2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Arkansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Arkansas
Tim Griffin (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Joyce Elliott (D) by 19.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tim GriffinRepublican · winner
57.9%122,091
Joyce ElliottDemocrat
38.3%80,687
Lance LeviIndependent
2.1%4,421
Lewis KennedyGreen
1.7%3,599
210,852 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
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.
Joyce ElliottTim Griffin
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$207
Cash on hand
$81.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Tim Griffin (R)Joyce Elliott (D)
Also on the ballot: Lance Levi (Independent), 2.1%; Lewis Kennedy (Green), 1.7%