Claim: During the 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election Carl E. Bailey won more votes than Homer Martin Adkins.
Evidence: Incumbent Democratic Governor Carl E. Bailey was defeated in the Democratic primary. Democratic Homer Martin Adkins 142,247 55.93 Democratic Carl E. Bailey 110,613 43.49 Democratic Frank Witte 828 0.33 Democratic J. Rosser Venable 653 0.26