Arkansas 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2015 General Election

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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Little Rock

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Arkansas State and Local Government

Arkansas 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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.

On 29 May 2015, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (Republican) signed SB 8. The bill moves the 2016 Presidential and partisan primary from 3 weeks prior to the 2nd Tuesday in June to 3 weeks prior to the 4th Tuesday in March. [Arkansas Code § 7-7-203(a)]. The provisions of this act are temporary and expire on 31 December 2016. [Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 8, Subchapter 7, Section 7 (b)].

The Arkansas "Preferential Primary Election" is what most states call a "Presidential" and "partisan" primary.
General Primary Election is what most states call a runoff.

This moves the 2016 Presidential and partisan primaries to Tuesday 1 March 2016 and the runoff election to 22 March 2016.

2016 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton* • FEC S4AR00103

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

		Democratic		Conner Eldridge • FEC S6AR00132; 30 Sep 15; Tot $403,039; Dsb $2,278

		*Republican*		*Senator John Nichols Boozman* • FEC S0AR00150; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,218,198; Dsb $362,775
		Republican		Curtis Coleman • FEC S0AR00036; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $3

		Libertarian		former Tull Mayor Frank Gilbert

		Write-in		Jason Tate

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Asa Hutchinson • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 2011-2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford* • FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 15; Tot $270,598; Dsb $249,286

		Libertarian		Mark West

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman James French "French" Hill • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		former Little Rock School Board President Dianne Curry • FEC H6AR02245

		*Republican*		*Congressman James French "French" Hill* • FEC H4AR02141; 30 Sep 15; Tot $605,914; Dsb $112,575
		Republican		Brock Olree • FEC H6AR02252

		Libertarian		Chris Hayes

		Write-in		Charles Neely
		Write-in		Mathew Wescott

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		~~Democratic~~		~~Robbie Wilson - apparently not a candidate~~

		~~Republican~~		~~Steve Issacson - apparently not a candidate~~
		*Republican*		*Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack* • FEC H0AR03055; 30 Sep 15; Tot $259,966; Dsb $146,489

		Libertarian		Nathan LaFrance

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Bruce Westerman • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Bruce Westerman* • FEC H4AR04048; 30 Sep 15; Tot $244,386; Dsb $116,454

		Libertarian		Kerry Hicks

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

		Republican	Secretary of State Mark Martin • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Leslie Rutledge • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Dennis Milligan • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Andrea Lea • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of State Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. 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; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Commissioner of State Lands is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat

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): 2 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Natural Law (affiliates)
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 3 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• The Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874
Election Authority
	• Arkansas Secretary of State Presents: Vote Naturally \| Accurate, Accessible. For Arkansas
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Arkansas General Assembly
	• Arkansas House of Representatives
	• Arkansas Senate
Democratic
	• The Democratic Party of Arkansas
Republican
	• The Republican Party of Arkansas
Third Party
	• Arkansas Libertarian Party
	• Arkansas Right to Life
	• Constitution Party of Arkansas
	• Green Party of Arkansas
	• Justice Party of Arkansas
	• Natural Law Party of Arkansas
	• The Unity Party of Arkansas
Media & others
	• Arkansas Business.com - Little Rock
	• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Little Rock
	• Batesville Daily Guard
	• Evening Times - West Memphis
	• KAIT TV - ABC - Jonesboro
	• KATV TV - ABC - Little Rock
	• KLRT TV - FOX - Little Rock
	• KTHV - CBS - Little Rock
	• Lynch at Large
	• Magnolia Reporter - Magnolia
	• NWANews.com - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Fayetteville
	• Politics1.com - Arkansas
	• Talk Business River Rock Communications
	• The Arkansas Project
	• The Baxter Bulletin - Mountain Home
	• The Jonesboro Sun
	• The Leader - Jacksonville
	• The Morning News - Springdale - Rogers - Bentonville - Fayetteville
	• The Sentinel-Record - Hot Springs
	• The Times Dispatch - Lawrence County
	• The Times Record - Fort Smith
	• TheCabin.net - Log Cabin Democrat of Conway