2010 Arkansas elections

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Arkansas's 2010 general elections were held November 2, 2010. Primaries were held May 18, 2010 and runoffs, if necessary, were held November 23, 2010. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys, and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.

Federal

United States Senate

Main article: United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2010
See also: United States Senate elections, 2010

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for re-election against Republican John Boozman. Arkansas had previously only elected one Republican senator since the Reconstruction, who was defeated after his first term in 2002 by Mark Pryor. Lincoln faced Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter and narrowly won the primary contest.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17. As no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was held on June 8, with early voting from June 1–7.[1]

Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) 146,579 44.5
Democratic Bill Halter 140,081 42.5
Democratic D.C. Morrison 42,695 13.0
Total votes 329,355 100
Lincoln counties in blue, Halter counties in green.
Democratic primary runoff results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) 134,758 52.0
Democratic Bill Halter 124,405 48.0
Total votes 259,163 100

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17.

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Boozman 75,010 52.7
Republican Jim Holt 24,826 17.5
Republican Gilbert Baker 16,540 11.6
Republican Conrad Reynolds 7,128 5.0
Republican Curtis Coleman 6,928 4.9
Republican Kim Hendren 5,551 3.9
Republican Randy Alexander 4,389 3.1
Republican Fred Ramey 1,888 1.3
Total votes 142,260 100

United States Senate election results

Lincoln counties in blue, Boozman counties in red.
United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2010[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Boozman 451,617 57.90% +13.83%
Democratic Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) 288,156 36.95% −18.95%
Libertarian Trevor Drown 25,234 3.24% +3.24%
Green John Gray 14,430 1.85% +1.85%
Majority 163,461 20.95%
Turnout 779,437 37.5%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

United States House

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

All four of Arkansas's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Only one of the four incumbents sought re-election, Democrat Mike Ross of District 4.

Results U.S. Congress District 01

Crawford counties in red, Causey counties in blue.

This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Marion Berry chose to retire. Berry was always reelected in this district by a wide margin since his first reelection campaign in 1998, and was unopposed in 2008. The district is very Republican (giving only 38% to Obama) on a national level despite a long history of electing Democrats to local and state level offices.

U.S. Congress District 01 election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford 93,224 51.79
Democratic Chad Causey 78,267 43.48
Green Ken Adler 8,320 4.62
Write-ins 205 0.11
Total votes 180,016 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Results U.S. Congress District 02

Results by county Griffin
  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
Elliott
  40-49%

This district was represented by seven term Democrat Vic Snyder who was unchallenged in 2008 and received 70% of the vote. Snyder announced that he would retire in 2010, reportedly after polls showed him trailing Republican Tim Griffin.[18]

U.S. Congress District 02 election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Griffin 122,091 57.90
Democratic Joyce Elliott 80,687 38.27
Independent Lance Levi 4,421 2.10
Green Lewis Kennedy 3,599 1.71
Write-ins 54 0.03
Total votes 210,852 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Results U.S. Congress District 03

Womack counties in red, Whitaker counties in blue.

This district was represented by Republican John Boozman. Boozman ran for the U.S. Senate, against Blanche Lincoln.[20] The district (comprising the northwest part of the state) has been held by the GOP since 1966.

U.S. Congress District 03 election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack 148,581 72.44
Democratic David Whitaker 56,542 27.56
Total votes 205,123 100
Republican hold

Results U.S. Congress District 04

Ross counties in blue, Rankin counties in red.
U.S. Congress District 04 election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Ross (incumbent) 102,479 57.53
Republican Beth Anne Rankin 71,526 40.15
Green Josh Drake 4,129 2.32
Total votes 178,134 100
Democratic hold

State

Constitutional Officers

Governor

Main article: Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010
See also: United States gubernatorial elections, 2010
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Republican Party
Green Party
Write-in
  • Billy Roper, Tea Party write-in candidate controversial for wanting an end to non-whites in the country and founder of the group White Revolution.
Results

Incumbent Mike Beebe won every county in Arkansas with between 52.10% and 85.44% of the votes.[24]

Gubernatorial election[16][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Beebe (incumbent) 503,336 64.4 +9.1
Republican Jim Keet 262,783 33.6 −7.4
Green Jim Lendall 14,513 1.9 + 0.2
Write-ins 700 0.1 0
Turnout 781,332 37.57%
Democratic hold Swing +9.1

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter ran for Senate and did not seek re-election as Lieutenant Governor.

Results by county:
  Darr
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Broadway
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Lieutenant gubernatorial election[16][26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Darr 386,693 51.05%
Democratic Shane Broadway 369,538 48.95%
Turnout 756,231 36.36%
Republican gain from Democratic

Secretary of State

Democratic incumbent Charlie Daniels was term-limited and instead he ran for State Auditor.

Results by county:
  Martin
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  O'Brien
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Secretary of State election[16][27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin 392,468 51.33%
Democratic Pat O'Brien 372,123 48.67%
Turnout 766,493 36.86%
Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney general

Results by county McDaniel
  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
  80-89%

Incumbent Dustin McDaniel won every county in Arkansas with between 59.71% and 88.28% of the votes.[24]

Attorney general election[16][27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dustin McDaniel (incumbent) 525,940 72.76
Green Rebekah Kennedy 193,658 26.79
Write-ins Marc Rosson 1,902 0
Turnout 721,500 34.69
Democratic hold

Treasurer

Results by county Shoffner
  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
  80-89%

Incumbent Martha Shoffner won every county in Arkansas with between 53.43% and 87.67% of the votes.[24]

Treasurer election[16][28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martha Shoffner (incumbent) 479,701 67.54
Green Bobby Tullis 230,594 32.46
Turnout 710,295 34.15
Democratic hold

Auditor of State

Results by county Daniels
  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
  80-89%

Democratic incumbent Jim Wood was term-limited. Charlie Daniels won every county in Arkansas with between 58.52% and 88.51% of the votes.[24]

Auditor of State election[16][29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Daniels 506,606 70.65
Green Mary Hughes-Willis 210,476 29.35
Turnout 717,082 34.48
Democratic hold

Commissioner of State Lands

Thurston counties in red, Bryant counties in blue.

Democratic incumbent Commissioner Mark Wilcox was term-limited.

Commissioner of State Lands election[16][30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John M. Thurston 396,263 52.68
Democratic LJ Bryant 355,996 47.32
Turnout 752,259 36.17
Republican gain from Democratic

General Assembly

State Senate

Half of the 35 members of the Arkansas Senate were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.

Ballot measures

Three statewide ballot questions have been certified:
1. Right to hunt, fish and trap wildlife
2. Establish criteria before authorizing the issuance of bonds
3. Lower the threshold for issuing state bonds to attract major industries

Results

Amendment 1[31] Amendment 2[32] Amendment 3[33]
Votes % Votes % Votes %
For 612,495 82.78% 448,711 64.20% 431,724 62.35 %
Against 127,444 17.22% 250,167 35.80% 260,735 37.65%
Approved Approved Approved

Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

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