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In 1996, Coon ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the Little Rock-based open 2nd congressional district seat, which was ultimately won by the liberal Democrat Victor F. Snyder. Later GOP efforts to topple Snyder failed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/states/AR/CQ.preview.shtml|title=ALL POLITICS: Special Election Report - Arkansas|author=Jonathan D. Salant|publisher=cnn.com|date=July 5, 1996|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> In retrospect, Coon appears to have been something of a Republican transitional figure between the governorships of Winthrop Rockefeller (1967-1971) and [[Mike Huckabee]] (1994-2007).  

In 1996, Coon ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the Little Rock-based open 2nd congressional district seat, which was ultimately won by the liberal Democrat Victor F. Snyder. Later GOP efforts to topple Snyder failed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/states/AR/CQ.preview.shtml|title=ALL POLITICS: Special Election Report - Arkansas|author=Jonathan D. Salant|publisher=cnn.com|date=July 5, 1996|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}</ref> In retrospect, Coon appears to have been something of a Republican transitional figure between the governorships of Winthrop Rockefeller (1967-1971) and [[Mike Huckabee]] (1994-2007).  

According to his obituary, Coon "made a major contribution to the establishment of the two-party system in Arkansas. He worked tirelessly for some twenty years to build the Republican Party. ... he understood that the Arkansas GOP would have to run credible candidates repeatedly, build gradually up to a 51 percent vote until it could win consistently. Ken understood the nature of this challenge and was willing to sacrifice in the short run for the success of a two-party state in the long run."<ref name=obit/> A month before his death, he witnessed the gubernatorial election of Mike Huckabee's daughter, [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders. On the day of his death, the GOP lost the important U.S. Senate race in [[Georgia]].

According to his obituary, Coon "made a major contribution to the establishment of the two-party system in Arkansas. He worked tirelessly for some twenty years to build the Republican Party. ... he understood that the Arkansas GOP would have to run credible candidates repeatedly, build gradually up to a 51 percent vote until it could win consistently. Ken understood the nature of this challenge and was willing to sacrifice in the short run for the success of a two-party state in the long run."<ref name=obit/> A month before his death, he witnessed the gubernatorial election of Mike Huckabee's daughter, [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders]]. On the day of his death, however, the GOP lost the high-profile U.S. Senate race in [[Georgia]].

==Whitewater, David Hale, and Ken Coon==

==Whitewater, David Hale, and Ken Coon==