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Arkansas's 2010 generalelections 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 35state senate seats, all 100house 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 fourSupreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.
IncumbentDemocratic U.S. SenatorBlanche Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for re-election against RepublicanJohn Boozman. Arkansas had previously only elected one Republican senator since theReconstruction, who was defeated after his first term in 2002 byMark Pryor. Lincoln facedLieutenant GovernorBill Halter and narrowly won the primary contest.
The Democratic primary was held on May 18, 2010, withearly voting from May 3–17. As no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, arunoff election was held on June 8, with early voting from June 1–7.[1]
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) | 134,758 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Bill Halter | 124,405 | 48.0 | |
| Total votes | 259,163 | 100 | ||
The Republican primary was held on May 18, 2010, withearly voting from May 3–17.
| 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 | ||
| 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% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | ||||
All four of Arkansas's seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Only one of the four incumbents sought re-election, DemocratMike Ross ofDistrict 4.
This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbentMarion 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.
| 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 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
This district was represented by seven term DemocratVic 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 RepublicanTim Griffin.[18]
| 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 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
This district was represented by RepublicanJohn 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Womack | 148,581 | 72.44 | |
| Democratic | David Whitaker | 56,542 | 27.56 | |
| Total votes | 205,123 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent Mike Beebe won every county in Arkansas with between 52.10% and 85.44% of the votes.[24]
| 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% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | +9.1 | |||
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 County results Darr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Broadway: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Lieutenant GovernorBill Halter ran forSenate and did not seek re-election as Lieutenant Governor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Darr | 386,693 | 51.05% | |
| Democratic | Shane Broadway | 369,538 | 48.95% | |
| Turnout | 756,231 | 36.36% | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
Democratic incumbentCharlie Daniels was term-limited and instead he ran for State Auditor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Martin | 392,468 | 51.33% | |
| Democratic | Pat O'Brien | 372,123 | 48.67% | |
| Turnout | 766,493 | 36.86% | ||
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 County results McDaniel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Dustin McDaniel won every county in Arkansas with between 59.71% and 88.28% of the votes.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dustin McDaniel (incumbent) | 525,940 | 72.76 | |
| Green | Rebekah Kennedy | 193,658 | 26.79 | |
| Write-ins | Marc Rosson | 1,902 | 0.44 | |
| Turnout | 721,500 | 34.69 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent Martha Shoffner won every county in Arkansas with between 53.43% and 87.67% of the votes.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Shoffner (incumbent) | 479,701 | 67.54 | |
| Green | Bobby Tullis | 230,594 | 32.46 | |
| Turnout | 710,295 | 34.15 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Democratic incumbentJim Wood was term-limited.Charlie Daniels won every county in Arkansas with between 58.52% and 88.51% of the votes.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charlie Daniels | 506,606 | 70.65 | |
| Green | Mary Hughes-Willis | 210,476 | 29.35 | |
| Turnout | 717,082 | 34.48 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Democratic incumbent CommissionerMark Wilcox was term-limited.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John M. Thurston | 396,263 | 52.68 | |
| Democratic | LJ Bryant | 355,996 | 47.32 | |
| Turnout | 752,259 | 36.17 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
Half of the 35 members of theArkansas Senate were up for election in 2010.
All 100 seats in theArkansas House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
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
| Amendment 1[31] | Amendment 2[32] | Amendment 3[33] | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.
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