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.
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.
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:
District 1
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.
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
Results
By county
District 2
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. In January, he announced that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. 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
- Gilbert Baker, former state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010
- Jonathan Dismang, state senator
- Lanny Fite, Saline County Judge
- Ed Garner, former state representative
- Tim Griffin, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Jeremy Hutchinson, state senator
- Allen Kerr, state representative
- Andy Mayberry, state representative
- Jason Rapert, state senator
- David J. Sanders, state senator
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
- Will Bond, former chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas
- Shane Broadway, interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and former state senator
- Dianne Curry, former Little Rock School Board President
- John Charles Edwards, state representative
- Bill Halter, former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010
- David Johnson, state senator
- Chris Massingill, chairman of the Delta Regional Authority
- Franklin McLarty, businessman and former chair of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Tommy Thompson, state representative
- Tab Townsell, Mayor of Conway
- Linda Tyler, businesswoman and former state representative
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
By county
District 3
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
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declined
- Troy Gittings, high school English teacher and stand-up comedian
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 4
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
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
- Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)
Declined
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
See also
References
External links