The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four

U.S. representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from the state of

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

, 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

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

Republican incumbent Rick Crawford has represented the 1st district since 2011. Crawford was elected to a second term in 2012, defeating Democratic prosecutor Scott Ellington, with 56% of the vote. Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger for the incumbent.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *

Linda Collins-Smith Linda F. Collins (April 17, 1962 – May 28, 2019; known as Linda Collins-Smith until her divorce) was an American businesswoman and politician who served a single term from 2015 to 2019 as a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate. On Ju ...

, former state representative (ran for the state senate)

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jackie McPherson, Mayor of

Heber Springs Heber Springs is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,165 at the 2010 census. Geography Heber Springs is located near the center of Cleburne County at (35.494329, −92.039168). Arkansa ...

=Declined

= * Glen Fenter, president of

Mid-South Community College Arkansas State University Mid-South, formerly Mid-South Community College (MSCC), is a public community college in West Memphis, Arkansas. ASU Mid-South offers degree programs, technical courses, community educational offerings, and intercollegia ...

Keith Ingram Keith M. Ingram (born April 12, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, Ingram represents the 24th district in the Arkansas Senate, of which he is the Minority Leader. Ingram's district inclu ...

, State Senator *

Joe Jett Joseph Edward Jett, known as Joe Jett (born c. 1960) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party since December 2016, Jett represents District 56 in the Arkansas House of Representatives. Jett switched pa ...

, State Representative *

Dustin McDaniel Dustin Blake McDaniel (born April 29, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th Attorney General of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he a founding partner of the Little Rock, Arkansas law firm ...

Arkansas Attorney General The Attorney General of Arkansas, usually known simply as the Attorney General (AG), is one of Arkansas's seven constitutional officers. The officeholder serves as the state's top law enforcement officer and consumer advocate. Since January 13, ...

* Harold Perrin, Mayor of Jonesboro * Ben Ponder, candidate for AR-01 in

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Chris Thyer Christopher Robert Thyer (born December 5, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician from Arkansas. He is a former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and a former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He is a ...

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for the Eastern District of Arkansas * Zac White, attorney * Marshall Wright, state representative

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Brian Scott Willhite

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

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Tim Griffin John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern Dist ...

has represented the 2nd District since 2011. Griffin was elected to a second term in 2012, defeating Democratic former state representative Herb Rule, with 55% of the vote. Griffin announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014. In January 2014, he announced he was running for

Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas The lieutenant governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a Casting vote, tie-breaking vote, serves as acting governor of Arkansas when the governor is out of state and assumes the governorship in cases of impeachment, removal from ...

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, businessman and former White House aide for President

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Ann Clemmer, state representative * Conrad Reynolds, retired

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and candidate for Senate in

=Declined

= * Gilbert Baker, former state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in

* Jonathan Dismang, state senator * Lanny Fite, Saline County

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* Ed Garner, former state representative *

, 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

= *

Pat Hays Patrick Henry Hays (born January 8, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, Hays served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989 and as the mayor of North Litt ...

, former mayor of

North Little Rock North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 65,903, making it the seventh-mo ...

=Declined

= * Will Bond, former chair of the

Democratic Party of Arkansas The Democratic Party of Arkansas is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas. The current party chair is Grant Tennille. History Early statehood Arkansas began its statehood with a strong Democratic dominance in politics ...

Shane Broadway Shane Broadway (born August 30, 1972) is a former Democratic state legislator, serving in the Arkansas General Assembly from 1997 to 2011 with a focus on education policy. Following an unsuccessful bid for Arkansas Lieutenant Governor in 2010, ...

, interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and former state senator * Dianne Curry, former

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School Board President * John Charles Edwards, state representative *

Bill Halter William A. Halter Jr (born November 30, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to succeed the late Republican Winthrop Paul Rocke ...

, former

and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 * David Johnson, state senator * Chris Massingill, chairman of the

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* Franklin McLarty, businessman and former chair of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission * Tommy Thompson, state representative *

Tab Townsell Tab Townsell is the former executive director of Metroplan and former Mayor of Conway, Arkansas for 18 years. Personal life and education Townsell graduated from Conway High School in 1979. He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in ...

, Mayor of Conway * Linda Tyler, businesswoman and former state representative

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Debbie Standiford

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

Republican incumbent

Steve Womack Stephen Allen Womack ( ; born February 18, 1957) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district, which was once represented by future Senator J. William Fulbright, covers much of northwestern Arkansas ...

has represented the 3rd district since 2011. Womack was elected to a second term in 2012 with 76% of the vote. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd has long had a Republican Congressman.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=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

= *Grant Brand

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 4

Tom Cotton Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician, attorney, and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator for Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of ...

was elected to represent the 4th district in 2012, winning an open seat contest against Democratic State Senator Gene Jeffress with 59%. Cotton has announced he will not run for election to a second term so that he can challenge Democratic incumbent

Mark Pryor Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator, he was Attorn ...

for his U.S. Senate seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Bruce Westerman Bruce Eugene Westerman (born November 18, 1967) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House of Representati ...

, Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives

=Eliminated in primary

= * Tommy Moll, businessman

=Withdrawn

= *

Mark Darr Mark A. Darr (born July 3, 1973) is an American politician from Springdale, Arkansas, who was his state's 19th lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2010 to succeed Democrat Bill Halter. T ...

=Declined

= *

Nate Bell Jerry Nathan Bell, known as Nate Bell (born July 17, 1969), is an Independent politician from Mena in the U.S. state of Arkansas, who served three two-year terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2017, he represented Distri ...

, state representative *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Lane Jean, state representative * Beth Anne Rankin, music teacher, former

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, nominee for this seat in

and candidate in

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Matthew Shepherd Matthew Joseph Shepherd (born February 21, 1976) is an attorney from his native El Dorado, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 6, which includes western Union County. He was elected in the ...

, state representative

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

James Lee Witt James Lee Witt (born January 6, 1944) is a former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), during the tenure of U.S. President Bill Clinton and is often credited with raising the agency's level of professionalism and ability to ...

, former director of the

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=Withdrawn

= * Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)

=Declined

= *

Conner Eldridge William Conner Eldridge Jr. (born September 9, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was his party's nominee for the 2016 ...

for the Western District of Arkansas *

Bruce Maloch Bruce Maloch ( ; born June 29, 1957) is an attorney and politician in South Arkansas. Education and personal life Maloch was raised on a farm near Emerson, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Agricultural Business fro ...

, state senator * Bobby Pierce, state senator * Leslee Milam Post, former state representative * Chris Thomason, chancellor of the

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and former state representative * Jeff Wardlaw, state representative

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ken Hamilton

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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Overview

By district

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

=Declined

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

=Withdrawn

=Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Withdrawn

=Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

=Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

See also

References

External links