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Elections in Arkansas |
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The 1990 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator David Pryor won re-election uncontested. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Pryor (incumbent) | 493,910 | 99.83% | |
Independent | Betty White (write-in) | 825 | 0.17% | |
Majority | 493,085 | 99.83% | ||
Turnout | 494,735 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
Mark Lunsford Pryor is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He previously served as Attorney General of Arkansas from 1999 to 2003 and in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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