2008Final results
2008 election for Arkansas's 3rd District
U.S. House · Arkansas
John Boozman (R) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Abel Noah Tomlinson (Grn) by 57.1 points.
John BoozmanRepublican · winner
78.5%215,196
Abel Noah TomlinsonGreen
21.5%58,850
274,046 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 2008
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.
Abel Noah TomlinsonJohn Boozman
$5.9K
Raised by the campaign
$396.8K
$7.1K
Spent by the campaign
$325.9K
$0
Cash on hand
$194.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 24, 2008; FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008