2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election

2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	Beebe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Hutchinson: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Mike Huckabee; Republican	Elected Governor ; Mike Beebe; Democratic

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 won the governorship in 2014 when Beebe was term limited.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Mike Beebe, Arkansas Attorney General

Republican primary

Nominee

Asa Hutchinson, former administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, former U.S. representative from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (1997–2001)^[1]

Died

Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Lieutenant Governor^[2]

Independents

Declared

Rod Bryan, bass player for Ho-Hum and owner of Anthro-Pop Records^[3]

General election

Debates

2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election debates
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Asa Hutchinson	Mike Beebe
1	Oct. 4, 2006	KEZA KHBS KHOG Morning News of Northwest Arkansas	Craig Cannon	C-SPAN	P	P
2	Oct. 17, 2006	KARK-TV William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum	Bob Clausen	C-SPAN	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[4]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Inside Elections^[5]	Likely D (flip)	November 2, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[6]	Likely D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[7]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2006

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Asa Hutchinson (R)	Mike Beebe (D)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[8]	November 3–5, 2006	549	± 4.3%	42%	51%	4%	3%
SurveyUSA^[9]	October 22–24, 2006	572	± 4.1%	38%	58%	3%	1%
SurveyUSA^[10]	September 25–26, 2006	493	± 4.5%	40%	55%	3%	2%
SurveyUSA^[11]	August 27–29, 2006	538	± 4.3%	38%	51%	0%	7%
SurveyUSA^[12]	July 14–16, 2006	509	± 4.4%	38%	48%	—	13%
SurveyUSA^[13]	January 22–23, 2006	506	± 4.4%	45%	46%	4%	5%
SurveyUSA^[14]	December 3–5, 2005	684	± 3.8%	44%	49%	4%	3%

Endorsements

Mike Beebe (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate^[15]

Results

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2006^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Beebe	430,765	55.61%	+8.65%
	Republican	Asa Hutchinson	315,040	40.67%	−12.35%
	Independent	Rod Bryan	15,767	2.04%	N/A
	Green	Jim Lendall	12,774	1.65%	N/A
	Write-in		334	0.04%	N/A
Total votes			774,680	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

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)

References

^ Archives, L. A. Times (March 13, 2005). "Hutchinson Announces 2006 Gubernatorial Run". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "National Briefing | South: Arkansas: Rockefeller To Run". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 26, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "Independent candidate for Ark. governor campaigns on bike". AccessWDUN. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ SurveyUSA
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^ "Mike Beebe | WesPAC". November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Voices of Arkansas: A Report on Voting Trends in the Natural State" (PDF). Arkansas Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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[1] Archives, L. A. Times (March 13, 2005). "Hutchinson Announces 2006 Gubernatorial Run". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[2] "National Briefing | South: Arkansas: Rockefeller To Run". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 26, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[3] "Independent candidate for Ark. governor campaigns on bike". AccessWDUN. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[4] "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.

[5] "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[6] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[7] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[8] SurveyUSA

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[15] "Mike Beebe | WesPAC". November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[16] "Voices of Arkansas: A Report on Voting Trends in the Natural State" (PDF). Arkansas Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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