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 Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 760,415 196,512 111,347
Percentage 71.16% 18.39% 10.42%
Swing Increase 9.83% Increase 10.42% Decrease 20.22%

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

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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

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Popular vote
Republican
71.16%
Libertarian
18.39%
Democratic
10.42%
Other
0.03%
House seats
Republican
100.0%
Democratic
0%

District

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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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Debate

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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 [3] P P

Results

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Arkansas's 1st congressional district, 2016[4]
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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Brock Olree

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
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

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Libertarian primary

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Nominee
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General election

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Results

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Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, 2016[4]
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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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There was no Democratic nominee for this election for the third consecutive time in Arkansas's third congressional district (including redistricting).

Candidates

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Declined
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  • Robbie Wilson, tax preparer[7]

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Steve Isaacson
Withdrawn
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  • Nathan LaFrance, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014[2][8]

General election

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Results

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Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, 2016[4]
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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Libertarian primary

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Nominee
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General election

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Results

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

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References

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