On election day, 2 November 1920,
Democratic nominee
Thomas Chipman McRae won the election by a margin of 77,287 votes against his foremost opponent
Republican nominee
Wallace Townsend, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. McRae was sworn in as the 26th Governor of
Arkansas on 12 January 1921.[3]
^"Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Derek Allen Clements, The Central Arkansas Library System - EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2023.