2008 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Pryor decided to run for a second term. No Republican filed to challenge him. His only opponent was Green Party candidate Rebekah Kennedy. He won re-election with 80% of the vote.
Candidates
Democratic
- Mark Pryor, incumbent U.S. Senator
Green
- Rebekah Kennedy, attorney and nominee for Attorney General in 2006
Campaign
On March 10, the state Republican Party announced it has no plans to field a candidate against Pryor. The only Republican to express interest in the race, health care executive Tom Formicola, decided not to run the weekend before filing began. Formicola lost the GOP primaries for the Senate in 2004 and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006. As a result, Pryor was one of the few freshman Senators to face no major-party opposition in a reelection bid.[1]
There had been speculation that former Governor Mike Huckabee would run against Pryor if his presidential bid were unsuccessful, but on March 8, Huckabee said he would not contest the race.[2]
Polling
Pryor was polled at 90% in a poll without a challenger in March.[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Pryor (incumbent) | 804,678 | 79.53 | |
Green | Rebekah Kennedy | 207,076 | 20.47 | |
Total votes | 1,011,754 | 100.00 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 75,586 | n/a | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Today's THV - KTHV Little Rock News Article". Todaysthv.com. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ Huckabee says he won't run against Pryor, Nasdaq.com
- ^ "Arkansas Polls". Electoral-vote.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate Statewide Results". Secretary of State of Arkansas. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
External links
- Elections from the Arkansas Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas at Project Vote Smart
- Arkansas, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
- Arkansas U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Arkansas U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
- official campaign websites
- Rebekah Kennedy, Green Party candidate
- Mark Pryor, Democratic incumbent