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 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates 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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Henry M. Britt, attorney
Results
General election
Candidates Orval Faubus, Democratic Henry M. Britt, Republican
Results
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