1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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For related races, see 1980 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election was a biennial election for the governorship of Arkansas. One-term Democratic Governor and future President Bill Clinton was narrowly defeated by Republican Frank D. White. It was only the third time since Reconstruction that a Republican candidate had won the state's governorship.
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Clinton ran again two years later and regained the governorship, continuing to serve until he was elected to the presidency in 1992.