Asa Hutchinson, Governor

Asa Hutchinson

Governor
Born
December 3, 1950
Current age
75
Home state
Arkansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1986–2018

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5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hutchinson1.9M
Opponents1.6M
7
Elections run

Between 1986 and 2018, Asa Hutchinson ran in 7 elections across 3 offices (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor), winning 5 and losing 2. Hutchinson's biggest single-election total was 582,406 votes, in the 2018 governor election in Arkansas. Hutchinson's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 3, decided by 34,099 votes.

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How many votes has Asa Hutchinson received?

Asa Hutchinson has received 1,922,062 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.

Election history

Asa Hutchinson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorArkansasWon582,40665.33%Jared Henderson
2014GovernorArkansasWon470,42955.44%Mike Ross
2006GovernorArkansasLost315,04040.67%Mike Beebe
2000U.S. HouseArkansasWon1100%
1998U.S. HouseArkansasWon154,78080.74%Ralph Forbes
1996U.S. HouseArkansasWon137,09355.7%Ann Henry
Tony Joe Huffman
1986U.S. SenateArkansasLost262,31337.72%Dale Bumpers
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001014) and Wikidata (Q720121). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.