Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010

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Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
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Nominee Mike Beebe Jim Keet
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote503,336262,784
Percentage64.4%33.6%

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010 results by county.svg
Results by county

Beebe

  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
  80-89%

Governor before election

Mike Beebe
Democratic

Elected Governor

Mike Beebe
Democratic

The 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, ran for re-election, and faced former State Senator Jim Keet, whom he defeated in a landslide to win a second and final term as governor. As of 2018, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Arkansas and the last time a Democrat carried every county in Arkansas.

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Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredMike Beebe (D)Jim Keet (R)
Rasmussen Reports October 28, 201060%38%
CNN/Time Magazine October 15–19, 201062%35%
Rasmussen Reports September 30, 201051%41%
Mason-Dixon September 12–14, 201054%33%
Rasmussen Reports August 18, 201053%33%
Rasmussen Reports July 20, 201050%40%
Ipsos/Reuters July 16–18, 201057%35%
Talk Business July 17, 201050%41%
Rasmussen Reports June 15, 201057%33%
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 201053%38%

Results

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Mike Beebe (inc.) 503,336 64.42% +8.81%
Republican Jim Keet 262,78433.63%-7.03%
Green Jim Lendall 14,5131.86%+0.21%
Write-ins7000.09%
Majority240,55230.79%+15.85%
Turnout 781,333
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. "2010 General Election & Non Partisan Judicial Runoff Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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