1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Arkansas Governor
Governor · Arkansas
Frank D. White (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Clinton (D) by 3.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frank D. WhiteRepublican · winner
51.9%435,684
Bill ClintonDemocrat
48.1%403,241
838,925 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET