Electoral History of Bill Clinton - Statewide Races in Arkansas

Statewide Races in Arkansas

Arkansas Attorney General, 1976 (Democratic primary):

  • Bill Clinton - 56%
  • George Jernigan - 25%
  • Clarence Cash - 19%

Arkansas Attorney General, 1976

  • Bill Clinton (D) - elected unopposed

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1978 (Democratic primary)

  • Bill Clinton - 341,118 (59.55%)
  • Joe Woodward - 123,674 (21.59%)
  • Frank Lady - 76,026 (13.27%)
  • Bob Mathis - 26,096 (4.56%)
  • Monroe Schwarzlose - 5,898 (1.03%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1978

  • Bill Clinton (D) - 335,101 (63.36%)
  • Lynn Lowe (R) - 193,746 (36.64%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1980 (Democratic primary)

  • Bill Clinton (inc.) - 306,735 (68.87%)
  • Monroe Schwarzlose - 138,660 (31.13%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1980

  • Frank D. White (R) - 435,684 (51.93%)
  • Bill Clinton (D) (inc.) - 403,241 (48.07%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1982 (Democratic primary)

  • Bill Clinton - 236,961 (41.78%)
  • Joe Purcell - 166,066 (29.28%)
  • Jim Guy Tucker - 129,362 (22.81%)
  • Kim Hendren - 21,829 (3.85%)
  • Monroe Schwarzlose - 12,907 (2.28%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1982 (Democratic primary runoff)

  • Bill Clinton - 239,209 (53.69%)
  • Joe Purcell - 206,358 (46.31%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1982

  • Bill Clinton (D) - 431,855 (54.71%)
  • Frank D. White (R) (inc.) - 357,496 (45.29%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1984 (Democratic primary)

  • Bill Clinton (inc.) - 317,577 (64.46%)
  • Lonnie Turner - 119,266 (24.21%)
  • Kermit Moss - 31,727 (6.44%)
  • Monroe Schwarzlose - 24,116 (4.90%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1984

  • Bill Clinton (D) (inc.) - 554,561 (62.55%)
  • Woody Freeman (R) - 331,987 (37.45%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1986 (Democratic primary)

  • Bill Clinton (inc.) - 315,397 (60.58%)
  • Orval E. Faubus - 174,402 (33.50%)
  • W. Dean Goldsby - 30,829 (5.92%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1986

  • Bill Clinton (D) (inc.) - 439,882 (63.89%)
  • Frank D. White (R) - 248,427 (36.08%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1990 (Democratic primary)

  • Bill Clinton (inc.) - 269,329 (54.84%)
  • Tom McRae - 190,887 (38.87%)
  • Joe Holmes - 9,659 (1.97%)
  • Jerry Tolliver - 8,629 (1.76%)
  • Cyrus Young - 4,301 (0.88%)

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1990

  • Bill Clinton (D) (inc.) - 400,386 (57.49%)
  • Sheffield Nelson (R) - 295,925 (42.49%)

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