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Arkansas Democratic Primary

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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 47.0

Latest Headlines

Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State of the Election: South (Nov. 2, 2008)
The Final Senate Line: The Fix Predicts (Oct. 31, 2008)
Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)

More Coverage of the Arkansas Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Arkansas Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 2,834,797
Gender: 48.9 male, 51.1 female
Race: 78.6 white, 15.6 black, 1.2 asian, 0.2 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 5.2 hispanic,
Age: 75.3% 18 years and over; 14.0% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $38,134
Families Below Poverty Level: 13.7%
Education: 8.5% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Arkansas

No candidates are campaigning in Arkansas today.

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Campaign Finance

$196,313 raised in Arkansas by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$192,098
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$4,215

Top Cities

Little Rock	$95,634
Fayetteville	$27,759
Hot Springs National Park	$9,633

Full Arkansas Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	67%
Uncommitted	23%
Kucinich	5%
LaRouche	5%

2004 general Election
Bush	54%
Kerry	45%
Nader	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.