Election 2002 Results
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2002 Arkansas governor election
Mike Huckabee (Republican) beat Jimmie Lou Fisher (Democrat) in Arkansas in 2002, 53.0% to 46.9%, a margin of 6.1 points and 48,832 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1998, when Mike Huckabee also won.
Republicans led in 42 of the 75 counties and Democrats in 33. The largest, Pulaski, cast 110,987 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.4 points. The closest was Dallas, where 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Huckabee won | Republican | 427,082 | 53.0% |
| Jimmie Lou Fisher | Democratic | 378,250 | 46.9% |
| All other candidates | 364 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 805,696 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 60,719 54.7% | 50,268 45.3% | 110,987 | D+9.4 | |
| Benton | 14,693 32.1% | 31,077 67.9% | 45,770 | R+35.8 | |
| Washington | 18,763 42.9% | 24,954 57.1% | 43,717 | R+14.2 | |
| Garland | 17,270 49.7% | 17,473 50.3% | 8 | 34,751 | R+0.6 |
| Sebastian | 13,238 39.5% | 20,264 60.5% | 33,502 | R+21.0 | |
| Saline | 12,391 41.8% | 17,250 58.2% | 2 | 29,643 | R+16.4 |
| Faulkner | 11,442 45.5% | 13,729 54.5% | 25,171 | R+9.1 | |
| Jefferson | 13,135 57.1% | 9,887 42.9% | 23,022 | D+14.1 | |
| Craighead | 11,013 51.2% | 10,499 48.8% | 21,512 | D+2.4 | |
| White | 7,541 36.5% | 13,085 63.4% | 9 | 20,635 | R+26.9 |
| Lonoke | 6,508 39.5% | 9,985 60.5% | 16,493 | R+21.1 | |
| Pope | 5,939 37.3% | 9,969 62.7% | 15,908 | R+25.3 | |
| Crawford | 5,732 37.7% | 9,457 62.2% | 15 | 15,204 | R+24.5 |
| Baxter | 6,105 42.1% | 8,383 57.9% | 14,488 | R+15.7 | |
| Union | 5,722 43.5% | 7,418 56.5% | 13,140 | R+12.9 | |
| Crittenden | 6,136 52.6% | 5,523 47.4% | 11,659 | D+5.3 | |
| Greene | 6,458 57.8% | 4,722 42.2% | 11,180 | D+15.5 | |
| Boone | 4,151 37.5% | 6,909 62.5% | 11,060 | R+24.9 | |
| Mississippi | 5,563 51.1% | 5,319 48.9% | 10,882 | D+2.2 | |
| Miller | 4,971 45.8% | 5,882 54.2% | 4 | 10,857 | R+8.4 |
| Independence | 4,472 43.4% | 5,836 56.6% | 10,308 | R+13.2 | |
| Hot Spring | 5,067 51.9% | 4,701 48.1% | 9,768 | D+3.7 | |
| Cleburne | 3,772 40.2% | 5,614 59.8% | 1 | 9,387 | R+19.6 |
| Ouachita | 4,602 52.9% | 4,097 47.1% | 8,699 | D+5.8 | |
| Carroll | 3,564 42.9% | 4,737 57.1% | 8,301 | R+14.1 | |
| Phillips | 3,932 50.3% | 3,883 49.7% | 7,815 | D+0.6 | |
| Clark | 4,167 54.8% | 3,431 45.2% | 1 | 7,599 | D+9.7 |
| St. Francis | 4,646 61.3% | 2,934 38.7% | 7,580 | D+22.6 | |
| Logan | 3,389 46.9% | 3,830 53.0% | 1 | 7,220 | R+6.1 |
| Columbia | 3,091 44.4% | 3,876 55.6% | 2 | 6,969 | R+11.3 |
| Conway | 3,652 52.5% | 3,305 47.5% | 1 | 6,958 | D+5.0 |
| Ashley | 3,599 53.1% | 3,176 46.9% | 6,775 | D+6.2 | |
| Poinsett | 3,594 53.8% | 3,086 46.2% | 6,680 | D+7.6 | |
| Van Buren | 2,876 44.2% | 3,620 55.7% | 4 | 6,500 | R+11.4 |
| Johnson | 2,921 45.6% | 3,484 54.4% | 6,405 | R+8.8 | |
| Polk | 2,357 36.9% | 4,015 62.9% | 8 | 6,380 | R+26.0 |
| Sharp | 2,853 45.9% | 3,363 54.1% | 6,216 | R+8.2 | |
| Arkansas | 2,834 47.1% | 3,186 52.9% | 6,020 | R+5.8 | |
| Hempstead | 2,976 51.0% | 2,862 49.0% | 2 | 5,840 | D+2.0 |
| Franklin | 2,619 45.9% | 3,082 54.1% | 5,701 | R+8.1 | |
| Lawrence | 3,199 56.1% | 2,499 43.9% | 5,698 | D+12.3 | |
| Yell | 2,691 49.0% | 2,798 50.9% | 3 | 5,492 | R+1.9 |
| Jackson | 2,972 55.5% | 2,387 44.5% | 5,359 | D+10.9 | |
| Cross | 2,455 46.2% | 2,861 53.8% | 5,316 | R+7.6 | |
| Clay | 2,943 55.6% | 2,354 44.4% | 5,297 | D+11.1 | |
| Drew | 2,587 49.1% | 2,683 50.9% | 5,270 | R+1.8 | |
| Grant | 2,313 43.9% | 2,953 56.1% | 5,266 | R+12.2 | |
| Randolph | 2,969 56.8% | 2,255 43.2% | 5,224 | D+13.7 | |
| Marion | 2,161 41.9% | 2,715 52.6% | 284 | 5,160 | R+10.7 |
| Madison | 2,052 41.9% | 2,848 58.1% | 2 | 4,902 | R+16.2 |
| Izard | 2,437 54.4% | 2,042 45.6% | 1 | 4,480 | D+8.8 |
| Little River | 2,452 55.5% | 1,964 44.5% | 4,416 | D+11.1 | |
| Stone | 1,912 44.3% | 2,401 55.6% | 4 | 4,317 | R+11.3 |
| Desha | 2,185 55.5% | 1,754 44.5% | 3,939 | D+10.9 | |
| Chicot | 2,301 59.7% | 1,555 40.3% | 3,856 | D+19.3 | |
| Lee | 2,124 56.6% | 1,629 43.4% | 3,753 | D+13.2 | |
| Scott | 1,747 46.6% | 2,001 53.4% | 3,748 | R+6.8 | |
| Howard | 1,780 47.9% | 1,935 52.1% | 3,715 | R+4.2 | |
| Fulton | 1,942 53.2% | 1,707 46.8% | 1 | 3,650 | D+6.4 |
| Sevier | 1,869 51.5% | 1,759 48.5% | 1 | 3,629 | D+3.0 |
| Newton | 1,372 38.9% | 2,153 61.1% | 3,525 | R+22.2 | |
| Perry | 1,691 48.3% | 1,806 51.6% | 1 | 3,498 | R+3.3 |
| Bradley | 1,925 55.5% | 1,545 44.5% | 3,470 | D+11.0 | |
| Pike | 1,420 40.9% | 2,048 59.1% | 3,468 | R+18.1 | |
| Lincoln | 1,746 51.4% | 1,646 48.4% | 8 | 3,400 | D+2.9 |
| Prairie | 1,504 45.4% | 1,811 54.6% | 3,315 | R+9.3 | |
| Searcy | 1,411 42.8% | 1,884 57.2% | 3,295 | R+14.4 | |
| Montgomery | 1,234 38.9% | 1,939 61.1% | 3,173 | R+22.2 | |
| Nevada | 1,733 56.1% | 1,354 43.9% | 3,087 | D+12.3 | |
| Dallas | 1,532 50.7% | 1,486 49.2% | 1 | 3,019 | D+1.5 |
| Monroe | 1,659 56.5% | 1,276 43.5% | 2,935 | D+13.0 | |
| Woodruff | 1,682 58.3% | 1,202 41.7% | 2,884 | D+16.6 | |
| Cleveland | 1,357 47.9% | 1,475 52.1% | 2,832 | R+4.2 | |
| Lafayette | 1,498 55.7% | 1,192 44.3% | 2,690 | D+11.4 | |
| Calhoun | 922 48.1% | 994 51.9% | 1,916 | R+3.8 |
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 |