Arkansas Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Arkansas Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: Mark Lunsford Pryor (D, Incumbent), Rebekah Kennedy (NN)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Marion Berry (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Vic Snyder (D, Incumbent), Deborah "Debbie" S. Farland (NN)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: John Boozman (R, Incumbent), Abel Noah Tomlinson (NN)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Mike Ross (D, Incumbent), Joshua Drake (NN)
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Previous AR Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
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)
Political Profile
AR Campaign Advertising
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Arkansas Demographics
- Population: 2,834,797
- Gender: 48.9% male, 51.1% female
- Age: 75.3% 18 years and over; 14.0% 65 years and over; Median age: 37.0
- 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
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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.
