| The Green Papers: Arkansas 2008 General Election |
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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 20 May 2008 Runoff (if necessary): Tuesday 10 June 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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2 January 2009: Certified results for the 2008 General Election. The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 87th ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 25 September 2008: Synchronized with Arkansas Secretary of State - November 4, 2008 - Certified Candidates & Ballot Issues. The Tuesday 20 May 2008 primary election is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held on Tuesday 10 June 2008. |
| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates. | |||||
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Republican | 638,017 | 58.22% | Senator John Sidney McCain, III (6 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076 |
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Democratic | 422,310 | 38.53% | Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047 |
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Independent | 12,882 | 1.18% | Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160 |
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Scattering | 8,648 | 0.79% | Total Under Votes | |
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Libertarian | 4,776 | 0.44% | former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899 |
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Constitution | 4,023 | 0.37% | Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010 |
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Green | 3,470 | 0.32% | former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360 |
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Socialism and Liberation | 1,139 | 0.10% | Gloria Estela La Riva • FEC P80005572: $24,441 |
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Scattering | 693 | 0.06% | Total Over Votes | |
| Total | 1,095,958 | 100.00% | |||
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 20 May 2008 Primary |
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| Polls: Democratic Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor | |||||
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Democratic | 804,678 | 74.00% | Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor • FEC S0AR00028: $4,998,992 |
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Green | 207,076 | 19.04% | Rebekah Jean Kennedy • FEC S8AR00179: $13,745 |
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Scattering | 75,463 | 6.94% | Total Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 123 | 0.01% | Total Over Votes | |
| Total | 1,087,340 | 100.00% | |||
| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Mike Beebe • First elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor William A. "Bill" Halter • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Marion Berry • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 20 May 2008 Primary |
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| Polls: Democratic Congressman Marion Berry | |||||
| ** Uncontested Race ** | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Marion Berry • FEC H6AR01072: $1,166,377 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Victor Frederick "Vic" Snyder • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 20 May 2008 Primary |
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| Polls: Democratic Congressman Victor Frederick "Vic" Snyder | |||||
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Democratic | 212,303 | 70.50% | Congressman Victor Frederick "Vic" Snyder • FEC H6AR02203: $301,981 |
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Green | 64,398 | 21.38% | Deb McFarland • FEC H8AR02100: Financial report not available |
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Scattering | 23,674 | 7.86% | Total Under Votes | |
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Write-in | 665 | 0.22% | Danial Suits • FEC H8AR02118: Financial report not available |
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Scattering | 119 | 0.04% | Total Over Votes | |
| Total | 301,159 | 100.00% | |||
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Republican | Congressman John Nichols Boozman • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 20 November 2001- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Asa Hutchinson, 6 August 2001 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 20 May 2008 Primary |
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| Polls: Republican Congressman John Nichols Boozman | |||||
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Republican | 215,196 | 74.40% | Congressman John Nichols Boozman • FEC H2AR03176: $396,807 |
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Green | 58,850 | 20.35% | Abel Noah Tomlinson • FEC H8AR03058: $5,948 |
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Scattering | 15,150 | 5.24% | Total Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 35 | 0.01% | Total Over Votes | |
| Total | 289,231 | 100.00% | |||
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Democratic | Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 20 May 2008 Primary |
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| Polls: Democratic Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross | |||||
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Democratic | 203,178 | 80.68% | Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross • FEC H0AR04038: $1,791,656 |
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Green | 32,603 | 12.95% | Joshua Drake • FEC H8AR04098: Financial report not available |
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Scattering | 16,046 | 6.37% | Total Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 10 | 0.00% | Total Over Votes | |
| Total | 251,837 | 100.00% | |||
| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Charlie Daniels • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Dustin McDaniel • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Jim Wood • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner of State Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
| Democratic | State Lands Commissioner Mark Wilcox • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Commissioner of State Lands is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |