2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 2010 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election 2006 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 File: MikeBeebe2009 (3x4a).JPG Mike Beebe Democratic Party (United States) 503,336 64.42% File:3x4.svg Jim Keet Republican Party (United States) 262,784 33.63% 210px County results 210px Congressional district results 1 200px Beebe: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Mike Beebe Democratic Party (United States) Mike Beebe Democratic Party (United States) 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 re-election was also despite Republicans on the same ballot gaining the offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and commissioner of state lands. Beebe's vote percentage and margin of victory was the highest of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the country in 2010. This was also the only Arkansas gubernatorial election since Democrat David Pryor in 1976 in which either major party nominee won every county. As of 2026, this, alongside the concurrent treasurer, state auditor, and attorney general elections, is the last time Democrats won any statewide election in Arkansas. Because of this, this was the last time a Democrat was elected the governor of Arkansas to date. This was also the last time in which a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Arkansas, and the last time that Arkansas simultaneously voted for gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates of different political parties. 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 Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Safe D October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Safe D October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Likely D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS October 28, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Likely D October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Safe D October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered MikeBeebe (D) JimKeet (R)Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 60% 38%CNN/Time MagazineCNN/Time Magazine October 15–19, 2010 62% 35%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 30, 2010 51% 41%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon September 12–14, 2010 54% 33%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 18, 2010 53% 33%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 20, 2010 50% 40%Ipsos/ReutersIpsos/Reuters July 16–18, 2010 57% 35%Talk BusinessTalk Business July 17, 2010 50% 41%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 15, 2010 57% 33%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 19, 2010 53% 38% Results Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=4 https://web.archive.org/web/20120303151135/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=4 dead March 3, 2012 2010 General Election & Non Partisan Judicial Runoff Election Arkansas Secretary of State June 27, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Beebe (incumbent) 503,336 64.42% +8.81% Republican Party (United States) Jim Keet 262,784 33.63% -7.03% Green Party (United States) Jim Lendall 14,513 1.86% +0.21% 700 0.09% N/A 781,333 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyMike BeebeDemocraticJim KeetRepublicanJim LendallGreenWrite-inMarginTotal#%#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,76576.32%1,11122.52%460.93%110.22%2,65453.80%4,933Ashley3,74266.27%1,83432.48%691.22%20.04%1,90833.79%5,647Baxter8,12854.52%6,46843.39%3062.05%50.03%1,66011.14%14,907Benton27,71552.10%24,60046.25%8551.61%240.05%3,1155.86%53,194Boone8,84359.16%5,60237.48%4833.23%190.13%3,24121.68%14,947Bradley2,16474.96%69624.11%270.94%00.00%1,46850.85%2,887Calhoun1,14370.73%44827.72%251.55%00.00%69543.01%1,616Carroll5,16662.17%2,87634.61%2673.21%00.00%2,29027.56%8,309Chicot2,40479.95%57319.06%301.00%00.00%1,83160.89%3,007Clark5,77275.66%1,68522.09%1722.25%00.00%4,08753.57%7,629Clay3,05573.65%1,02924.81%641.54%00.00%2,02648.84%4,148Cleburne5,02954.92%3,95543.19%1701.86%30.03%1,07411.73%9,157Cleveland1,53964.04%80733.58%542.25%30.12%73230.46%2,403Columbia4,48463.91%2,42334.54%1091.55%00.00%2,06129.38%7,016Conway4,43972.14%1,59525.92%1171.90%20.03%2,84446.22%6,153Craighead14,55767.87%6,58030.68%3021.41%100.05%7,97737.19%21,449Crawford8,43357.13%6,03540.89%2811.90%110.07%2,39816.25%14,760Crittenden8,25670.20%3,17126.96%1591.35%1751.49%5,08543.24%11,761Cross3,65170.77%1,43527.82%731.42%00.00%2,21642.95%5,159Dallas1,80773.49%62825.54%240.98%00.00%1,17947.95%2,459Desha2,98184.28%51714.62%340.96%50.14%2,46469.66%3,537Drew3,12470.57%1,22827.74%751.69%00.00%1,89642.83%4,427Faulkner16,18859.66%10,43438.45%4951.82%170.06%5,75421.21%27,134Franklin3,28262.28%1,83334.78%1522.88%30.06%1,44927.50%5,270Fulton2,19461.92%1,26035.56%892.51%00.00%93426.36%3,543Garland18,42460.44%11,49037.70%5581.83%90.03%6,93422.75%30,481Grant3,31963.49%1,81634.74%881.68%50.10%1,50328.75%5,228Greene6,21367.61%2,80930.57%1681.83%00.00%3,40437.04%9,190Hempstead3,23866.16%1,55031.67%1042.13%20.04%1,68834.49%4,894Hot Spring5,60666.79%2,52030.02%2643.15%40.05%3,08636.76%8,394Howard2,18569.70%90028.71%501.59%00.00%1,28540.99%3,135Independence6,05665.47%3,03332.79%1561.69%50.05%3,02332.68%9,250Izard2,87563.13%1,55034.04%1292.83%00.00%1,32529.10%4,554Jackson2,99375.79%89122.56%651.65%00.00%2,10253.23%3,949Jefferson14,72478.77%3,66719.62%2791.49%230.12%11,05759.15%18,693Johnson3,93966.19%1,86231.29%1502.52%00.00%2,07734.90%5,951Lafayette1,34264.58%70633.97%301.44%00.00%63630.61%2,078Lawrence3,40073.06%1,15124.73%1022.19%10.02%2,24948.32%4,654Lee2,50983.38%46115.32%381.26%10.03%2,04868.06%3,009Lincoln2,07267.78%79125.88%692.26%1254.09%1,28141.90%3,057Little River2,53769.72%1,04728.77%551.51%00.00%1,49040.95%3,639Logan4,16766.48%1,97931.57%1181.88%40.06%2,18834.91%6,268Lonoke9,12455.60%7,04342.92%2381.45%40.02%2,08112.68%16,409Madison3,09761.35%1,83136.27%1202.38%00.00%1,26625.08%5,048Marion3,26757.07%2,22238.81%2053.58%310.54%1,04518.25%5,725Miller5,83254.87%4,62543.51%1671.57%50.05%1,20711.36%10,629Mississippi7,92773.69%2,55723.77%2702.51%30.03%5,37049.92%10,757Monroe2,22682.60%43916.29%291.08%10.04%1,78766.31%2,695Montgomery1,96965.81%94331.52%802.67%00.00%1,02634.29%2,992Nevada1,78271.68%66626.79%351.41%30.12%1,11644.89%2,486Newton1,91656.87%1,32939.45%1193.53%50.15%58717.42%3,369Ouachita5,56271.70%2,06326.60%1311.69%10.01%3,49945.11%7,757Perry1,91961.84%1,09135.16%933.00%00.00%82826.68%3,103Phillips5,43385.41%83913.19%891.40%00.00%4,59472.22%6,361Pike2,11267.71%94030.14%672.15%00.00%1,17237.58%3,119Poinsett4,48869.20%1,83828.34%1552.39%50.08%2,65040.86%6,486Polk3,75558.32%2,56139.77%1221.89%10.02%1,19418.54%6,439Pope9,60161.68%5,61836.09%3182.04%290.19%3,98325.59%15,566Prairie1,88474.47%59523.52%501.98%10.04%1,28950.95%2,530Pulaski78,05570.40%31,12028.07%1,6351.47%700.06%46,93542.33%110,880Randolph3,14668.86%1,29028.23%1272.78%60.13%1,85640.62%4,569Saline20,48858.29%14,07840.05%5611.60%200.06%6,41018.24%35,147Scott2,05463.51%1,11934.60%611.89%00.00%93528.91%3,234Searcy1,90356.77%1,34540.13%1033.07%10.03%55816.65%3,352Sebastian18,53160.44%11,56337.71%5401.76%270.09%6,96822.73%30,661Sevier2,15365.62%1,06932.58%591.80%00.00%1,08433.04%3,281Sharp3,60759.58%2,27937.64%1652.73%30.05%1,32821.94%6,054St. Francis5,36177.39%1,46921.21%931.34%40.06%3,89256.19%6,927Stone3,17763.64%1,68433.73%1282.56%30.06%1,49329.91%4,992Union7,41261.08%4,54037.41%1831.51%00.00%2,87223.67%12,135Van Buren3,49363.83%1,82433.33%1552.83%00.00%1,66930.50%5,472Washington26,98760.44%16,58537.14%1,0802.42%00.00%10,40223.30%44,652White12,61563.68%6,90934.88%2771.40%80.04%5,70628.81%19,809Woodruff1,88985.44%29013.12%321.45%00.00%1,59972.32%2,211Yell3,11167.48%1,37429.80%1252.71%00.00%1,73737.68%4,610TOTALS503,33664.42%262,78433.63%14,5131.86%7000.09%240,55230.79%781,333 right 210px Swing by county 210px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 210px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip 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 External links Elections at the Arkansas Secretary of State Arkansas Governor Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20100929160404/http://www.votesmart.org/election_state.php?state_id=AR September 29, 2010 at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 Arkansas Governor from Follow the Money http://www.pollster.com/polls/ar/10-ar-gov-ge-kvb.php 2010 Arkansas Governor General Election: Jim Keet (R) vs Mike Beebe (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com August 29, 2010 https://archive.today/20130419070800/http://www.pollster.com/polls/ar/10-ar-gov-ge-kvb.php April 19, 2013 dead mdy-all Election 2010: Arkansas Governor from Rasmussen Reports Arkansas Governor - Keet vs. Beebe from Real Clear Politics 2010 Arkansas Governor's RaceOctober 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Official campaign websites (archived) Mike Beebe Jim Keet 2010s Politics United States Gubernatorial 2010 Category:2010 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 2010 in the United States Category:May 2010 in the United States