Arkansas's 2nd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 6,045 sq mi (15,660 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 774,027 [1] |
Median household income | $64,738 [2] |
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Cook PVI | R+9 [3] |
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas and includes most of the state capital of Little Rock, its suburbs, and surrounding areas. The district leans Republican, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+9. However, due to the influence of heavily Democratic Little Rock, it is still considered the least Republican congressional district in Arkansas, which has an all-Republican congressional delegation. [3]
It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican French Hill who has represented the district since January, 2015.
The district has been based on the state capital Little Rock since the 1960 United States census.
The 2nd congressional district consists of the entirety of the following counties, with the exception of Pulaski County, which it shares with the 1st and 4th districts. Pulaski County municipalities within the 2nd district include portions of Little Rock (shared with the 4th district), portions of North Little Rock (shared with the 1st district), and the entirety of Jacksonville, Gibson, Sherwood, Maumelle, Roland, Cammack Village, and College Station.
# | County | Seat | Population |
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23 | Cleburne | Heber Springs | 25,445 |
29 | Conway | Morrilton | 21,077 |
45 | Faulkner | Conway | 129,951 |
105 | Perry | Perryville | 10,184 |
119 | Pulaski | Little Rock | 400,009 |
125 | Saline | Benton | 129,574 |
141 | Van Buren | Clinton | 16,142 |
145 | White | Searcy | 78,452 |
Year | Office | Results [4] [5] |
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2008 | President | McCain 56% - 42% |
2012 | President | Romney 58% - 42% |
2016 | President | Trump 55% - 39% |
Senate | Boozman 53% - 43% | |
2018 | Governor | Hutchinson 61% - 37% |
Lt. Governor | Griffin 60% - 37% | |
Attorney General | Rutledge 56% - 41% | |
2020 | President | Trump 55% - 42% |
Senate | Cotton 60% - 40% | |
2022 | Senate | Boozman 59% - 38% |
Governor | Huckabee Sanders 56% - 43% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 142,752 | 92.92% | +35.38% | |
Write-In | Ed Garner | 10,874 | 7.08% | +7.08% | |
Majority | 131,878 | 85.84% | |||
Total votes | 153,626 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 160,834 | 58.17% | −34.92% | |
Republican | Marvin Parks | 115,655 | 41.83% | +41.83% | |
Majority | 45,179 | 16.34% | |||
Total votes | 276,493 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 124,871 | 60.53% | ||
Republican | Andy Mayberry | 81,432 | 39.47% | +2.54% | |
Majority | 43,439 | 21.06% | −2.54% | ||
Total votes | 206,303 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 212,303 | 76.54% | +16.00% | |
Green | Deb McFarland | 64,398 | 23.22% | +23.22% | |
Write-In | Danial Suits | 665 | 0.24% | +0.24% | |
Majority | 147,905 | 53.32% | |||
Total votes | 277,366 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tim Griffin | 122,091 | 57.90% | +57.60% | |
Democratic | Joyce Elliott | 80,687 | 38.27% | −38.27% | |
Independent | Lance Levi | 4,421 | 2.10% | +2.10% | |
Green | Lewis Kennedy | 3,599 | 1.71% | −21.51% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 54 | 0.03% | −0.21% | |
Majority | 41,404 | 19.63% | |||
Total votes | 210,852 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tim Griffin* | 158,175 | 55.19% | −2.71% | |
Democratic | Herb Rule | 113,156 | 39.48% | +1.21% | |
Green | Barbara Ward | 8,566 | 2.99% | +1.28% | |
Libertarian | Chris Hayes | 6,701 | 2.34% | +2.34% | |
Majority | 45,019 | 15.71% | |||
Total votes | 286,598 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | French Hill | 123,073 | 51.86% | −3.33% | |
Democratic | Pat Hays | 103,477 | 43.64% | +4.16% | |
Libertarian | Debbie Standiford | 10,590 | 4.50% | +2.16% | |
Majority | 19,596 | 8.22% | |||
Total votes | 237,140 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | French Hill* | 176,472 | 58.34% | +7.00% | |
Democratic | Dianne Curry | 111,347 | 36.81% | −6.83% | |
Libertarian | Chris Hayes | 14,342 | 4.74% | +0.24% | |
Write-In | Write-ins | 303 | 0.10% | +0.10% | |
Majority | 65,125 | 21.53% | |||
Total votes | 302,464 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
The 2018 election was held on November 6, 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | French Hill (incumbent) | 132,125 | 52.13 | |
Democratic | Clarke Tucker | 116,135 | 45.82 | |
Libertarian | Joe Swafford | 5,193 | 2.05 | |
Total votes | 253,453 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | French Hill (incumbent) | 184,093 | 55.37 | |
Democratic | Joyce Elliott | 148,410 | 44.63 | |
Total votes | 332,503 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | French Hill (incumbent) | 147,975 | 60.04 | |
Democratic | Quintessa Hathaway | 86,887 | 35.26 | |
Libertarian | Michael White | 11,584 | 4.70 | |
Total votes | 246,446 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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