United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010

Elections in Arkansas

The 2010 congressional elections in Arkansas was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent 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 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. None of Arkansas's four representatives faced major party opposition in 2008.

Contents

Overview

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 431,504 56.3% 3 +2
Democratic 315,027 41.1% 1 -2
Others 20,469 2.6% 0 +/-0
Totals 767,000 100% 4 —

District 1*

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

This is an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Marion Berry is retiring.

Berry had always been 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.

Democrat

Republican

Green

Polling

Poll Source Dates Administered Rick Crawford (R) Chad Causey (D) Ken Adler (G) Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Research September 13–16, 2010 44% 46% - -
Talk Business Poll August 17, 2010 48% 32% 4% 16%

Results

U.S. Congress District 01 election[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Rick Crawford 93,224 51.79%
Democratic Chad Causey 78,267 43.48%
Green Ken Adler 8,320 4.62%
Write-ins 205 0.11%
Totals 180,016 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2*

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

This district was represented by seven term Democrat Vic Snyder who was unchallenged in 2008 and received 70% of the vote. Snyder has announced that he would retire in 2010, reportedly after polls showed him trailing Republican Tim Griffin.[3]

Democrat

Republican

Polling

Poll Source Dates Administered Tim Griffin (R) Joyce Elliott (D) Lance Levi (I) Lewis Kennedy (G) Undecided
Talk Business Poll August 17, 2010 52% 35% 3% 1% 9%

Results

U.S. Congress District 02 election[4]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Tim Griffin 122,091 57.90%
Democratic Senator Joyce Elliott 80,687 38.27%
Independent Lance Levi 4,421 2.10%
Green Lewis Kennedy 3,599 1.71%
Write-ins 54 0.03%
Totals 210,852 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

This district was represented by Republican John Boozman. Boozman has formally announced his 2010 plans for the U.S. Senate, against Blanche Lincoln.[5] The district (comprising the northwest part of the state) has been held by the GOP since 1966.

Democrat

Republican

Independent

Polling

Poll Source Dates Administered Steve Womack (R) David Whitaker (D) Undecided
Talk Business Poll August 25, 2010 55% 31% 14%

Results

U.S. Congress District 03 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Steve Womack 148,581 72.44%
Democratic David Whitaker 56,542 27.56%
Totals 205,123 100%
Republican hold

District 4*

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

This district is represented by Democrat Mike Ross.

Democrat

Republican

Green Party

Polling

Poll Source Dates Administered Mike Ross (D) Beth Anne Rankin (R) Joshua Drake (G) Undecided
Talk Business Poll August 25–26, 2010 49% 31% 4% 16%

Results

U.S. Congress District 04 election[8]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Mike Ross (incumbent) 102,479 57.53%
Republican Beth Anne Rankin 71,526 40.15%
Green Josh Drake 4,129 2.32%
Totals 178,134 100%
Democratic hold

See also

Key

* A district that has a PVI of a party that is represented by the opposite party, and applies to an EVEN score

References

  1. ^ "New York Times Election Results 2010". The New York Times. http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/house. 
  2. ^ http://www.votenaturally.org/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=14
  3. ^ Kraushaar, Josh (January 15, 2010). "Vic Snyder retiring". Politico. http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0110/Vic_Snyder_retiring.html. 
  4. ^ http://www.votenaturally.org/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=57
  5. ^ Stovall, Zack (29 March 2009). "Republican Boozman on the outside looking in". Arkansas News Bureau. http://arkansasnews.com/2009/03/29/republican-boozman-on-the-outside-looking-in/. 
  6. ^ "Home". Jerryforcongress.com. http://jerryforcongress.com/default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  7. ^ http://www.votenaturally.org/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=14
  8. ^ http://www.votenaturally.org/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=21

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