2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2016 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
	Results by county; Hill: 60–70% 70–80%; Curry: 40-50%
U.S. Representative before election; French Hill ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; French Hill ; Republican

2016 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
	Results by county; Crawford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; Rick Crawford ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; Rick Crawford ; Republican

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 40–50%

Last updated May 28, 2025

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 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 President of the United States. The primaries were held on March 1.

Overview

Although Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson only obtained 2.6% of the vote in Arkansas during the coinciding presidential election, Libertarian candidates for the U.S. House amounted to a total of 18.4% of the popular vote, a 10.4% swing from 2014 when the total was 8%. This huge swing was attributed to several factors:

the Libertarian Party was the only third party to file for ballot status in the House elections;
the Democratic Party did not field any candidates for races in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts;
this in turn allowing the Libertarian candidates to obtain over 20% of the vote in these races.

The Democratic Party as a result finished 3rd in the popular vote in Arkansas, with its vote total amounting to 10.4%.

Statewide

Popular vote

Republican			71.16%
Libertarian			18.39%
Democratic			10.42%
Other			0.03%

House seats

Republican			100.0%
Democratic			0%

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Libertarian		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	183,866	76.28%	0	0.00%	57,181	23.72%	0	0.00%	241,047	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 2	176,472	58.34%	111,347	36.81%	14,342	4.74%	303	0.10%	302,464	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 3	217,192	77.32%	0	0.00%	63,715	22.68%	0	0.00%	280,907	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 4	182,885	74.90%	0	0.00%	61,274	25.10%	0	0.00%	244,159	100.0%	Republican Hold
Total	760,415	71.16%	111,347	10.42%	196,512	18.39%	303	0.03%	1,068,577	100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.^[1] He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark West^[2]

General election

Debate

2016 Arkansas's 1st congressional district debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Libertarian
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Rick Crawford	Mark West
1	Oct. 12, 2016	Arkansas PBS	Steve Barnes	^[3]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg ^[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP ^[8]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arkansas's 1st congressional district, 2016^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Crawford (incumbent)	183,866	76.3
	Libertarian	Mark West	57,181	23.7
Total votes			241,047	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election.^[1] He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

French Hill, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Brock Olree

Results

Republican primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	French Hill (incumbent)	86,474	84.5
	Republican	Brock Olree	15,811	15.5
Total votes			102,285	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dianne Curry, former member of the Little Rock School Board and the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism^[11]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Chris Hayes, nominee for this seat in 2012 and for State Treasurer in 2014 ^[2]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg ^[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP ^[8]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	French Hill (incumbent)	176,472	58.4
	Democratic	Dianne Curry	111,347	36.8
	Libertarian	Chris Hayes	14,342	4.7
	Write-in		303	0.1
Total votes			302,464	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Steve Womack	Steve Isaacson
Party	Republican	Libertarian
Popular vote	217,192	63,715
Percentage	77.3%	22.7%

Results by county
Womack: 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%

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.^[1] He was re-elected with 79% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

There was no Democratic nominee for this election for the third consecutive time in Arkansas's third congressional district (including redistricting).

Candidates

Declined

Robbie Wilson, tax preparer^[12]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Steve Isaacson

Withdrawn

Nathan LaFrance, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014 ^[2]^[13]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg ^[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP ^[8]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (incumbent)	217,192	77.3
	Libertarian	Steve Isaacson	63,715	22.7
Total votes			280,907	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Bruce Westerman	Kerry Hicks
Party	Republican	Libertarian
Popular vote	182,885	61,274
Percentage	74.9%	25.1%

Results by county
Westerman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Bruce Westerman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican

Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election.^[1] He was elected with 54% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kerry Hicks^[2]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[4]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg ^[6]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP ^[8]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Arkansas's 4th congressional district, 2016^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Westerman (incumbent)	182,885	74.9
	Libertarian	Kerry Hicks	61,274	25.1
Total votes			244,159	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1 2 3 4 Wickline, Michael R. (July 24, 2015). "GOP hopefuls to pay '12 fees in '16 primary". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
1 2 3 4 Brawner, Steve (October 25, 2015). "Arkansas Libertarians Nominate 23, Including Full Congressional Slate". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
↑ YouTube
1 2 3 4 "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved November 7, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved November 3, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election Official County Results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
↑ "Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Official Results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ Lyon, John (August 27, 2015). "Curry Announces Bid For 2nd District Congressional Seat". Southwest Times Record . Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
↑ Brantley, Max (September 1, 2015). "Fort Smith Democrat exploring a 3rd District Congressional run". Arkansas Times . Retrieved September 8, 2015.
↑ "Libertarian LaFrance Announces He Will Challenge Cong. Steve Womack". Talk Business & Politics. July 8, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

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[12fees-1] 1 2 3 4 Wickline, Michael R. (July 24, 2015). "GOP hopefuls to pay '12 fees in '16 primary". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[libertarians-2] 1 2 3 4 Brawner, Steve (October 25, 2015). "Arkansas Libertarians Nominate 23, Including Full Congressional Slate". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

[3] YouTube

[cook-4] 1 2 3 4 "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[Kos-5] 1 2 3 4 "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[rothenberg1-6] 1 2 3 4 "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[Sabato-7] 1 2 3 4 "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[RCP-8] 1 2 3 4 "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics . Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[results-9] 1 2 3 4 "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election Official County Results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[primaryresults-10] "Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Official Results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[11] Lyon, John (August 27, 2015). "Curry Announces Bid For 2nd District Congressional Seat". Southwest Times Record . Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[12] Brantley, Max (September 1, 2015). "Fort Smith Democrat exploring a 3rd District Congressional run". Arkansas Times . Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[13] "Libertarian LaFrance Announces He Will Challenge Cong. Steve Womack". Talk Business & Politics. July 8, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

Contents

Overview

Statewide

District

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Debate

Predictions

Results

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

See also

References