2010 Arkansas elections

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2010 Arkansas elections
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Arkansas's 2010 general elections 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 35 state senate seats, all 100 house 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 four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.

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Federal

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for re-election against Republican John Boozman. Arkansas had previously only elected one Republican senator since the Reconstruction, who was defeated after his first term in 2002 by Mark Pryor. Lincoln faced Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter and narrowly won the primary contest.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17. As no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was held on June 8, with early voting from June 1–7. [1]

Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) 146,579 44.5
Democratic Bill Halter 140,081 42.5
Democratic D.C. Morrison42,69513.0
Total votes329,355 100
Lincoln counties in blue, Halter counties in green. 2010 United States Senate Democratic primary runoff in Arkansas results map by county.svg
Lincoln counties in blue, Halter counties in green.
Democratic primary runoff results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) 134,758 52.0
Democratic Bill Halter124,40548.0
Total votes259,163 100

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17.

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Boozman 75,010 52.7
Republican Jim Holt24,82617.5
Republican Gilbert Baker16,54011.6
Republican Conrad Reynolds7,1285.0
Republican Curtis Coleman6,9284.9
Republican Kim Hendren5,5513.9
Republican Randy Alexander4,3893.1
Republican Fred Ramey1,8881.3
Total votes142,260 100

United States Senate election results

Lincoln counties in blue, Boozman counties in red. 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg
Lincoln counties in blue, Boozman counties in red.
United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2010 [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Boozman 451,617 57.90% +13.83%
Democratic Blanche Lincoln (incumbent)288,15636.95%−18.95%
Libertarian Trevor Drown25,2343.24%+3.24%
Green John Gray14,4301.85%+1.85%
Majority 163,46120.95%
Turnout 779,43737.5%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

United States House

All four of Arkansas's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Only one of the four incumbents sought re-election, Democrat Mike Ross of District 4.

Results U.S. Congress District 01

Crawford counties in red, Causey counties in blue. AR-1 2010 Election Results by County.svg
Crawford counties in red, Causey counties in blue.

This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Marion 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.

U.S. Congress District 01 election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Crawford 93,224 51.79
Democratic Chad Causey78,26743.48
Green Ken Adler8,3204.62
Write-ins2050.11
Total votes180,016 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Results U.S. Congress District 02

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Results by county Griffin
  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
Elliott
  40-49%

This district was represented by seven term Democrat Vic 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 Republican Tim Griffin. [18]

U.S. Congress District 02 election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Griffin 122,091 57.90
Democratic Joyce Elliott 80,68738.27
IndependentLance Levi4,4212.10
Green Lewis Kennedy3,5991.71
Write-ins540.03
Total votes210,852 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Results U.S. Congress District 03

Womack counties in red, Whitaker counties in blue. AR-3 2010 Election Results by County.svg
Womack counties in red, Whitaker counties in blue.

This district was represented by Republican John 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.

U.S. Congress District 03 election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Womack 148,581 72.44
Democratic David Whitaker56,54227.56
Total votes205,123 100
Republican hold

Results U.S. Congress District 04

Ross counties in blue, Rankin counties in red. AR-4 2010 Election Results by County.svg
Ross counties in blue, Rankin counties in red.
U.S. Congress District 04 election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Ross (incumbent) 102,479 57.53
Republican Beth Anne Rankin71,52640.15
Green Josh Drake4,1292.32
Total votes178,134 100
Democratic hold

Governor

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

Write-in

Results

Incumbent Mike Beebe won every county in Arkansas with between 52.10% and 85.44% of the votes. [24]

Gubernatorial election [16] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mike Beebe (incumbent) 503,336 64.4 +9.1
Republican Jim Keet 262,78333.6−7.4
Green Jim Lendall 14,5131.9+ 0.2
Write-ins7000.10
Turnout 781,33237.57%
Democratic hold Swing +9.1

Lieutenant governor

2010 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  3x4.svg Shane Broadway ASU System (cropped).jpg
Nominee Mark Darr Shane Broadway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote386,693369,538
Percentage51.1%48.9%
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County results
Darr:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Broadway:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Bill Halter
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Mark Darr
Republican

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter ran for Senate and did not seek re-election as Lieutenant Governor.

Lieutenant gubernatorial election [16] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Darr 386,693 51.05%
Democratic Shane Broadway 369,53848.95%
Turnout 756,23136.36%
Republican gain from Democratic

Secretary of State

Democratic incumbent Charlie Daniels was term-limited and instead he ran for State Auditor.

Results by county: Martin 50-60% 60-70% O'Brien 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 2010 Arkansas Secretary of State election.svg
Results by county:
  Martin
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  O'Brien
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Secretary of State election [16] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Martin 392,468 51.33%
Democratic Pat O'Brien372,12348.67%
Turnout 766,49336.86%
Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney general

2010 Arkansas Attorney General election
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Nominee Dustin McDaniel Rebekah Kennedy
Party Democratic Green
Popular vote525,940193,658
Percentage72.7%26.7%
Arkansas Attorney General election, 2010 results by county.svg
County results
McDaniel:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Attorney General before election

Dustin McDaniel
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Dustin McDaniel
Democratic

Incumbent Dustin McDaniel won every county in Arkansas with between 59.71% and 88.28% of the votes. [24]

Attorney general election [16] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dustin McDaniel (incumbent) 525,940 72.76
Green Rebekah Kennedy 193,65826.79
Write-insMarc Rosson1,9020.44
Turnout 721,50034.69
Democratic hold

Treasurer

Results by county: Shoffner 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Arkansas State Treasurer election, 2010 results by county.svg
Results by county:
  Shoffner
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Incumbent Martha Shoffner won every county in Arkansas with between 53.43% and 87.67% of the votes. [24]

Treasurer election [16] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Shoffner (incumbent) 479,701 67.54
Green Bobby Tullis230,59432.46
Turnout 710,29534.15
Democratic hold

Auditor of State

Results by county: Daniels 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Arkansas State Auditor election, 2010 results by county.svg
Results by county:
  Daniels
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Democratic incumbent Jim Wood was term-limited. Charlie Daniels won every county in Arkansas with between 58.52% and 88.51% of the votes. [24]

Auditor of State election [16] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Daniels 506,606 70.65
Green Mary Hughes-Willis210,47629.35
Turnout 717,08234.48
Democratic hold

Commissioner of State Lands

Results by county: Thurston 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Bryant 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 2010 Arkansas commissioner of state lands election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Thurston
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Bryant
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Democratic incumbent Commissioner Mark Wilcox was term-limited.

Commissioner of State Lands election [16] [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John M. Thurston 396,263 52.68
Democratic LJ Bryant355,99647.32
Turnout 752,25936.17
Republican gain from Democratic

General Assembly

State Senate

Half of the 35 members of the Arkansas Senate were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.

Ballot measures

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

Results

Amendment 1 [31] Amendment 2 [32] Amendment 3 [33]
Votes%Votes%Votes%
For612,49582.78%448,71164.20%431,72462.35 %
Against127,44417.22%250,16735.80%260,73537.65%
ApprovedApprovedApproved

Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Election Dates and Deadlines". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ "CNN Political Ticker - All politics, all the time - CNN.com Blogs". CNN . Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Vice President in Little Rock to Support Senator Lincoln". KATV. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas Democratic Runoff Results". Politico . June 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Springdale Republican is 9th candidate for party's nomination to challenge Dem. Sen. Lincoln". WREG-TV. January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Stewart, Martina (September 1, 2009). "Former Arkansas GOP chair announces Senate bid". CNN. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  8. ↑ Kraushaar, Josh (January 29, 2010). "Boozman running against Lincoln". Politico . Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  9. ↑ Barr, Andy (June 15, 2009). "Tea party leader to run for Senate". Politico . Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Kim Hendren Announces Run for U.S. Senate". KFSM-TV. April 20, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  11. ↑ Lyon, John (January 14, 2010). "Holt announces U.S. Senate campaign". Arkansas News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Ramey Joins GOP Field for U.S. Senate". KATV. June 23, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.[ dead link ]
  13. ↑ "'Joe the Plumber' appears with Reynolds". WXVT. January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "United States Elections Project". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  17. 1 2 "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  18. ↑ Kraushaar, Josh (January 15, 2010). "Vic Snyder retiring". Politico .
  19. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  20. ↑ Stovall, Zack (March 29, 2009). "Republican Boozman on the outside looking in". Arkansas News Bureau. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  22. ↑ Terrebone, Amanda. "Jim Keet announces run for governor". KTHV . Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Ballot Access News » Blog Archive » Arkansas Green Party Nominates Jim Lendall for Governor". Ballot-access.org. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  24. 1 2 3 4 Arkansas Secretary of State: Vote Naturally [ usurped ]
  25. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  26. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  28. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  30. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  31. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  32. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  33. ↑ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Ark.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
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