| Election Name: | 1990 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Flag Year: | 1924 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1994 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1990 |
| Image1: | Bill Clinton.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Clinton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 400,386 |
| Percentage1: | 57.49% |
| Nominee2: | Sheffield Nelson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 295,925 |
| Percentage2: | 42.49% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bill Clinton |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Clinton |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1990 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Bill Clinton won re-election in a two-way race against Democrat turned Republican Sheffield Nelson with 57.5% of the vote.[1] [2] This was Clinton's fourth consecutive, and fifth overall, term as Governor of Arkansas, as well as his final term (he was elected to the presidency in 1992).[3] [4]
Nelson had defeated Representative Tommy F. Robinson for the Republican nomination.