2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Libertarian
Last election
4
0
0
Seats won
4
0
0
Seat change
Popular vote
509,631
254,774
66,055
Percentage
61.35%
30.67%
7.95%
Swing
0.07%
1.31%
4.29%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas , one from each of the state's four congressional districts . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator .
Overview
Statewide
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.
United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014[ 1]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats
+/–
Republican
509,631
61.4%
4
-
Democratic
254,774
30.7%
0
-
Libertarian
66,055
8.0%
0
-
Write-ins
192
<0.1%
0
-
Totals
830,652
100%
4
—
Popular vote
Republican
61.35%
Democratic
30.67%
Libertarian
7.95%
Other
0.03%
House seats
Republican
100.0%
Democratic
0%
Libertarian
0%
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[ 2]
District 1
2014 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
Results by countyCrawford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%McPherson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+14.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Democratic primary
Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger to take on Crawford.[ 5]
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Jackie McPherson (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Results
District 2
2014 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
County results Hill: 50–60% 60–70%Hays: 50–60%
Incumbent Republican Tim Griffin , who had represented the district since 2011, announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014.[ 20] In January, he announced that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas .[ 21] He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+8.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Gilbert Baker , former state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 [ 26]
Jonathan Dismang , state senator[ 27]
Lanny Fite, Saline County Judge [ 9]
Ed Garner, former state representative[ 27]
Tim Griffin , incumbent U.S. Representative[ 20]
Jeremy Hutchinson , state senator[ 27] [ 28]
Allen Kerr , state representative[ 27]
Andy Mayberry , state representative[ 29]
Jason Rapert , state senator[ 30]
David J. Sanders , state senator[ 27] [ 29]
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Ann Clemmer
French Hill
Conrad Reynolds
Undecided
Talk Business /Hendrix College [ 31]
April 29, 2014
360
± 5.1%
7%
59%
14%
20%
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Will Bond, former chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas [ 33]
Shane Broadway , interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and former state senator[ 33] [ 34]
Dianne Curry, former Little Rock School Board President[ 34] [ 35]
John Charles Edwards , state representative[ 9]
Bill Halter , former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 [ 27]
David Johnson , state senator[ 33] [ 34]
Chris Massingill, chairman of the Delta Regional Authority [ 36]
Franklin McLarty, businessman and former chair of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission[ 33]
Tommy Thompson, state representative[ 34]
Tab Townsell , Mayor of Conway [ 27]
Linda Tyler, businesswoman and former state representative[ 36]
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Pat Hays (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 3
2014 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Steve Womack , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+19. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd has long had a Republican representative.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Thomas Brewer, maths teacher and minister[ 45]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declined
Troy Gittings, high school English teacher and stand-up comedian[ 45] [ 12]
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 4
2014 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Tom Cotton , who had represented the district since 2013, announced he will not run for election to a second term in order to challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor for his U.S. Senate seat. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 20. The district had a PVI of R+15.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Tommy Moll, businessman[ 48]
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Bruce Westerman
State legislators
Local officials
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Tommy Moll
Bruce Westerman
Undecided
Talk Business /Hendrix College [ 31]
April 29, 2014
392
± 4.9%
10%
47%
43%
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)[ 54] [ 55] [ 56]
Declined
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Bruce Westerman (R)
State legislators
Organizations
Local officials
James Lee Witt (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Predictions
Results
See also
References
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