The Republican Party of Arkansas is not running anyone for three statewide races in Arkansas this year. The only names on the ballot for those three races are Democrats and Greens. This recent poll finds the Greens in these three races polling between 24% and 26%. Of course minor parties always do well in races in which they are the only opposition to a single major party nominee, but these results are unusually good for the Greens, even in this type of race. In similar races in 2008 in Arkansas, Greens got approximately 20%.
The poll is unusual, because it also took the trouble to see what the results would be if party labels were not revealed. Greens don’t do as well when party labels are hidden. The three statewide races with only a Democrat and a Green this year are for Attorney General, Treasurer, and Auditor.
Are the Democrats in these races all incumbents?
In the Attorney General and Treasurer race, the Democratic nominees are incumbents. There is no incumbent running in the Auditor’s race.
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