1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Francis Cherry was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary.

Democratic nominee Orval Faubus defeated Republican nominee Pratt C. Remmel with 62.09% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on July 27, 1954, with the Democratic runoff held on August 10, 1954.

Candidates

 * Francis Cherry, incumbent Governor
 * Orval Faubus, newspaper publisher and former Director of State Highway Commission
 * Guy H. Jones, State Senator
 * Gus McMillan, real estate dealer

Candidates

 * Orval Faubus, Democratic
 * Pratt C. Remmel, Republican, Former insurance executive, Mayor of Little Rock

Results
Remmel's showing against Faubus was the best showing by a non-Democrat since 1888 and by a Republican since 1872.