Arkansas House
Filing Deadline: March 10, 2008 • Primary Date: May 20, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: The 1st District includes most of the state's Delta lands and stretches west to the cool green Ozarks. Full Profile
2006 results: Marion Berry (D) defeated Mickey Stumbaugh (R) by 69-31%.
Incumbent
Marion Berry (D)
Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term; Berry was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: The district includes Little Rock, with its large black and affluent white neighborhoods, and North Little Rock, a kind of industrial suburb across the Arkansas River. Full Profile
2006 results: Vic Snyder (D) defeated Andy Mayberry (R) by 61-39%.
Incumbent
Vic Snyder (D)
Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term; Snyder was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: Politically, this area has been the most Republican part of Arkansas since the Civil War, because there were few slaves here and much suspicion of planters. Full Profile
2006 results: John Boozman (R) defeated Woodrow Anderson III (D) by 62-38%.
Incumbent
John Boozman (R)
Elected in 2001; Seeking fourth full term; Boozman was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: This is the northwestern corner of the deep South, and it includes the state's largest black population -- a reminder that parts of southern Arkansas were once plantation country. Full Profile
2006 results: Mike Ross (D) defeated Joe Ross (R) by 75-25%.
Incumbent
Mike Ross (D)
Elected in 2000; Seeking fifth term; Ross was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
1.
N.Y.-13
(Open-R)2.
N.Y.-25
(Open-R)3.
Ariz.-01
(Open-R)4.
Va.-11
(Open-R)5.
Fla.-16
(Mahoney-D)6.
Ill.-11
(Open-R)7.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)8.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)9.
Alaska-AL
(Young-R)10.
Fla.-24
(Feeney-R)11.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)12.
Colo.-04
(Musgrave-R)13.
Mich.-09
(Knollenberg-R)14.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)15.
Minn.-06
(Bachmann-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Arkansas house races.
