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 party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 4 0 0
Seats won 4 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 509,631 254,774 66,055
Percentage 61.35% 30.67% 7.95%
Swing Decrease 0.07% Increase 1.31% Increase 4.29%
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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.

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 509,631 61.4% 4 -
Democratic 254,774 30.7% 0 -
Libertarian 66,055 8.0% 0 -
Write-ins 192 <0.1% 0 -
Totals 830,652 100% 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 Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 124,139 63.25% 63,555 32.38% 8,562 4.36% 0 0.00% 196,256 100.0% Republican Hold
District 2 123,073 51.86% 103,477 43.60% 10,590 4.46% 190 0.08% 237,330 100.0% Republican Hold
District 3 151,630 79.41% 0 0.00% 39,305 20.59% 0 0.00% 190,935 100.0% Republican Hold
District 4 110,789 53.75% 87,742 42.57% 7,598 3.69% 2 0.00% 206,131 100.0% Republican Hold
Total 509,631 61.35% 254,774 30.67% 66,247 7.98% 192 0.03% 830,652 100.0%

District 1

2014 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Rick Crawford Jackie McPherson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 124,139 63,555
Percentage 63.2% 32.4%
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

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He 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

General election

Endorsements

Rick Crawford (R)
Organizations
Jackie McPherson (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(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 October 16–23, 2014 273 ± 9.0% 59% 29% 0% 11%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 437 ± 4.7% 52% 30% 4% 14%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 450 ± 4.6% 47% 33% 3% 17%

Results

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 124,139 63.2
Democratic Jackie McPherson 63,555 32.4
Libertarian Brian Scott Willhite 8,562 4.4
Total votes 196,256 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2014 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee French Hill Pat Hays
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 123,073 103,477
Percentage 51.9% 43.6%
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

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

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.[17] In January, he announced that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.[18] 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 source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Ann
Clemmer 		French
Hill 		Conrad
Reynolds 		Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 360 ± 5.1% 7% 59% 14% 20%

Results

Republican primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 29,916 55.1
Republican Ann Clemmer 12,400 22.8
Republican Conrad Reynolds 11,994 22.1
Total votes 54,310 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

French Hill (R)
Organizations
Pat Hays (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		French
Hill (R) 		Pat
Hays (D) 		Debbie
Standiford (L) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 475 ± 7.0% 41% 40% 0% 19%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 605 ± 4.0% 41% 46% 5% 8%
Global Strategy Group (D-Hays) September 7–9, 2014 410 ± 4.8% 41% 44% — 15%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 483 ± 4.5% 44% 43% 3% 10%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[36] Tossup November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[37] Tossup October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38] Lean R October 30, 2014
RCP Tossup November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[39] Tossup November 4, 2014

Results

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 123,073 51.9
Democratic Pat Hays 103,477 43.6
Libertarian Debbie Standiford 10,590 4.5
Write-in 190 0.1
Total votes 237,330 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2014 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Steve Womack Grant Brand
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 151,630 39,305
Percentage 79.4% 20.6%
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. 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Steve Womack (R)
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Steve
Womack (R) 		Grant
Brand (L) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 460 ± 7.0% 61% 20% 19%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 426 ± 4.7% 64% 19% 17%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 408 ± 4.9% 57% 20% 23%

Results

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 151,630 79.4
Libertarian Grant Brand 39,305 20.6
Total votes 190,935 100.0
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 vote 110,789 87,742
Percentage 53.7% 42.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

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

Tommy Moll
Organizations
Bruce Westerman
State legislators
Local officials

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Tommy
Moll 		Bruce
Westerman 		Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 392 ± 4.9% 10% 47% 43%

Results

Republican primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman 18,719 54.4
Republican Tommy Moll 15,659 45.6
Total votes 34,378 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Bruce Westerman (R)
State legislators
Organizations
Local officials
James Lee Witt (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(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 October 16–23, 2014 359 ± 8.0% 34% 33% 5% 28%
Diamond State Consulting (R) October 21, 2014 792 ± 3.5% 46% 39% 2% 12%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 607 ± 4% 44% 42% 4% 10%
OnMessage (R-Westerman) July 29–31, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 47% 29% 7% 18%
Talk Business/Hendrix July 22–25, 2014 439 ± 4.7% 48% 34% 3% 15%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[53] Lean R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[54] Likely R October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55] Lean R October 30, 2014
RCP Lean R November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[56] Lean R November 4, 2014

Results

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman 110,789 53.7
Democratic James Lee Witt 87,742 42.6
Libertarian Ken Hamilton 7,598 3.7
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 206,131 100.0
Republican hold

See also

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