Races By State : Arkansas
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Posted by April 04, 2010
Arkansas is a very Democratic state—except for presidential elections. The governor and both senators are Democrats as are three of the four representatives and the Democrats control both houses of the state legislature. In 2008, the Republicans didn’t even bother to field a candidate against Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR). Nevertheless, her popularity is way down and she is facing a primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D). On the Republican side, there are multiple candidates, including Rep. John Boozman, who is probably the strongest candidate but he has to get through a primary first.