1990Final results
1990 election for Arkansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Arkansas
Raymond Thornton (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Keet (R) by 20.8 points.
Raymond ThorntonDemocrat · winner
60.4%103,471
Jim KeetRepublican
39.6%67,800
171,271 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Raymond ThorntonJim Keet
$697.1K
Raised by the campaign
$436.9K
$678.4K
Spent by the campaign
$430.9K
$18.6K
Cash on hand
$6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990