The 1996 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held on November 5, 1996 to fill the office of lieutenant governor of Arkansas, which became vacant following Mike Huckabee's ascension to the governorship after Jim Guy Tucker resigned. Republican nominee and businessman Winthrop Paul Rockefeller narrowly won the election, defeating Democratic former Arkansas state senator and 1994 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Charlie Cole Chaffin by one percentage point.
General election Candidates Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, businessman and farmer (Republican) Charlie Cole Chaffin, former Arkansas state senator (1984–1994) and 1994 Democratic nominee for Arkansas lieutenant governor (Democratic) Results
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