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1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.

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.

Primary elections were held on July 26, 1960. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 9, 1960.

Bruce Bennett, incumbent Attorney General of Arkansas
Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
Joe C. Hardin, businessman, Farm Bureau President, and former natural gas company executive
Hal Millsap, supermarket owner
Rev. H. E. Williams, president of Southern Baptist College, Walnut Ridge

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	238,997	58.75
	Democratic	66,499	16.35
	Democratic	58,400	14.36
	Democratic	33,374	8.20
	Democratic	9,547	2.35
406,817	100.00

Henry M. Britt, attorney

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican		unopposed

Orval Faubus, Democratic
Henry M. Britt, Republican

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	292,064	69.21%	−13.26%
	Republican	129,921	30.79%	+13.26%
162,143	38.42%
421,985	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

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