2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

←  2006 November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) 2010  →
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Green Last election 3 1 0 Seats won 3 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 415,481 215,196 155,851 Percentage 52.8% 27.3% 19.8% Swing 7.1% 12.8% New
District results County results Democratic   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Republican   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Arkansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 presidential election.

No incumbent was opposed by a candidate from the other major party. The Green Party of Arkansas is the only opponent to the incumbent in most districts. This is the largest number of congressional candidates fielded by an Arkansas party other than the Democratic or Republican parties since the People's Party in 1894. ^[1] All incumbents were reelected.

As of 2024 ^[update] , this is the last election in which Democrats won both the House popular vote and the majority of congressional districts in Arkansas.^{[ citation needed ]}

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2008
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	415,481	52.78%	3	0
	Republican	215,196	27.34%	1	0
	Green	155,851	19.80%	0	0
	Independent	665	0.08%	0	0
Totals		787,193	100.0%	4	—

District 1

2008 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

←  2006 2010  →

Nominee Marion Berry (uncontested) Party Democratic

U.S. Representative before election Marion Berry Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Marion Berry Democratic

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

This district covers the northeast part of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Marion Berry (D) - Incumbent

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Marion Berry won unopposed. The Secretary of State of Arkansas did not report vote totals for the election. ^[2]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

District 2

2008 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

←  2006 2010  →

Nominee Vic Snyder Deb McFarland Party Democratic Green Popular vote 212,303 64,398 Percentage 76.5% 23.2%

County results Snyder:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Vic Snyder Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Vic Snyder Democratic

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

This district covers central Arkansas. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Vic Snyder (D) - Incumbent

Deb McFarland (Green)

Danial Suits (Write-in)

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2008 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vic Snyder (incumbent)	212,303	76.54
	Green	Deb McFarland	64,398	23.22
	Independent	Danial Suits (write-in)	665	0.24
Total votes			277,366	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3

2008 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

←  2006 2010  →

Nominee John Boozman Abel Tomlinson Party Republican Green Popular vote 215,196 58,850 Percentage 78.5% 21.5%

Results by county Boozman:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Boozman Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Boozman Republican

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

This district covers the northwest corner of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.

John Boozman (R) - Incumbent

Abel Noah Tomlinson (Green)

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7]	Safe R	November 6, 2008

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election, 2008 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (incumbent)	215,196	78.53
	Green	Abel Tomlinson	58,850	21.47
Total votes			274,046	100.00
	Republican hold

District 4

2008 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

←  2006 2010  →

Nominee Mike Ross Josh Drake Party Democratic Green Popular vote 203,178 32,603 Percentage 86.2% 13.8%

Results by county Ross:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Ross Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Ross Democratic

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

This district is roughly the southwest half of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Mike Ross (D) - Incumbent

Joshua Drake (Green)

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Arkansas's 4th congressional district election, 2008 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Ross (incumbent)	203,178	86.17
	Green	Joshua Drake	32,603	13.83
Total votes			235,781	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Ballot Access News, June 21, 2008: Arkansas Greens Nominate Record Number of Candidates". Ballot-access.org. June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
2. "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 01". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
3. "2008 Competitive House Race Chart". House: Race Ratings. The Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
4. "2008 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
5. "2008 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
6. "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
7. "Race Ratings Chart: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
8. "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 02". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
9. "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 03". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
10. "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 04". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

External links

• U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas at Project Vote Smart
• Arkansas U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions for Arkansas congressional races from OpenSecrets

Preceded by 2006 elections

United States House elections in Arkansas 2008

Succeeded by 2010 elections