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2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas

| country = Arkansas

| flag_year = 1924

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2004 United States presidential election in Arkansas

| previous_year = 2004

| next_election = 2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas

| next_year = 2012

| election_date = November 4, 2008

| image1 = File:John McCain 2009 Official.jpg

| image_size = 200x200px

| nominee1 = John McCain

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Arizona

| running_mate1 = Sarah Palin

| electoral_vote1 = 6

| popular_vote1 = 638,017

| percentage1 = 58.72%

| image2 = File:Obama portrait crop.jpg

| nominee2 = Barack Obama

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Illinois

| running_mate2 = Joe Biden

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 422,310

| percentage2 = 38.86%

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McCain

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Obama

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{{legend|#86B6F2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#4389E3|60–70%}}

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{{legend|#002B84|90–100%}}

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Tie/No Data

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| title = President

| before_election = George W. Bush

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Barack Obama

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{ElectionsAR}}

The 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Arkansas was won by Republican John McCain by a 19.86% margin of victory, a much greater margin than George W. Bush attained in 2004, despite a large national Democratic trend. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise a red state. The state trended dramatically Republican in 2008, as McCain received over 4% more of the statewide popular vote than Bush earned in 2004 and more than doubled his margin of victory. Only five counties swung more Democratic in 2008, and the vast majority of counties swung heavily Republican, some by as much as 30%.{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2008&fips=5&f=1&off=0&elect=0&def=swg&datatype=county|title=Arkansas Swing 2008|publisher=Uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2013-10-27}} Of the ten counties with the largest percentage swing to the Republicans in the U.S. during this election, six of them were located in Arkansas.{{Cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2008&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |title=2008 Election Statistics |website=Uselectionatlas.org |access-date=2019-05-04}}

Obama became the first Democrat to ever win the White House without carrying Arkansas. Since 1996, Arkansas has rapidly transformed from a Democratic stronghold into one of the most Republican states in the nation. It was also one of the six states where neither Obama nor McCain won during the primary season, and the strongest of five states that swung rightward in this election, the others being Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Despite McCain's landslide victory in the state's presidential race, Democratic Senator Mark Pryor easily won re-election on the same ballot, in which he did not face Republican opposition. This was the first time Arkansas voted for a losing presidential candidate since 1968.

Primaries

Campaign

=Predictions=

There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:

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!Source

!Ranking

D.C. Political Report{{Cite web|date=2009-01-01|title=D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries.|url=http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html|archive-date=2009-01-01}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Cook Political Report{{Cite web|date=2015-05-05|title=Presidential|url=http://cookpolitical.com/presidential|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential|archive-date=2015-05-05}}

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

The Takeaway{{Cite web|date=2009-04-22|title=Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions|url=http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/|archive-date=2009-04-22}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

Electoral-vote.com{{Cite web|title=Electoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily|url=https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=electoral-vote.com}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

The Washington Post|Washington PostBased on Takeaway

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

Politico{{Cite web|title=POLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map - POLITICO.com|url=http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html|access-date=2016-09-22|website=www.politico.com}}

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

RealClearPolitics{{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5| archive-date = 2008-06-05| title = RealClearPolitics - Electoral Map}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

FiveThirtyEight

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

CQ Politics{{cite web|title=CQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008|url=http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08|archive-date=June 14, 2009|access-date=December 20, 2009|website=CQ Politics}}

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

The New York Times{{cite news|last1=Nagourney|first1=Adam|last2=Zeleny|first2=Jeff|last3=Carter|first3=Shan|date=2008-11-04|title=The Electoral Map: Key States|work=The New York Times|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse|access-date=May 26, 2010}}

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

CNN{{cite news|date=2008-10-31|title=October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs|work=CNN|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/|access-date=May 26, 2010|archive-date=2010-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/|url-status=dead}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

NPR

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

MSNBC

|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}

Fox News{{cite news|date=April 27, 2010|title=Winning The Electoral College|work=Fox News|url=http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Associated Press{{Cite web|title=roadto270|url=http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/|access-date=2016-09-22|website=hosted.ap.org}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Rasmussen Reports{{Cite web|title=Election 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update|access-date=2016-09-22|website=www.rasmussenreports.com}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

=Polling=

{{Main|Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#Arkansas|l1=Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: Arkansas}}

John McCain won every single opinion poll taken in Arkansas prior to the election, with leads ranging from 7% to 29%. Although, McCain polled just in the low 50% range.{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2008/pollsa.php?fips=5 |title=Election 2008 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |publisher=Uselectionatlas.org |access-date=2012-07-26}} RealClearPolitics gave the state an average of 52.3% for McCain, compared to 38.8% for Obama. The margin of victory on election day was more than double of the RCP average.{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/al/alabama_mccain_vs_obama-557.html|title=Alabama: McCain vs. Obama|access-date=May 31, 2009|publisher=RealClearPolitics}} The state was not seriously contested by either campaign.

=Fundraising=

Obama raised $1,004,783. McCain raised $934,884. Both candidates raised the most in Pulaski County.{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/fundraising/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign money race - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=May 26, 2010}}[http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=AR&cand_id=P00000001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118034404/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=AR&cand_id=P00000001|date=January 18, 2009}}

=Advertising and visits=

Obama spent over $110,350. McCain spent only $459.{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=May 26, 2010}} Neither candidate visited the state.{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=May 26, 2010}}

Analysis

Although former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, easily carried his home state of Arkansas in 1992 and 1996, the state was largely considered a safe state for McCain. Early polls gave McCain a 9-point lead among possible voters on Election Day.{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/ar/arkansas_mccain_vs_obama-592.html|title=RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - Arkansas|access-date=2008-12-17}} Although the state was still strongly Democratic at the non-presidential levels, on Election Day, Arkansas voted for McCain by a margin of approximately 20%--ten points better than Bush's showing four years earlier. In this election, Arkansas voted 27.12% to the right of the nation at-large.{{Cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}

A handful of counties — some of which had not voted for the Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon won every county in 1972 — swung safely into the GOP column. The Delta county of Jackson, for example, swung from a 14.3-point victory for Democrat Kerry in 2004 to a 16.3-point victory for McCain in 2008. Possible factors suggested for such a large swing away from the Democrats was Obama's status as the first African American major-party nominee in a historically segregationist state still dominated by conservative whites,{{Cite news |last=Nasaw |first=Daniel |date=2008-11-11 |title=Republican gains in three states overshadowed by Obama's success |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/11/republicans-uselections2008 |access-date=2023-08-11 |issn=0261-3077}} as well as the fact that Hillary Clinton, who once served as First Lady of Arkansas while her husband was Governor, did not receive the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Polling from the Spring showed Hillary Clinton defeating McCain in a hypothetical match-up in Arkansas.{{Cite web |date=2008-07-01 |title=Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election. |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701065800/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/arkansas/election_2008_arkansas_presidential_election |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=web.archive.org}} Obama became the first Democrat in history to win the White House without carrying Arkansas.

During the same election, however, freshman Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Pryor faced no Republican opposition, and was reelected in a landslide victory over Rebekah Kennedy of the Green Party. The four members of the state's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives (three Democrats and one Republican) were also reelected with no major-party opposition. Republicans, however, picked up three seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives and one Democratic state representative became a Green (he later returned to the Democratic Party in 2009).

Results

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colspan="7" | 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas{{cite web |url=http://www.arelections.org/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=181&contestid=6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001211855/http://www.arelections.org/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=181&contestid=6 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2008 |title=Official General Election Results |access-date=2008-12-12 |publisher=Arkansas Secretary of State}}
colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party

! style="width: 17em" |Candidate

! style="width: 17em" |Running mate

! style="width: 5em" |Votes

! style="width: 7em" |Percentage

! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes

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| style="width: 130px" | Republican

| John McCain

| Sarah Palin

| style="text-align:right;"| 638,017

| style="text-align:right;"| 58.72%

| style="text-align:right;"| 6

style="background:#33f; width:3px;"|

| style="width: 130px" | Democratic

| Barack Obama

| Joe Biden

| style="text-align:right;"| 422,310

| style="text-align:right;"| 38.86%

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

style="background:#ddd; width:3px;"|

| style="width: 130px" | Independent

| Ralph Nader

| Matt Gonzalez

| style="text-align:right;"| 12,882

| style="text-align:right;"| 1.19%

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

style="background:#fc0; width:3px;"|

| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian

| Bob Barr

| Wayne Allyn Root

| style="text-align:right;"| 4,776

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.44%

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

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| style="width: 130px" | Constitution

| Chuck Baldwin

| Darrell Castle

| style="text-align:right;"| 4,023

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.37%

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

style="background:#0bda51; width:3px;"|

| style="width: 130px" | Green

| Cynthia McKinney

| Rosa Clemente

| style="text-align:right;"| 3,470

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.32%

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

style="background:#000; width:3px;"|

| style="width: 130px" | Socialism and Liberation

| Gloria La Riva

| Eugene Puryear

| style="text-align:right;"| 1,139

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.10%

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

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| colspan="4"| Totals

1,086,617100.00%6
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| colspan="5"| Voter turnout

64.52%

=By county=

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! rowspan="2" |County{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=5&year=2008&f=1&off=0|title=2008 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas}}

! colspan="2" |John McCain
Republican

! colspan="2" |Barack Obama
Democratic

! colspan="2" |Various candidates
Other parties

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total

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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |%

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |#

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |%

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |#

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |%

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |#

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |%

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Arkansas

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,185

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,619

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.53%

| {{party shading/Others}} |174

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,566

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,978

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ashley

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,406

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,976

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.44%

| {{party shading/Others}} |260

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,430

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,642

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Baxter

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,852

| {{party shading/Republican}} |64.32%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,539

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.73%

| {{party shading/Others}} |590

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,313

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,981

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Benton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |51,124

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |23,331

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.67%

| {{party shading/Others}} |1,618

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |27,793

| {{party shading/Republican}} |36.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |76,073

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Boone

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,575

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.34%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,435

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.66%

| {{party shading/Others}} |464

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,140

| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,474

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Bradley

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,262

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.98%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,680

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.57%

| {{party shading/Others}} |99

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |582

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,041

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Calhoun

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,462

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |691

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.17%

| {{party shading/Others}} |64

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |771

| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,217

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Carroll

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,083

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,172

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.44%

| {{party shading/Others}} |324

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,911

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,579

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Chicot

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,119

| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.69%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,043

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |58.43%

| {{party shading/Others}} |46

| {{party shading/Others}} |0.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

924

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

17.74%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,208

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Clark

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,608

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50.67%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,267

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |46.92%

| {{party shading/Others}} |219

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |341

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,094

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Clay

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,032

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,244

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.72%

| {{party shading/Others}} |235

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |788

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,511

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cleburne

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,962

| {{party shading/Republican}} |70.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,951

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.03%

| {{party shading/Others}} |425

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,011

| {{party shading/Republican}} |44.19%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,338

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cleveland

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,451

| {{party shading/Republican}} |69.93%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |911

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.99%

| {{party shading/Others}} |143

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,540

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,505

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Columbia

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,861

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.32%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,554

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.18%

| {{party shading/Others}} |143

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,307

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,558

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Conway

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,691

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,149

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.70%

| {{party shading/Others}} |298

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,542

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,138

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Craighead

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18,881

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,294

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.47%

| {{party shading/Others}} |793

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,587

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |30,968

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Crawford

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,688

| {{party shading/Republican}} |71.54%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,238

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.51%

| {{party shading/Others}} |606

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,450

| {{party shading/Republican}} |46.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |20,532

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Crittenden

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,650

| {{party shading/Republican}} |41.91%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |10,330

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |56.59%

| {{party shading/Others}} |275

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

2,680

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

14.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |18,255

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cross

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,393

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.61%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,580

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.19%

| {{party shading/Others}} |157

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,813

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,130

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dallas

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,757

| {{party shading/Republican}} |52.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,471

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.33%

| {{party shading/Others}} |90

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |286

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,318

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Desha

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,999

| {{party shading/Republican}} |42.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,569

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |54.92%

| {{party shading/Others}} |110

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

570

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

12.19%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,678

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Drew

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,860

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.40%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,598

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.30%

| {{party shading/Others}} |152

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,262

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,610

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Faulkner

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25,362

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |14,955

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.32%

| {{party shading/Others}} |862

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,407

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |41,179

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Franklin

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,411

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,869

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.86%

| {{party shading/Others}} |195

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,542

| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,475

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Fulton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,702

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,819

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.90%

| {{party shading/Others}} |155

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |883

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,676

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Garland

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26,825

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.36%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |15,899

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.37%

| {{party shading/Others}} |995

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,926

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43,719

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Grant

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,023

| {{party shading/Republican}} |73.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,562

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.99%

| {{party shading/Others}} |208

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,461

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,793

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Greene

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,578

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,541

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.36%

| {{party shading/Others}} |493

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,037

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13,612

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Hempstead

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,273

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,869

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.04%

| {{party shading/Others}} |207

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,404

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,349

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Hot Spring

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,209

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,288

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.87%

| {{party shading/Others}} |458

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,921

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,955

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Howard

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,957

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,746

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.03%

| {{party shading/Others}} |143

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,211

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,846

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Independence

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,255

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,688

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.99%

| {{party shading/Others}} |356

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,567

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,299

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Izard

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,193

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.19%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,792

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.34%

| {{party shading/Others}} |233

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.47%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,401

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,218

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Jackson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,118

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,207

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.54%

| {{party shading/Others}} |257

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |911

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,582

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Jefferson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,655

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.89%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |18,465

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |62.19%

| {{party shading/Others}} |569

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.92%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

7,810

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

26.30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29,689

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Johnson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,922

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.17%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,034

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.09%

| {{party shading/Others}} |224

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,888

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,180

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lafayette

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,685

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,133

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.04%

| {{party shading/Others}} |84

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |552

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.02%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,902

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lawrence

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,357

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.58%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,138

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.67%

| {{party shading/Others}} |335

| {{party shading/Others}} |5.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,219

| {{party shading/Republican}} |20.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,830

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Lee

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,454

| {{party shading/Republican}} |38.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,263

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |60.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |46

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

809

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

21.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,763

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lincoln

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,513

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.04%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,710

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.81%

| {{party shading/Others}} |183

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |803

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.23%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,406

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Little River

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,247

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,753

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.03%

| {{party shading/Others}} |152

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,494

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,152

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Logan

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,350

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.66%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,286

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.91%

| {{party shading/Others}} |271

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,064

| {{party shading/Republican}} |38.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,907

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lonoke

| {{party shading/Republican}} |17,242

| {{party shading/Republican}} |72.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,968

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |531

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,274

| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23,741

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Madison

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,972

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,144

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.88%

| {{party shading/Others}} |212

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,828

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,328

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Marion

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,524

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.17%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,384

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.29%

| {{party shading/Others}} |254

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,140

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,162

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Miller

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,913

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.81%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,869

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.32%

| {{party shading/Others}} |281

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,044

| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,063

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mississippi

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,976

| {{party shading/Republican}} |49.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,667

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.59%

| {{party shading/Others}} |367

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |309

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,010

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Monroe

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,754

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,615

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |46.83%

| {{party shading/Others}} |80

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |139

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,449

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Montgomery

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,365

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,092

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.15%

| {{party shading/Others}} |165

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,273

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,622

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Nevada

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,062

| {{party shading/Republican}} |56.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,474

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.55%

| {{party shading/Others}} |99

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |588

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,635

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Newton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,588

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,182

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.85%

| {{party shading/Others}} |190

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,406

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,960

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ouachita

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,427

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,346

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.63%

| {{party shading/Others}} |187

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,081

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,960

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Perry

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,743

| {{party shading/Republican}} |64.10%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,352

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.60%

| {{party shading/Others}} |184

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,391

| {{party shading/Republican}} |32.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,279

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Phillips

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,097

| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,695

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |63.50%

| {{party shading/Others}} |177

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

2,598

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

28.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,969

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pike

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,727

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,089

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.46%

| {{party shading/Others}} |150

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,638

| {{party shading/Republican}} |41.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,966

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Poinsett

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,903

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.84%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,742

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.59%

| {{party shading/Others}} |283

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,161

| {{party shading/Republican}} |27.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,928

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Polk

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,473

| {{party shading/Republican}} |71.25%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,957

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.48%

| {{party shading/Others}} |251

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,516

| {{party shading/Republican}} |45.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,681

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pope

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,568

| {{party shading/Republican}} |70.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,002

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.18%

| {{party shading/Others}} |509

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,566

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22,079

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Prairie

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,223

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.75%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,048

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.00%

| {{party shading/Others}} |110

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,175

| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,381

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Pulaski

| {{party shading/Republican}} |70,212

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.52%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |88,854

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |55.07%

| {{party shading/Others}} |2,277

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

18,642

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

11.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |161,343

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Randolph

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,615

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.21%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,469

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.07%

| {{party shading/Others}} |235

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,146

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,319

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |St. Francis

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,917

| {{party shading/Republican}} |41.21%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,486

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |57.72%

| {{party shading/Others}} |102

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.08%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

1,569

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

16.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,505

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Saline

| {{party shading/Republican}} |30,981

| {{party shading/Republican}} |69.38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |12,695

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.43%

| {{party shading/Others}} |977

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.19%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18,286

| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |44,653

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Scott

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,791

| {{party shading/Republican}} |69.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,053

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.36%

| {{party shading/Others}} |151

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,738

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,995

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Searcy

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,726

| {{party shading/Republican}} |70.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |961

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.98%

| {{party shading/Others}} |160

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,765

| {{party shading/Republican}} |45.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,847

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sebastian

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28,637

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.27%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |13,673

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.64%

| {{party shading/Others}} |902

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,964

| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43,212

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sevier

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,125

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.23%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,291

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.19%

| {{party shading/Others}} |164

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,834

| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,580

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sharp

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,535

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,436

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.59%

| {{party shading/Others}} |281

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,099

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,252

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Stone

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,534

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,598

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.02%

| {{party shading/Others}} |192

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,936

| {{party shading/Republican}} |36.36%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,324

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Union

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,677

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.15%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,190

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.03%

| {{party shading/Others}} |312

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,487

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |17,179

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Van Buren

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,276

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,151

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.09%

| {{party shading/Others}} |276

| {{party shading/Others}} |4.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,125

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,703

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Washington

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37,963

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.52%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29,021

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.44%

| {{party shading/Others}} |1,396

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,942

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68,380

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |White

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,467

| {{party shading/Republican}} |72.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,732

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.97%

| {{party shading/Others}} |756

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,735

| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26,955

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Woodruff

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,206

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,412

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |51.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |143

| {{party shading/Others}} |5.18%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

206

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

7.46%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,761

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Yell

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,808

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.09%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,003

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.18%

| {{party shading/Others}} |225

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,805

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,036

Totals638,01758.72%422,31038.86%26,2902.42%215,70719.86%1,086,617

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McCain won all four congressional district in Arkansas, three of which were held by Democrats.

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arkansas|1|1st}}

| 58.69%

| 38.41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marion Berry

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arkansas|2|2nd}}

| 53.98%

| 44.07%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Vic Snyder

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| 64.16%

| 33.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|John Boozman

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arkansas|4|4th}}

| 58.14%

| 39.33%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Michael Avery Ross

Electors

{{Main|List of 2008 United States presidential electors}}

Technically the voters of Arkansas cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Arkansas is allocated 6 electors because it has 4 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 6 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 6 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them.{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm |title=Electoral College |access-date=2008-11-01 |publisher=California Secretary of State |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030041546/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm |archive-date=October 30, 2008 }} An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 6 were pledged to John McCain and Sarah Palin:{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008-certificates/index.html#ar |title=U. S. Electoral College 2008 Election - Certificates |publisher=Archives.gov |access-date=2012-07-26}}

  1. Jim Burnett
  2. Reta Hamilton
  3. Rose Bryant Jones
  4. Phyllis Kincannon
  5. Steve Lux
  6. Kermit Parks

See also

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