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2010Final results

2010 election for Arkansas Governor

Governor · Arkansas

Mike D. Beebe (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Keet (R) by 31.4 points.

Mike D. BeebeDemocrat · winner
65.7%503,336
Jim KeetRepublican
34.3%262,784
766,120 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+21.51998R+6.12002D+15.52006D+31.42010R+14.42014R+33.62018

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