2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2008 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
← 2006 2010 →
	County results; Snyder: 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; Vic Snyder; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Vic Snyder; Democratic

2008 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
← 2006 2010 →
U.S. Representative before election; Marion Berry; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Marion Berry; Democratic

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 70–80% 80–90% >90%	Republican 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of 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 will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the 2008 presidential election.

No incumbent was opposed by a candidate from the other major party. The Green Party of Arkansas is the only opponent to the incumbent in most districts. This is the largest number of congressional candidates fielded by an Arkansas party other than the Democratic or Republican parties since the People's Party in 1894.^[1] All incumbents were reelected.

As of 2024, this is the last election in which Democrats won both the House popular vote and the majority of congressional districts in Arkansas.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2008
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	415,481	52.78%	3	0
	Republican	215,196	27.34%	1	0
	Green	155,851	19.80%	0	0
	Independent	665	0.08%	0	0
Totals		787,193	100.0%	4	—

Note that results from Arkansas's 1st congressional district, where only one Democratic ran, were not reported.

District 1

This district covers the northeast part of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Marion Berry (D) - Incumbent

Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Marion Berry won unopposed. The Secretary of State of Arkansas did not report vote totals for the election.^[2]

District 2

This district covers central Arkansas. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Vic Snyder (D) - Incumbent

Deb McFarland (Green)

Danial Suits (Write-in)

Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2008^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vic Snyder (incumbent)	212,303	76.54
	Green	Deb McFarland	64,398	23.22
	Independent	Danial Suits (write-in)	665	0.24
Total votes			277,366	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3

2008 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

← 2006

2010 →


Nominee	John Boozman	Abel Tomlinson
Party	Republican	Green
Popular vote	215,196	58,850
Percentage	78.5%	21.5%

Results by county
Boozman: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

John Boozman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Boozman
Republican

This district covers the northwest corner of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.

John Boozman (R) - Incumbent

Abel Noah Tomlinson (Green)

Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election, 2008^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (incumbent)	215,196	78.53
	Green	Abel Tomlinson	58,850	21.47
Total votes			274,046	100.00
	Republican hold

District 4

2008 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

← 2006

2010 →


Nominee	Mike Ross	Josh Drake
Party	Democratic	Green
Popular vote	203,178	32,603
Percentage	86.2%	13.8%

Results by county
Ross: 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Ross
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Ross
Democratic

This district is roughly the southwest half of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Mike Ross (D) - Incumbent

Joshua Drake (Green)

Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Arkansas's 4th congressional district election, 2008^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Ross (incumbent)	203,178	86.17
	Green	Joshua Drake	32,603	13.83
Total votes			235,781	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Ballot Access News, June 21, 2008: Arkansas Greens Nominate Record Number of Candidates". Ballot-access.org. June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 01". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
^ "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 02". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
^ "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 03". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
^ "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 04". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

External links

U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas at Project Vote Smart
Arkansas U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions for Arkansas congressional races from OpenSecrets

Preceded by 2006 elections	United States House elections in Arkansas 2008	Succeeded by 2010 elections

[1] "Ballot Access News, June 21, 2008: Arkansas Greens Nominate Record Number of Candidates". Ballot-access.org. June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

[2] "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 01". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

[3] "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 02". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

[4] "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 03". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

[5] "2008 General Election Statewide Results by Contest: U.S. Congress District 04". Secretary of State of Arkansas. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

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