| Election Name: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Flag Year: | 1924 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 1 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 435,422 |
| Percentage1: | 56.25% |
| Swing1: | 28.91% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 3 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 317,975 |
| Percentage2: | 41.08% |
| Swing2: | 11.70% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The 2010 congressional elections in Arkansas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Arkansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. None of Arkansas's four representatives faced major party opposition in 2008., this was the last election in which a Democrat won a congressional district in Arkansas or managed 40% or more of the House popular vote in the state.
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Republican | 435,422 | 56.2% | 3 | +2 | ||
| Democratic | 317,975 | 41.1% | 1 | align="right" | -2 | |
| Green | 16,048 | 2.1% | 0 | align="right" | - | |
| Others | 4,680 | 0.6% | 0 | align="right" | - | |
| Totals | 774,125 | 100% | 4 | — | ||
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[2]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| District 1 | 93,224 | 51.78% | 78,267 | 43.48% | 8,525 | 4.74% | 180,016 | 100% | Republican Gain | ||||||
| District 2 | 122,091 | 57.90% | 80,687 | 38.27% | 8,074 | 3.83% | 210,852 | 100% | Republican Gain | ||||||
| 148,581 | 72.44% | 56,542 | 27.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 205,123 | 100% | Republican Hold | |||||||
| 71,526 | 40.15% | 102,479 | 57.53% | 4,129 | 2.32% | 178,134 | 100% | Democratic Hold | |||||||
| Total | 435,422 | 56.24% | 317,975 | 41.08% | 20,728 | 2.68% | 774,125 | 100% |
| Election Name: | 2010 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Crawford, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Crawford |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 93,224 |
| Percentage1: | 51.8% |
| Nominee2: | Chad Causey |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 96,601 |
| Percentage2: | 43.5% |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Marion Berry |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rick Crawford |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district. This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Marion Berry retired.
Berry had always been reelected in this district by a wide margin since his first reelection campaign in 1998, and was unopposed in 2008. The district was very Republican (giving only 38% to Obama) on a national level despite a long history of electing Democrats to local and state level offices.
| Poll Source | Dates Administered | Rick Crawford (R) | Chad Causey (D) | Ken Adler (G) | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzalone Liszt Research[3] | September 13–16, 2010 | 44% | align=center | 46% | align=center | - | align=center | - |
| Talk Business Poll [4] | August 17, 2010 | align=center | 48% | 32% | 4% | 16% |
| Election Name: | 2010 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Tim Griffin, official portrait, 112th Congress 2 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tim Griffin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 122,091 |
| Percentage1: | 57.9% |
| Nominee2: | Joyce Elliott |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 80,687 |
| Percentage2: | 38.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Vic Snyder |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tim Griffin |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district. This district was represented by seven term Democrat Vic Snyder who was unchallenged in 2008 and received 70% of the vote. Snyder announced that he would retire in 2010, reportedly after polls showed him trailing Republican Tim Griffin.[5]
| Election Name: | 2010 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Steve Womack, Official Portrait, 112th Congress - Hi Res (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Steve Womack |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 148,581 |
| Percentage1: | 72.4% |
| Nominee2: | David Whitaker |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 56,542 |
| Percentage2: | 27.6% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Boozman |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Steve Womack |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district.
This district was represented by Republican John Boozman. Boozman has formally announced his 2010 plans for the U.S. Senate, against Blanche Lincoln.[7] The district (comprising the northwest part of the state) has been held by the GOP since 1966.
| Election Name: | 2010 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Ross Official (cropped 2).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Ross |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 102,749 |
| Percentage1: | 59.5% |
| Nominee2: | Beth Anne Rankin |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,526 |
| Percentage2: | 40.2% |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mike Ross |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Ross |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district.
This district was represented by Democrat Mike Ross. Ross ran for re-election.