2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election

2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Mike Beebe Asa Hutchinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 430,765 315,040
Percentage 55.61% 40.67%
Beebe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hutchinson:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Mike Huckabee
Republican

 Elected Governor

Mike Beebe
Democratic

The 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Huckabee was barred from seeking candidacy due to term limits set by the State Constitution in 1998, stating that the governor may only serve two terms in their lifetime. Democratic State Attorney General Mike Beebe, defeated Republican former U.S. representative Asa Hutchinson by a wide margin. This was the first open seat election since 1978. Hutchinson later served as Arkansas’ Governor from 2015 to 2023.

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