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==Defeating four Republicans==
==Defeating four Republicans==
Bryant was elected to seven two-year terms as secretary of state, Arkansas' principal record-keeping agency, which processes election returns. Usually the office attracts little attention from the public or the [[media]].
Bryant was elected to seven two-year terms as secretary of state, Arkansas' principal record-keeping agency, which processes election returns. Usually the office attracts little attention from the public or the [[media]].
In 1964, when [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and Governor [[Orval E. Faubus]] were elected, Bryant defeated the little-known [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger, Charles R. Watson of Arkadelphia in Clark County in south Arkansas. Bryant received 389,295 votes (73.1 percent) to Watson's 143,263 (26.9 percent). Watson won only in often Republican-leaning Searcy County in the northwestern portion of the state.
In 1964, when [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and Governor [[Orval E. Faubus]] were elected, Bryant defeated the little-known [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger, Charles R. Watson of Arkadelphia in Clark County in south Arkansas. Bryant received 389,295 votes (73.1 percent) to Watson's 143,263 (26.9 percent). Watson won only in often Republican-leaning Searcy County in the northwestern portion of the state.
In 1968, Bryant faced a stronger Republican candidate in [[Lynn A. Davis]], who ran on the [[Winthrop Rockefeller]] ticket. Though Rockefeller narrowly won his second term, the Democrat Bryant defeated Davis, who would later be the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas and had been Rockefeller's choice to head the Arkansas state police. The Arkansas State Senate, however, refused to confirm Davis' appointment based on residency requirements. Bryant received 320,203 votes (54.7 percent) to Davis' 265,510 (45.3 percent). Davis won thirteen of the state's seventy-five counties.
In 1968, Bryant faced a stronger Republican candidate in [[Lynn A. Davis]], who ran on the [[Winthrop Rockefeller]] ticket. Though Rockefeller narrowly won his second term, the Democrat Bryant defeated Davis, who would later be the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas and had been Rockefeller's choice to head the Arkansas state police. The Arkansas State Senate, however, refused to confirm Davis' appointment based on residency requirements. Bryant received 320,203 votes (54.7 percent) to Davis' 265,510 (45.3 percent). Davis won thirteen of the state's seventy-five counties.