2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 2006 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 April 2023 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:MikeBeebe2009 (3x4a).JPG Mike Beebe Democratic Party (United States) 430,765 55.61% File:Asa Hutchinson 2006 (cropped) (cropped).jpg Asa Hutchinson Republican Party (United States) 315,040 40.67% 210px County results 210px Congressional district results 1 210px Beebe: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Hutchinson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Mike Huckabee Republican Party (United States) Mike Beebe Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Huckabee was barred from seeking candidacy due to term limits set by the State Constitution in 1998, stating that the governor may only serve two terms in their lifetime. Democratic State Attorney General Mike Beebe defeated Republican former U.S. representative Asa Hutchinson by a wide margin. This was the first open seat election since 1978. Hutchinson later served as Arkansas’ Governor from 2015 to 2023. Democratic primary Nominee Mike Beebe, Arkansas Attorney General Republican primary thumb|Hutchinson campaigning for governor in 2006 Candidates Asa Hutchinson, former administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, former U.S. representative from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (1997–2001)Archives L. A. Times 2005-03-13 Hutchinson Announces 2006 Gubernatorial Run https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-13-na-briefs13.3-story.html 2024-01-07 Los Angeles Times en-US Withdrew Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Lieutenant GovernorAssociated Press 2005-02-26 National Briefing South: Arkansas: Rockefeller To Run https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/us/national-briefing-south-arkansas-rockefeller-to-run.html 2024-01-07 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 (withdrew July 20, 2005 following blood cancer diagnosis; died July 16, 2006) Independents Declared Rod Bryan, bass player for Ho-Hum and owner of Anthro-Pop RecordsIndependent candidate for Ark. governor campaigns on bike http://accesswdun.com/article/2006/3/128840 2024-01-07 AccessWDUN en General election Debates + 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Asa Hutchinson Mike Beebe1 Oct. 4, 2006 KEZAKHBSKHOGMorning News of Northwest Arkansas Craig Cannon C-SPAN P P2 Oct. 17, 2006 KARK-TVWilliam J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum Bob Clausen C-SPAN P P Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Lean D Flip November 6, 2006 Inside Elections2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings June 25, 2021 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Likely D Flip November 2, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 6, 2006 Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ June 25, 2021 Sabato's Crystal Ball Likely D Flip November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Lean D Flip November 6, 2006 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror AsaHutchinson (R) MikeBeebe (D) Other UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA November 3–5, 2006 549 ± 4.3% 42% 51% 4% 3%SurveyUSASurveyUSA October 22–24, 2006 572 ± 4.1% 38% 58% 3% 1%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 25–26, 2006 493 ± 4.5% 40% 55% 3% 2%SurveyUSASurveyUSA August 27–29, 2006 538 ± 4.3% 38% 51% 0% 7%SurveyUSASurveyUSA July 14–16, 2006 509 ± 4.4% 38% 48% — 13%SurveyUSASurveyUSA January 22–23, 2006 506 ± 4.4% 45% 46% 4% 5%SurveyUSASurveyUSA December 3–5, 2005 684 ± 3.8% 44% 49% 4% 3% Endorsements Mike Beebe (D) ;Individuals Wesley Clark, 2004 Democratic presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/beebe Mike Beebe | WesPAC 4 November 2006 8 April 2023 November 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061104123919/http://securingamerica.com/beebe bot: unknown Results thumb|right|300px|Mike Beebe is inaugurated as governor of Arkansas. Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2006http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Voices2006-WEB_sm.pdf Voices of Arkansas: A Report on Voting Trends in the Natural State Arkansas Secretary of State June 27, 2014 September 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170921202231/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Voices2006-WEB_sm.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Mike Beebe 430,765 55.61% +8.65% Republican Party (United States) Asa Hutchinson 315,040 40.67% -12.35% Independent (politician) Rod Bryan 15,767 2.04% N/A Green Party (United States) Jim Lendall 12,774 1.65% N/A 334 0.04% N/A 774,680 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county CountyMike BeebeDemocraticAsa HutchinsonRepublicanRod BryanIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,89868.04%1,63928.61%1131.97%791.38%2,25939.43%5,729Ashley3,55063.80%1,73731.22%1652.97%1122.01%1,81332.58%5,564Baxter6,24846.75%6,44048.19%2962.21%3812.85%−192−1.44%13,365Benton18,81138.66%28,60858.79%6711.38%5691.17%−9,797−20.13%48,659Boone4,36240.96%5,78454.31%2632.47%2402.25%−1,422−13.35%10,649Bradley1,77664.30%86231.21%421.52%822.97%91433.09%2,762Calhoun1,00157.07%63536.20%673.82%512.91%36620.87%1,754Carroll3,88147.08%3,97848.26%1341.63%2503.03%−97−1.18%8,243Chicot2,57074.71%79122.99%511.48%280.81%1,77951.72%3,440Clark4,16264.57%2,02431.40%1191.85%1412.19%2,13833.17%6,446Clay3,01068.77%1,13725.98%1423.24%882.01%1,87342.79%4,377Cleburne4,88150.75%4,37045.44%2172.26%1501.56%5115.31%9,618Cleveland1,45056.49%98238.25%762.96%592.30%46818.23%2,567Columbia3,37955.93%2,54942.20%681.13%450.74%83013.74%6,041Conway4,12562.18%2,26834.19%1301.96%1111.67%1,85727.99%6,634Craighead12,75361.09%7,69636.87%2671.28%1600.77%5,05724.22%20,876Crawford7,24945.33%8,13950.89%3442.15%2601.63%−890−5.57%15,992Crittenden13,24671.23%5,02327.01%1480.80%1800.97%8,22344.22%18,597Cross3,33161.74%1,81933.72%1382.56%1071.98%1,51228.03%5,395Dallas1,77462.89%97534.56%361.28%361.28%79928.32%2,821Desha2,51675.76%70321.17%581.75%441.32%1,81354.59%3,321Drew2,55661.89%1,44735.04%721.74%551.33%1,10926.85%4,130Faulkner12,41949.91%11,50646.24%4931.98%4651.87%9133.67%24,883Franklin2,90852.62%2,45244.37%991.79%671.21%4568.25%5,526Fulton2,00259.49%1,19935.63%1053.12%591.75%80323.86%3,365Garland15,48252.34%12,53042.36%8372.83%7332.48%2,9529.98%29,582Grant2,79853.98%2,18642.18%1342.59%651.25%61211.81%5,183Greene5,72462.20%3,28335.67%1171.27%790.86%2,44126.52%9,203Hempstead3,21265.60%1,56631.99%651.33%531.08%1,64633.62%4,896Hot Spring5,31261.42%3,01234.83%1842.13%1401.62%2,30026.60%8,648Howard2,09064.21%1,05732.47%652.00%431.32%1,03331.74%3,255Independence5,60856.07%3,93439.33%2712.71%1891.89%1,67416.74%10,002Izard2,41258.05%1,53436.92%1132.72%962.31%87821.13%4,155Jackson3,18970.09%1,03622.77%2094.59%1162.55%2,15347.32%4,550Jefferson14,65972.46%4,95524.49%3061.51%3111.54%9,70447.97%20,231Johnson3,37254.97%2,41039.29%2464.01%1061.73%96215.68%6,134Lafayette1,68466.61%74129.31%692.73%341.34%94337.30%2,528Lawrence3,22766.73%1,40028.95%1392.87%701.45%1,82737.78%4,836Lee2,23376.13%62121.17%290.99%501.70%1,61254.96%2,933Lincoln1,96069.83%75726.97%521.85%381.35%1,20342.86%2,807Little River2,55267.57%1,01226.79%1193.15%942.49%1,54040.77%3,777Logan3,52553.90%2,79442.72%1312.00%901.38%73111.18%6,540Lonoke7,76848.35%7,79248.50%2821.76%2231.39%−24−0.15%16,065Madison2,58747.88%2,65049.05%1001.85%661.22%−63−1.17%5,403Marion2,81046.45%2,85847.25%2183.60%1632.69%−48−0.79%6,049Miller5,46656.06%3,93340.33%2592.66%930.95%1,53315.72%9,751Mississippi7,11969.96%2,67726.31%1541.51%2262.22%4,44243.65%10,176Monroe1,91469.42%77628.15%361.31%311.12%1,13841.28%2,757Montgomery1,52652.84%1,20741.79%742.56%812.80%31911.05%2,888Nevada1,69464.63%81130.94%672.56%491.87%88333.69%2,621Newton1,51943.30%1,80451.43%882.51%972.77%−285−8.12%3,508Ouachita4,66562.30%2,64735.35%901.20%861.15%2,01826.95%7,488Perry1,91852.63%1,45639.96%1453.98%1253.43%46212.68%3,644Phillips4,93471.34%1,56322.60%1602.31%2593.74%3,37148.74%6,916Pike1,77055.61%1,31741.38%491.54%471.48%45314.23%3,183Poinsett4,34669.45%1,79328.65%711.13%480.77%2,55340.80%6,258Polk2,46544.03%2,83150.56%1642.93%1392.48%−366−6.54%5,599Pope6,84744.67%7,77850.74%3482.27%3552.32%−931−6.07%15,328Prairie1,90166.03%80427.93%1053.65%692.40%1,09738.10%2,879Pulaski66,82160.79%38,65335.16%2,5212.29%1,9331.76%28,16825.62%109,928Randolph2,89462.65%1,40330.37%2134.61%1092.36%1,49132.28%4,619Saline14,75446.17%15,93149.86%6772.12%5921.85%−1,177−3.68%31,954Scott1,40750.72%1,23044.34%802.88%572.05%1776.38%2,774Searcy1,29641.50%1,62952.16%1073.43%912.91%−333−10.66%3,123Sebastian14,97147.11%16,14250.80%3771.19%2880.91%−1,171−3.68%31,778Sevier1,95964.82%95631.63%571.89%501.65%1,00333.19%3,022Sharp3,15956.55%2,02136.18%3215.75%851.52%1,13820.37%5,586St. Francis4,93971.53%1,76925.62%1101.59%871.26%3,17045.91%6,905Stone2,27050.87%1,95643.84%1302.91%1062.38%3147.04%4,462Union6,05752.95%5,22245.65%960.84%640.56%8357.30%11,439Van Buren3,00754.45%2,20239.87%1582.86%1562.82%80514.58%5,523Washington22,83650.70%20,93046.47%5381.19%7331.63%1,9064.23%45,037White11,67055.59%8,65341.22%3651.74%3051.45%3,01714.37%20,993Woodruff1,90776.40%47318.95%401.60%763.04%1,43457.45%2,496Yell2,67259.19%1,58235.05%1673.70%932.06%1,09024.15%4,514TOTALS430,76555.61%315,04040.67%15,7672.04%13,1081.69%115,72514.94%774,680 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Arkansas (Largest city: Stuttgart) Calhoun (Largest city: Hampton) Cleburne (Largest city: Heber Springs) Cleveland (Largest city: Rison) Columbia (Largest city: Magnolia) Franklin (Largest city: Ozark) Garland (Largest city: Hot Springs) Grant (Largest city: Sheridan) Howard (Largest city: Nashville) Independence (Largest city: Batesville) Johnson (Largest city: Clarksville) Logan (Largest city: Booneville) Miller (Largest city: Texarkana) Montgomery (Largest city: Mount Ida) Perry (Largest city: Perryville) Pike (Largest city: Glenwood) Prairie (Largest city: Des Arc) Scott (Largest city: Waldron) Sharp (Largest city: Cherokee Village) Stone (Largest city: Mountain View) Union (Largest city: El Dorado) Van Buren (Largest city: Clinton) Washington (Largest city: Fayetteville) White (Largest city: Searcy) Yell (Largest city: Dardanelle) Cross (Largest city: Wynne) Faulkner (Largest city: Conway) Drew (Largest city: Monticello) External links Official campaign website (Archived) Mike Beebe for Governor (D) Asa Hutchinson for Governor (R) Rod Bryan for Governor (I) References Politics United States Gubernatorial 2006 Category:2006 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 2006 in the United States