The 2014 Arkansas Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Mark Martin was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Susan Inman in a landslide.https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/nov/04/martin-beats-inman-arkansas-secretary-state/?mobile_currents
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Martin, incumbent secretary of state (2011–2019)
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Susan Inman, Director of Elections under former Secretary of State Sharon Priest
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Jacob Hollowayhttps://www.pbcommercial.com/incumbent-in-secretary-of-state146s-race-skips/
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MarkMartin (R) SusanInman (D) JacobHolloway (L) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling October 30–November 1, 2014 1,092 ± 3% 47% 35% 6% 11%Suffolk September 20–23, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 35% 34% 6% 25%Public Policy Polling September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 43% 32% 5% 20%Public Policy Polling August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 39% 33% 6% 21%
Results
By county CountyMark MartinRepublicanSusan InmanDemocraticJacob HollowayLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas2,92258.01%1,94938.69%1663.30%97319.32%5,037Ashley3,66959.44%2,35438.13%1502.43%1,31521.30%6,173Baxter10,55871.50%3,47523.53%7344.97%7,08347.97%14,767Benton44,39671.70%14,29523.09%3,2305.22%30,10148.61%61,921Boone7,77372.16%2,42622.52%5735.32%5,34749.64%10,772Bradley1,62957.10%1,14840.24%762.66%48116.86%2,853Calhoun99861.72%56234.76%573.53%43626.96%1,617Carroll4,82460.56%2,78034.90%3614.53%2,04425.66%7,965Chicot1,30337.68%2,08960.41%661.91%-786-22.73%3,458Clark3,38149.16%3,27247.58%2243.26%1091.58%6,877Clay2,43261.76%1,33633.93%1704.32%1,09627.83%3,938Cleburne7,19573.48%2,19822.45%3994.07%4,99751.03%9,792Cleveland1,77265.58%83030.72%1003.70%94234.86%2,702Columbia4,72062.29%2,21629.24%6428.47%2,50433.04%7,578Conway3,53856.21%2,51039.88%2463.91%1,02816.33%6,294Craighead16,32465.32%7,40129.62%1,2645.06%8,92335.71%24,989Crawford11,51571.87%3,61222.55%8945.58%7,90349.33%16,021Crittenden4,95246.91%5,34650.64%2582.44%-394-3.73%10,556Cross3,31363.37%1,77533.95%1402.68%1,53829.42%5,228Dallas1,23152.21%1,06645.21%612.59%1657.00%2,358Desha1,37341.42%1,86156.14%812.44%-488-14.72%3,315Drew2,93656.94%2,07140.17%1492.89%86516.78%5,156Faulkner21,40264.17%10,55131.63%1,4004.20%10,85132.53%33,353Franklin3,56965.53%1,60229.42%2755.05%1,96736.12%5,446Fulton2,10162.89%1,09832.86%1424.25%1,00330.02%3,341Garland19,75965.05%9,41130.98%1,2033.96%10,34834.07%30,373Grant3,59667.57%1,48327.87%2434.57%2,11339.70%5,322Greene7,51568.91%2,88826.48%5024.60%4,62742.43%10,905Hempstead3,21060.11%2,00137.47%1292.42%1,20922.64%5,340Hot Spring5,54159.53%3,33435.82%4334.65%2,20723.71%9,308Howard2,12458.38%1,42339.11%912.50%70119.27%3,638Independence7,29969.47%2,70025.70%5074.83%4,59943.77%10,506Izard2,88666.96%1,23628.68%1884.36%1,65038.28%4,310Jackson2,41859.02%1,49736.54%1824.44%92122.48%4,097Jefferson7,32537.01%11,98660.56%4812.43%-4,661-23.55%19,792Johnson3,90060.01%2,22934.30%3705.69%1,67125.71%6,499Lafayette1,39058.63%92138.84%602.53%46919.78%2,371Lawrence2,89763.56%1,43931.57%2224.87%1,45831.99%4,558Lee1,02839.45%1,52958.67%491.88%-501-19.22%2,606Lincoln1,64353.96%1,27942.00%1234.04%36411.95%3,045Little River2,46361.31%1,44235.90%1122.79%1,02125.42%4,017Logan4,15565.00%1,89429.63%3435.37%2,26135.37%6,392Lonoke13,95272.01%4,63623.93%7874.06%9,31648.08%19,375Madison3,26164.73%1,56431.04%2134.23%1,69733.68%5,038Marion3,45069.39%1,26325.40%2595.21%2,18743.99%4,972Miller7,68867.62%3,41830.06%2632.31%4,27037.56%11,369Mississippi5,13751.00%4,55745.24%3793.76%5805.76%10,073Monroe1,14248.45%1,16349.34%522.21%-21-0.89%2,357Montgomery1,93667.55%79527.74%1354.71%1,14139.81%2,866Nevada1,46853.83%1,18143.31%782.86%28710.52%2,727Newton2,03868.37%79726.74%1464.90%1,24141.63%2,981Ouachita4,07953.01%3,14340.84%4736.15%93612.16%7,695Perry2,15961.32%1,16032.95%2025.74%99928.37%3,521Phillips2,06136.13%3,41459.85%2294.01%-1,353-23.72%5,704Pike2,05167.00%89929.37%1113.63%1,15237.63%3,061Poinsett4,04064.32%1,98031.52%2614.16%2,06032.80%6,281Polk4,62073.52%1,36221.67%3024.81%3,25851.85%6,284Pope12,20872.02%3,98823.53%7554.45%8,22048.49%16,951Prairie1,62261.49%87333.09%1435.42%74928.39%2,638Pulaski54,10343.10%67,00853.38%4,4303.53%-12,905-10.28%125,541Randolph3,10962.38%1,62132.52%2545.10%1,48829.86%4,984Saline26,60668.12%10,65427.28%1,7954.60%15,95240.84%39,055Scott2,10169.68%75425.01%1605.31%1,34744.68%3,015Searcy2,21373.99%62320.83%1555.18%1,59053.16%2,991Sebastian21,37667.93%8,39126.66%1,7025.41%12,98541.26%31,469Sevier2,30865.79%1,10031.36%1002.85%1,20834.44%3,508Sharp3,86068.48%1,49726.56%2804.97%2,36341.92%5,637St. Francis2,42740.74%3,37656.67%1542.59%-949-15.93%5,957Stone2,98867.45%1,21827.49%2245.06%1,77039.95%4,430Union7,36561.21%4,00133.25%6665.54%3,36427.96%12,032Van Buren3,78264.75%1,76030.13%2995.12%2,02234.62%5,841Washington32,01159.78%18,68934.90%2,8525.33%13,32224.88%53,552White16,11974.40%4,62421.34%9214.25%11,49553.06%21,664Woodruff90842.73%1,12552.94%924.33%-217-10.21%2,125Yell3,22162.65%1,72933.63%1913.72%1,49229.02%5,141Totals506,38460.61%292,87835.06%36,1594.33%213,50625.56%835,421
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Arkansas (largest city: Stuttgart) Bradley (largest city: Warren) Calhoun (largest city: Hampton) Clark (largest city: Arkadelphia) Clay (largest city: Piggott) Conway (largest city: Morrilton) Cross (largest city: Wynne) Dallas (largest city: Fordyce) Drew (largest city: Monticello) Hot Spring (largest city: Malvern) Howard (largest city: Nashville) Independence (largest city: Batesville) Izard (largest city: Horseshoe Bend) Jackson (largest city: Newport) Johnson (largest city: Clarksville) Lawrence (largest city: Walnut Ridge) Lincoln (largest city: Star City) Little River (largest city: Ashdown) Mississippi (largest city: Blytheville) Nevada (largest city: Prescott) Ouachita (largest city: Camden) Pike (largest city: Glenwood) Poinsett (largest city: Trumann) Prairie (largest city: Des Arc) Randolph (largest city: Pocahontas) Van Buren (largest city: Clinton) Yell (largest city: Dardanelle)
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