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Cobb in 1936 waged an active campaign for governor of Arkansas as a Republican against Democrat Carl Edward Bailey. Cobb stressed that he had been born in Arkansas, whereas the [[Missouri]]-born Bailey was a "northern man." Bailey received 156,852 votes (85.4 percent) to Cobb's 26,875 ballots (14.6 percent).<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262931 AR Governor Race - Nov 03, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 10, 2021.</ref> Cobb recalled that after the election:<ref>Cobb, p. 62.</ref>
Cobb in 1936 waged an active campaign for governor of Arkansas as a Republican against Democrat Carl Edward Bailey. Cobb stressed that he had been born in Arkansas, whereas the [[Missouri]]-born Bailey was a "northern man." Bailey received 156,852 votes (85.4 percent) to Cobb's 26,875 ballots (14.6 percent).<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262931 AR Governor Race - Nov 03, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 10, 2021.</ref> Cobb recalled that after the election:<ref>Cobb, p. 62.</ref>
{{cquote|...many persons called and visited and complained that they thought a substantial number of votes for me had not been counted. This probably did happen, though to what extent no one can be sure. It also hurt the presidential campaign of my friend, Governor [[Alf Landon]] of [[Kansas]]. This reinforced my conviction that it was absolutely necessary for the rights of the minority party to be protected in elections through the appointment of precinct judges and clerks.}}
{{cquote|...many persons called and visited and complained that they thought a substantial number of votes for me had not been counted. This probably did happen, though to what extent no one can be sure. It also hurt the presidential campaign of my friend, Governor [[Alf Landon]] of [[Kansas]]. This reinforced my conviction that it was absolutely necessary for the rights of the minority party to be protected in elections through the appointment of precinct judges and clerks.}}
Following the death of Rep. William B. Cravens from the fourth congressional district, Cobb ran in the 1939 special election to fill the House seat. Out of eight candidates, he finished third place polling only 13% of the vote, as the late Cravens' son William F. Cravens finished first with a plurality of 33% and George R. Steel finished second with 17% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=373581 AR District 4 - Special Election Race - Sep 12, 1939]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 10, 2021.</ref>
In the late 1930s, Cobb formed the Cobb, Cazort, and Holt law firm in Little Rock, which was dissolved at the start of [[World War II]]. In 1942, Cobb joined the United States Army Air Corps, the forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], at the rank of first lieutenant. Cobb was promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]] and was a judge advocate at Berry Field in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and thereafter at Rosecrans Field in St. Joseph, Missouri. At Wright-Patterson Field in [[Dayton]], [[Ohio]], he worked on contracts to procure aircraft parts for the Army Air Corps.<ref name=bio/>
In the late 1930s, Cobb formed the Cobb, Cazort, and Holt law firm in Little Rock, which was dissolved at the start of [[World War II]]. In 1942, Cobb joined the United States Army Air Corps, the forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], at the rank of first lieutenant. Cobb was promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]] and was a judge advocate at Berry Field in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and thereafter at Rosecrans Field in St. Joseph, Missouri. At Wright-Patterson Field in [[Dayton]], [[Ohio]], he worked on contracts to procure aircraft parts for the Army Air Corps.<ref name=bio/>