2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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. Beebe's vote percentage was the highest of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the country that year. As of 2020, this is the most recent time in which a Democrat won a statewide race in Arkansas. It was also the last time a Democrat swept every county in Arkansas, despite the year being called a Republican midterm wave year.

2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election
November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Mike Beebe Jim Keet
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 503,336 262,784
Percentage 64.4% 33.6%
County results
Beebe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Mike Beebe
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Mike Beebe
Democratic

Elections in Arkansas

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Mike
Beebe (D)		 Jim
Keet (R)
Rasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 60% 38%
CNN/Time Magazine October 15–19, 2010 62% 35%
Rasmussen Reports September 30, 2010 51% 41%
Mason-Dixon September 12–14, 2010 54% 33%
Rasmussen Reports August 18, 2010 53% 33%
Rasmussen Reports July 20, 2010 50% 40%
Ipsos/Reuters July 16–18, 2010 57% 35%
Talk Business July 17, 2010 50% 41%
Rasmussen Reports June 15, 2010 57% 33%
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 2010 53% 38%

Results
Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Mike Beebe (incumbent) 503,336 64.42% +8.81%
Republican Jim Keet 262,784 33.63% -7.03%
Green Jim Lendall 14,513 1.86% +0.21%
Write-in 700 0.09% N/A
Total votes 781,333 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold
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References
  1. "2010 General Election & Non Partisan Judicial Runoff Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Official campaign websites (archived)


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