2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas ← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04 ) 2016 →
All 4 Arkansas seats to theUnited 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 Popular vote 509,631 254,774 66,055 Percentage 61.35% 30.67% 7.95% Swing 0.07% 1.31% 4.29%
District results County results Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the fourU.S. representatives from the state ofArkansas , one from each of the state'sfour congressional districts . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including thegovernor of Arkansas anda United States senator .
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.
Popular vote Republican
61.35% Democratic
30.67% Libertarian
7.95% Other
0.03%
House seats Republican
100.0% Democratic
0% Libertarian
0%
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[ 2]
District Republican Democratic Libertarian Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 124,139 63.25% 63,555 32.38% 8,562 4.36% 0 0.00% 196,256 100.0% Republican Hold District 2 123,073 51.86% 103,477 43.60% 10,590 4.46% 190 0.08% 237,330 100.0% Republican Hold District 3 151,630 79.41% 0 0.00% 39,305 20.59% 0 0.00% 190,935 100.0% Republican Hold District 4 110,789 53.75% 87,742 42.57% 7,598 3.69% 2 0.00% 206,131 100.0% Republican Hold Total 509,631 61.35% 254,774 30.67% 66,247 7.98% 192 0.03% 830,652 100.0%
2014 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election County resultsCrawford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%McPherson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent RepublicanRick Crawford , who had represented the district since 2011, was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012. The district had aPVI of R+14.
Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger to take on Crawford.[ 5]
Libertarian nomination [ edit ] Jackie McPherson (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
2014 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election County resultsHill: 50–60% 60–70%Hays: 50–60%
Incumbent RepublicanTim Griffin , who had represented the district since 2011, announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014.[ 24] In January, he announced that he wasrunning for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas .[ 25] He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012. The district had aPVI of R+8.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Gilbert Baker , former state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in2010 [ 30] Jonathan Dismang , state senator[ 31] Lanny Fite,Saline County Judge [ 9] Ed Garner, former state representative[ 31] Tim Griffin , incumbent U.S. Representative[ 24] Jeremy Hutchinson , state senator[ 31] [ 32] Allen Kerr , state representative[ 31] Andy Mayberry, state representative[ 33] Jason Rapert , state senator[ 34] David J. Sanders , state senator[ 31] [ 33] Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Ann Clemmer French Hill Conrad Reynolds Undecided Talk Business /Hendrix College [ 35] April 29, 2014 360 ± 5.1% 7% 59% 14% 20%
Will Bond, former chair of theDemocratic Party of Arkansas [ 37] Shane Broadway , interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and former state senator[ 37] [ 38] Dianne Curry, formerLittle Rock School Board President[ 38] [ 39] John Charles Edwards , state representative[ 9] Bill Halter , formerLieutenant Governor of Arkansas and candidate for U.S. Senatein 2010 [ 31] David Johnson , state senator[ 37] [ 38] Chris Massingill, chairman of theDelta Regional Authority [ 40] Franklin McLarty, businessman and former chair of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission[ 37] Tommy Thompson, state representative[ 38] Tab Townsell , Mayor ofConway [ 31] Linda Tyler, businesswoman and former state representative[ 40] Libertarian nomination [ edit ] Pat Hays (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
2014 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
Incumbent RepublicanSteve 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 aPVI of R+19. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd haslong had a Republican representative.
Thomas Brewer, maths teacher and minister[ 49] Troy Gittings, high school English teacher and stand-up comedian[ 49] [ 12] Libertarian nomination [ edit ] 2014 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
Incumbent RepublicanTom Cotton , who had represented the district since 2013, announced he will not run for election to a second term in order tochallenge Democratic incumbentMark Pryor for his U.S. Senate seat. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 20. The district had aPVI of R+15.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Tommy Moll, businessman[ 52] Bruce Westerman
State legislators
Local officials
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Tommy Moll Bruce Westerman Undecided Talk Business/Hendrix College [ 35] April 29, 2014 392 ± 4.9% 10% 47% 43%
Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)[ 58] [ 59] [ 60] Libertarian nomination [ edit ] Bruce Westerman (R)
State legislators
Organizations
Local officials
James Lee Witt (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
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