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%

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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

District

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

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

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

Results

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%

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

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

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

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%

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^[6]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Isaacson

Withdrawn

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

General election

Results

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%

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

Results