2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Mike Beebe Asa Hutchinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 430,765 315,040
Percentage 55.6% 40.7%
Beebe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hutchinson:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Mike Huckabee
Republican

 Elected Governor

Mike Beebe
Democratic

The 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Huckabee was barred from seeking candidacy due to term limits set by the State Constitution in 1998, stating that the Governor may only serve two terms in their lifetime. Democratic State Attorney General Mike Beebe, defeated Republican former U.S. Representative Asa Hutchinson by a wide margin. This was the first open seat election since 1978. Hutchinson later won the governorship in 2014 when Beebe was term limited.

Democratic primary

Hutchinson campaigning for governor in 2006

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Withdrew

Independents

Declared

  • Rod Bryan, bass player for Ho-Hum and owner of Anthro-Pop Records[3]

General Election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Lean D (flip) November 6, 2006
Inside Elections[5] Likely D (flip) November 2, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Likely D (flip) November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Lean D (flip) November 6, 2006

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Asa
Hutchinson (R)		 Mike
Beebe (D)		 Other Undecided
SurveyUSA November 3–5, 2006 549 ± 4.3% 42% 51% 4% 3%
SurveyUSA October 22–24, 2006 572 ± 4.1% 38% 58% 3% 1%
SurveyUSA September 25–26, 2006 493 ± 4.5% 40% 55% 3% 2%
SurveyUSA August 27–29, 2006 538 ± 4.3% 38% 51% 0% 7%
SurveyUSA July 14–16, 2006 509 ± 4.4% 38% 48% — 13%
SurveyUSA January 22–23, 2006 506 ± 4.4% 45% 46% 4% 5%
SurveyUSA December 3–5, 2005 684 ± 3.8% 44% 49% 4% 3%

Endorsements

Mike Beebe (D)
Individuals

Results

Mike Beebe is inaugurated as governor of Arkansas.
Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Beebe 430,765 55.61% +8.65%
Republican Asa Hutchinson 315,040 40.67% -12.35%
Independent Rod Bryan 15,767 2.04% N/A
Green Jim Lendall 12,774 1.65% N/A
Write-in 334 0.04% N/A
Total votes 774,680 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Official campaign website (Archived)

References

  1. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (March 13, 2005). "Hutchinson Announces 2006 Gubernatorial Run". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "National Briefing | South: Arkansas: Rockefeller To Run". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 26, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Independent candidate for Ark. governor campaigns on bike". AccessWDUN. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  5. ↑ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mike Beebe | WesPAC". November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Voices of Arkansas: A Report on Voting Trends in the Natural State" (PDF). Arkansas Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2014.


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