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The 1860 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1860, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas.
Incumbent two-term governor Elias Conway, member of the powerful Conway-Johnson family (known as "The Family") which had controlled Arkansas politics since creation of Arkansaw Territory, decided to retire from politics. His chosen successor, Richard H. Johnson, won a Democratic nomination heavily influenced by The Family. But Conway's first cousin and former Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Henry Rector challenged Johnson as an Independent Democrat and an "outsider" to the Family.[1] Though the candidates largely agreed on the issues, Johnson's defeat signaled the end of Family control of state politics.
- ^ "Gov. Henry Massey Rector". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 2, 2023.