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The 2010 congressional elections in Arkansas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
in the
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. Arkansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the
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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. None of Arkansas's four representatives faced major party opposition in 2008. , this was the last election in which a Democrat won a congressional district in Arkansas or managed 40% or more of the House popular vote in the state.


Overview

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.


By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:


District 1

This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Marion Berry retired. Berry had always been reelected in this district by a wide margin since his first reelection campaign in 1998, and was unopposed in 2008. The district was very Republican (giving only 38% to Obama) on a national level despite a long history of electing Democrats to local and state level offices.
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2010 Arkansas- 1st District
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Democrat

*Chad Causey, attorney and chief of staff for Marion Berry


Republican

* Rick Crawford, businessman


Green

*Kenton Adler
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Polling


Results


District 2

This district was represented by seven term Democrat
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who was unchallenged in 2008 and received 70% of the vote. Snyder announced that he would retire in 2010, reportedly after polls showed him trailing Republican
Tim Griffin John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern Dist ...
.
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2010 Alabama - 2nd District
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Democrat

*
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, State Senator


Republican

*
Timothy Griffin John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern Dis ...
, U.S. Attorney


Polling


Results


District 3

This district was represented by Republican
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. Boozman has formally announced his 2010 plans for the U.S. Senate, against
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. The district (comprising the northwest part of the state) has been held by the GOP since 1966.
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2010 Arkansas - 3rd District
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Democrat

* David Whitaker
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, attorney


Republican

*
Steve Womack Stephen Allen Womack ( ; born February 18, 1957) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district, which was once represented by future Senator J. William Fulbright, covers much of northwestern Arkansas, ...
, Mayor of Rogers


Independent

*Jerry Coon


Polling


Results


District 4

This district was represented by Democrat Mike Ross. Ross ran for re-election.
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2010 Alabama - 4th District
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Democrat

* Mike Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative


Republican

*Beth Anne Rankin
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, teacher and former
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Green Party

*Josh Drake


Polling


Results


See also

*
Arkansas elections, 2010 Arkansas's 2010 general elections were held November 2, 2010. Primaries were held May 18, 2010 and runoffs, if necessary, were held November 23, 2010. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house s ...
* Opinion polling for the United States House of Representatives elections, 2010#Arkansas


References


External links


Elections
at the Arkansas Secretary of State
Official candidate listsU.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas
at
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2010 Arkansas General Election
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House - Arkansas
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