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Arkansas — 1986 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1986 · GovernorArkansas · GovernorBill ClintonD+27.8
Candidates
Arkansas 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Clinton✓Democratic439,80263.9%
- Frank D. WhiteRepublican248,42736.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+22.2Governor 1986D+27.8vs. baselineD+50.0
Arkansas's 1986 governor race ran 50.0 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.