Bill Halter

Last updated

±%
Bill Halter
Bill Halter.jpg
18th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
In office
January 9, 2007 January 11, 2011
Democratic Bill Halter437,49057.36+17.22
Republican Jim Holt 325,21542.64−17.32
Turnout 762,70547.22
Democratic gain from Republican
United States Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas, 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Blanche Lincoln 146,57944.50
Democratic Bill Halter140,08142.53
Democratic DC Morrison42,69512.96
United States Senate Democratic Primary Runoff in Arkansas, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Blanche Lincoln130,89851.98+7.45
Democratic Bill Halter120,92348.02+5.49

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harvey Parnell</span> 29th Governor of Arkansas

Harvey Parnell was an American farmer and politician from Southeast Arkansas. Parnell served in the Arkansas General Assembly for eight years, first in the Arkansas House of Representatives, and later serving a term in the Arkansas Senate. Following the re-establishment of the lieutenant governor position, Parnell won the statewide election and served under Governor John Martineau. When Martineau resigned to take a federal judgeship in March 1928, Parnell was elevated to become the state's 29th governor, a position he would hold until 1933. Early in his time as governor, Parnell was responsible for Progressive reforms popular with rural voters, including expansion and modernization of the highway system and public school reform. But as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression ravaged the Arkansas economy, Parnell's programs were blamed for bankrupting the state, and his popularity plummeted. He left politics after his second full gubernatorial term ended in January 1933.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blanche Lincoln</span> American politician (born 1960)

Blanche Lambert Lincoln is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 1998; she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asa Hutchinson</span> Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023

William Asa Hutchinson II is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. attorney, U.S. representative, and in two roles in the George W. Bush administration. He was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Holt (Arkansas politician)</span> American politician

Jim L. Holt is an American Baptist minister and a conservative Republican politician from Springdale in northwestern Arkansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Beebe</span> Governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015

Mickey Dale Beebe is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. He is to date the last Democrat to hold that office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheila Oliver</span> American politician (1952–2023)

Sheila Yvette Oliver was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey and was the first woman of color elected to statewide office in New Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Arkansas elections</span>

Arkansas's 2006 state elections were held November 7, 2006. Primaries were held May 23 and runoffs, if necessary, were held June 13. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democratic Party of Arkansas</span> Political organization in Arkansas, U.S.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas. The current party chair is Grant Tennille. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was born in Arkansas, and served as state governor from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Griffin</span> American lawyer & politician (born 1968)

John Timothy Griffin is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 57th attorney general of Arkansas. He previously served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas, from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas between 2006 and 2007 and U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas</span>

The 2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas</span>

The 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas</span>

The 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dale Bumpers chose to retire instead of running for reelection to a fifth term. Making this was the first open seat with no incumbent held in this seat since the 1884 election. Democratic former U.S. Representative Blanche Lincoln won the open seat against Republican State Senator Fay Boozman. At 38, Lincoln was the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Senate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Arkansas elections</span>

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.

Mark A. Darr is an American politician from Springdale, Arkansas, who was his state's 19th lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2010 to succeed Democrat Bill Halter. To win the second-ranking post in state government, he defeated another Democrat, state Senator and former House Speaker Shane Broadway by a margin of 51 to 49 percent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election</span>

The 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Arkansas, concurrently with the election to Arkansas's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This was the last time the Arkansas Governor’s changed partisan control.

James Ray Caldwell, known as Jim R. Caldwell, is a retired Church of Christ minister in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate from 1969 to 1978, the first member of his party to sit in the legislative upper chamber in the 20th century. His first two years as a senator corresponded with the second two-year term of Winthrop Rockefeller, the first Republican governor of Arkansas since Reconstruction. Caldwell was closely allied with Rockefeller during the 1969-1970 legislative sessions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Arkansas elections</span>

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4, 2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014, for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on June 10, 2014.

Eddie L. Armstrong III is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 37 since January 14, 2013. He was the House Minority Leader from 2015 to 2017, when he was succeeded by David Whitaker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas</span>

The 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman ran for a third term. He won the May 24, 2022 Republican primary with 58.03% of the vote and the general election with 65.73% of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1932 Arkansas elections</span>

Arkansas held a general election on November 8, 1932. At the top of the ticket, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state handily in his successful bid to become the 32nd President of the United States. Arkansans elected Hattie Caraway to the United States Senate, the first woman elected to a full term in history. For the United States House of Representatives, Bill Cravens, a former Representative from 1907 to 1913, returned to politics and defeated a wide field in the Arkansas 4th. Tilman Parks defeated several challengers to retain the Arkansas 7th. All of Arkansas's statewide constitutional offices were up for reelection, including governor. Incumbent Harvey Parnell declined to run for reelection, and was supplanted by Junius Marion Futrell.

References

  1. "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico.Com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. "Halter to enter governor's race". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. January 25, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. https://www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2016/dec/10/william-halter-2016-12-10/ [ bare URL ]
  4. "Who is Bill Halter?". Arkansas Online. February 1, 2009.
  5. "Meet our 1981 Truman Scholars". The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
  6. "Halter's bio - Arkansas Times". Arktimes.com. October 26, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. "The Halter factor - Arkansas Times". Arktimes.com. February 17, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. Bill Halter profile Archived July 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , ltgovernor.arkansas.gov; accessed September 23, 2014.
  9. Profile, washingtonpost.com; accessed September 23, 2014.
  10. Profile, swtimes.com; accessed September 23, 2014.
  11. Bill Halter campaign website Archived September 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , billhalter.com; accessed September 23, 2014.
  12. Demillo, Andrew (April 1, 2010). "Halter raises more than $2M for Ark. Senate bid". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  13. Arkansas Senate Race report Archived May 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Yahoo.com; accessed September 23, 2014.
  14. "Oops, they weren't supposed to win", politico.com; accessed September 27, 2014.
  15. Huffington Post report on Halter, huffingtonpost.com; November 19, 2009; accessed September 23, 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Halter campaign website Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , billhalter.com; accessed September 23, 2014.
  17. Arkansas Lieutenant Governor general election results, 2006 Archived October 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , sos.arkansas.gov; accessed September 27, 2014.
  18. United States Senate Arkansas Democratic Primary results, 2010, votenaturally.org; accessed September 27, 2014.
  19. United States Senate Arkansas Democratic Primary Runoff Election Results, 2010; accessed September 27, 2014.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ron Sheffield
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
2006
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Acting

2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
2007–2011
Succeeded by