United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2010
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The 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln ran for re-election to a third term, but lost to Republican nominee John Boozman. Boozman became the first Republican in 138 years to win this seat.
The Democratic primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3 to 17. As no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was held on June 8, with early voting from June 1 to 7.
MoveOn.org supported Halter, criticizing Lincoln for her stance on issues such as health care and environmental regulations. Labor unions also backed Halter, and pledged to spend more than $3 million on his campaign.
The Republican primary was held on May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17.
In December 2009, a straw poll was held for the current Republican candidates for U.S. Senate. The results were as follows:
Arkansas had previously only elected one Republican senator since the Reconstruction, who was defeated after his first term in 2002 by Mark Pryor. Lincoln faced Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter and narrowly won the primary contest.
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