Arkansas 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2011 Off-Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.

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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	2,679,733	(0.95% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
2010 Census:	2,926,229	(0.94% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Little Rock

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Arkansas State and Local Government

Arkansas 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Primary elections are for Democratic and Republican candidates only. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Nichols Boozman • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Mike Beebe • First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Mark A. Darr • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		state Representative Clark Madison Hall • FEC H2AR01055
		Democratic		Gary Latanich

		*Republican*		*Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford* • FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 11; Tot $374,846; Dsb $260,834

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		~~Democratic~~		~~Andrew Caleb "Drew" Pritt - apparently not a candidate~~ • 2 November 2011: Reports indicate a withdrawal. AKA: Diedra Richards Ho Jenkins, Diedra Richards Harrison. Story here.

		*Republican*		*Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin* • FEC H0AR02107; 30 Sep 11; Tot $740,944; Dsb $442,880

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Kenneth Wade Aden • FEC H2AR03234

		*Republican*		*Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack* • FEC H0AR03055; 30 Sep 11; Tot $201,394; Dsb $75,284

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 25 July 2011: "...I have decided not to seek a seventh term to the United States House..."
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		state Senator Gene Jeffress • FEC H2AR04109
		~~Democratic~~		~~Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross - apparently not a candidate~~ • 25 July 2011: Announced retirement. • FEC H0AR04038; 30 Sep 11; Tot $450,145; Dsb $382,289

		Republican		Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • FEC H2AR04083; 30 Sep 11; Tot $343,029; Dsb $11,703
		Republican		John David Cowart • FEC H2AR04117
		Republican		Beth Anne Rankin • FEC H0AR04079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $176,264; Dsb $20,078
		Republican		Marcus Edward Richmond • FEC H2AR04091; 30 Sep 11; Tot $18,092; Dsb $4,175

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

		Republican	Secretary of State Mark Martin • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Attorney General Dustin McDaniel • First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner • First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Auditor Charlie Daniels • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Served as Secretary of State 2002-2010.

Commissioner of State Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

		Republican	State Lands Commissioner John M. Thurston • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Commissioner of State Lands is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 7 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.