2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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County results Beebe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hutchinson: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Huckabee was unable to seek another term due to term limits. Democratic nominee Mike Beebe, the Attorney General of Arkansas, defeated Republican nominee Asa Hutchinson, a former U.S. Representative, by a wide margin. Hutchinson later went on to win the governorship eight years later. This is the 1st open seat election since 1978.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Republican Party
- Asa Hutchinson, former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, former U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
Green Party
- Jim Lendall, former State Representative
Independent
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Asa Hutchinson (R) |
Mike Beebe (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | November 3–5, 2006 | 549 | ± 4.3% | 42% | 51% | 4% | 3% |
SurveyUSA | October 22–24, 2006 | 572 | ± 4.1% | 38% | 58% | 3% | 1% |
SurveyUSA | September 25–26, 2006 | 493 | ± 4.5% | 40% | 55% | 3% | 2% |
SurveyUSA | August 27–29, 2006 | 538 | ± 4.3% | 38% | 51% | 0% | 7% |
SurveyUSA | July 14–16, 2006 | 509 | ± 4.4% | 38% | 48% | — | 13% |
SurveyUSA | January 22–23, 2006 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 45% | 46% | 4% | 5% |
SurveyUSA | December 3–5, 2005 | 684 | ± 3.8% | 44% | 49% | 4% | 3% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | ||
Green | Jim Lendall | 12,774 | 1.65% | ||
Write-ins | 334 | 0.04% | |||
Majority | 115,725 | 14.94% | +8.88% | ||
Turnout | 774,680 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
See also
2006 United States gubernatorial elections
External links
- Official campaign website (Archived)
References
- ^ "Voices of Arkansas: A Report on Voting Trends in the Natural State" (PDF). Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2014.