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1990 Arkansas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1990 Arkansas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Ray Thornton won the 1990 Arkansas U.S. House District 2 Election. Ray Thornton received 103,471 popular votes (60.41%). The main challenger was Jim Keet (39.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Thornton and Keet

Thornton +20.8 pts · won by 35,671 votes
Ray ThorntonDemocraticWINNER60.41%
103,471 votes
Jim KeetRepublican39.59%
67,800 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.