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Incumbent: Mike Beebe (D) Term-limited

Primary Election: May 18, 2010
Primary Run-off (if necessary): June 8, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010

STATUS: OPEN SEAT
RATING: Lean Republican

Democrats:
Bill Halter
Keith Ingram
Mike Ross

Republicans:
Asa Hutchinson
Curtis Coleman

RECENT ELECTION RETURNS:
2002 Result: Huckabee wins 53%-47%.
2006 Result: Beebe wins 56%-41%.

Arkansas Gubernatorial Headlines

Local Blogs/Media
The Arkansas Project

Local State Resources:
Arkansas SecState Elections

PollWatch:
Talk Business: Asa Hutchinson is the front-runner for governor in 2014 (2/24/13)
Talk Business: Beebe job approval stands at 64-19% (9/26/12)
Arkansas Poll: Beebe’s job approval rating above 70% (10/26/11)
Talk Business: Beebe maintains 67% job approval rating (4/21/11)
Rasmussen: Beebe crushing Keet, 60-38% (10/28/10)
CNN/TIME: Beebe cruising over Keet, 62-35% (10/19/10)
Rasmussen: Beebe still holds double-digit lead, 51-41% (9/30/10)
Talk Business: Beebe’s lead widens, 49-35% (9/28/10)
Rasmussen: Beebe’s lead grows to twenty points, 53-33 (8/18/10)
Rasmussen: Beebe’s advantage narrows, now leads Keet 50-40 (7/20/10)
Talk Business: Beebe holds lead over Keet, 50-41 (7/18/10)
Rasmussen: Beebe’s huge lead gets even bigger (6/15/10)
Rasmussen: Beebe holds big lead over GOP challenger, 53-38 (5/19/10)
Research 200/DKos: Beebe remains extremely popular fave ratings 64-24 (5/12/10)
PPP: Beebe looks ahead to 2010 campaign with 63-17 approval rating (pdf) (8/27/09)
Talk Business Quarterly Opinion Arkansas Poll: Beebe at 77% approval (pdf) (8/12/09)