1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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.

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

Candidates

 * Henry M. Britt, attorney

Candidates

 * Orval Faubus, Democratic
 * Henry M. Britt, Republican