3,026
Turnout: 61%

1972 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	10,993	74.0%
Len Blaylock (R)	3,858	26.0%
TOTAL	14,851
Turnout: 47%

1972 Governor, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,314	75.1%
Len Blaylock (R)	1,101	24.9%
TOTAL	4,415
Turnout: 68%

1972 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	15,468	65.8%
Len Blaylock (R)	8,050	34.2%
TOTAL	23,518
Turnout: 40%

1972 Governor, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	10,354	78.6%
Len Blaylock (R)	2,811	21.4%
TOTAL	13,165
Turnout: 46%

1972 Governor, Woodruff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	2,725	81.2%
Len Blaylock (R)	629	18.8%
TOTAL	3,354
Turnout: 45%

1972 Governor, Yell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,177	81.3%
Len Blaylock (R)	962	18.7%
TOTAL	5,139
Turnout: 50%