2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election

2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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Governor before election; Mike Beebe; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Mike Beebe; Democratic

The 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic governor Mike Beebe 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, despite the year being a Republican midterm wave year and Democratic senator Blanche Lincoln being unseated by a 21-point margin on the same ballot. Beebe's vote percentage and margin of victory was the highest of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the country that year.

To date, this alongside several concurrent elections are the last time that Democrats won a statewide election in Arkansas and the last time a candidate of either party carried every county in a contested election. This election marked the last time in which a Democrat won the gubernatorial seat in Arkansas to date and is also the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Arkansas as well.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Mike Beebe, incumbent governor

Republican Party

Jim Keet, former state senator

Green Party

Jim Lendall, former state representative and 2006 gubernatorial nominee

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 14, 2010
Rothenberg^[2]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[3]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Likely D	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics^[5]	Safe D	October 28, 2010

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Mike Beebe (D)	Jim Keet (R)
Rasmussen Reports^[6]	October 28, 2010	60%	38%
CNN/Time Magazine^[7]	October 15–19, 2010	62%	35%
Rasmussen Reports^[8]	September 30, 2010	51%	41%
Mason-Dixon^[9]	September 12–14, 2010	54%	33%
Rasmussen Reports^[10]	August 18, 2010	53%	33%
Rasmussen Reports^[11]	July 20, 2010	50%	40%
Ipsos/Reuters^[12]	July 16–18, 2010	57%	35%
Talk Business^[13]	July 17, 2010	50%	41%
Rasmussen Reports^[14]	June 15, 2010	57%	33%
Rasmussen Reports^[15]	May 19, 2010	53%	38%

Results

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Beebe (incumbent)	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-in		700	0.09%	N/A
Total votes			781,333	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Benton (Largest city: Rogers)
Boone (Largest city: Harrison)
Carroll (Largest city: Berryville)
Newton (Largest city: Jasper)
Madison (Largest city: Huntsville)
Marion (Largest city: Bull Shoals)
Baxter (Largest city: Mountain Home)
Searcy (Largest city: Marshall)
Saline (Largest city: Benton)
Lonoke (Largest city: Cabot)
Polk (Largest city: Mena)
Sebastian (Largest city: Fort Smith)
Crawford (Largest city: Van Buren)
Pope (Largest city: Russellville)

References

^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ CNN/Time Magazine
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Mason-Dixon
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Ipsos/Reuters
^ Talk Business
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ "2010 General Election & Non Partisan Judicial Runoff Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

External links

Elections at the Arkansas Secretary of State
Arkansas Governor Candidates Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2010 Arkansas Governor from Follow the Money
"2010 Arkansas Governor General Election: Jim Keet (R) vs Mike Beebe (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com". Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
Election 2010: Arkansas Governor from Rasmussen Reports
Arkansas Governor - Keet vs. Beebe from Real Clear Politics
2010 Arkansas Governor's Race^{[permanent dead link]} from CQ Politics
Race Profile in The New York Times

Official campaign websites (archived)

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[1] "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[2] "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[3] "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[4] "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[5] "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[6] Rasmussen Reports

[7] CNN/Time Magazine

[8] Rasmussen Reports

[9] Mason-Dixon

[10] Rasmussen Reports

[11] Rasmussen Reports

[12] Ipsos/Reuters

[13] Talk Business

[14] Rasmussen Reports

[15] Rasmussen Reports

[16] "2010 General Election & Non Partisan Judicial Runoff Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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