This Week In Arkansas History: Polling In The 1990 Governor’s Race

This week in 1990 the Arkansas Governor’s race was ignited.

Gov. Bill Clinton was battling a surge from Democratic challenger Tom McRae, while two Republicans – Tommy Robinson and Sheffield Nelson – were duking it out for the GOP nomination.

At the time, Clinton’s big lead had shrunk considerably in a round of polling released from Ernie and Zoe Oakleaf with Little Rock-based Opinion Research Associates.

Robinson, the frontrunner with big name ID, had also seen his wide lead shrink to Nelson.

Watch this report from then KATV Ch. 7 reporter Tom Amontree in the video below.