| The Green Papers: Arkansas 2013 General Election |
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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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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. 113th 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 |
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Democratic | Roderick A. "Rod" Bryan • Independent? |
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Democratic | Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor • FEC S0AR00028; 30 Sep 13; Tot $4,195,955; Dsb $1,511,323 |
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• 31 July 2013: Running for Mayor of Mineral Springs |
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Republican | Congressman Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • CD 4 • FEC S4AR00103; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,209,417; Dsb $522,531 |
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Green | Mark Swaney | |||
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Libertarian | Nathan LaFrance | |||
| Class 3 | Republican | Senator John Nichols Boozman • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 |
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| 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. • At term limit |
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• 29 July 2013: "... another strong candidate has entered the primary election, and in order to avoid a divisive primary ..., I am ending my campaign for Governor. I congratulate Mike Ross on a great start ... and I will be working hard to elect him ... in the coming election." |
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• 25 January 2013: Announced he is no longer running. |
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Democratic | former Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross • Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 3 January 2001 through 3 January 2013. |
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Republican | Curtis Coleman | |||
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Republican | state Representative Debra M. Hobbs | |||
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Republican | former Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson • U.S. Congressman 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001 |
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Green | Josh Drake | |||
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Libertarian | Dekalb Township Constable Frank Gilbert | |||
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Libertarian | Shawn Hipskind | |||
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Libertarian | Glen Schwarz | |||
| 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 |
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Democratic | State Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter • 11 June 2013: Switched from Governor to Lieutenant Governor. |
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Republican | state Representative Charlie Collins | |||
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Republican | state Representative Andy Mayberry | |||
• 16 September 2013: Withdrew |
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| 113th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (2 Undetermined, 2 Open) | |||||
| Incumbent - 113th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 13; Tot $345,214; Dsb $194,867 |
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| Incumbent - 113th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 | Republican | Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 21 October 2013: Not running for re-election-- "We have decided that now is the time for me to focus intently on my top priority, my family, as Elizabeth and I raise our two young children..." |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Little Rock School District President Dianne Curry • 29 July 2013: "Dianne Curry took the opportunity ... to announce at the Pulaski County Democratic Committee meeting ... that she was withdrawing ... for Lt. Governor ... she will consider a bid for the U.S. Congress in the 2nd District." |
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Democratic | former North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry "Pat" Hays • FEC H4AR02133 |
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Republican | state Representative Ann V. Clemmer • FEC H4AR02158 |
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• 21 October 2013: Not running for re-election-- "We have decided that now is the time for me to focus intently on my top priority, my family, as Elizabeth and I raise our two young children..." • FEC H0AR02107; 30 Sep 13; Tot $744,647; Dsb $245,842 |
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Republican | James French "French" Hill • FEC H4AR02141 |
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Republican | Conrad Earl "Colonel" Reynolds • FEC H4AR02166 |
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| Incumbent - 113th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Republican | Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Troy Gittings | |||
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Republican | Thomas Hill Brewer • FEC H4AR03040 |
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| Incumbent - 113th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 | Republican | Congressman Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 31 July 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate in 2014 |
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| Candidate list - 113th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Janis Kent Percefull • FEC H4AR04030; 30 Sep 13; Tot $9,070; Dsb $8,627 |
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Democratic | former FEMA Director James Lee Witt • FEC H4AR04063 |
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• 29 August 2013: "After careful thought and deliberation, I will not be seeing the Fourth District position in the United States Congress." |
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Republican | Thomas "Tommy" Moll • FEC H4AR04055; 30 Sep 13; Tot $281,181; Dsb $14,218 |
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Republican | state Representative Bruce Westerman • FEC H4AR04048; 30 Sep 13; Tot $110,467; Dsb $11,905 |
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| 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. |
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Democratic | Arkansas County Election Commissioner Susan Inman | |||
| 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 |
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Democratic | state Representative Nate Steel | |||
• 7 May 2013: Will run for re-election as a state Senator. |
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Republican | Leslie Rutledge | |||
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Republican | David Sterling | |||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Charles Robinson • Appointed: 29 May 2013 (re: resignation of Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat |
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Republican | Circuit Clerk Dennis Milligan | |||
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Republican | state Representative Duncan Baird | |||
Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner (Democrat) was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. She resigned on 21 May 2013 following her 18 May 2013 arrest on Federal charges of corruption. On 29 May 2013, Governor Mike Beebe (Democrat) appointed retired Legislative Auditor Charles Robinson (Democrat) to fill the remainder of the term. Auditor Robinson is not eligible to run for the office. | |||||
| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Charlie Daniels • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 7 May 2013: Retiring as the end of his term. Served as Secretary of State 2002-2010. |
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Democratic | Regina Stewart Hampton | |||
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Republican | state Representative Andrea Lea | |||
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Republican | Ken Yang | |||
| 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. |
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| 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): 5 incumbents, 12 candidates | |
| • Republican: 8 incumbents, 19 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties | |
| • Green (affiliates): 2 candidates | |
| • Libertarian: 4 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. |
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