Arkansas 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2012 General Election

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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 22 May 2012
Runoff: Tuesday 12 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
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)
2000 Census:	2,679,733	(0.95% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Little Rock
Tuesday 22 May 2012 polling hours 7:30a CDT (1230 UTC) to 7:30p CDT (0030 UTC).
Tuesday 12 June 2012 polling hours 7:30a CDT (1230 UTC) to 7:30p CDT (0030 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:30a CST (1330 UTC) to 7:30p CST (0130 UTC).

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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.

22 May 2012 Primary returns from an offiical source.

12 June 2012 Primary returns from an offiical source.

6 November 2012 General Election Candidate Information.

6 November 2012 General Election returns from the Arkansas Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	647,744	60.57%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (6 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	394,409	36.88%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Libertarian	16,276	1.52%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	9,305	0.87%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		Socialism and Liberation	1,734	0.16%	Peta Lindsay • Vice President: Yari Osorio • FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019
Total			1,069,468	100.00%

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

		Democratic			John Burkhalter
		Democratic			Attorney General Dustin McDaniel

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 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	138,800	56.23%	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • FEC H0AR01083; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,338,871; Dsb $1,232,546

		Democratic	96,601	39.13%	Prosecuting Attorney Scott A. Ellington • 22 May 2012: Received 49.5% in the primary. Advanced to and won the 12 June 2012 runoff. • FEC H2AR01071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $371,775; Dsb $369,845

		Libertarian	6,427	2.60%	Jessica Paxton • FEC H2AR01089

		Green	5,015	2.03%	Jacob Holloway • FEC H2AR01097
Total			246,843	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	158,175	55.19%	Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • FEC H0AR02107; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,614,971; Dsb $1,608,998

		Democratic	113,156	39.48%	former state Representative Herb C. Rule, III • FEC H2AR02053; 26 Nov 12; Tot $227,033; Dsb $224,739

		Green	8,566	2.99%	Barbara Ward • FEC H2AR02079

		Libertarian	6,701	2.34%	Chris Hayes • FEC H2AR02061
Total			286,598	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	186,467	75.90%	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • FEC H0AR03055; 26 Nov 12; Tot $931,788; Dsb $587,335

		Green	39,318	16.01%	Rebekah Kennedy • FEC H2AR03259

		Libertarian	19,875	8.09%	David Pangrac • FEC H2AR03267
Total			245,660	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4 Open		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..."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	154,149	59.53%	Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • FEC H2AR04083; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,202,993; Dsb $1,981,464

		Democratic	95,013	36.69%	state Senator Gene Jeffress • 22 May 2012: Received 43% in the primary. Advanced to and won the 12 June 2012 runoff. • FEC H2AR04109; 26 Nov 12; Tot $99,830; Dsb $97,534

		Libertarian	4,984	1.92%	former state Representative Robert "Bobby" Tullis • Served 14 years as a Democratic state Representative • FEC H2AR04141

		Green	4,807	1.86%	J. Joshua "Josh" Drake • FEC H8AR04098
Total			258,953	100.00%

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 • Open Seat - At Term Limit

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 • Open Seat - At Term Limit

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, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 5 candidates
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
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.