1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The Arkansas gubernatorial election of 1984 was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Governor Bill Clinton won reelection with a 25% margin of victory over Jonesboro businessman Woody Freeman. This was the last gubernatorial election in Arkansas before the implementation of Amendment 63, lengthening the term of the governor of Arkansas from two to four years.[1] Winning his third of five terms as Governor of Arkansas, Clinton continued to serve this office until shortly after he was elected to the presidency in 1992.

November 6, 1984


Nominee	Bill Clinton	Woody Freeman
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	554,561	331,987
Percentage	62.55%	37.45%

County Results

Clinton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Freeman: 50–60%

Governor before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Federal government

Presidential elections
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Special elections
Senate, 1937 3rd District, 2001

State government

Gubernatorial elections
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State Senate elections
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	317,214	64.43
	Democratic	Lonnie Turner	119,264	24.23
	Democratic	Kermit Moss	31,727	6.44
	Democratic	Monroe Schwarzlose	24,116	4.90
Total votes

Democratic nominee

Bill Clinton, incumbent Governor

Republican primary

Republican primary results [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Woody Freeman	13,030	68.48
	Republican	Erwin Davis	6,010	31.57
Total votes

Republican Nominee

Woody Freeman, businessman

Campaign

During Governor Clinton's reelection campaign, he pointed to efforts in pushing through strong education reform including competency tests for new and working teachers and raising pay for most of Arkansas teachers, using anger from the Arkansas teachers’ unions to his advantage.[4] Freeman attacked Clinton on not focusing on economic issues, pledging not to raise taxes and running the state government more like a business.[5] Freeman saw some high profile visits from prominent Republicans, including then President Ronald Reagan, who campaigned for Freeman. During a rally for the Reagan/Bush reelection campaign just days before election day Reagan told an audience, "Please send Woody Freeman to the Statehouse." [6] Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger also campaigned for Freeman during the election but seemed to have little of substance to offer the Arkansas candidate, and Governor Clinton on the campaign trail attacked the visit saying that, "I hope Mr. Kissinger tells us everything he knows about what Arkansas needs, and I hope my opponent tells Mr. Kissinger everything he knows about what Arkansas needs in a utility contractor." [7]

Result

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1984 [8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	554,561	62.55%	+7.84%
	Republican	Woody Freeman	331,987	37.45%	-7.84%
Total votes			886,548	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

"Constitution Of The State Of Arkansas Of 1874 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARKANSAS OF 1874" (PDF). sos.arkansas.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
"AR Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
"AR Governor - R Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
"Bill Clinton Political Career". cnn.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
"1984 Governor's Race". clintonhousemuseum.com. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
"Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Little Rock, Arkansas". utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
"1984 Governor's Race". clintonhousemuseum.com. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
"AR Governor - R Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 9, 2006.

Elections in Arkansas
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AR Governor	1836 1840 1844 1848 1848 1852 1856 1860 1862 1864 1868 1872 1874 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1913 S 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
U.S. President	1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
U.S. Senate	Class 2: 1833 1839–40 1848 S 1853 1859 1868 S 1870 1876 1883 1885 S 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 S 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1937 S 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 Class 3: 1837 1843 1845 S 1849 1855 1861 1867 1873 1879 1881 S 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1920 1926 1932 1938 1944 1949 S 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016
U.S. House	1837 1838 1840 1842 1844 1846 1848 1851 1853 1854 1856 1858 1860 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 (4th S) 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 (6th S) 1962 1964 1966 (4th S) 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
'S,' denotes special election See also: Political party strength in Arkansas

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1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election

Democratic primary

Democratic nominee

Republican primary

Republican Nominee

Campaign

Result

See also

References