2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2010 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
← 2008 2012 →
	Results by county; Griffin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Elliott: 40–50%
U.S. Representative before election; Vic Snyder; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Tim Griffin; Republican

2010 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
← 2008 2012 →
	Results by county; Crawford: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Causey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. Representative before election; Marion Berry; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Rick Crawford; Republican

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

The 2010 congressional elections in Arkansas were 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 served 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 2023^[update], this was the last election in which a Democrat won a congressional district in Arkansas or managed 40% or more of the House popular vote in the state.

Overview[edit]

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[edit]

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 1	93,224	51.78%	78,267	43.48%	8,525	4.74%	180,016	100%	Republican Gain
District 2	122,091	57.90%	80,687	38.27%	8,074	3.83%	210,852	100%	Republican Gain
District 3	148,581	72.44%	56,542	27.56%	0	0.00%	205,123	100%	Republican Hold
District 4	71,526	40.15%	102,479	57.53%	4,129	2.32%	178,134	100%	Democratic Hold
Total	435,422	56.24%	317,975	41.08%	20,728	2.68%	774,125	100%

District 1[edit]

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.

AR - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
2010 Arkansas- 1st District from CQ Politics
Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat[edit]

Chad Causey, attorney and chief of staff for Marion Berry

Republican[edit]

Rick Crawford, businessman

Green[edit]

Kenton Adler (campaign site, PVS)

Polling[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

AR - District 2 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
2010 Alabama - 2nd District from CQ Politics
Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat[edit]

Joyce Elliott, State Senator

Republican[edit]

Timothy Griffin, U.S. Attorney

Polling[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

2010 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

← 2008

2012 →


Nominee	Steve Womack	David Whitaker
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	148,581	56,542
Percentage	72.4%	27.6%

Results by county
Womack: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

John Boozman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Womack
Republican

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.

AR - District 3 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
2010 Arkansas - 3rd District from CQ Politics
Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat[edit]

David Whitaker (campaign site, PVS), attorney

Republican[edit]

Steve Womack, Mayor of Rogers

Independent[edit]

Jerry Coon^[7]

Polling[edit]

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

Results[edit]

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[edit]

2010 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

← 2008

2012 →


Nominee	Mike Ross	Beth Anne Rankin
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	102,749	71,526
Percentage	59.5%	40.2%

Results by county
Ross: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Rankin: 40–50% 50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Ross
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Ross
Democratic

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

AR - District 4 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
2010 Alabama - 4th District from CQ Politics
Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat[edit]

Mike Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican[edit]

Beth Anne Rankin (campaign site, PVS), teacher and former Miss Arkansas

Green Party[edit]

Josh Drake

Polling[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "New York Times Election Results 2010". The New York Times.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas Secretary of State
^ Kraushaar, Josh (January 15, 2010). "Vic Snyder retiring". Politico.
^ Arkansas Secretary of State
^ 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.
^ "Home". Jerryforcongress.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ Arkansas Secretary of State

External links[edit]

Elections at the Arkansas Secretary of State
- Official candidate lists
U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas at Project Vote Smart
Arkansas U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Arkansas from OpenSecrets
2010 Arkansas General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
House - Arkansas from the Cook Political Report
Arkansas 2010 Midterm Elections, Green Papers - Complete list of current and withdrawn candidates
Imagine Election - Look up which district you live in, and who is running for office there. Search by address or zip code.

[1] "New York Times Election Results 2010". The New York Times.

[clerk2010-2] 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.

[autogenerated1-3] 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 February 7, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.

[8] Arkansas Secretary of State

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Overview[edit]

By district[edit]

District 1[edit]

Democrat[edit]

Republican[edit]

Green[edit]

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

District 2[edit]

Democrat[edit]

Republican[edit]

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

District 3[edit]

Democrat[edit]

Republican[edit]

Independent[edit]

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

District 4[edit]

Democrat[edit]

Republican[edit]

Green Party[edit]

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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