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'''Kelly Bryant''' (August 28, 1908 &ndash; October 30, 1975)<ref>"Secretary of State Dies,” Blytheville (Arkansas) Courier, October 31, 1975.</ref> served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] secretary of state of  [[Arkansas]] from 1963 until his death in office nearly thirteen years later. He was one of three statewide [[politician]]s from Hope in Hempstead County in southern Arkansas. The others are former [[Governor]] and [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]] and former Governor and unsuccessful 2008 presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]].​

'''Kelly Bryant''' (August 28, 1908 &ndash; October 30, 1975)<ref>"Secretary of State Dies,” Blytheville (Arkansas) Courier,'' October 31, 1975.</ref> served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] secretary of state of  [[Arkansas]] from 1963 until his death in office nearly thirteen years later. He was one of three statewide [[politician]]s from Hope in Hempstead County in southern Arkansas. The others are former [[Governor]] and [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]] and former Governor and unsuccessful 2008 presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]].​

==Background==

==Background==

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A native of Shawnee, [[Oklahoma]], Bryant was reared in Hope. A [[journalist]], he was from 1939 to 1951 the editor and publisher of the daily ''Hope Journal'' (now ''The Hope Star''). He served as the publisher of ''The Arkansas Almanac.'' He was the field secretary for the Arkansas Sheriffs Association, in which capacity he edited the official magazine of that organization. When he ran for office, he therefore had a fervent base of support with sheriffs. He was a member of the Arkansas Press Association and was the state printing clerk while also an employee of the state auditor.<ref name=bio/>

A native of Shawnee, [[Oklahoma]], Bryant was reared in Hope. A graduate of the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville, he became a [[journalist]]. From 1939 to 1951, he was the editor and publisher of a daily [[newspaper]], ''The Hope Journal'' (since ''The Hope Star''). He served as the publisher of ''The Arkansas Almanac.'' He was the field secretary for the Arkansas Sheriffs Association, in which capacity he edited the official magazine of that organization. When he ran for office, he therefore had a fervent base of support with sheriffs. He was a member of the Arkansas Press Association and was the state printing clerk while also an employee of the state auditor.<ref name=bio/>

==Defeating four Republicans==

==Defeating four Republicans==