2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 legislative no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas 2012 All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives 2010 11 02 Republican Party (United States) 1 3 2 435,422 56.25% 28.91% Democratic Party (United States) 3 1 2 317,975 41.08% 11.70% 230px District results 230px County results Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% 250px 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. 2024, 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. 2 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, 2010http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/house New York Times Election Results 2010 The New York TimesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican435,42256.2%3 +2 Democratic317,97541.1%1-2 Green16,0482.1%0- Others4,6800.6%0- Totals 774,125 100% 4 — By district Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:Haas Karen L. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 2019 June 3, 2011 DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 93,224 51.78% 78,267 43.48% 8,525 4.74% 180,016 100% Republican GainDistrict 2 122,091 57.90% 80,687 38.27% 8,074 3.83% 210,852 100% Republican GainDistrict 3 148,581 72.44% 56,542 27.56% 0 0.00% 205,123 100% Republican HoldDistrict 4 71,526 40.15% 102,479 57.53% 4,129 2.32% 178,134 100% Democratic HoldTotal 435,422 56.24% 317,975 41.08% 20,728 2.68% 774,125 100% District 1 2010 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election Arkansas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 2012 x150px File:Rick Crawford, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Rick Crawford Republican Party (United States) 93,224 51.8% File:3x4.svg Chad Causey Democratic Party (United States) 78,267 43.5% File:AR-1 2010 Election Results by County.svg 200px County resultsCrawford: #f1b5b2 40–50% #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70%Causey: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% U.S. Representative Marion Berry Democratic Party (United States) Rick Crawford Republican Party (United States)thumb|Arkansas's 1st district 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. AR - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets https://archive.today/20130120005719/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-AR-01 2010 Arkansas- 1st District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times Democrat Chad Causey, attorney and chief of staff for Marion Berry Republican Rick Crawford, businessman Green Kenton Adler (campaign site, PVS) Polling Poll Source Dates Administered RickCrawford (R) ChadCausey (D) KenAdler (G) UndecidedAnzalone Liszt ResearchAnzalone Liszt Research September 13–16, 2010 44% 46%--Talk Business Poll Talk Business Poll August 17, 2010 48% 32% 4% 16% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Lean R flip November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Tilt R flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onLean R flip November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onLean R flip November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010TossupOctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house nytimes.com The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Lean R flip November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely R flip November 1, 2010 Results U.S. Congress District 01 electionArkansas Secretary of State Republican Party (US) Rick Crawford 93,224 51.79 Democratic Party (US) Chad Causey 78,267 43.48 Green Party (United States) Ken Adler 8,320 4.62 Write-ins 205 0.11 180,016 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 2 2010 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election Arkansas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 2012 x150px File:Tim Griffin, official portrait, 112th Congress 2 (cropped).jpg Tim Griffin Republican Party (United States) 122,091 57.9% File:Joyce Elliott 2010 (cropped).jpg Joyce Elliott Democratic Party (United States) 80,687 38.3% File:AR-2 2010 Election Results by County.svg 250px County resultsGriffin: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80%Elliott: #b4c7ec 40–50% U.S. Representative Vic Snyder Democratic Party (United States) Tim Griffin Republican Party (United States)thumb|Arkansas's 2nd district 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.Vic Snyder retiring Josh Kraushaar Politico January 15, 2010 https://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0110/Vic_Snyder_retiring.html 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 Joyce Elliott, State Senator Republican Timothy Griffin, U.S. Attorney Polling Poll Source Dates Administered TimGriffin (R) JoyceElliott (D) LanceLevi (I) LewisKennedy (G) UndecidedTalk Business Poll Talk Business Poll August 17, 2010 52% 35% 3% 1% 9% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely R flip November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely R flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely R flip November 1, 2010RCPLikely R flip November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely R flipOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R flip November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R flip November 1, 2010 Results U.S. Congress District 02 electionArkansas Secretary of State Republican Party (US) Tim Griffin 122,091 57.90 Democratic Party (US) Joyce Elliott 80,687 38.27 Independent Lance Levi 4,421 2.10 Green Party (United States) Lewis Kennedy 3,599 1.71 Write-ins 54 0.03 210,852 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 3 2010 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election Arkansas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 2012 x150px File:Steve Womack, Official Portrait, 112th Congress - Hi Res (cropped).jpg Steve Womack Republican Party (United States) 148,581 72.4% File:3x4.svg David Whitaker Democratic Party (United States) 56,542 27.6% File:AR-3 2010 Election Results by County.svg 200px County resultsWomack: #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% #aa0000ff 80–90% U.S. Representative John Boozman Republican Party (United States) Steve Womack Republican Party (United States)thumb|Arkansas's 3rd district 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.Republican Boozman on the outside looking in Zack Stovall Arkansas News Bureau 29 March 2009 http://arkansasnews.com/2009/03/29/republican-boozman-on-the-outside-looking-in/ 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524033550/http://arkansasnews.com/2009/03/29/republican-boozman-on-the-outside-looking-in/ 24 May 2011 dead dmy-all 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 https://archive.today/20130119194345/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-AR-03 2010 Arkansas - 3rd District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times Democrat David Whitaker (campaign site, PVS), attorney Republican Steve Womack, Mayor of Rogers Independent Jerry Coonhttp://jerryforcongress.com/default.aspx Home Jerryforcongress.com 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110207111955/http://jerryforcongress.com/default.aspx 2011-02-07 usurped Polling Poll Source Dates Administered SteveWomack (R) DavidWhitaker (D) UndecidedTalk Business Poll Talk Business Poll August 25, 2010 55% 31% 14% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 Results U.S. Congress District 03 election Republican Party (US) Steve Womack 148,581 72.44 Democratic Party (US) David Whitaker 56,542 27.56 205,123 100 Republican Party (United States) District 4 2010 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election Arkansas presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 2012 x150px File:Mike Ross Official (cropped 2).jpg Mike Ross Democratic Party (United States) 102,749 59.5% File:3x4.svg Beth Anne Rankin Republican Party (United States) 71,526 40.2% File:AR-4 2010 Election Results by County.svg 200px County resultsRoss: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Rankin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Representative Mike Ross Democratic Party (United States) Mike Ross Democratic Party (United States)thumb|Arkansas's 4th district Arkansas's 4th congressional district This district was represented by Democrat Mike Ross. Ross ran for re-election. AR - District 4 from OurCampaigns.com Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets https://archive.today/20130119215244/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-AR-04 2010 Alabama - 4th District from CQ Politics Race profile at The New York Times Democrat Mike Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative Republican Beth Anne Rankin (campaign site, PVS), teacher and former Miss Arkansas Green Party Josh Drake Polling Poll Source Dates Administered MikeRoss (D) Beth AnneRankin (R) JoshuaDrake (G) UndecidedTalk Business Poll Talk Business Poll August 25–26, 2010 49% 31% 4% 16% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPLikely D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 Results U.S. Congress District 04 electionArkansas Secretary of State Democratic Party (US) Mike Ross (incumbent) 102,479 57.53 Republican Party (US) Beth Anne Rankin 71,526 40.15 Green Party (United States) Josh Drake 4,129 2.32 178,134 100 Democratic Party (US) See also Arkansas elections, 2010 Opinion polling for the United States House of Representatives elections, 2010#Arkansas References External links Elections at the Arkansas Secretary of State Official candidate lists U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas https://web.archive.org/web/20100930121045/http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=AR September 30, 2010 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. 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