2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Arkansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the 2008 presidential election.

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Green Last election 3 1 0 Seats won 3 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 415,481 215,196 155,851 Percentage 52.8% 27.3% 19.8% Swing 7.1% 12.8% New
Democratic   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Republican   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

No incumbent was opposed by a candidate from the other major party. The Green Party of Arkansas is the only opponent to the incumbent in most districts. This is the largest number of congressional candidates fielded by an Arkansas party other than the Democratic or Republican parties since the People's Party in 1894. All incumbents were reelected.

As of 2024, this is the last election in which Democrats won both the House popular vote and the majority of congressional districts in Arkansas.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2008
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	/–
	Democratic	415,481	52.78%	3	0
	Republican	215,196	27.34%	1	0
	Green	155,851	19.80%	0	0
	Independent	665	0.08%	0	0
Totals		787,193	100.0%	4	—

Note that results from Arkansas's 1st congressional district, where only one Democratic ran, were not reported.

District 1

2008 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Marion Berry (uncontested) Party Democratic

U.S. Representative before election Marion Berry Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Marion Berry Democratic

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

This district covers the northeast part of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Marion Berry (D) - Incumbent

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Marion Berry won unopposed. The Secretary of State of Arkansas did not report vote totals for the election.

District 2

2008 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Vic Snyder Deb McFarland Party Democratic Green Popular vote 212,303 64,398 Percentage 76.5% 23.2%

County results Snyder:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Vic Snyder Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Vic Snyder Democratic

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

This district covers central Arkansas. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Vic Snyder (D) - Incumbent

Deb McFarland (Green)

Danial Suits (Write-in)

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vic Snyder (incumbent)	212,303	76.54
	Green	Deb McFarland	64,398	23.22
	Independent	Danial Suits (write-in)	665	0.24
Total votes			277,366	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3

2008 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee John Boozman Abel Tomlinson Party Republican Green Popular vote 215,196 58,850 Percentage 78.5% 21.5%

Results by county Boozman:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Boozman Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Boozman Republican

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

This district covers the northwest corner of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.

John Boozman (R) - Incumbent

Abel Noah Tomlinson (Green)

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman (incumbent)	215,196	78.53
	Green	Abel Tomlinson	58,850	21.47
Total votes			274,046	100.00
	Republican hold

District 4

2008 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Mike Ross Josh Drake Party Democratic Green Popular vote 203,178 32,603 Percentage 86.2% 13.8%

Results by county Ross:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Ross Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Ross Democratic

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

This district is roughly the southwest half of the state. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Mike Ross (D) - Incumbent

Joshua Drake (Green)

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Arkansas's 4th congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Ross (incumbent)	203,178	86.17
	Green	Joshua Drake	32,603	13.83
Total votes			235,781	100.00
	Democratic hold

External links

• U.S. Congress candidates for Arkansas at Project Vote Smart
• Arkansas U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions for Arkansas congressional races from OpenSecrets

Preceded by 2006 elections

United States House elections in Arkansas 2008

Succeeded by 2010 elections