Arkansas statewide election results, 2006

[RBH]

Added today

Lt. Governor



57-43 Halter

Holt actually didn't get crushed in various parts of the state. Probably because he had run for statewide office before.

Secretary of State



62-35 Daniels

Daniels is the most successful statewide Democrat that was contested by a Republican.

Attorney General



58-37 McDaniel

Gunner DeLay is a cousin of Tom DeLay.

Treasurer



60-37 Shoffner

Chris Morris is a Black Republican, but he did do better than the Republican candidate for Secretary of State.

But, he's not the first Black Republican to run statewide in Arkansas either.

The Green Party candidate here was a 21 year old college student.

State Auditor



Jim Wood 85, Bolzenius (Green Party Candidate) 15

Bolzenius did get over 20% in a cluster of Northwest Arkansas counties. Proving that some Republicans will probably vote for a Greenie over a Democrat.

[Gabu]

Wow, Arkansas really is a red state.

[Boris]

WTF can't we get these results at the federal level (in Presidential Elections)?

[merseysider]

WTF can't we get these results at the federal level (in Presidential Elections)?

I could imagine Arkansas going Democratic in a presidential election. It is not an overwhelmingly red state like much of the rest of the South. It has the only Senate delegation where both US Senators are Democrats, and three of the four congressional seats are Democrat-held too.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

1996 election:



1992 election:

[RBH]

Elections by CD

CD01:

Lt. Gov- 60/40 Halter
SoS- 67/30 Daniels
At. Gen- 66/30 McDaniel
Treasurer - 66/31 Shoffner
Auditor- 87/13 Wood

CD02:

Lt. Gov- 60/40 Halter
SoS- 60/37 Daniels
At. Gen- 59/36 McDaniel
Treasurer - 62/34 Shoffner
Auditor- 85/15 Wood

CD03:

Lt. Gov- 52/48 Holt
SoS- 52/45 Daniels
At. Gen- 48/47 DeLay
Treasurer - 49/47 Morris
Auditor- 80/20 Wood

CD04:

Lt. Gov- 62/38 Halter
SoS- 68/30 Daniels
At. Gen- 64/33 McDaniel
Treasurer - 65/32 Shoffner
Auditor- 88/12 Wood

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Bolzenius did get over 20% in a cluster of Northwest Arkansas counties. Proving that some Republicans will probably vote for a Greenie over a Democrat.

I would happily vote Green over a Democrat

[Adlai Stevenson]

Anyone else think that Holt will probably be the GOP Senate candidate again in 2008? 

[Yates]

Why did Holt underperform?

[Virginian87]

Arkansas is one of my favorite states because it is such a relic today.  The success of Democrats there proves that the South is not dead to us.  It should also shut up any idiotic liberals who believe that we should just pull out of the South altogether.  If we can get the Democratic state parties organized at that level in other states, we'd have a great chance of remaining competitive in that region.

[RBH]

Anyone else think that Holt will probably be the GOP Senate candidate again in 2008? 

Either Holt or Jim Bob Duggar

[Verily]

Arkansas is one of my favorite states because it is such a relic today.  The success of Democrats there proves that the South is not dead to us.  It should also shut up any idiotic liberals who believe that we should just pull out of the South altogether.  If we can get the Democratic state parties organized at that level in other states, we'd have a great chance of remaining competitive in that region.

Arkansas is different from most Southern states in that the religious right has far less power there, and racial tensions are much less evident owing to a lower black population compared to the rest of the South. Arkansas is unique among Southern states, not evidence that the Democrats should focus there. (And, frankly, I'd rather the Democrats were liberal and moderate and lost every election than moderate and leftist and won every election.)

[MAS117]

Arkansas is one of my favorite states because it is such a relic today.  The success of Democrats there proves that the South is not dead to us.  It should also shut up any idiotic liberals who believe that we should just pull out of the South altogether.  If we can get the Democratic state parties organized at that level in other states, we'd have a great chance of remaining competitive in that region.

My thoughts exactly.