Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2006

Infobox Election
election_name = Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2006
country = Arkansas
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2002
previous_year = 2002
next_election = Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2010
next_year = 2010
election_date = November 7 2006


nominee1 = Mike Beebe
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 422,198
percentage1 = 55.3%


nominee2 = Asa Hutchinson
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 312,644
percentage2 = 41.0%
map_

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map_size = 270px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Governor
before_election = Mike Huckabee
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = Mike Beebe
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election was won by Mike Beebe of the Democratic Party. The election occurred on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Mike Huckabee (R), one of Arkansas's longest serving Governors, was term limited and thus ineligible for re-election.

This was also the first time since 1978 (when Bill Clinton was elected to his first term) that no Arkansas incumbent governor was running for re-election.

Candidates

Democratic Party

* Mike Beebe - Arkansas Attorney General, former Arkansas State Senator.

Republican Party

* Asa Hutchinson - Former Arkansas State Republican Party Chairman, U.S. Attorney for Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Congressman from Arkansas, DEA Administrator and Homeland Security Undersecretary.

Green Party

* Jim Lendall - Former Arkansas State legislator for eight years as both an Independent and Democrat, Nurse [http://www.ucaecho.net/stories/index.php?id=211]

Independents

* Rod Bryan (Independent) - Bass player for the band Ho-Hum and former owner of "Anthropop" an independent record store.

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mike Beebe
votes = 422,198
percentage = 55.3
change = +8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Asa Hutchinson
votes = 312,644
percentage = 41.0
change = -12.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Rod Bryan
votes = 15,589
percentage = 2.0
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Lendall
votes = 12,593
percentage = 1.7
change = "n/a"Election box candidate
party =
candidate = Write-ins
votes = 360
percentage = 0.1
change = 0Election box majority
votes = 109,554
percentage = 14.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 763,384
percentage =
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Democratic Party (US)
loser = Republican Party (US)
swing =

Polling

External links

* [http://www.mikebeebe.com Mike Beebe for Governor]
* [http://www.asaforgovernor.org Asa Hutchinson for Governor] (Inactive)
* [http://www.rodbryan.com Rod Bryan for Governor]

ee also

U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006