1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Homer Martin Adkins did not seek a third term, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate.

Democratic nominee Benjamin Travis Laney defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 85.96% of the vote.

The Democratic primary election was held on July 25, 1944, with the Democratic runoff scheduled for August 8, 1944 if no candidate won over 50% of the vote.

• Benjamin Travis Laney, businessman and former mayor of Camden
• J. Bryan Sims, former State Comptroller
• David D. Terry, former U.S. Representative

Results map of the Democratic primary by county.Laney:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%Sims:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%Terry:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

Sims withdrew from a runoff, and Laney became the Democratic nominee.

• Benjamin Travis Laney, Democratic
• Harley C. Stump, Republican, Mayor of Stuttgart and candidate for Governor in 1940

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