United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014

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See also: Arkansas elections, 2014
United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014
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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 4 0 0
Seats won 4 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 509,631 254,774 66,055
Percentage 61.35% 30.67% 7.95%
Elections in Arkansas
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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

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 —

District 1

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See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

Republican incumbent Rick Crawford has represented the 1st district since 2011. Crawford was elected to a second term in 2012, defeating Democratic prosecutor Scott Ellington, with 56% of the vote.

Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger for the incumbent.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared
  • Brian Scott Willhite[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Rick
Crawford (R)		 Jackie
McPherson (D)		 Brian Scott
Willhite (L)		 Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 437 ± 4.7% 52% 30% 4% 14%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 450 ± 4.6% 47.5% 33% 3% 16.5%

Results

Arkansas' 1st Congressional district election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (Incumbent) 124,139 63.25
Democratic Jackie McPherson 63,555 32.38
Libertarian Brian Scott Willhite 8,562 4.36
Majority 60,584 30.87%
Total votes 196,256 100
Republican hold
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District 2

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See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

Republican Tim Griffin has represented the 2nd District since 2011. Griffin was elected to a second term in 2012, defeating Democratic former State Representative Herb Rule, with 55% of the vote. Griffin announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014.[12] In January 2014, he announced he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.[13]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ann
Clemmer		 French
Hill		 Colonel Conrad
Reynolds		 Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 360 ± 5.1% 7% 59% 14% 20%

Results

Republican primary results[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 29,916 55.08
Republican Ann Clemmer 12,400 22.83
Republican Conrad Reynolds 11,994 22.08
Total votes 54,310 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared
  • Debbie Standiford[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 French
Hill (R)		 Pat
Hays (D)		 Debbie
Standiford (L)		 Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 605 ± 4% 41.5% 46% 4.5% 8%
Global Strategy Group* September 7–9, 2014 410 ± 4.8% 41% 44% — 15%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 483 ± 4.5% 44% 43% 3% 10%
    • Internal poll for the Pat Hays campaign

Results

Arkansas' 2nd Congressional district election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 123,073 51.86
Democratic Pat Hays 103,477 43.6
Libertarian Debbie Standiford 10,590 4.46
Write-ins Others 190 0.08
Majority 19,596 8.26%
Total votes 237,330 100
Republican hold
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District 3

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See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

Republican incumbent Steve Womack has represented the 3rd district since 2011. Womack was elected to a second term in 2012 with 76% of the vote. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd has long had a Republican Congressman.

Thomas Brewer, a math teacher and minister, announced he was challenging Womack for the Republican nomination,[28] and Troy Gittings, a high school English teacher and stand-up comedian, announced he was running for the Democratic nomination.[28] However, neither Brewer nor Gittings ended up filing, leaving Libertarian Grant Brand as Womack's only challenger.[11]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Steve
Womack (R)		 Grant
Brand (L)		 Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 426 ± 4.7% 64% 19% 17%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 408 ± 4.9% 57% 20% 23%

Results

Arkansas' 3rd Congressional district election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (Incumbent) 151,630 79.41
Libertarian Grant Brand 39,305 20.59
Majority 112,325 58.83%
Total votes 190,935 100
Republican hold
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District 4

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See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

Republican Tom Cotton was elected to represent the 4th district in 2012, winning an open seat contest against Democratic State Senator Gene Jeffress with 59%. Cotton has announced he will not run for election to a second term so that he can challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor for his U.S. Senate seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Tommy
Moll		 Bruce
Westerman		 Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 392 ± 4.9% 10% 47% 43%

Results

Republican primary results[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman 18,719 54.45
Republican Tommy Moll 15,659 45.55
Total votes 34,378 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
  • Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)[37][38][39]
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Bruce
Westerman (R)		 James Lee
Witt (D)		 Ken
Hamilton (L)		 Undecided
Diamond State Consulting* October 21, 2014 792 ± 3.5% 46.4% 39% 2.3% 12.4%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 607 ± 4% 44% 42% 4% 10%
OnMessage^ July 29–31, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 47% 29% 7% 18%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 439 ± 4.7% 48% 34% 3% 15%

Results

Arkansas' 4th Congressional district election, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman 110,789 53.75
Democratic James Lee Witt 87,742 42.57
Libertarian Ken Hamilton 7,598 3.69
Write-ins Others 2 <0.01
Majority 23,047 11.18%
Total votes 206,131 100
Republican hold
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See also

References

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