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1980 Arkansas governor election
Frank D. White (Republican) beat Bill Clinton (Democrat) in Arkansas in 1980, 51.9% to 48.1%, a margin of 3.9 points and 32,443 votes.
Arkansas changed party: in 1978 it went Democratic, for Bill Clinton.
Republicans led in 51 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 24. The largest, Pulaski, cast 114,498 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.1 points. The closest was Hot Spring, where 10 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank D. White won | Republican | 435,684 | 51.9% |
| Bill Clinton | Democratic | 403,241 | 48.1% |
| Total | 838,925 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 64,159 56.0% | 50,339 44.0% | 114,498 | D+12.1 | |
| Sebastian | 11,894 33.1% | 24,010 66.9% | 35,904 | R+33.7 | |
| Washington | 16,223 46.9% | 18,334 53.1% | 34,557 | R+6.1 | |
| Garland | 14,153 48.1% | 15,279 51.9% | 29,432 | R+3.8 | |
| Benton | 11,939 40.7% | 17,400 59.3% | 29,339 | R+18.6 | |
| Jefferson | 17,232 59.9% | 11,541 40.1% | 28,773 | D+19.8 | |
| Craighead | 8,747 41.8% | 12,161 58.2% | 20,908 | R+16.3 | |
| Saline | 10,138 50.8% | 9,830 49.2% | 19,968 | D+1.5 | |
| White | 8,743 48.6% | 9,245 51.4% | 17,988 | R+2.8 | |
| Mississippi | 8,491 51.3% | 8,058 48.7% | 16,549 | D+2.6 | |
| Faulkner | 8,199 50.8% | 7,949 49.2% | 16,148 | D+1.5 | |
| Union | 5,832 36.6% | 10,117 63.4% | 15,949 | R+26.9 | |
| Baxter | 5,693 37.4% | 9,526 62.6% | 15,219 | R+25.2 | |
| Pope | 5,980 40.5% | 8,770 59.5% | 14,750 | R+18.9 | |
| Miller | 5,609 41.9% | 7,787 58.1% | 13,396 | R+16.3 | |
| Crawford | 3,723 28.8% | 9,216 71.2% | 12,939 | R+42.5 | |
| Crittenden | 7,378 59.3% | 5,057 40.7% | 12,435 | D+18.7 | |
| Lonoke | 5,464 46.5% | 6,287 53.5% | 11,751 | R+7.0 | |
| Ouachita | 5,837 49.8% | 5,878 50.2% | 11,715 | R+0.3 | |
| Boone | 5,249 44.8% | 6,457 55.2% | 11,706 | R+10.3 | |
| Phillips | 7,543 66.3% | 3,840 33.7% | 11,383 | D+32.5 | |
| Independence | 5,265 46.8% | 5,988 53.2% | 11,253 | R+6.4 | |
| Greene | 5,072 46.5% | 5,825 53.5% | 10,897 | R+6.9 | |
| Hot Spring | 5,353 50.0% | 5,363 50.0% | 10,716 | R+0.1 | |
| St. Francis | 5,627 55.6% | 4,490 44.4% | 10,117 | D+11.2 | |
| Conway | 4,626 49.2% | 4,773 50.8% | 9,399 | R+1.6 | |
| Clark | 6,129 65.2% | 3,266 34.8% | 9,395 | D+30.5 | |
| Poinsett | 3,749 40.5% | 5,510 59.5% | 9,259 | R+19.0 | |
| Columbia | 3,814 41.4% | 5,397 58.6% | 9,211 | R+17.2 | |
| Logan | 3,708 40.7% | 5,402 59.3% | 9,110 | R+18.6 | |
| Hempstead | 4,601 52.6% | 4,147 47.4% | 8,748 | D+5.2 | |
| Ashley | 4,389 50.7% | 4,269 49.3% | 8,658 | D+1.4 | |
| Arkansas | 5,278 61.5% | 3,301 38.5% | 8,579 | D+23.0 | |
| Cleburne | 4,215 49.3% | 4,330 50.7% | 8,545 | R+1.3 | |
| Jackson | 3,920 48.4% | 4,175 51.6% | 8,095 | R+3.2 | |
| Johnson | 3,243 41.3% | 4,614 58.7% | 7,857 | R+17.4 | |
| Yell | 3,127 41.2% | 4,465 58.8% | 7,592 | R+17.6 | |
| Clay | 3,144 43.0% | 4,164 57.0% | 7,308 | R+14.0 | |
| Carroll | 2,954 40.5% | 4,336 59.5% | 7,290 | R+19.0 | |
| Lawrence | 2,615 36.1% | 4,624 63.9% | 7,239 | R+27.8 | |
| Polk | 3,000 42.8% | 4,012 57.2% | 7,012 | R+14.4 | |
| Franklin | 2,362 34.8% | 4,421 65.2% | 6,783 | R+30.4 | |
| Cross | 3,610 53.6% | 3,131 46.4% | 6,741 | D+7.1 | |
| Sharp | 2,969 44.1% | 3,768 55.9% | 6,737 | R+11.9 | |
| Van Buren | 3,005 46.5% | 3,453 53.5% | 6,458 | R+6.9 | |
| Drew | 3,878 61.5% | 2,423 38.5% | 6,301 | D+23.1 | |
| Randolph | 2,289 38.9% | 3,590 61.1% | 5,879 | R+22.1 | |
| Madison | 2,500 42.9% | 3,321 57.1% | 5,821 | R+14.1 | |
| Desha | 3,998 69.4% | 1,763 30.6% | 5,761 | D+38.8 | |
| Chicot | 3,804 67.4% | 1,841 32.6% | 5,645 | D+34.8 | |
| Marion | 2,277 40.9% | 3,291 59.1% | 5,568 | R+18.2 | |
| Sevier | 2,778 50.1% | 2,763 49.9% | 5,541 | D+0.3 | |
| Grant | 2,452 45.6% | 2,922 54.4% | 5,374 | R+8.7 | |
| Izard | 2,628 49.6% | 2,667 50.4% | 5,295 | R+0.7 | |
| Lee | 3,434 66.7% | 1,712 33.3% | 5,146 | D+33.5 | |
| Little River | 2,592 50.8% | 2,512 49.2% | 5,104 | D+1.6 | |
| Howard | 1,952 38.8% | 3,085 61.2% | 5,037 | R+22.5 | |
| Bradley | 2,925 59.4% | 2,000 40.6% | 4,925 | D+18.8 | |
| Monroe | 2,837 57.6% | 2,086 42.4% | 4,923 | D+15.3 | |
| Nevada | 2,537 53.7% | 2,185 46.3% | 4,722 | D+7.5 | |
| Dallas | 2,306 49.8% | 2,320 50.2% | 4,626 | R+0.3 | |
| Scott | 1,475 31.9% | 3,150 68.1% | 4,625 | R+36.2 | |
| Searcy | 1,562 33.9% | 3,041 66.1% | 4,603 | R+32.1 | |
| Fulton | 1,760 40.6% | 2,572 59.4% | 4,332 | R+18.7 | |
| Pike | 1,679 39.9% | 2,530 60.1% | 4,209 | R+20.2 | |
| Stone | 1,736 41.3% | 2,470 58.7% | 4,206 | R+17.5 | |
| Lafayette | 1,714 41.1% | 2,460 58.9% | 4,174 | R+17.9 | |
| Prairie | 1,992 48.0% | 2,158 52.0% | 4,150 | R+4.0 | |
| Newton | 1,621 39.2% | 2,514 60.8% | 4,135 | R+21.6 | |
| Lincoln | 2,446 61.7% | 1,516 38.3% | 3,962 | D+23.5 | |
| Woodruff | 2,551 65.4% | 1,351 34.6% | 3,902 | D+30.8 | |
| Montgomery | 1,577 43.8% | 2,023 56.2% | 3,600 | R+12.4 | |
| Perry | 1,474 44.0% | 1,878 56.0% | 3,352 | R+12.1 | |
| Cleveland | 1,410 44.0% | 1,797 56.0% | 3,207 | R+12.1 | |
| Calhoun | 1,056 42.3% | 1,438 57.7% | 2,494 | R+15.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | R+27.8 |
| 2018 | Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) | R+33.6 |
| 2014 | Asa Hutchinson (R) | R+13.9 |
| 2010 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | D+30.8 |
| 2006 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | D+14.9 |
| 2002 | Mike Huckabee (R) | R+6.1 |
| 1998 | Mike Huckabee (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1994 | Jim Guy Tucker (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1990 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+15.0 |
| 1986 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+27.8 |
| 1984 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1982 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1980 | Frank D. White (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1978 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+26.7 |
| 1976 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+66.5 |
| 1974 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+31.2 |
| 1972 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+50.9 |
| 1970 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+29.3 |
| 1968 | Winthrop Rockefeller (R) | R+4.9 |
| 1966 | Winthrop Rockefeller (R) | R+8.7 |
| 1964 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1962 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+46.5 |
| 1960 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1958 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+64.9 |
| 1956 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+61.3 |
| 1954 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+24.2 |
| 1952 | Francis Cherry (D) | D+74.8 |
| 1950 | Sidney S. McMath (D) | D+68.3 |
| 1948 | Sid McMath (D) | D+78.7 |
| 1946 | Ben Laney (D) | D+68.3 |
| 1944 | Ben Laney (D) | D+71.9 |
| 1942 | Homer M. Adkins (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1940 | Homer M. Adkins (D) | D+83.1 |
| 1938 | Carl E. Bailey (D) | D+77.5 |
| 1936 | Carl E. Bailey (D) | D+70.2 |
| 1934 | Julius M. Futrell (D) | D+79.8 |
| 1932 | Julius M. Futrell (D) | D+81.5 |
| 1930 | Harvey J. Parnell (D) | D+62.4 |
| 1928 | Harvey J. Parnell (D) | D+54.6 |
| 1926 | John E. Martineau (D) | D+52.9 |
| 1924 | Thomas J. Terral (D) | D+59.7 |
| 1922 | Thomas C. McRae (D) | D+56.2 |
| 1920 | Thomas Chipman McRae (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1918 | Charles Hillman Brough (D) | D+93.4 |
| 1916 | Charles Hillman Brough (D) | D+44.4 |
| 1914 | George Washington Hays (D) | D+46.6 |
| 1913 | George Washington Hays (D) | D+43.8 |
| 1912 | Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) | D+37.4 |
| 1910 | George Washington Donaghey (D) | D+41.0 |
| 1908 | George W. Donaghey (D) | D+40.4 |
| 1906 | John Sebastian Little (D) | D+41.8 |
| 1904 | Jefferson Davis (D) | D+24.6 |
| 1902 | Jeff Davis (D) | D+40.2 |
| 1900 | Jefferson Davis (D) | D+36.0 |
| 1898 | Daniel Webster Jones (D) | D+42.7 |
| 1896 | Daniel Webster Jones (D) | D+39.0 |
| 1894 | James P. Clarke (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1892 | William M. Fishback (D) | D+36.2 |
| 1890 | James P. Eagle (D) | D+55.5 |
| 1888 | James P. Eagle (D) | D+54.1 |
| 1886 | Simon P. Hughes (D) | D+22.3 |
| 1884 | Simon P. Hughes (D) | D+29.1 |
| 1882 | James H. Berry (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1880 | Thomas J. Churchill (D) | D+72.8 |
| 1878 | William Read Miller (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1876 | William R. Miller (D) | D+31.5 |
| 1874 | Augustus H. Garland (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1872 | Elisha Baxter (R) | R+51.8 |
| 1868 | Powell Clayton (R) | level |