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2018 governor elections · Arkansas history

Arkansas governor election 2018

Asa Hutchinson REP +33.6 · held 11/6/18

Votes counted
891,509
Margin
33.6 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/6/18

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Asa Hutchinson WonREP582,40665.33%
Jared K. HendersonDEM283,21831.77%
Mark A. WestLIB25,8852.90%
Total891,509

Official source: Web02-state.216038

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

Full Arkansas governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2018 Arkansas governor race?

Asa Hutchinson (REP) won with 65.3% of the vote, ahead of Jared K. Henderson (31.8%), a margin of 33.6 points.

Did the Arkansas governor seat change party in 2018?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2018 Arkansas governor race?

891,509 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.