2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election400
Seats won400
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote509,631254,77466,055
Percentage61.35%30.67%7.95%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.07%Increase2.svg 1.31%Increase2.svg 4.29%
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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by county.svg

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.

Contents

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]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 509,63161.4%4-
Democratic 254,77430.7%0-
Libertarian 66,0558.0%0-
Write-ins 192<0.1%0-
Totals830,652100%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 Republican Democratic Libertarian OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 124,13963.25%63,55532.38%8,5624.36%00.00%196,256100.0%Republican Hold
District 2 123,07351.86%103,47743.60%10,5904.46%1900.08%237,330100.0%Republican Hold
District 3 151,63079.41%00.00%39,30520.59%00.00%190,935100.0%Republican Hold
District 4 110,78953.75%87,74242.57%7,5983.69%20.00%206,131100.0%Republican Hold
Total509,63161.35%254,77430.67%66,2477.98%1920.03%830,652100.0%

District 1

2014 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Rick Crawford Jackie McPherson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote124,13963,555
Percentage63.2%32.4%
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Results by county
Crawford:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
McPherson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Rick Crawford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Crawford
Republican

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, 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
  • Brian Scott Willhite [12]

General election

Endorsements

Jackie McPherson (D)

Labor unions

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Rick
Crawford (R)		Jackie
McPherson (D)		Brian Scott
Willhite (L)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [17] October 16–23, 2014273± 9.0%59%29%0%11%
Talk Business/Hendrix [18] October 15–16, 2014437± 4.7%52%30%4%14%
Talk Business/Hendrix [19] July 22–25, 2014450± 4.6%47%33%3%17%

Results

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 124,139 63.2
Democratic Jackie McPherson63,55532.4
Libertarian Brian Scott Willhite8,5624.4
Total votes196,256 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2014 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee French Hill Pat Hays
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote123,073103,477
Percentage51.9%43.6%
2014 general election in Arkansas' 2nd congressional district by county.svg
County results
Hill:     50–60%     60–70%
Hays:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Griffin
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

French Hill
Republican

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ann
Clemmer		French
Hill		Conrad
Reynolds		Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College [31] April 29, 2014360± 5.1%7%59%14%20%

Results

Republican primary results [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican French Hill 29,916 55.1
Republican Ann Clemmer12,40022.8
Republican Conrad Reynolds11,99422.1
Total votes54,310 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee
  • Debbie Standiford [12]

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		French
Hill (R)		Pat
Hays (D)		Debbie
Standiford (L)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [17] October 16–23, 2014475± 7.0%41%40%0%19%
Talk Business/Hendrix [18] October 15–16, 2014605± 4.0%41%46%5%8%
Global Strategy Group (D-Hays) [40] September 7–9, 2014410± 4.8%41%44%—15%
Talk Business/Hendrix [19] July 22–25, 2014483± 4.5%44%43%3%10%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [41] TossupNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [42] TossupOctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [43] Lean ROctober 30, 2014
RCP TossupNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [44] TossupNovember 4, 2014

Results

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican French Hill 123,073 51.9
Democratic Pat Hays 103,47743.6
Libertarian Debbie Standiford10,5904.5
Write-in 1900.1
Total votes237,330 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2014 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Steve Womack Grant Brand
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote151,63039,305
Percentage79.4%20.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Steve Womack
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Womack
Republican

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
  • Grant Brand

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Steve
Womack (R)		Grant
Brand (L)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [17] October 16–23, 2014460± 7.0%61%20%19%
Talk Business/Hendrix [46] October 15–16, 2014426± 4.7%64%19%17%
Talk Business/Hendrix [19] July 22–25, 2014408± 4.9%57%20%23%

Results

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 151,630 79.4
Libertarian Grant Brand39,30520.6
Total votes190,935 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2014 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Bruce Westerman James Lee Witt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote110,78987,742
Percentage53.7%42.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican

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

Tommy Moll

Organizations

Bruce Westerman

State legislators

Local officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tommy
Moll		Bruce
Westerman		Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College [31] April 29, 2014392± 4.9%10%47%43%

Results

Republican primary results [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Westerman 18,719 54.4
Republican Tommy Moll15,65945.6
Total votes34,378 100.0

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Bruce
Westerman (R)		James Lee
Witt (D)		Ken
Hamilton (L)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [17] October 16–23, 2014359± 8.0%34%33%5%28%
Diamond State Consulting (R) [59] October 21, 2014792± 3.5%46%39%2%12%
Talk Business/Hendrix [46] October 15–16, 2014607± 4%44%42%4%10%
OnMessage (R-Westerman) [60] July 29–31, 2014400± 4.9%47%29%7%18%
Talk Business/Hendrix [19] July 22–25, 2014439± 4.7%48%34%3%15%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [61] Lean RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [62] Likely ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [63] Lean ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Lean RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [64] Lean RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Westerman 110,789 53.7
Democratic James Lee Witt 87,74242.6
Libertarian Ken Hamilton7,5983.7
Write-in 20.0
Total votes206,131 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

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