2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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: the Libertarian Party was the only third party to file for ballot status in the House elections; the Democratic Party did not field any candidates for races in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts; 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:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticLibertarianOthersTotalResult 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 HoldDistrict 2 176,472 58.34% 111,347 36.81% 14,342 4.74% 303 0.10% 302,464 100.0% Republican HoldDistrict 3 217,192 77.32% 0 0.00% 63,715 22.68% 0 0.00% 280,907 100.0% Republican HoldDistrict 4 182,885 74.90% 0 0.00% 61,274 25.10% 0 0.00% 244,159 100.0% Republican HoldTotal 760,415 71.16% 111,347 10.42% 196,512 18.39% 303 0.03% 1,068,577 100.0%

District 1

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

General election Debate + 2016 Arkansas's 1st congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican LibertarianKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Rick Crawford Mark West1 Oct. 12, 2016 Arkansas PBS Steve BarnesYouTube

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

By county CountyRick CrawfordRepublicanMark WestLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%Arkansas4,32074.84%1,45225.16%2,86849.69%5,772Baxter14,94779.93%3,75420.07%11,19359.85%18,701Chicot2,11955.54%1,69644.46%42311.09%3,815Clay3,76984.77%67715.23%3,09269.55%4,446Cleburne9,59083.45%1,90216.55%7,68866.90%11,492Craighead26,49977.69%7,60822.31%18,89155.39%34,107Crittenden7,75455.68%6,17144.32%1,58311.37%13,925Cross5,00579.31%1,30620.69%3,69958.61%6,311Desha2,19762.20%1,33537.80%86224.41%3,532Fulton3,49680.81%83019.19%2,66661.63%4,326Greene11,60184.06%2,20015.94%9,40168.12%13,801Independence10,13578.35%2,80021.65%7,33556.71%12,935Izard4,23482.81%87917.19%3,35565.62%5,113Jackson3,86779.55%99420.45%2,87359.10%4,861Jefferson (part)18652.25%17047.75%164.49%356Lawrence4,48883.33%89816.67%3,59066.65%5,386Lee1,48055.70%1,17744.30%30311.40%2,657Lincoln2,57372.81%96127.19%1,61245.61%3,534Lonoke21,09681.44%4,80818.56%16,28862.88%25,904Mississippi8,25873.00%3,05427.00%5,20446.00%11,312Monroe1,69569.64%73930.36%95639.28%2,434Phillips3,03051.68%2,83348.32%1973.36%5,863Poinsett6,13081.80%1,36418.20%4,76663.60%7,494Prairie2,66584.34%49515.66%2,17068.67%3,160Randolph4,98581.94%1,09918.06%3,88663.87%6,084Searcy (part)2,64882.65%55617.35%2,09265.29%3,204Sharp5,71682.98%1,17217.02%4,54465.97%6,888St. Francis3,53058.22%2,53341.78%99716.44%6,063Stone4,21679.94%1,05820.06%3,15859.88%5,274Woodruff1,63771.27%66028.73%97742.53%2,297Totals183,86676.28%57,18123.72%126,68552.56%241,047

District 2

Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. 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

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Chris Hayes, nominee for this seat in 2012 and for State Treasurer in 2014

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

By county CountyFrench HillRepublicanDianne CurryDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Conway4,98563.46%2,53932.32%3314.21%2,44631.14%7,855Faulkner30,57565.73%13,31428.62%2,6275.65%17,26137.11%46,516Perry3,01471.49%95322.60%2495.91%2,06148.89%4,216Pulaski74,29147.15%76,52248.57%6,7444.28%-2,231-1.42%157,557Saline36,96071.75%11,77822.87%2,7725.38%25,18248.89%51,510Van Buren5,24372.65%1,53521.27%4396.08%3,70851.38%7,217White21,40477.57%4,70617.06%1,4835.37%16,69860.52%27,593Totals176,47258.34%111,34736.81%14,6454.84%65,12521.53%302,464

District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. 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

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Steve Isaacson

Withdrawn Nathan LaFrance, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Debate + 2016 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican LibertarianKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Steve Womack Steve Isaacson1 Arkansas PBS Steve BarnesYouTube

Results

By county CountySteve WomackRepublicanSteve IsaacsonLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%Benton73,28978.18%20,45321.82%52,83656.36%93,742Boone13,36986.19%2,14213.81%11,22772.38%15,511Carroll7,47773.86%2,64626.14%4,83147.72%10,123Crawford (part)13,15284.16%2,47515.84%10,67768.32%15,627Marion5,60182.72%1,17017.28%4,43165.44%6,771Newton (part)1,45187.04%21612.96%1,23574.09%1,667Pope18,12382.80%3,76517.20%14,35865.60%21,888Searcy (part)20892.44%177.56%19184.89%225Sebastian (part)29,63877.36%8,67322.64%20,96554.72%38,311Washington54,88471.24%22,15828.76%32,72642.48%77,042Totals217,19277.32%63,71522.68%153,47754.64%280,907

District 4

Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. 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

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

By county CountyBruce WestermanRepublicanKerry HicksLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%Ashley5,56876.06%1,75323.94%3,81552.11%7,321Bradley2,44175.29%80124.71%1,64050.59%3,242Calhoun1,58379.11%41820.89%1,16558.22%2,001Clark5,20768.32%2,41431.68%2,79336.65%7,621Cleveland2,59783.48%51416.52%2,08366.96%3,111Columbia5,63473.97%1,98326.03%3,65147.93%7,617Crawford (part)4,76780.69%1,14119.31%3,62661.37%5,908Dallas1,66869.21%74230.79%92638.42%2,410Drew4,22672.51%1,60227.49%2,62445.02%5,828Franklin4,84680.96%1,14019.04%3,70661.91%5,986Garland29,59676.81%8,93623.19%20,66053.62%38,532Grant5,78681.73%1,29318.27%4,49363.47%7,079Hempstead4,72076.62%1,44023.38%3,28053.25%6,160Hot Spring8,47476.16%2,65223.84%5,82252.33%11,126Howard3,31280.49%80319.51%2,50960.97%4,115Jefferson (part)11,10151.65%10,39048.35%7113.31%21,491Johnson6,28674.92%2,10425.08%4,18249.85%8,390Lafayette1,87574.32%64825.68%1,22748.63%2,523Little River3,62377.73%1,03822.27%2,58555.46%4,661Logan5,99779.85%1,51320.15%4,48459.71%7,510Madison4,85376.17%1,51823.83%3,33552.35%6,371Miller11,34477.03%3,38222.97%7,96254.07%14,726Montgomery2,69381.24%62218.76%2,07162.47%3,315Nevada2,03671.24%82228.76%1,21442.48%2,858Newton (part)1,41277.16%41822.84%99454.32%1,830Ouachita5,95570.27%2,52029.73%3,43540.53%8,475Pike3,15184.77%56615.23%2,58569.55%3,717Polk6,44083.30%1,29116.70%5,14966.60%7,731Scott2,77583.48%54916.52%2,22666.97%3,324Sebastian (part)4,25282.26%91717.74%3,33564.52%5,169Sevier3,46382.16%75217.84%2,71164.32%4,215Union10,30575.21%3,39724.79%6,90850.42%13,702Yell4,89980.39%1,19519.61%3,70460.78%6,094Totals182,88574.90%61,27425.10%121,61149.81%244,159

See also United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 United States elections, 2016

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