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The1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election was conducted on November 4, 1986, to elect theGovernor of Arkansas.
Incumbent Democratic GovernorBill Clinton stood for re-election. He had been elected in 1982 and re-elected in 1984, and sought a third consecutive term and fourth overall (Clinton had been first elected in 1978). His opponent was former Republican GovernorFrank D. White, who was seeking to return to the office he had defeated Clinton for in the 1980 election.
Clinton had defeated former GovernorOrval Faubus for the Democratic nomination, while White defeated former Lieutenant GovernorMaurice Britt in the Republican primary.
This was the first gubernatorial election following the enactment of a constitutional amendment in 1984, that increased the office's term from two years to four years.[1]
Clinton won the Democratic primary with 60.58% of the vote against Orval Faubus with 33.5% and W. Dean Goldsby with 5.92%.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 315,397 | 60.58% |
| Orval Faubus | 174,402 | 33.50% |
| W. Dean Goldsby | 30,829 | 5.92% |
| Total votes | 520,628 | 100% |
| County | Clinton | Faubus | Goldsby | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 62.78% | 32.75% | 4.48% | 30.03% |
| Ashley | 60.74% | 34.34% | 4.92% | 26.40% |
| Baxter | 67.69% | 26.81% | 5.50% | 40.88% |
| Benton | 75.39% | 19.78% | 4.83% | 55.61% |
| Boone | 44.17% | 51.40% | 4.43% | 7.23% |
| Bradley | 61.20% | 34.77% | 4.03% | 26.43% |
| Calhoun | 55.29% | 38.91% | 5.80% | 16.38% |
| Carroll | 47.15% | 48.45% | 4.40% | 1.30% |
| Chicot | 76.06% | 18.67% | 5.27% | 57.39% |
| Clark | 65.48% | 29.30% | 5.23% | 36.18% |
| Clay | 57.86% | 34.30% | 7.85% | 23.56% |
| Cleburne | 48.63% | 46.07% | 5.31% | 2.56% |
| Cleveland | 42.46% | 53.89% | 3.66% | 11.43% |
| Columbia | 56.11% | 34.80% | 9.09% | 21.31% |
| Conway | 55.28% | 38.60% | 6.12% | 16.68% |
| Craighead | 63.29% | 28.74% | 7.98% | 34.55% |
| Crawford | 54.02% | 35.77% | 10.21% | 18.25% |
| Crittenden | 75.60% | 17.23% | 7.17% | 58.37% |
| Cross | 64.93% | 27.63% | 7.44% | 37.30% |
| Dallas | 56.82% | 38.68% | 4.51% | 18.14% |
| Desha | 70.94% | 24.93% | 4.14% | 46.01% |
| Drew | 63.46% | 33.31% | 3.23% | 30.15% |
| Faulkner | 52.91% | 39.19% | 7.90% | 13.72% |
| Franklin | 42.59% | 51.60% | 5.81% | 9.01% |
| Fulton | 54.64% | 33.50% | 11.86% | 21.14% |
| Garland | 62.74% | 32.77% | 4.49% | 29.97% |
| Grant | 46.86% | 49.12% | 4.01% | 2.26% |
| Greene | 62.83% | 27.55% | 9.62% | 35.28% |
| Hempstead | 60.85% | 32.40% | 6.75% | 28.45% |
| Hot Spring | 54.25% | 40.77% | 4.97% | 13.48% |
| Howard | 56.17% | 38.43% | 5.40% | 17.74% |
| Independence | 46.57% | 47.75% | 5.68% | 1.18% |
| Izard | 55.58% | 37.12% | 7.30% | 18.46% |
| Jackson | 58.65% | 36.35% | 5.00% | 22.30% |
| Jefferson | 68.76% | 26.15% | 5.09% | 42.61% |
| Johnson | 52.07% | 41.72% | 6.21% | 10.35% |
| Lafayette | 63.22% | 31.63% | 5.15% | 31.59% |
| Lawrence | 53.10% | 37.18% | 9.72% | 15.92% |
| Lee | 69.24% | 24.73% | 6.03% | 44.51% |
| Lincoln | 61.52% | 35.50% | 2.98% | 26.02% |
| Little River | 66.37% | 26.16% | 7.47% | 40.21% |
| Logan | 47.27% | 43.27% | 9.46% | 4.00% |
| Lonoke | 56.56% | 39.24% | 4.20% | 17.32% |
| Madison | 23.43% | 74.31% | 2.25% | 50.88% |
| Marion | 53.87% | 37.94% | 8.18% | 15.93% |
| Miller | 65.18% | 28.97% | 5.85% | 36.21% |
| Mississippi | 69.25% | 23.85% | 6.90% | 45.40% |
| Monroe | 61.58% | 34.79% | 3.63% | 26.79% |
| Montgomery | 51.68% | 42.44% | 5.88% | 9.24% |
| Nevada | 55.69% | 36.62% | 7.70% | 19.07% |
| Newton | No results | |||
| Ouachita | 64.69% | 29.97% | 5.34% | 34.72% |
| Perry | 50.26% | 44.43% | 5.31% | 5.83% |
| Phillips | 66.54% | 22.10% | 11.36% | 44.44% |
| Pike | 51.71% | 41.37% | 6.92% | 10.34% |
| Poinsett | 62.91% | 30.14% | 6.95% | 32.77% |
| Polk | 60.41% | 31.39% | 8.20% | 29.02% |
| Pope | 50.57% | 44.10% | 5.33% | 6.47% |
| Prairie | 47.61% | 48.05% | 4.34% | 0.44% |
| Pulaski | 70.79% | 25.78% | 3.43% | 45.01% |
| Randolph | 57.75% | 33.35% | 8.90% | 24.40% |
| St. Francis | 67.02% | 27.28% | 5.70% | 39.74% |
| Saline | 59.03% | 36.40% | 4.58% | 22.63% |
| Scott | 52.51% | 33.35% | 14.14% | 19.16% |
| Searcy | 54.95% | 41.55% | 3.50% | 13.40% |
| Sebastian | 60.36% | 32.63% | 7.02% | 27.73% |
| Sevier | 62.53% | 32.11% | 5.36% | 30.42% |
| Sharp | 57.75% | 34.64% | 7.61% | 23.11% |
| Stone | 42.86% | 51.10% | 6.03% | 8.24% |
| Union | 61.78% | 30.84% | 7.39% | 30.94% |
| Van Buren | 49.09% | 45.31% | 5.60% | 3.78% |
| Washington | 68.29% | 26.80% | 4.91% | 41.49% |
| White | 56.88% | 38.51% | 4.61% | 18.37% |
| Woodruff | 72.90% | 23.68% | 3.42% | 49.22% |
| Yell | 47.35% | 45.62% | 7.03% | 1.73% |
Clinton won the election with almost 64% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 439,802 | 63.90% | +1.35% | |
| Republican | Frank D. White | 248,427 | 36.10% | −1.35% | |
| Total votes | 688,229 | 100.00 | |||
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