2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas explained

Election Name:	2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Country:	Arkansas
Flag Year:	1924
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	Yes
Previous Election:	2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Previous Year:	2004
Next Election:	2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Next Year:	2016
Election Date:	November 2, 2010
Image1:	John Boozman 109th pictorial.jpg
Nominee1:	John Boozman
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	451,617
Percentage1:	57.90%
Nominee2:	Blanche Lincoln
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	288,156
Percentage2:	36.95%
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Blanche Lincoln
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	John Boozman
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:	47.61%

The 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln ran for re-election to a third term, facing a strong primary challenge from Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter and prevailing only in a runoff. However, the general election was won by U.S. Representative John Boozman, the younger brother of Fay Boozman whom Lincoln defeated in 1998. Boozman became the first Republican since Reconstruction in 1872 to win this seat. Lincoln's 21% margin of defeat was the largest for a sitting senator in 32 years.^[1]

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3 to 17. Lincoln was challenged by Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter, who ran as a more liberal alternative. As no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was held on June 8, with early voting from June 1 to 7. Lincoln managed to narrowly defeat Halter in the runoff.^[2]

MoveOn.org supported Halter, criticizing Lincoln for her stance on issues such as health care and environmental regulations.^[3] Labor unions also backed Halter, and pledged to spend more than $3 million on his campaign.^[4]

Candidates

Nominee

• Blanche Lincoln, incumbent U.S. Senator^[5]

Eliminated in runoff

• Bill Halter, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• D.C. Morrison, businessman

Withdrew Before Primary

• Drew Pritt, activist and 2006 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Blanche Lincoln	Bill Halter	D.C. Morrison	Other	Undecided
Research 2000^[8]	May 10–12, 2010	600	± 5%	align=center	46%	37%	6%	—	11%
Research 2000^[9]	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	align=center	43%	35%	—	7% (Drew Pritt)	15%
Talk Business^[10]	April 13, 2010	1,167	± 3%	align=center	38%	31%	10%	—	20%
Research 2000^[11]	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	align=center	44%	31%	—	—	25%
Research 2000^[12]	November 30 – December 2, 2009	600	± 4%	align=center	42%	26%	—	—	32%

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Blanche Lincoln	Bill Halter	Undecided
Research 2000^[13]	June 2–4, 2010	600	± 4%	45%	align=center	49%	6%
Research 2000^[14]	May 24–26, 2010	600	± 4%	44%	align=center	47%	9%

Results

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17.

Candidates

Nominee

• John Boozman, optometrist and U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district^[15]

Eliminated in primary

• Randy Alexander, University of Arkansas Housing Director and vice chair of the Washington County Tea Party
• Gilbert Baker, state senator^[16]
• Curtis Coleman, businessman^[17]
• Kim Hendren, minority leader of the Arkansas Senate^[18]
• Jim Holt, former state senator, nominee for this U.S. Senate seat in 2004, and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas in 2006^[19]
• Fred Ramey, real estate investment company owner^[20]
• Conrad Reynolds, retired U.S. Army colonel^[21]

Straw poll

In December 2009, a straw poll was held for the current Republican candidates for U.S. Senate. The results were as follows:^[22]

1. Gilbert Baker – 35%
2. Curtis Coleman – 33%
3. Conrad Reynolds – 23%
4. Tom Cox – 4%
5. Kim Hendren – 2%
6. Fred Ramey – 2%
7. Buddy Rogers – 1%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randy Alexander	Gilbert Baker	John Boozman	Curtis Coleman	Kim Hendren	Jim Holt	Fred Ramey	Conrad Reynolds	Other	Undecided
Research 2000^[23]	May 10–12, 2010	–	± 4%	—	12%	align=center	46%	—	6%	19%	—	—	4%	13%
Talk Business^[24]	April 13, 2010	1,357	± 3%	3%	14%	align=center	46%	5%	3%	8%	1%	3%	—	17%

Results

General election

Candidates

• John Boozman, U.S. representative
• Blanche Lincoln, incumbent senator
• Trevor Drown (L), military veteran^{[25] [26]}
• John Gray (G), Mayor of Greenland^[27]

Campaign

Arkansas had previously only elected one Republican senator since the Reconstruction, Tim Hutchinson who was defeated after his first term in 2002 by Mark Pryor. Lincoln faced Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter and narrowly won the primary contest.

The political blog FiveThirtyEight ranked Lincoln the most vulnerable senator of this electoral cycle. RealClearPolitics claimed that in 2010 Lincoln had the potential for the lowest percentage of the vote for any incumbent since the nation first began directly electing senators.^[28] Boozman received 58% of the vote in the general election and defeated Lincoln (37%), Independent Trevor Drown (3%) and Green John Gray (2%).

Lincoln heavily criticized Boozman for supporting the FairTax and privatization of Social Security.^[29] She released an advertisement touting her support for earmarks.^[30]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[33]		October 9, 2010
Inside Elections^[34]		October 8, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[35]		October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[36]		October 9, 2010
CQ Politics^[37]		October 9, 2010

Fundraising

Candidate (Party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
	Blanche Lincoln (D)	$9,508,007	$8,431,989	$1,886,132	$0
	John Boozman (R)	$1,452,241	$968,318	$483,923	$11,905
Source: Federal Election Commission^[38]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Blanche Lincoln (D)	John Boozman (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports^[39]	October 28, 2010	500	± 4.5%	36%	align=center	55%	5%	4%
CNN/Time/Opinion Research^[40]	October 15–19, 2010	1,505	± 2.5%	41%	align=center	55%	—	—
align=left	Mason-Dixon^[41]	October 15–19, 2010	625	± 4%	34%	align=center	55%	6%	5%
Talk Business^[42]	October 14, 2010	1,953	± 2.2%	36%	align=center	49%	8%	7%
Rasmussen Reports^[43]	September 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	37%	align=center	55%	3%	5%
Reuters/Ipsos^[44]	September 17–19, 2010	600	± 4%	39%	align=center	53%	1%	7%
Mason-Dixon^[45]	September 12–14, 2010	625	± 4%	34%	align=center	51%	4%	11%
Rasmussen Reports^[46]	August 18, 2010	500	± 4.5%	27%	align=center	65%	4%	3%
Rasmussen Reports^[47]	July 20, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%	align=center	60%	2%	3%
Reuters/Ipsos^[48]	July 16–18, 2010	600	± 4%	35%	align=center	54%	1%	10%
Talk Business^[49]	July 17, 2010	793	± 3.7%	32%	align=center	57%	5%	6%
Magellan Strategies^[50]	July 12, 2010	879	± 3.3%	29%	align=center	60%	4%	6%
Rasmussen Reports^[51]	June 15, 2010	500	± 4.5%	32%	align=center	61%	4%	3%
Research 2000^[52]	May 24–26, 2010	600	± 4%	38%	align=center	58%	—	4%
Rasmussen Reports^[53]	May 19, 2010	500	± 4.5%	28%	align=center	66%	2%	4%
Research 2000^[54]	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	40%	align=center	54%	—	—
Research 2000^[55]	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	42%	align=center	52%	—	—
Rasmussen Reports^[56]	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	30%	align=center	57%	9%	5%
Rasmussen Reports^[57]	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	36%	align=center	51%	6%	7%
Research 2000^[58]	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	42%	align=center	49%	—	9%
Rasmussen Reports^[59]	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	39%	align=center	48%	6%	7%
Rasmussen Reports^[60]	February 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%	align=center	54%	4%	7%
Public Policy Polling^[61]	January 29–31, 2010	810	± 3.4%	33%	align=center	56%	—	11%

Poll Source				Blanche Lincoln (D)	Gilbert Baker (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	March 20–22, 2009	600	± 4%		48%	37%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling (report)	August 21–24, 2009	784	± 3.5%	40%		42%	—	18%
Research 2000 (report)	September 8–10, 2009	600	± 4%		44%	37%	—	19%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	September 28, 2009	500	± 4.5%	39%		47%	5%	8%
Zogby (report)	November 16–17, 2009	501	± 4.5%		41%	39%	2%	18%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	December 1, 2009	500	± 4.5%	41%		47%	6%	7%
Research 2000 (report)	November 30 – December 2, 2009	—	± 4%		42%	41%	—	—
Rasmussen Reports (report)	January 5, 2010	500	± 4.5%	39%		51%	3%	7%
Public Policy Polling (report)	January 29–31, 2010	810	± 3.4%	35%		50%	—	15%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	33%		52%	6%	8%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	40%		45%	6%	8%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	41%		49%	—	10%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	36%		51%	6%	7%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	31%		53%	12%	4%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	40%		47%	—	—
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	39%		45%	—	—

Poll Source				Blanche Lincoln (D)	Kim Hendren (R)	Other	Undecided
Research 2000 (report)	September 8–10, 2009	600	± 4%		47%	28%	—	25%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	September 28, 2009	500	± 4.5%	41%		44%	5%	10%
Zogby (report)	November 16–17, 2009	501	± 4.5%		45%	29%	2%	24%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	December 1, 2009	500	± 4.5%	39%		46%	6%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	November 30 – December 2, 2009	—	± 4%		46%	30%	—	—
Rasmussen Reports (report)	January 5, 2010	500	± 4.5%	39%		47%	4%	10%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%		51%	7%	7%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	38%		43%	7%	12%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	43%		48%	—	9%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%		51%	5%	8%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	30%		51%	11%	8%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	40%		50%	—	—
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	40%		46%	—	—

Poll Source				Blanche Lincoln (D)	Curtis Coleman (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	August 21–24, 2009	784	± 3.5%	40%		41%	—	19%
Research 2000 (report)	September 8–10, 2009	600	± 4%		45%	37%	—	18%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	September 28, 2009	500	± 4.5%	41%		43%	5%	11%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	December 1, 2009	500	± 4.5%	40%		44%	7%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	November 30 – December 2, 2009	—	± 4%		44%	39%	—	—
Rasmussen Reports (report)	January 5, 2010	500	± 4.5%	38%		48%	4%	9%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	34%		50%	7%	9%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	41%		43%	7%	10%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	44%		47%	—	9%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	36%		48%	7%	8%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	32%		52%	8%	7%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	42%		46%	—	—

Poll Source				Blanche Lincoln (D)	Jim Holt (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	38%		45%	6%	10%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%		51%	7%	7%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	31%		54%	6%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	41%		44%	—	—

with Bill Halter

Poll Source				Bill Halter (D)	John Boozman (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	33%		52%	6%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	40%		48%	—	12%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	34%		48%	8%	11%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	31%		56%	7%	7%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	42%		47%	—	—
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	41%		50%	—	—

Poll Source				Bill Halter (D)	Gilbert Baker (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	37%		44%	5%	13%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	44%		46%	—	10%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	36%		44%	7%	12%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	33%		48%	10%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	43%		44%	—	—
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	42%	42%	—	—

Poll Source				Bill Halter (D)	Kim Hendren (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%		42%	7%	15%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%	44%		45%	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	34%		42%	10%	13%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	33%		45%	15%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%	43%		45%	—	—
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	42%	42%	—	—

Poll Source				Bill Halter (D)	Curtis Coleman (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	35%		38%	9%	18%
Research 2000 (report)	March 22–24, 2010	600	± 4%		45%	44%	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	37%		40%	10%	13%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	37%		43%	11%	9%
Research 2000 (report)	April 26–28, 2010	600	± 5%		43%	41%	—	—

Poll Source				Bill Halter (D)	Jim Holt (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 1, 2010	500	± 4.5%	38%		42%	8%	12%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	34%		43%	9%	13%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 26, 2010	500	± 4.5%	31%		49%	12%	8%
Research 2000 (report)	May 10–12, 2010	—	± 4%	42%		43%	—	—

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Bradley (Largest city: Warren)
• Calhoun (Largest city: Hampton)
• Cleveland (Largest city: Rison)
• Columbia (Largest city: Magnolia)
• Conway (Largest city: Morrilton)
• Faulkner (Largest city: Conway)
• Franklin (Largest city: Ozark)
• Fulton (Largest city: Salem)
• Garland (Largest city: Hot Springs)
• Grant (Largest city: Sheridan)
• Howard (Largest city: Nashville)
• Independence (Largest city: Batesville)
• Johnson (Largest city: Clarksville)
• Logan (Largest city: Booneville)
• Miller (Largest city: Texarkana)
• Perry (Largest city: Perryville)
• Prairie (Largest city: Des Arc)
• Sevier (Largest city: De Queen)
• Sharp (Largest city: Cherokee Village)
• Union (Largest city: El Dorado)
• Van Buren (Largest city: Clinton)
• Washington (Largest city: Fayetteville)
• Yell (Largest city: Dardanelle)
• Ashley (Largest city: Crossett)
• Craighead (Largest city: Jonesboro)
• Cross (Largest city: Wynne)
• Dallas (Largest city: Fordyce)
• Drew (Largest city: Monticello)
• Greene (Largest city: Paragould)
• Hot Spring (Largest city: Malvern)
• Izard (Largest city: Horseshoe Bend)
• Lafayette (Largest city: Stamps)
• Nevada (Largest city: Prescott)
• Ouachita (Largest city: Camden)
• Bradley (largest city: Warren)
• Clay (largest city: Piggott)
• Hempstead (largest city: Hope)
• Little River (largest city: Ashdown)
• Poinsett (largest city: Harrisburg)

See also

• 2010 Arkansas elections
• 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
• 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election

External links

• Arkansas Secretary of State - Elections
• U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas at Project Vote Smart
• Arkansas U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
• 2010 Arkansas Senate General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Election 2010: Arkansas Senate from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Arkansas Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
• 2010 Arkansas Senate Race from CQ Politics
• Race profile from The New York Times

Debates

• Arkansas Senate Democratic Primary Debate, C-SPAN, April 23, 2010
• Arkansas Senate debate excerpts, OnTheIssues.org

Official campaign sites

• Randy Alexander for U.S. Senate
• Gilbert Baker for U.S. Senate
• John Boozman for U.S. Senate
• Curtis Coleman for U.S. Senate
• Tom Cox for U.S. Senate
• Trevor Drown for U.S. Senate
• Bill Halter for U.S. Senate
• Kim Hendren for U.S. Senate
• Jim Holt for U.S. Senate
• Blanche Lincoln for U.S. Senate incumbent
• Fred Ramey for U.S. Senate
• Colonel Conrad Reynolds for U.S. Senate
• Buddy Roger for U.S. Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enten. Harry. 2014-12-05. Senate Forecast: Landrieu Headed Toward Historic Defeat In Louisiana Runoff. 2020-09-13. FiveThirtyEight. en-US.
2. Web site: Election Dates and Deadlines . January 30, 2010 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100305074843/http://www.votenaturally.org/election_dates.html . March 5, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
3. Cillizza, Chris. "The Fix" Washington Post, March 3, 2010.
4. DeMillo, Andrew. "Halter raises more than $2M for Ark. Senate bid" Business Week, April 1, 2010.
5. Web site: Vice President in Little Rock to Support Senator Lincoln . March 15, 2009 . January 30, 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706025245/http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0309/603992.html . July 6, 2009 .
6. News: CNN Political Ticker - All politics, all the time - CNN.com Blogs . CNN . May 27, 2010.
7. News: Many U.S. Senate candidates already running .
8. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/13/12462/7480 Research 2000
9. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/4/29/861915/-AR-Sen:-Bill-Halter-is-within-single-digits-of-Blanche-Lincoln Research 2000
10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420114319/http://www.talkbusiness.net/article/TALK-BUSINESS-POLL-U-S-SENATE-RACE-DEMOCRATS/156 Talk Business
11. http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/3/24/AR/465 Research 2000
12. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/3/810421/-AR-Sen:-Primary-bound- Research 2000
13. http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/6/4/AR/542 Research 2000
14. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/13/12462/7480 Research 2000
15. Web site: Boozman running against Lincoln . January 29, 2010 . January 30, 2010 . . Josh . Kraushaar.
16. News: Stewart . Martina . September 1, 2009 . Former Arkansas GOP chair announces Senate bid . CNN . January 30, 2010 . December 7, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091207035909/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/01/former-arkansas-gop-chair-announces-senate-bid/ . dead .
17. Web site: Tea party leader to run for Senate . June 15, 2009 . January 30, 2010 . . Andy . Barr.
18. Web site: Kim Hendren Announces Run for U.S. Senate . April 20, 2009 . January 30, 2010 . . December 12, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212185527/http://www.kfsm.com/news/kfsm-top-story-kim-hendren-senate-bid,0,7411731.story . dead .
19. Web site: Holt announces U.S. Senate campaign . January 14, 2010 . January 30, 2010 . Arkansas News . John . Lyon.
20. Web site: Ramey Joins GOP Field for U.S. Senate . June 23, 2009 . January 30, 2010 . KATV.
21. Web site: 'Joe the Plumber' appears with Reynolds . January 25, 2010 . January 30, 2010 . .
22. Web site: Baker Upbeat After 'Straw Poll' Win . December 8, 2009 . January 30, 2010 . . Rob . Moritz . December 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215221254/http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/12/08/news/news120709_09.txt . dead .
23. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/13/12462/7480 Research 2000
24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420082336/http://www.talkbusiness.net/article/TALK-BUSINESS-POLL-U-S-SENATE-RACE-REPUBLICANS/157 Talk Business
25. Web site: The Courier, Russellville, Ark . Couriernews.com . July 27, 2009 . June 7, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708195923/http://www.couriernews.com/archived_story.php?ID=22133&Search=Trevor%20Drown . July 8, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
26. Web site: Trevor Drown (I) for Senate - Arkansas . Trevordrown.ning.com . January 31, 2010 . June 7, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418062820/http://trevordrown.ning.com/ . April 18, 2010 . mdy-all .
27. Web site: John Gray for U.S. Senate . John Gray for U.S. Senate . June 7, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507112823/http://www.johngrayforussenate.com/ . May 7, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
28. Web site: RealClearPolitics - Election 2010 - Arkansas Senate - Boozman vs. Lincoln . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116061946/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/ar/arkansas_senate_boozman_vs_lincoln-1186.html. 2019-01-16.
29. Web site: Demillo . Andrew . Lincoln criticizes Boozman on Social Security . https://web.archive.org/web/20100821094626/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HHA59G0.htm . dead . August 21, 2010 . BusinessWeek . August 11, 2010 . August 23, 2014.
30. Web site: Jesse . Zwick . The Earmark Wars Continue in Arkansas . The Washington Independent . August 31, 2010 . August 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826122626/http://washingtonindependent.com/96282/the-earmark-wars-continue-in-arkansas . August 26, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
31. https://www.c-span.org/video/?295985-1/arkansas-senate-debate c-span
32. https://www.c-span.org/video/?295985-1/arkansas-senate-debate c-span
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