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1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1978 November 4, 1980 1982 →
 
Nominee Frank D. White Bill Clinton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 435,684 403,241
Percentage 51.93% 48.07%

County results
White:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Clinton:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected Governor

Frank D. White
Republican

The 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election was a biennial election for the governorship of Arkansas. One-term Democratic governor and future president Bill Clinton was narrowly defeated by Republican Frank D. White. It was only the third time since Reconstruction that a Republican candidate had won the state's governorship.

Clinton ran again two years later and regained the governorship, continuing to serve until he was elected to the presidency in 1992.


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