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The2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. IncumbentDemocratic governorMike Beebe ran for re-election, and faced formerstate senatorJim Keet, whom he defeated in alandslide to win a second and final term as governor, despite the year being a Republican midterm wave year and Democratic senatorBlanche Lincoln beingunseated by a 21-point margin on the same ballot. Beebe’s re-election was also despite Republicans on the same ballot gaining the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Commissioner of State Lands.
Beebe's vote percentage and margin of victory was the highest of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the country in 2010. He was also the only Arkansas gubernatorial candidate to carry all 75 counties sinceDavid Pryor did so in 1976.
As of 2025, this alongside the concurrent Treasurer, State Auditor and Attorney General elections is the last time Democrats won any statewide election in Arkansas. This election was also the last time in which a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Arkansas. This is also the last time that Arkansas simultaneously voted for gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates of different political parties.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[1] | Safe D | October 14, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[2] | Safe D | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[3] | Likely D | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Likely D | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[5] | Safe D | October 28, 2010 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Mike Beebe (D) | Jim Keet (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[6] | October 28, 2010 | 60% | 38% |
| CNN/Time Magazine[7] | October 15–19, 2010 | 62% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports[8] | September 30, 2010 | 51% | 41% |
| Mason-Dixon[9] | September 12–14, 2010 | 54% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports[10] | August 18, 2010 | 53% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports[11] | July 20, 2010 | 50% | 40% |
| Ipsos/Reuters[12] | July 16–18, 2010 | 57% | 35% |
| Talk Business[13] | July 17, 2010 | 50% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports[14] | June 15, 2010 | 57% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports[15] | May 19, 2010 | 53% | 38% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Beebe (incumbent) | 503,336 | 64.42% | +8.81% | |
| Republican | Jim Keet | 262,784 | 33.63% | −7.03% | |
| Green | Jim Lendall | 14,513 | 1.86% | +0.21% | |
| Write-in | 700 | 0.09% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 781,333 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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