2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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The 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Arkansas, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson won reelection to a second term.
Contents
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Tim Griffin, Lieutenant Governor and former U.S. Representative (running for re-election)[5][6]
- Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General (running for re-election)[1]
- John Thurston, Land Commissioner (running for Secretary of State)[1]
Endorsements
Asa Hutchinson |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Asa Hutchinson |
Jan Morgan |
Undecided |
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Hendrix College | April 17–19, 2018 | 676 | ± 3.8% | 58% | 31% | 12% |
Results
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80–90%
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70–80%
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60–70%
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50–60%
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50–60%
Republican primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Asa Hutchinson (incumbent) | 145,251 | 69.7 | |
Republican | Jan Morgan | 63,009 | 30.3 | |
Total votes | 208,260 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jared Henderson, former Arkansas executive director of Teach For America[10]
- Leticia Sanders, hairdresser[11]
Declined
- Keith Ingram, Minority Leader of the Arkansas Senate[1]
- Jay Martin, former Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives[12][13]
Results
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70–80%
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60–70%
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50–60%
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50–60%
Democratic primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jared Henderson | 68,340 | 63.4 | |
Democratic | Leticia Sanders | 39,382 | 36.6 | |
Total votes | 107,722 | 100.0 |
Independents
Candidates
Declined
- Bobby Bones, radio host[14][15]
Third parties
Candidates
Declared
- Mark West (Libertarian), pastor and nominee for AR-01 in 2016[16][17]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[18] | Solid R | October 26, 2018 |
The Washington Post[19] | Solid R | November 5, 2018 |
FiveThirtyEight[20] | Solid R | November 5, 2018 |
Rothenberg Political Report[21] | Solid R | November 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics[23] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Fox News[25][lower-alpha 1] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Politico[26] | Solid R | November 5, 2018 |
Governing[27] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
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Debates
Host network/sponsors |
Date | Link(s) | Participants | ||
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Jared Henderson(D) |
Asa Hutchinson (R) |
Mark West (L) |
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Arkansas Educational Television Network | October 12, 2018 | [28] | Invited | Invited | Invited |
Arkansas Press Association | June 29, 2018 | [29] | Invited | Invited | Invited |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Asa Hutchinson (R) |
Jared Henderson (D) |
Mark West (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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University of Arkansas | October 1–28, 2018 | 618 | ± 3.9% | 59% | 35% | – | 6% | – |
Hendrix College | October 18–19, 2018 | 528 | ± 4.3% | 60% | 24% | 5% | – | 11% |
Hendrix College | September 5–7, 2018 | 1,701 | ± 2.4% | 60% | 25% | 6% | – | 9% |
Mason-Dixon | March 21–24, 2018 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 63% | 24% | – | – | 13% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Asa Hutchinson (incumbent) | 582,406 | 65.33% | +9.89% | |
Democratic | Jared Henderson | 283,218 | 31.77% | -9.72% | |
Libertarian | Mark West | 25,885 | 2.90% | +0.98% | |
Total votes | 891,509 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
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External links
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