Arkansas, U.S. Senate
2008 Nominee: Sen.
Pryor lucked out this year when Republicans failed to recruit a GOP challenger to run against him for a second term. Pryor ’ s centrist position, famous family name and strong fundraising made him an early favored candidate to win re-election in the competitive state long before GOP recruiting efforts foundered.
Vote for winner in 2002: 54 percent
Race Information
- Incumbent: Sen. Mark Pryor, D
- First Elected: 2002 (1st term)
- Last Elected: 2002 (53.9%)
- Incumbent Status: Running for re-election
- Challengers: Rebekah Kennedy, GREEN
- Race Forecast: Safe Democrat
State Information
- U.S. Senate Delegation: 2 Democrats
- U.S. House Delegation: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican
- Arkansas's Other Senator
- Sen. Blanche Lincoln-D
- First Elected: 1998 (2nd term)
- Last Elected: 2004 (55.81%)
- State Offices
- Governor: Gov. Mike Beebe, D
- First Elected: 2006 (1st term)
- State House Control: Democratic
- State Senate Control: Democratic
- Demographics (2000 census)
- Population (2005):2,779,154
- Under 18:25.4%
- Over 65:14.0%
- Non-Hispanic White:78.6%
- Black:15.6%
- Hispanic:3.2%
- Asian:0.7%
- American Indian:0.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:0.1%
- Median Household Income: 32,182
- Median Household Income Rank: 48
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | general | Mark Pryor (D) | 804,678 | 79.5% |
| Rebekah Kennedy (GREEN) | 207,076 | 20.5% | ||
| 2002 | general | Mark Pryor (D) | 433,386 | 53.9% |
| Tim Hutchinson (R) | 370,735 | 46.1% | ||
| 1996 | general | Tim Hutchinson (R) | 445,942 | 52.7% |
| Winston Bryant (D) | 400,241 | 47.3% | ||
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | John Kerry: 45% | George W. Bush: 54% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 46% | George W. Bush: 51% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 54% | Robert Dole: 37% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 53% | George H. W. Bush: 35% |
Campaign Finance Details for the 2008 Race
| Filers | Through | Total Receipts | Total Disbursements | Total From PACs | Total From Individuals | Ending Cash | Debts Owed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAMPITT, ROSEMARIE (R) | September 30, 2008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500.00 | $20,237.00 |
| LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT (D) | September 30, 2008 | $1,026,369.00 | $523,357.00 | $0 | $271,661.00 | $683,822.00 | $0 |
| HUTCHINSON, TIM (R) | June 30, 2008 | $326.00 | $54.00 | $0 | $0 | $6,848.00 | $0 |
| PRYOR, MARK LUNSFORD (D) | November 24, 2008 | $4,993,595.00 | $3,231,689.00 | $198,600.00 | $2,785,846.00 | $2,233,434.00 | $0 |
| KENNEDY, REBEKAH JEAN (UNKNOWN) | November 24, 2008 | $13,545.00 | $13,425.00 | $0 | $11,009.00 | $119.00 | $255.00 |
