1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1986 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1984 1990 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 Bill Clinton 1986.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 439,802 63.90% File:Frank D. White 1995 (3x4a).jpg Frank D. White Republican Party (United States) 248,427 36.10% 1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsClinton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%White: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election was conducted on November 4, 1986, to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Bill Clinton stood for re-election. He had been elected in 1982 and re-elected in 1984, and sought a third consecutive term and fourth overall (Clinton had been first elected in 1978). His opponent was former Republican Governor Frank D. White, who was seeking to return to the office he had defeated Clinton for in the 1980 election. Clinton had defeated former Governor Orval Faubus for the Democratic nomination, while White defeated former Lieutenant Governor Maurice Britt in the Republican primary. Background This was the first gubernatorial election following the enactment of a constitutional amendment in 1984, that increased the office's term from two years to four years.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 144 Democratic primary Clinton won the Democratic primary with 60.58% of the vote against Orval Faubus with 33.5% and W. Dean Goldsby with 5.92%.McCuen Bill 1986 Arkansas Election Results 1986 https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20221109232933/https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf 2022-11-09 2023-03-03 +Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes%Bill Clinton (incumbent)315,39760.58%Orval Faubus174,40233.50%W. Dean Goldsby30,8295.92%Total votes520,628100% Results by County thumb|center|Democratic Primary Results: Bill Clinton #A5B0FF 40%-50% #7996E2 50%-60% #6674DE 60%-70% #584CDE 70%-80% Orval Faubus #FFB380 40%-50% #FF9955 50%-60% #FF6600 70%-80% #808080 No Results +Democratic PrimaryCountyClintonFaubusGoldsbyMarginArkansas62.78%32.75%4.48%30.03%Ashley60.74%34.34%4.92%26.40%Baxter67.69%26.81%5.50%40.88%Benton75.39%19.78%4.83%55.61%Boone44.17%51.40%4.43%7.23%Bradley61.20%34.77%4.03%26.43%Calhoun55.29%38.91%5.80%16.38%Carroll47.15%48.45%4.40%1.30%Chicot76.06%18.67%5.27%57.39%Clark65.48%29.30%5.23%36.18%Clay57.86%34.30%7.85%23.56%Cleburne48.63%46.07%5.31%2.56%Cleveland42.46%53.89%3.66%11.43%Columbia56.11%34.80%9.09%21.31%Conway55.28%38.60%6.12%16.68%Craighead63.29%28.74%7.98%34.55%Crawford54.02%35.77%10.21%18.25%Crittenden75.60%17.23%7.17%58.37%Cross64.93%27.63%7.44%37.30%Dallas56.82%38.68%4.51%18.14%Desha70.94%24.93%4.14%46.01%Drew63.46%33.31%3.23%30.15%Faulkner52.91%39.19%7.90%13.72%Franklin42.59%51.60%5.81%9.01%Fulton54.64%33.50%11.86%21.14%Garland62.74%32.77%4.49%29.97%Grant46.86%49.12%4.01%2.26%Greene62.83%27.55%9.62%35.28%Hempstead60.85%32.40%6.75%28.45%Hot Spring54.25%40.77%4.97%13.48%Howard56.17%38.43%5.40%17.74%Independence46.57%47.75%5.68%1.18%Izard55.58%37.12%7.30%18.46%Jackson58.65%36.35%5.00%22.30%Jefferson68.76%26.15%5.09%42.61%Johnson52.07%41.72%6.21%10.35%Lafayette63.22%31.63%5.15%31.59%Lawrence53.10%37.18%9.72%15.92%Lee69.24%24.73%6.03%44.51%Lincoln61.52%35.50%2.98%26.02%Little River66.37%26.16%7.47%40.21%Logan47.27%43.27%9.46%4.00%Lonoke56.56%39.24%4.20%17.32%Madison23.43%74.31%2.25%50.88%Marion53.87%37.94%8.18%15.93%Miller65.18%28.97%5.85%36.21%Mississippi69.25%23.85%6.90%45.40%Monroe61.58%34.79%3.63%26.79%Montgomery51.68%42.44%5.88%9.24%Nevada55.69%36.62%7.70%19.07%NewtonNo resultsOuachita64.69%29.97%5.34%34.72%Perry50.26%44.43%5.31%5.83%Phillips66.54%22.10%11.36%44.44%Pike51.71%41.37%6.92%10.34%Poinsett62.91%30.14%6.95%32.77%Polk60.41%31.39%8.20%29.02%Pope50.57%44.10%5.33%6.47%Prairie47.61%48.05%4.34%0.44%Pulaski70.79%25.78%3.43%45.01%Randolph57.75%33.35%8.90%24.40%St. Francis67.02%27.28%5.70%39.74%Saline59.03%36.40%4.58%22.63%Scott52.51%33.35%14.14%19.16%Searcy54.95%41.55%3.50%13.40%Sebastian60.36%32.63%7.02%27.73%Sevier62.53%32.11%5.36%30.42%Sharp57.75%34.64%7.61%23.11%Stone42.86%51.10%6.03%8.24%Union61.78%30.84%7.39%30.94%Van Buren49.09%45.31%5.60%3.78%Washington68.29%26.80%4.91%41.49%White56.88%38.51%4.61%18.37%Woodruff72.90%23.68%3.42%49.22%Yell47.35%45.62%7.03%1.73% Result Clinton won the election with almost 64% of the vote. Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1986 Arkansas Election Results 1986 http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf PDF Arkansas Secretary of State October 29, 2016 February 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170210131921/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf dead 18 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton (incumbent) 439,802 63.90% +1.35% Republican Party (United States) Frank D. White 248,427 36.10% -1.35% 688,229 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Works cited Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 1980s Politics United States Gubernatorial Arkansas 1986 Category:November 1986 in the United States Category:May 1986 in the United States Category:Governorships of Bill Clinton