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The governor of Arkansas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... 1960: 1962: 1964: 37 Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973) [239] [240] [241]
Orval Eugene Faubus (/ ˈfɔːbəs / FAW-bəs; January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1957, he refused to comply with a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1954 case Brown v.
Elections in Arkansas. 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.
e. The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Winthrop Rockefeller was elected governor of Arkansas, becoming the first Republican to be elected to the office since Reconstruction in 1872. The election occurred amidst strong midterm results for the Republican Party nationally, and in the traditionally-Democratic South.
David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Pryor also served as the 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a ...
Elections in Arkansas. 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.
The 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Willis Ricketts with 73.27% of the vote.
Washington, D.C., U.S. Political party. Democratic [1] Alma mater. Oklahoma State University. University of Arkansas. Francis Adams Cherry (September 5, 1908 – July 15, 1965) was an American politician. He served as governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955.