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2010 election for Arkansas's 1st District

U.S. House · Arkansas

Rick Crawford (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Chad Causey (D) by 8.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Rick CrawfordRepublican · winner
51.8%93,224
Chad CauseyDemocrat
43.5%78,267
4.6%8,320
180,016 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+33.72002D+33.12004D+38.52006R+8.32010R+17.12012R+30.92014

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.

Chad CauseyRick Crawford
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$17.4K
Cash on hand
$91.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010

The candidates

Rick Crawford (R)Chad Causey (D)

Also on the ballot: Ken Adler (Green), 4.6%