2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Libertarian Democratic Last election 4 0 0 Seats won 4 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 760,415 196,512 111,347 Percentage 71.16% 18.39% 10.42% Swing 9.83% 10.42% 20.22%
Republican   50–60%   70–80%

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:

1. the Libertarian Party was the only third party to file for ballot status in the House elections;
2. the Democratic Party did not field any candidates for races in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts;
3. 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

2016 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Rick Crawford Mark West Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 183,866 57,181 Percentage 76.3% 23.7%

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

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

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	YouTube	P	P

Results

Arkansas's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

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

2016 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee French Hill Dianne Curry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 176,472 111,347 Percentage 58.3% 36.8%

U.S. Representative before election French Hill Republican Elected U.S. Representative French Hill Republican

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

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 ^[4]

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 ^[5]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

General election

Results

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

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

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

U.S. Representative before election Steve Womack Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Womack Republican

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

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 ^[6]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Isaacson

Withdrawn

• Nathan LaFrance, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014 ^{[2] [7]}

General election

Results

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

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

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

U.S. Representative before election Bruce Westerman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman Republican

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

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

Results

Arkansas's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

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

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
• United States elections, 2016

References

1. Wickline, Michael R. (July 24, 2015). "GOP hopefuls to pay '12 fees in '16 primary". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
2. Brawner, Steve (October 25, 2015). "Arkansas Libertarians Nominate 23, Including Full Congressional Slate". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
3. "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election Official County Results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
4. "Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Official Results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
5. 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.
6. Brantley, Max (September 1, 2015). "Fort Smith Democrat exploring a 3rd District Congressional run". Arkansas Times . Retrieved September 8, 2015.
7. "Libertarian LaFrance Announces He Will Challenge Cong. Steve Womack". Talk Business & Politics. July 8, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.