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1984Final results

1984 election for Arkansas Governor

Governor · Arkansas

Bill Clinton (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Woody Freeman (R) by 25.1 points.

Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner
62.6%554,561
Woody FreemanRepublican
37.4%331,987
886,548 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+3.91980D+9.41982D+25.11984D+27.81986D+15.01990D+19.71994

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET