Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010
November 2, 2010

 
Nominee Mike Beebe Jim Keet
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 503,336 262,784
Percentage 64.4% 33.6%
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.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Mike Beebe (D) Jim Keet (R)
Rasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 60% 38%
CNN/Time Magazine October 15–19, 2010 62% 35%
Rasmussen Reports September 30, 2010 51% 41%
Mason-Dixon September 12–14, 2010 54% 33%
Rasmussen Reports August 18, 2010 53% 33%
Rasmussen Reports July 20, 2010 50% 40%
Ipsos/Reuters July 16–18, 2010 57% 35%
Talk Business July 17, 2010 50% 41%
Rasmussen Reports June 15, 2010 57% 33%
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 2010 53% 38%

Results

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Mike Beebe (inc.) 503,336 64.42% +8.81%
Republican Jim Keet 262,784 33.63% -7.03%
Green Jim Lendall 14,513 1.86% +0.21%
Write-ins 700 0.09%
Majority 240,552 30.79% +15.85%
Turnout 781,333
Democratic hold Swing

References

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