Arkansas State Profile
Election Schedule
No known election dates.
Election Vitals
Governor:Mike Beebe (D) re-election 2014
Senator:Mark Pryor (D) re-election 2014
Senator:John Boozman (R) re-election 2016
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 65.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 34.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 47.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 48.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 38.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 60.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 42.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 56.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 53.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 35.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 53.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 36.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 45.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 51.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 44.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 54.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 38.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 58.7% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Hutchinson | Republican | 445,942 | 52.7% |
| Winston Bryant | Democratic | 400,241 | 47.3% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Winston Bryant | Democratic | 129,328 | 40.0% |
| Lu Hardin | Democratic | 71,889 | 22.2% |
| Bill Bristow | Democratic | 58,093 | 18.0% |
| Sandy McMath | Democratic | 42,303 | 13.1% |
| Kevin Smith | Democratic | 21,774 | 6.7% |
| 1996 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Winston Bryant | Democratic | 121,268 | 53.6% |
| Lu Hardin | Democratic | 104,994 | 46.4% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Huckabee | Republican | 421,989 | 59.8% |
| Bill Bristow | Democratic | 272,923 | 38.7% |
| Keith Carle | Reform | 11,099 | 1.6% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Huckabee | Republican | 51,627 | 90.2% |
| Gene McVay | Republican | 5,581 | 9.8% |
| 1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 385,878 | 55.1% |
| Fay Boozman | Republican | 295,870 | 42.2% |
| Charley Heffley | Reform | 18,896 | 2.7% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 145,009 | 45.5% |
| Winston Bryant | Democratic | 87,183 | 27.3% |
| Scott Ferguson | Democratic | 44,761 | 14.0% |
| Nate Coulter | Democratic | 41,848 | 13.1% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Fay Boozman | Republican | 42,621 | 77.8% |
| Tom Prince | Republican | 12,156 | 22.2% |
| 1998 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 134,203 | 62.4% |
| Winston Bryant | Democratic | 80,889 | 37.6% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Huckabee | Republican | 427,082 | 53.0% |
| Jimmie Fisher | Democratic | 378,250 | 47.0% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jimmie Fisher | Democratic | 176,126 | 63.1% |
| Joe Holmes | Democratic | 77,516 | 27.8% |
| Jim Billie | Democratic | 25,455 | 9.1% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Huckabee | Republican | 78,803 | 85.4% |
| Doyle Cannady | Republican | 13,434 | 14.6% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Pryor | Democratic | 433,306 | 53.9% |
| Tim Hutchinson | Republican | 370,653 | 46.1% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Hutchinson | Republican | 71,576 | 77.7% |
| Jim Duggar | Republican | 20,546 | 22.3% |
| 2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 580,973 | 55.9% |
| Jim Holt | Republican | 458,036 | 44.1% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 231,037 | 83.1% |
| Lisa Burks | Democratic | 47,010 | 16.9% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Holt | Republican | 37,254 | 68.9% |
| Andy Lee | Republican | 10,709 | 19.8% |
| Rosemarie Clampitt | Republican | 6,078 | 11.2% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Beebe | Democratic | 430,765 | 55.6% |
| Asa Hutchinson | Republican | 315,040 | 40.7% |
| Rod Bryan | Independent | 15,767 | 2.0% |
| Jim Lendall | Green | 12,774 | 1.6% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Pryor | Democratic | 804,678 | 79.5% |
| Rebekah Kennedy | Green | 207,076 | 20.5% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Beebe | Democratic | 503,336 | 64.5% |
| Jim Keet | Republican | 262,784 | 33.7% |
| Jim Lendall | Green | 14,513 | 1.9% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Boozman | Republican | 451,618 | 57.9% |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 288,156 | 37.0% |
| Trevor Drown | Independent | 25,234 | 3.2% |
| John Gray | Green | 14,430 | 1.9% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 146,579 | 44.5% |
| Bill Halter | Democratic | 140,081 | 42.5% |
| D. C. Morrison | Democratic | 42,695 | 13.0% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Boozman | Republican | 75,010 | 52.7% |
| Jim Holt | Republican | 24,826 | 17.5% |
| Gilbert Baker | Republican | 16,540 | 11.6% |
| Conrad Reynolds | Republican | 7,128 | 5.0% |
| Curtis Coleman | Republican | 6,928 | 4.9% |
| Kim Hendren | Republican | 5,551 | 3.9% |
| Randy Alexander | Republican | 4,389 | 3.1% |
| Fred Ramey | Republican | 1,888 | 1.3% |
| 2010 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 134,756 | 52.0% |
| Bill Halter | Democratic | 124,405 | 48.0% |
State Demographics
| Population | 2,921,606 |
| Percentage White | 76.8% |
| Percentage Black | 15.4% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Percentage Asian | 1.2% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.0% |
| Percentage Other Race | 3.4% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 6.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 74.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 15.3% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 6.9% |
| Median Household Income | $38,307 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 35.8% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 18.8% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 51.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 44.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 39.9% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.1% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 14.4% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 42.7% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 19.7% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 30.9% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 24.0% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 16.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.1% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 48.4% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 17.7% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.1% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
