The 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970.
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Dale Leon Bumpers was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th governor of Arkansas and in the United States Senate. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was counsel at the Wash
1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election
…election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Governor Winthrop Rockefeller ran for a third term but was defeated by Democratic nominee Dale Bumpers who won 61.66% of the vote. As of 2022, this was the last time Lee County voted for the Republican candidate. Primary elections were held on August 25…
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Bumpers in 1979
Bumpers with his wife Betty and President Bill Clinton, 1999