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.
Democratic primary
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.
Candidates Benjamin Travis Laney, businessman and former mayor of Camden J. Bryan Sims, former State Comptroller David D. Terry, former U.S. Representative
Results
Sims withdrew from a runoff, and Laney became the Democratic nominee.
General election
Candidates Benjamin Travis Laney, Democratic Harley C. Stump, Republican, Mayor of Stuttgart and candidate for Governor in 1940
Results
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