Akashic EdgeAKASHIC EDGE
ElectionsCandidates
HistorianCartographer2026 ForecastArticlesAPIPricing

Latest Articles

    View all articles →

    Browse by Category

      Data Tools

      • Elections
      • Candidates
      • The Historian
      • The Cartographer
      • American Nations
      • States & Counties
      • Congressional Districts

      About

      Akashic HQ provides deep political data analysis covering 165 years of U.S. elections.

      • Data Sources & Methodology
      • Pricing
      • API Documentation
      • Contact

      © 2026 Akashic HQ. All rights reserved.

      Data: MIT Election Lab, VEST, Census Bureau
      Home/Elections/2006/Governor/Arkansas
      2006·Governor·Arkansas

      Arkansas Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Mike D. Beebe
      55.6%430,765 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Asa Hutchinson
      40.7%315,040 votes
      Margin
      D+14.9
      774,680 total votes
      3 candidates774,680 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mike D. BeebeDEM✓
      		DEM430,76555.6%
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      		REP315,04040.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH28,8753.7%

      Seat History

      Governor in Arkansas

      2022
      Sarah Huckabee SandersREP
      R+27.8
      2018
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+33.6
      2014
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+13.9
      2010
      Mike D. BeebeDEM
      D+30.8
      2002
      Mike HuckabeeREP
      R+6.1
      1998
      Mike HuckabeeREP
      R+97.4
      1994
      Jim Guy TuckerDEM
      D+19.7
      1990
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+15.0
      1986
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+27.8
      1984
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+25.1
      1982
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+9.4
      1980
      Frank D WhiteREP
      R+3.9
      1978
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+26.7
      1976
      David PryorDEM
      D+66.5
      View all Governor history for Arkansas →

      Candidates

      Asa HutchinsonREP
      Record5W-2L
      Avg MarginR+2.0
      Career1986-2018
      Governor / US House / US Senate
      Full profile →
      Mike D. BeebeDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginD+22.9
      Career2006-2010
      Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Arkansas, 2006

      US House4 contests →
      ← All 2006 Governor races2006 overviewArkansas profileAll elections