1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	County results ; White: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Clinton: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Bill Clinton; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frank D. White; Republican

The 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election was a biennial election for the governorship of Arkansas. One-term Democratic Governor and future President Bill Clinton was narrowly defeated by Republican Frank D. White. It was only the third time since Reconstruction that a Republican candidate had won the state's governorship.

Clinton ran again two years later and regained the governorship, continuing to serve until he was elected to the presidency in 1992.