2010 United States House of Representatives 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. As of 2016, this is the last election in which a Democrat won a congressional district in Arkansas.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 1 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 435,422 317,975
Percentage 56.25% 41.08%
Swing 28.91% 11.70%
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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 435,422 56.2% 3 +2
Democratic 317,975 41.1% 1 -2
Green 16,048 2.1% 0 -
Others 4,680 0.6% 0 -
Totals 774,125 100% 4 —

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 193,22451.78%78,26743.48%8,5254.74%180,016100%Republican Gain
District 2122,09157.90%80,68738.27%8,0743.83%210,852100%Republican Gain
District 3148,58172.44%56,54227.56%00.00%205,123100%Republican Hold
District 471,52640.15%102,47957.53%4,1292.32%178,134100%Democratic Hold
Total435,42256.24%317,97541.08%20,7282.68%774,125100%

District 1
Arkansas's 1st district
See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Marion Berry retired.

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 was 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
  • Chad Causey, attorney and chief of staff for Marion Berry

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
Crawford counties in red, Causey counties in blue.
U.S. Congress District 01 election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Total votes 180,016 100
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2
Arkansas's 2nd district
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 announced that he would retire in 2010, reportedly after polls showed him trailing Republican Tim Griffin.[4]

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
Results by county Griffin
  50-59%
  60-69%
  70-79%
Elliott
  40-49%
U.S. Congress District 02 election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Griffin 122,091 57.90
Democratic 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
Total votes 210,852 100
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3
Arkansas's 3rd district
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.[6] 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
Womack counties in red, Whitaker counties in blue.
U.S. Congress District 03 election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack 148,581 72.44
Democratic David Whitaker 56,542 27.56
Total votes 205,123 100
Republican hold

District 4
Arkansas's 4th district
See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

This district was represented by Democrat Mike Ross. Ross ran for re-election.

Democrat

Republican

Green Party
  • Josh Drake

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

See also

References
  1. "New York Times Election Results 2010". The New York Times.
  2. Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. Arkansas Secretary of State
  4. Kraushaar, Josh (January 15, 2010). "Vic Snyder retiring". Politico.
  5. Arkansas Secretary of State
  6. Stovall, Zack (29 March 2009). "Republican Boozman on the outside looking in". Arkansas News Bureau. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  7. "Home". Jerryforcongress.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  8. Arkansas Secretary of State
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