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==Background==

==Background==

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A native of Shawnee in Pottawatomie County in central [[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.'' 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 magazine of that organization. When he ran for office, Bryant 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 in Pottawatomie County in central [[Oklahoma]], Bryant was reared in Hope. A graduate in business administration of the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville, Bryant became a [[journalist]]. From 1939 to 1951, he was the editor and publisher of a former daily [[newspaper]], ''The Hope Journal.'' 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 magazine of that organization. When he ran for office, Bryant therefore had a fervent base of support with sheriffs in all seventy-five Arkansas counties. 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==