2001 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district special election

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2001 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
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  2000 November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20) 2002  

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
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Nominee John Boozman Mike Hathorn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote52,89440,137
Percentage55.55%42.15%

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County results
Boozman:     50–60%     60–70%
Hathorn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Asa Hutchinson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Boozman
Republican

The United States House of Representatives special election in Arkansas's 3rd congressional district was held on November 20, 2001, to select the successor to Asa Hutchinson who resigned upon appointment as director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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Election results

Following Hutchinson's resignation, Governor Mike Huckabee called a Special Election to be held on November 20, 2001. Both major party primaries were held on September 25 and both major parties required primary runoff elections, which were held on October 16.

The winner would serve the remaining unexpired term ending on January 3, 2003. They would be eligible to run for reelection in 2002.

Candidates included several State Legislators including incumbent State Senator Gunner DeLay of Fort Smith and incumbent State Representatives Jim Hendren of Gravette, Michael Hathorn of Huntsville, and Jo Carson of Fort Smith.

The last two members of Congress to hold this seat, Tim Hutchinson and Asa Hutchinson, are the uncles of State Representative Jim Hendren, who was eliminated in the Republican Primary.

Republican Primary

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Boozman 16,330 43.24
Republican Gunner DeLay 10,43127.62
Republican Jim Hendren 9,40324.90
Republican Brad Cates 1,6024.24
Total votes37,766 100.00
Republican primary runoff results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Boozman 19,583 56.58
Republican Gunner DeLay 15,02943.42
Total votes34,612 100.00

Democratic Primary

Candidates

  • Mike Hathorn, State Representative
  • Jo Carson, State Representative
  • Norman "Bill" Williams, Jr.
Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Hathorn 13,282 47.13
Democratic Jo Carson 13,08746.44
Democratic Norman "Bill" Williams, Jr. 1,8136.43
Total votes28,182 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Hathorn 15,356 52.61
Democratic Jo Carson13,83247.39
Total votes29,188 100.00
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district special election, 2001 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Boozman 52,894 55.55
Democratic Mike Hathorn40,13742.15
Green Sarah Marsh1,7731.86
Freedom PartyRalph Forbes419.44
Total votes95,223 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - AR District 3 - Special R Primary Race - Sep 25, 2001".
  2. "Our Campaigns - AR District 3 - Special R Runoff Race - Oct 16, 2001".
  3. "Our Campaigns - AR District 3 - Special D Primary Race - Sep 25, 2001".
  4. "Our Campaigns - AR District 3 - Special D Runoff Race - Oct 16, 2001".
  5. "Our Campaigns - AR District 3 - Special Election Race - Nov 20, 2001".