Arkansas
4 seats: 1R, 3D
Where It Ranks Among the States (House Elections 2000)- Voter Turnout: 48th
(40%)
- Victory Margin: 19th
(34%)
Facts in Focus- About one in four adults in Arkansas voted
for the person who represents them in the U.S.
House.
- Arkansas' fourth district is
one
of the six nationwide where an incumbent lost to a challenger in
the 2000 House elections.
- This year marks a return to
more competitive elections in Arkansas, with one victory being by
only two percentage points.Two of four House elections had been won by less
than 10% in each of the elections from 1992-1996, but no races were
that close in 1998.
- All current House members have been elected
since Bill Clinton's last gubernatorial victory in 1990.
How
Arkansas ranked in 2000
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