Election 1984 Results
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1984 Arkansas governor election
Bill Clinton (Democrat) beat Woody Freeman (Republican) in Arkansas in 1984, 62.6% to 37.4%, a margin of 25.1 points and 222,574 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Bill Clinton also won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, Pulaski, cast 128,665 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.3 points. The closest was Logan, where 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Clinton won | Democratic | 554,561 | 62.6% |
| Woody Freeman | Republican | 331,987 | 37.4% |
| Total | 886,548 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 90,876 70.6% | 37,789 29.4% | 128,665 | D+41.3 | |
| Washington | 20,185 55.6% | 16,095 44.4% | 36,280 | D+11.3 | |
| Sebastian | 16,498 45.6% | 19,665 54.4% | 36,163 | R+8.8 | |
| Garland | 20,364 61.5% | 12,739 38.5% | 33,103 | D+23.0 | |
| Benton | 15,608 48.4% | 16,618 51.6% | 32,226 | R+3.1 | |
| Jefferson | 24,599 77.6% | 7,089 22.4% | 31,688 | D+55.3 | |
| Craighead | 11,739 53.0% | 10,410 47.0% | 22,149 | D+6.0 | |
| Saline | 14,254 67.4% | 6,879 32.6% | 21,133 | D+34.9 | |
| White | 12,827 62.4% | 7,722 37.6% | 20,549 | D+24.8 | |
| Mississippi | 12,702 67.9% | 6,012 32.1% | 18,714 | D+35.7 | |
| Faulkner | 12,086 66.1% | 6,201 33.9% | 18,287 | D+32.2 | |
| Union | 10,143 58.1% | 7,312 41.9% | 17,455 | D+16.2 | |
| Pope | 8,589 53.6% | 7,441 46.4% | 16,030 | D+7.2 | |
| Baxter | 7,926 50.8% | 7,682 49.2% | 15,608 | D+1.6 | |
| Miller | 8,865 62.7% | 5,266 37.3% | 14,131 | D+25.5 | |
| Crawford | 5,927 44.7% | 7,335 55.3% | 13,262 | R+10.6 | |
| Lonoke | 8,563 65.4% | 4,540 34.6% | 13,103 | D+30.7 | |
| Crittenden | 9,464 72.8% | 3,529 27.2% | 12,993 | D+45.7 | |
| Ouachita | 8,707 71.0% | 3,564 29.0% | 12,271 | D+41.9 | |
| Independence | 7,164 58.8% | 5,016 41.2% | 12,180 | D+17.6 | |
| Greene | 7,371 61.1% | 4,696 38.9% | 12,067 | D+22.2 | |
| Hot Spring | 8,186 69.4% | 3,609 30.6% | 11,795 | D+38.8 | |
| Phillips | 9,014 79.2% | 2,364 20.8% | 11,378 | D+58.4 | |
| Boone | 5,733 52.6% | 5,175 47.4% | 10,908 | D+5.1 | |
| St. Francis | 7,724 72.3% | 2,958 27.7% | 10,682 | D+44.6 | |
| Poinsett | 6,414 63.5% | 3,679 36.5% | 10,093 | D+27.1 | |
| Columbia | 5,433 55.4% | 4,380 44.6% | 9,813 | D+10.7 | |
| Conway | 6,244 67.6% | 2,987 32.4% | 9,231 | D+35.3 | |
| Cleburne | 5,091 55.3% | 4,110 44.7% | 9,201 | D+10.7 | |
| Logan | 4,553 49.7% | 4,607 50.3% | 9,160 | R+0.6 | |
| Clark | 6,709 73.9% | 2,373 26.1% | 9,082 | D+47.7 | |
| Ashley | 6,417 71.7% | 2,536 28.3% | 8,953 | D+43.3 | |
| Hempstead | 5,553 65.4% | 2,936 34.6% | 8,489 | D+30.8 | |
| Arkansas | 5,851 70.3% | 2,470 29.7% | 8,321 | D+40.6 | |
| Jackson | 5,100 63.7% | 2,907 36.3% | 8,007 | D+27.4 | |
| Johnson | 4,376 55.2% | 3,552 44.8% | 7,928 | D+10.4 | |
| Yell | 4,207 55.6% | 3,362 44.4% | 7,569 | D+11.2 | |
| Polk | 4,133 55.5% | 3,314 44.5% | 7,447 | D+11.0 | |
| Clay | 4,537 61.8% | 2,803 38.2% | 7,340 | D+23.6 | |
| Carroll | 3,746 53.1% | 3,307 46.9% | 7,053 | D+6.2 | |
| Sharp | 3,848 54.6% | 3,201 45.4% | 7,049 | D+9.2 | |
| Franklin | 3,373 48.4% | 3,596 51.6% | 6,969 | R+3.2 | |
| Lawrence | 4,026 59.2% | 2,776 40.8% | 6,802 | D+18.4 | |
| Van Buren | 4,046 59.7% | 2,728 40.3% | 6,774 | D+19.5 | |
| Cross | 4,617 69.1% | 2,065 30.9% | 6,682 | D+38.2 | |
| Drew | 4,479 72.9% | 1,666 27.1% | 6,145 | D+45.8 | |
| Randolph | 3,596 61.5% | 2,252 38.5% | 5,848 | D+23.0 | |
| Madison | 2,947 50.9% | 2,841 49.1% | 5,788 | D+1.8 | |
| Chicot | 4,545 79.0% | 1,209 21.0% | 5,754 | D+58.0 | |
| Desha | 4,452 77.6% | 1,285 22.4% | 5,737 | D+55.2 | |
| Marion | 3,304 58.6% | 2,335 41.4% | 5,639 | D+17.2 | |
| Grant | 3,358 61.2% | 2,127 38.8% | 5,485 | D+22.4 | |
| Sevier | 3,588 66.1% | 1,839 33.9% | 5,427 | D+32.2 | |
| Little River | 3,490 64.4% | 1,930 35.6% | 5,420 | D+28.8 | |
| Lee | 4,267 80.7% | 1,020 19.3% | 5,287 | D+61.4 | |
| Izard | 3,217 62.1% | 1,965 37.9% | 5,182 | D+24.2 | |
| Bradley | 3,638 70.6% | 1,514 29.4% | 5,152 | D+41.2 | |
| Monroe | 3,796 73.8% | 1,348 26.2% | 5,144 | D+47.6 | |
| Dallas | 3,405 69.4% | 1,499 30.6% | 4,904 | D+38.9 | |
| Howard | 3,087 63.9% | 1,746 36.1% | 4,833 | D+27.7 | |
| Scott | 2,324 49.0% | 2,419 51.0% | 4,743 | R+2.0 | |
| Searcy | 2,028 45.4% | 2,440 54.6% | 4,468 | R+9.2 | |
| Nevada | 2,888 65.1% | 1,547 34.9% | 4,435 | D+30.2 | |
| Lincoln | 3,404 78.4% | 936 21.6% | 4,340 | D+56.9 | |
| Newton | 1,982 45.9% | 2,337 54.1% | 4,319 | R+8.2 | |
| Fulton | 2,583 60.6% | 1,681 39.4% | 4,264 | D+21.2 | |
| Pike | 2,415 58.0% | 1,752 42.0% | 4,167 | D+15.9 | |
| Stone | 2,168 52.3% | 1,976 47.7% | 4,144 | D+4.6 | |
| Lafayette | 2,577 64.0% | 1,451 36.0% | 4,028 | D+28.0 | |
| Prairie | 2,573 65.4% | 1,363 34.6% | 3,936 | D+30.7 | |
| Montgomery | 2,217 57.3% | 1,649 42.7% | 3,866 | D+14.7 | |
| Woodruff | 2,974 78.7% | 803 21.3% | 3,777 | D+57.5 | |
| Perry | 2,206 62.2% | 1,342 37.8% | 3,548 | D+24.4 | |
| Cleveland | 2,019 58.9% | 1,408 41.1% | 3,427 | D+17.8 | |
| Calhoun | 1,646 64.3% | 912 35.7% | 2,558 | D+28.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1984; 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 |