1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election

November 2, 1976
 
Nominee David Pryor Leon Griffith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 605,083 121,716
Percentage 83.24% 16.74%

County results
Pryor:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

David Pryor
Democratic

Elected Governor

David Pryor
Democratic

The 1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 2, Incumbent Democratic governor David Pryor defeated Republican candidate Leon Griffith with 83.24% of the vote. Pryor carried all of the state's 75 counties in his reelection effort, the last governor to do so until fellow Democrat Mike Beebe did in his 2010 reelection bid.