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Bill Clinton 1982

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Party Candidates): March 8, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): May 1, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): August 4, 2010
Primary: May 18, 2010
Run-Off: June 8, 2010

This page was last updated on February 5, 2010


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mike Beebe (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

Dale Bumpers

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Bill Halter (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Shane Broadway (D) - State Sen., Ex-State House Speaker & Advertising Executive

Drew Pritt (D) - Businessman, Democratic Activist & Frequent Candidate
Mark Darr (R) - Restaurant Owner & Insurance Agent

Roy Ragland (R) - State Rep., Ex-Witts Spring School Board Member, Economic Development Consultant & Pastor

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Charlie Daniels (D)* - Candidate for State Auditor in 2010. ]
Pat O'Brien (D) - Pulaski County Clerk & Attorney
Doris Tate (D) - Sebastian County Clerk
Mark Wilcox (D) - State Land Commissioner, Ex-Faulkner County Tax Collector & Farmer

Jim Wood (D) - State Auditor
Jimmy Bryant (R) - Justice of the Peace & University Archives Director

Mark Martin (R) - State Rep., Mechanical Engineer, Businessman & Navy Veteran

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Dustin McDaniel (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
[ Jim Wood (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Charlie Daniels (D) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Labor Commissioner & Ex-State Land Commissioner

Jim Guy Tucker

STATE TREASURER:
Martha Shoffner (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
[ Mark Wilcox (D)* - Candidate for Secretary of State in 2010. ]
Monty Davenport (D) - State Rep., Rancher & Realtor

Jim Wood (D) - State Auditor


STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate


U.S. SENATOR:

Blanche Lincoln (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Halter (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-US Social Security Commissioner & Economist
Bob Johnson (D) - State Senate President Pro Tem, Ex-State House Speaker & Ex-Congressional Aide

Randy Alexander (R) - Business Consultant
Gilbert Baker (R) - State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State GOP Chair & University Administrator
John Boozman (R) - Congressman, Ex-Rogers School Board Member, Optometrist & Rancher

Patrick Calhoun (R) - Investment Banker

Curtis Coleman (R) - Businessman & Republican Activist

Tom Cotton (R) - Afghan War Veteran & Attorney

Tom Cox (R) - Businessman & Anti-Tax Activist
Kim Hendren (R) - State Sen., Businessman & '82 Gov. Candidate

French Hill (R) - Investment Banker & Ex-Bush White House Aide

Jim Holt (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Christian Youth Counselor, '06 Lt. Gov. Nominee & '04 US Sen. Nominee

Asa Hutchinson (R) - Ex-Homeland Security Undersecretary, Ex-Congressman, Ex-DEA Administrator & '06 Gov. Nominee

James "Buzzy" McNair (R) - Ophthalmologist & Army Veteran
Fred Ramey (R) - FedEx Truck Driver & Real Estate Investor
Conrad Reynolds (R) - Retired Army Officer, Iraq War Veteran & Businessman
Buddy Rogers (R) - Financial Advisor, Community College Instructor & Army Veteran

Donald Soderquist (R) - Retired WalMart Executive

John Gray (Green) - Greenland Mayor, Retired Auto Engineer & Anti-Nuclear Activist
Trevor Drown (Independent) - UPS Employee & Army Veteran
Ed Frizzell (Independent) - Teacher & IT Consultant

Mike Huckabee

Mark Pryor (D)* - Next Election in 2014.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Marion Berry (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Steve Bryles (D) - State Sen. & Farmer
Chad Causey (D) - Congressman Berry's Chief of Staff
Keith Ingram (D) - State Rep., Ex-West Memphis Mayor & Businessman
Kevin Smith (D) - Ex-State Senator, Ex-State Rep., Insurance Agent & Farmer
Robert Thompson (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Chris Thyer (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Jason Willett (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair
, Ex-Congressional Aide & '08 Jonesboro Mayor Candidate
Davy Carter (R) - State Rep., Attorney & Banker

Rick Crawford (R) - Farm Broadcaster & AgWatch Network President

Chris Fowler (R) - Businessman
Woody Freeman (R) - Businessman, Ex-Jonesboro School Board Member & '84 Governor Nominee
Johnny Key (R) - State Sen., Ex-State House Minority Leader, Ex-Justice of the Peace & Engineer

Ken Adler (Green) - Businessman, Musician & Navy Veteran

Jay Dickey

District 2:
[ Vic Snyder (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
David Boling (D) - Congressman Snyder's Chief of Staff
Will Bond (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Shane Broadway (D) - State Sen., Ex-State House Speaker & Advertising Executive
Wes Clark (D) - Retired Army General, Ex-NATO Supreme Commander & '04 Presidential Candidate

Joyce Elliott (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Teacher

Bill Halter (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-US Social Security Commissioner & Economist
Patrick Hays (D) - North Little Rock Mayor, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Army Veteran
Bob Johnson (D) - State Senate President Pro Tempore, Ex-State House Speaker & Ex-Congressional Aide
Mary Anne Salmon (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Teacher & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Tracy Steele (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Non-Profit Group Executive
Mark Stodola (D) - Little Rock Mayor, Ex-Little Rock City Attorney, Ex-District Prosecuting Attorney & '96 Candidate
Paul Suskie (D) - State Public Service Commissioner, Ex-North Little Rock City Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Iraq War Veteran

Robbie Wills (D) - State House Speaker, Ex-Faulkner County Quorum Court Judge & Attorney
Tim Griffin (R) - Ex-US Attorney & Ex-Karl Rove Politicial Associate
David Meeks (R) - Health Care Project Manager, GOP Activist & Army Veteran
Scott Wallace (R) - Restaurant Owner

District 3:
[ John Boozman (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Bernard Skoch (R) - Retired USAF Brigadier General & Consultant

Larry "Beau" Stricklin (D) - Iraq War Veteran

David Whitaker (D) - Attorney
Jerry Coon (Independent) - Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer

John Paul Hammerschmidt

District 4:
Mike Ross (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Marc Rosson (R) - Rancher & '02 State Rep. Nominee


STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Arkansas
Arkansas Democratic Party
Green Party of Arkansas
Arkansas Libertarian Party
Arkansas Republican Party


Asa Hutchinson

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State: Elections Department

Secretary of State: ARElections.org


Sen. John McClellan

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Arkansas Business News
Arkansas News Bureau
The Arkansas Project
Arkansas Times (Alternative)
Atkins Chronicle / Dover Times
Batesville Daily Guard
Baxter Bulletin
Bella Vista Weekly Vista
Benton County Daily Record
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Crawford County Press Argus-Courier
El Dorado News-Times
Fayetteville All About Town (Alternative)
Ft. Smith Times Record
Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Johnson County Graphic
Jonesboro Sun
Lawrence County Times Dispatch
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Lynch at Large (Liberal)
Nashville News
Northwest Arkansas Online
Northwest Arkansas Times
Pine Bluff Commercial
Pulaski Leader
Rogers Hometown News
Siloam Springs Herald-Leader
Texarkana Gazette
Truth in Arkansas Politics (Conservative)
West Memphis Evening Times

Arkansas Educational Televison Network (PBS)
KAIT TV-8 (ABC - Jonesboro)
KARK TV-4 (NBC - Little Rock)
KATV TV-7 (ABC - Little Rock)
KTHV TV-11 (CBS - Little Rock)
KPOM TV-24 (NBC - Fort Smith/Fayetteville)

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