1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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The 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election was a biennial election for the governorship of Arkansas. One-term Democratic governor and future president Bill Clinton was narrowly defeated by Republican Frank D. White. It was only the third time since Reconstruction that a Republican candidate had won the state's governorship. As of 2026, this is the last time that an incumbent governor of Arkansas lost re-election. Clinton ran again two years later and regained the governorship, continuing to serve until he was elected to the presidency in 1992.

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