1982Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1982 election for Arkansas Governor
Governor · Arkansas
Bill Clinton (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Frank D. White (R) by 9.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner
54.7%431,855
Frank D. WhiteRepublican
45.3%357,496
789,351 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET