Английская Википедия:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:See also Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsAR 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. Шаблон:Toclimit

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
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	—

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Libertarian		Others		Total		Result
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	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

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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

• Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Linda Collins-Smith, former state representative (ran for the state senate)

Democratic primary

Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger to take on Crawford.

Candidates

Nominee

• Jackie McPherson, Mayor of Heber Springs

Declined

• Glen Fenter, president of Mid-South Community College
• Keith Ingram, State Senator
• Joe Jett, State Representative
• Dustin McDaniel, Arkansas Attorney General
• Harold Perrin, Mayor of Jonesboro
• Ben Ponder, candidate for AR-01 in 2010
• Chris Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• Zac White, attorney
• Marshall Wright, state representative

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Scott Willhite

General election

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 59%	29%	0%	11%
Talk Business/Hendrix	October 15–16, 2014	437	± 4.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 52%	30%	4%	14%
Talk Business/Hendrix	July 22–25, 2014	450	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 47%	33%	3%	17%

District 2

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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

• French Hill, businessman and former White House aide for President George H. W. Bush

Eliminated in primary

• Ann Clemmer, state representative
• Conrad Reynolds, retired U.S. Army Colonel and candidate for Senate in 2010

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

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 59%	14%	20%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pat Hays, former mayor of North Little Rock

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

• Debbie Standiford

General election

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 41%	40%	0%	19%
Talk Business/Hendrix	October 15–16, 2014	605	± 4.0%	41%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 46%	5%	8%
Global Strategy Group (D-Hays)	September 7–9, 2014	410	± 4.8%	41%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 44%	—	15%
Talk Business/Hendrix	July 22–25, 2014	483	± 4.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 44%	43%	3%	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 30, 2014
RCP	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2014

District 3

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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

• Steve Womack, 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

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 61%	20%	19%
Talk Business/Hendrix	October 15–16, 2014	426	± 4.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 64%	19%	17%
Talk Business/Hendrix	July 22–25, 2014	408	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 57%	20%	23%

District 4

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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

• Bruce Westerman, Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Eliminated in primary

• Tommy Moll, businessman

Withdrawn

• Mark Darr, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Declined

• Nate Bell, state representative
• Tom Cotton, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Lane Jean, state representative
• Beth Anne Rankin, music teacher, former Miss Arkansas, nominee for this seat in 2010 and candidate in 2012
• Matthew Shepherd, state representative

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 47%	43%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Withdrawn

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

Declined

• Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
• Bruce Maloch, state senator
• Bobby Pierce, state senator
• Leslee Milam Post, former state representative
• Chris Thomason, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope and former state representative
• Jeff Wardlaw, state representative

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Hamilton

General election

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 34%	33%	5%	28%
Diamond State Consulting (R)	October 21, 2014	792	± 3.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 46%	39%	2%	12%
Talk Business/Hendrix	October 15–16, 2014	607	± 4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 44%	42%	4%	10%
OnMessage (R-Westerman)	July 29–31, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 47%	29%	7%	18%
Talk Business/Hendrix	July 22–25, 2014	439	± 4.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 48%	34%	3%	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 30, 2014
RCP	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2014

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in Arkansas, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets