Boozman trouncing Lincoln in latest polls.

Here are the latest polls for the Arkansas Senate race starring Blanche Lincoln against a crowded GOP field. AR Senate polls show that Lincoln is highly vulnerable, and her defeat in the general election may be a foregone conclusion. Therefore intense interest will be placed on the GOP primary in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Senate Race Polls: Blanche Lincoln vs Boozman




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If it were not for Blanche Lincoln’s fund-raising war-chest we would already declare her a footnote in the history of a very interesting 2010 election year. She has over $5 million cash on hand which far outpaces any of the potential GOP opponents.

Her approval rating in Arkansas is horrendous, with almost a 60% disapproval rating from potential voters. In any of the potential match-ups she barely limps over 40% in the polls, far below the 50% re-elect number which historically signals the end of an incumbent Senator’s tenure in office.

In such a crowded field Kim Hendren would have the advantage if only he was not a man! Unfortunately there is no viable woman on the ticket so the GOP will be unable to negate any woman-factor that Blanche Lincoln still enjoys.

Campaign financing will clearly play a major role in gaining name recognition for any of the candidates, and in that endeavor John Boozman and Gilbert Baker are in the fundraising lead.

As head of the Arkansas Tea Party movement, Tom Cox will also have a bedrock of hard core supporters while Curtis Coleman will also have some advantage as a political outsider. Jim Holt, who just entered the race in early January, has the advantage in the polls because of his greater name recognition.

The GOP primary will be held on May 18th, 2010. A runoff will follow on June 8th if nobody get 50% of the vote, a prospect that appears likely. The general election will be one of those Senate races that the GOP is nationalizing, with the unpopular health care legislation taking center stage along with the perceived failure of Democratic economic policies which Lincoln supported.

As the polls show us any of these candidates vying for the Arkansas Senate seat would beat Lincoln if the election were held today given that she is an incumbent who can barely manage 40%. Lucky for her the general election is far away although things look really bad for her reelection chances.

These Arkansas Senate polls will be updated as new data is released by the major polling outfits.




Senate Polls, Arkansas, General Election Matchups

10/28/2010 Rasmussen Lincoln 36 – John Boozman 55
10/20/2010 The Arkansas Poll Lincoln 35 – John Boozman 54
10/19/2010 Mason Dixon Lincoln 34 – John Boozman 55
10/19/2010 CNN Lincoln 41 – John Boozman 55
9/18/2010 Reuters Lincoln 29 – John Boozman 53
9/16/2010 Talk Business Lincoln 29 – John Boozman 56
9/14/2010 Mason Dixon Lincoln 34 – John Boozman 51
8/18/2010 Rasmussen Lincoln 27 – John Boozman 65
7/18/2010 Rasmussen Lincoln 35 – John Boozman 54
7/17/2010 Rasmussen Lincoln 32 – John Boozman 57
7/12/2010 Rasmussen Lincoln 29 – John Boozman 60
6/15/2010 Rasmussen Lincoln 32 – John Boozman 61
5/27/2010 Daily Kos Halter 42 – Boozman 53
5/27/2010 Daily Kos Blanche Lincoln 38 – John Boozman 58
5/21/2010 Rasmussen Halter 33 – John Boozman 60
5/21/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 28 – John Boozman 66
5/12/2010 Daily Kos Halter 41 – Boozman 50
5/12/2010 Daily Kos Blanche Lincoln 40 – John Boozman 54
5/5/2010 Mason Dixon Halter 32 – Boozman 56
5/5/2010 Mason Dixon Blanche Lincoln 35 – John Boozman 52
4/29/2010 Daily Kos Blanche Lincoln 40 – Gilbert Baker 47
4/29/2010 Daily Kos Blanche Lincoln 42 – John Boozman 52
4/29/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 31 – Gilbert Baker 53
4/29/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 29 – John Boozman 57
4/29/2010 Daily Kos Halter 44 – Baker 53
4/29/2010 Daily Kos Halter 42 – Boozman 47
4/29/2010 Rasmussen Halter 33 – Gilbert Baker 48
4/29/2010 Rasmussen Halter 31 – John Boozman 56
4/15/2010 Daily Kos Lincoln 41 – Baker 48
4/15/2010 Daily Kos Lincoln 43 – Boozman 50
4/15/2010 Daily Kos Halter 43 – Baker 45
4/15/2010 Daily Kos Halter 41 – Boozman 48
2/2/2010 PPP Blanche Lincoln 35 – Gilbert Baker 50
2/2/2010 PPP Blanche Lincoln 33 – John Boozman 56
2/2/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 35 – John Boozman 55
2/2/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 33 – Gilbert Baker 52
2/2/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 34 – Curtis Coleman 50
2/2/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 36 – Tom Cox 50
2/2/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 35 – Kim Hendren 51
1/22/2010 Mason-Dixon Blanche Lincoln 39 – Gilbert Baker 43
1/22/2010 Mason-Dixon Blanche Lincoln 40 – Curtis Coleman 39
1/22/2010 Mason-Dixon Blanche Lincoln 43 – Kim Hendren 38
1/22/2010 Mason-Dixon Blanche Lincoln 41 – Tom Cox 38
1/22/2010 Mason-Dixon Blanche Lincoln 37 – Jim Holt 43
1/7/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 39 – Gilbert Baker 51
1/7/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 39 – Curtis Coleman 47
1/7/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 38 – Tom Cox 48
1/7/2010 Rasmussen Blanche Lincoln 38 – Kim Hendren 48

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Contributing authors: Frank, Arriba, McCain