1948 Arkansas Election

The 1948 United States Senate Election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1948. In the Democratic Primary it would seem that Incumbent Senator Moorey would easily win renomination. However in the Democratic Primary there was massive fraud suppressing Moorey's run for a 9th term, the Democrats "nominated" Stanley Ward the mayor of Hope, Arkansas. The Republican Party nominated Ethan Watson a state senator. Moorey switched parties so that he could run and hold onto his senate seat, the Democrats didn't seem worried about it as they thought Democrats wont vote for third parties and will instead vote for one of the major parties. Arkansas a strong Democratic bastion, the Democrats thought that they would for sure win this election in a landslide. However much to their horror Noel Moorey won reelection as a third party candidate, making him the first to do so in Arkansas. Noel Moorey received 34 percent of the vote. Shortly after winning reelection he switched back to the Democratic Party.