2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2010 congressional elections in Arkansas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Arkansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. 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. As of 2024^[update], 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.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 →
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 1 3 Seats won 3 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 435,422 317,975 Percentage 56.25% 41.08% Swing 28.91% 11.70%
Congressional District Results County Results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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.

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	435,422	56.2%	3	+2
	Democratic	317,975	41.1%	1	-2
	Green	16,048	2.1%	0	-
	Others	4,680	0.6%	0	-
Totals		774,125	100%	4	—

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	93,224	51.78%	78,267	43.48%	8,525	4.74%	180,016	100%	Republican Gain
District 2	122,091	57.90%	80,687	38.27%	8,074	3.83%	210,852	100%	Republican Gain
District 3	148,581	72.44%	56,542	27.56%	0	0.00%	205,123	100%	Republican Hold
District 4	71,526	40.15%	102,479	57.53%	4,129	2.32%	178,134	100%	Democratic Hold
Total	435,422	56.24%	317,975	41.08%	20,728	2.68%	774,125	100%

District 1

2010 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Rick Crawford Chad Causey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 93,224 78,267 Percentage 51.8% 43.5%

Results by county Crawford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Causey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Marion Berry Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rick Crawford Republican

Arkansas's 1st district

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

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.

• AR - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Arkansas- 1st District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat

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

Republican

• Rick Crawford, businessman

Green

• Kenton Adler (campaign site, PVS)

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Rick Crawford (R)	Chad Causey (D)	Ken Adler (G)	Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Research[3]	September 13–16, 2010	44%	46%	-	-
Talk Business Poll [4]	August 17, 2010	48%	32%	4%	16%

Results

U.S. Congress District 01 election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Crawford	93,224	51.79
	Democratic	Chad Causey	78,267	43.48
	Green	Ken Adler	8,320	4.62
	Write-ins		205	0.11
Total votes			180,016	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

2010 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Tim Griffin Joyce Elliott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 122,091 80,687 Percentage 57.9% 38.3%

Results by county Griffin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Elliott:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Vic Snyder Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tim Griffin Republican

Arkansas's 2nd district

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

This district was represented by seven term Democrat Vic Snyder 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.^[6]

• AR - District 2 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 2nd District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat

• Joyce Elliott, State Senator

Republican

• Timothy Griffin, U.S. Attorney

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Tim Griffin (R)	Joyce Elliott (D)	Lance Levi (I)	Lewis Kennedy (G)	Undecided
Talk Business Poll [7]	August 17, 2010	52%	35%	3%	1%	9%

Results

U.S. Congress District 02 election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Griffin	122,091	57.90
	Democratic	Joyce Elliott	80,687	38.27
	Independent	Lance Levi	4,421	2.10
	Green	Lewis Kennedy	3,599	1.71
	Write-ins		54	0.03
Total votes			210,852	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

2010 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Steve Womack David Whitaker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,581 56,542 Percentage 72.4% 27.6%

Results by county Womack:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Boozman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Womack Republican

Arkansas's 3rd district

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

This district was represented by Republican John Boozman. Boozman has formally announced his 2010 plans for the U.S. Senate, against Blanche Lincoln.^[9] The district (comprising the northwest part of the state) has been held by the GOP since 1966.

• AR - District 3 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Arkansas - 3rd District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat

• David Whitaker (campaign site, PVS), attorney

Republican

• Steve Womack, Mayor of Rogers

Independent

• Jerry Coon^[10]

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Steve Womack (R)	David Whitaker (D)	Undecided
Talk Business Poll [11]	August 25, 2010	55%	31%	14%

Results

U.S. Congress District 03 election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack	148,581	72.44
	Democratic	David Whitaker	56,542	27.56
Total votes			205,123	100
	Republican hold

District 4

2010 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Mike Ross Beth Anne Rankin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 102,749 71,526 Percentage 59.5% 40.2%

Results by county Ross:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Rankin:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Ross Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Ross Democratic

Arkansas's 4th district

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

This district was represented by Democrat Mike Ross. Ross ran for re-election.

• AR - District 4 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 4th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Democrat

• Mike Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican

• Beth Anne Rankin (campaign site, PVS), teacher and former Miss Arkansas

Green Party

• Josh Drake

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Mike Ross (D)	Beth Anne Rankin (R)	Joshua Drake (G)	Undecided
Talk Business Poll [12]	August 25–26, 2010	49%	31%	4%	16%

Results

U.S. Congress District 04 election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Ross (incumbent)	102,479	57.53
	Republican	Beth Anne Rankin	71,526	40.15
	Green	Josh Drake	4,129	2.32
Total votes			178,134	100
	Democratic hold

See also

• Arkansas elections, 2010
• Opinion polling for the United States House of Representatives elections, 2010#Arkansas