Hattie and Huey: A Re-examination of the Arkansas Senatorial Primary of 1932

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  • Gary H. Brooks

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1982.3.0.1-19

Abstract

The election of Hattie Caraway to the United States Senate in 1931 stands as one of the more remarkable events in Arkansas electoral history. The dominant view of the election credits her victory to the active intervention of Senator Huey P. Long and his extraordinary whirlwind speaking tour of Arkansas on behalf of Mrs. Caraway. Utilizing multiple regression techniques, this paper derives estimates of the impact of Long's campaign on the outcome of the 1932 primary and concludes that Mrs. Caraway would have won a narrow victory without the active support of Long.

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1983-01-01

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