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2010 governor elections · Arkansas history

Arkansas governor election 2010

Mike Beebe DEM +30.5 · held 11/2/10

Votes counted
789,702
Margin
30.5 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/2/10

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mike Beebe WonDEM503,33664.42%
Jim H. KeetREP262,78433.63%
Jim LendallGRE14,5131.86%
Undervote—8,1581.04%
Write-in—7000.09%
Overvote—2110.03%
Total789,702

Official source: index.php

Other Arkansas governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Sarah Huckabee Sanders27.8
2018Asa Hutchinson33.6
2014Asa Hutchinson13.9
2010Mike Beebe30.5
2006Mike Beebe14.8
2002Mike Huckabee6.0
1998Mike Huckabee21.1

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2010 Arkansas governor race?

Mike Beebe (DEM) won with 64.4% of the vote, ahead of Jim H. Keet (33.6%), a margin of 30.5 points.

Did the Arkansas governor seat change party in 2010?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2010 Arkansas governor race?

789,702 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.