1986Final results
1986 election for Arkansas Governor
Governor · Arkansas
Bill Clinton (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Frank D. White (R) by 27.8 points.
Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner
63.9%439,882
Frank D. WhiteRepublican
36.1%248,427
688,309 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET