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On the morning of Election Day 2010\, Demo crats occupied three of the four Arkansas seats in the US House of Represe ntatives\, both US Senate seats\, all state constitutional offices\, and d ecisive majorities in both chambers of the Arkansas General Assembly. By t he time votes were counted that evening\, it was clear that the balance of power had shifted. Within five years\, Arkansas Republicans would hold al l six US congressional positions and every state constitutional seat and c laim growing supermajorities in both state chambers. Since then\, Republic ans have enjoyed robust electoral success in Arkansas&mdash\;formerly the last remaining state of the &ldquo\;Solid South&rdquo\; held by Democrats.

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From Blue to Red: The Rise of the GOP in Arkansas \; provides a rigorous yet accessible study of this partisan shift\, tracking changes in voter preference at the top of the ticket in the 1960s\, gener ational replacement in Arkansas&rsquo\; political power structure in the 1 990s\, and the emergence of a more nationalized and polarized electorate i n the 2000s\, among other developments. \;

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John C. Davis is the executive director of the David and Barba ra Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and associate teachin g professor of political science at the University of Arkansas. An eighth- generation Arkansan\, Davis lives with his family in Fayetteville.

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The University of Arkansas Press advances the mission of the Uni versity of Arkansas by publishing peer-reviewed scholarship and literature of enduring value. They curate a list of books by authors of diverse back grounds writing for specialty as well as general audiences in Arkansas and throughout the world.

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