1990Final results
1990 election for Arkansas Governor
Governor · Arkansas
Bill Clinton (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Sheffield Nelson (R) by 15.0 points.
Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner
57.5%400,386
Sheffield NelsonRepublican
42.5%295,925
696,311 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET