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By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyA lawsuit on behalf of three Arkansas voters against the Garland County Election Commission was filed late Tuesday afternoon, adding a dramatic twist to Tuesday's runoff between incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Governor Bill Halter for the Democratic Senate nomination. The lawsuit, filed by Hot Springs attorney Ben Hooten, states that the commission intentionally scheduled only two polling sites for "the purpose of disenfranchising " minority, elderly, poor and disabled voters in the county. It also says that "the greater part of the voting electorate are unable to find or reach" the ...
Democrats Lincoln, Halter Head to Senate Runoff in Arkansas
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyAnd the winner in the Arkansas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is... Stay tuned. Neither Sen. Blanche Lincoln nor Lt. Gov. Bill Halter got enough votes to win the nomination, so a runoff election will be held June 8. The winner of that contest will face Rep. John Boozman in November. He emerged from a field of seven other candidates to claim the Republican Senate nomination outright. Here's a look at the possible general election scenarios. Lincoln vs. Boozman --The two Washington insiders tackle each other in an anti-incumbent electoral climate. During the primary, Lincoln, a moderate ...
Arkansas Republican John Boozman Wins Senate Primary, Avoids Runoff
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIn the last days of his campaign, Arkansas Republican Rep. John Boozman flew around the state to bolster his bid for the GOP Senate nomination against seven other candidates. It paid off. Boozman received enough votes Tuesday to avoid a runoff election, saving himself and his party a potentially bruising Round Two. A runoff between the top two vote-getters would have cost Republicans time, money, and energy, and may have turned more negative than the primary. The good news for Republicans is that they now have a real chance of winning a U.S. Senate seat that has been held by Democrats ...
Blanche Lincoln Holds Modest Lead Over Bill Halter in Arkansas Primary Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAs Tuesday's primary approaches, Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is leading Lt. Gov. Bill Halter 46 percent to 37 percent with 6 percent for another candidate and 11 percent undecided, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted May 10-12. The margin of error is 4 points. That's roughly the same margin as in the previous Research 2000 poll, although each of them have picked up two points of support as the number of undecideds start to go down. On the Republican side, Rep. John Boozman is way ahead of three other contenders with 46 percent. The closest candidate to him is Jim Holt who ...
Bill Halter Makes Strong Showing Against Lincoln in Arkansas Primary Poll
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyLt. Gov. Bill Halter has cut into Sen. Blanche's Lincoln's lead in their race for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Arkansas and runs more strongly than she does in match-ups with potential Republican rivals, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted April 26-28. While the new poll's results have the same bottom line for Lincoln's failing fortunes, it differs in degree from a Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday. In that poll, Lincoln was about 20 points or more behind four of five of the Republicans and in this one, the biggest Republican margins were about half that ...
Lincoln Leads Primary Foe, Lags Republicans in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has a 12 point lead over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, but Halter fares slightly better than Lincoln in general election match-ups against most of the five Republican hopefuls, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted April 12-14. Lincoln's support in all the match-ups with GOP hopefuls tops out at 43 percent, and her numbers in this poll haven't moved much since last month including in her contest with Halter. The survey has Lincoln leading Halter 45 percent to 33 percent with 16 percent undecided. The ...
Poll Numbers Keep Getting Worse for Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAll of the Republicans running for the Arkansas seat held by Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln are ahead of her by double-digits and four of the five are garnering 51 percent of the vote against her, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 30. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who is challenging Lincoln for the Democratic nomination, fares somewhat better, but he still trails all but one of the GOP candidates by eight points or more. Rasmussen also notes that the number of undecideds is higher in the match-ups with Halter. Sixty-one percent of voters see Lincoln unfavorably, with 43 percent ...
Lincoln Leads Dem Primary Foe in Arkansas, but Trails All Republicans
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is leading Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in their race for the Democratic nomination, but in general election match-ups, Halter runs more competitively than Lincoln against potential Republican opponents, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted March 22-24. (This is a survey from last week on which we're playing catch-up). Lincoln leads Halter, who announced his challenge at the beginning of the month, by 44 percent to 31 percent, but with 25 percent undecided. That's despite the fact that about a third of Democrats view her unfavorably. Among all ...
Lincoln Makes Gains in Arkansas Senate Race, But GOP Still Has the Edge
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who now has a challenger for the Democratic nomination in Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, has improved her weak numbers against Republican hopefuls running for her job, but still trails them as does Halter, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 1. Lincoln's support against the GOP candidates ranges from 38 percent to 41 percent while Halter gets between 33 percent and 38 percent. Rep. John Boozman leads Lincoln 48 percent to 39 percent with 6 percent preferring someone else and 7 percent undecided. Last month, he led her 54 percent to 35 ...
Blanche Lincoln's Prospects for Re-Election Look Dim in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIf four-term Republican Rep. John Boozman decided to jump in the race against Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, as he has hinted, he would be leading her by a commanding 56 percent to 33 percent margin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 29-31. Eleven percent are undecided. Lincoln also trails GOP state Sen. Gilbert Baker, who is an announced candidate. Baker leads her 50 percent to 35 percent with 15 percent undecided. Fifty-seven percent of voters say Lincoln should not run for re-election compared to 33 percent who support her for another term, with 10 ...
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