1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1920 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae defeated Republican nominee Wallace Townsend.
The Democratic primary election was held on August 10, 1920. Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district Thomas Chipman McRae received a majority of the votes, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on November 2, 1920.
On election day, November 2, 1920, Democratic nominee Thomas Chipman McRae won the election by a margin of 77,287 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Wallace Townsend, along with School Superintendent Josiah Blount, running on the third party "Black-and-Tan" Republican line. Blount's candidacy was in opposition to the state party's leadership moving to a "lily-white" posture. thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. McRae was sworn in as the 26th Governor of Arkansas on January 12, 1921.