Arkansas voters selected a 21-14 Republican majority in the Senate.
Arkansas voters narrowly defeated the amendment in 1986, and approved it 52 to 48 percent in 1988.
Arkansas voters approved the contested amendment to their State Constitution by 60 percent to 40 percent.
Arkansas voters face an initiative to do away with taxes on food and medicine, at an estimated cost of $562 million a year.
Arkansas voters amended the State Constitution in 1988 to bar public financing for abortions except when a woman's life was endangered.
On November 4, 2008, Arkansas voters approved a measure to ban anyone "co-habitating outside of a valid marriage" from being foster parents or adopting children.
The decision by the Republican official quickly became a target for Arkansas voters and the media, including bloggers.
Arkansas voters had approved a 1988 amendment to the state constitution banning public funding for abortions except to save the life of the mother.
On November 4, 2008, Arkansas voters approved a ballot question legalizing the sale of lottery tickets there.
