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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 4 0 0
Seats won 4 0 0
Seat change
Popular vote 509,631 254,774 66,055
Percentage 61.35% 30.67% 7.95%
Swing 0.07% 1.31% 4.29%

Overview

Statewide

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 509,631 61.4% 4 -
Democratic 254,774 30.7% 0 -
Libertarian 66,055 8.0% 0 -
Write-ins 192 <0.1% 0 -
Totals 830,652 100% 4
Popular vote
Republican
61.35%
Democratic
30.67%
Libertarian
7.95%
Other
0.03%
House seats
Republican
100.0%
Democratic
0%
Libertarian
0%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Libertarian Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 124,139 63.25% 63,555 32.38% 8,562 4.36% 0 0.00% 196,256 100.0% Republican Hold
District 2 123,073 51.86% 103,477 43.60% 10,590 4.46% 190 0.08% 237,330 100.0% Republican Hold
District 3 151,630 79.41% 0 0.00% 39,305 20.59% 0 0.00% 190,935 100.0% Republican Hold
District 4 110,789 53.75% 87,742 42.57% 7,598 3.69% 2 0.00% 206,131 100.0% Republican Hold
Total 509,631 61.35% 254,774 30.67% 66,247 7.98% 192 0.03% 830,652 100.0%

District 1

2014 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Rick Crawford Jackie McPherson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 124,139 63,555
Percentage 63.2% 32.4%

 
Results by county
Crawford:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McPherson:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Rick Crawford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Crawford
Republican

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Democratic primary

Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger to take on Crawford.[5]

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee
  • Brian Scott Willhite[12]

General election

Endorsements

Jackie McPherson (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Rick
Crawford (R)
Jackie
McPherson (D)
Brian Scott
Willhite (L)
Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 273 ± 9.0% 59% 29% 0% 11%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 437 ± 4.7% 52% 30% 4% 14%
July 22–25, 2014 450 ± 4.6% 47% 33% 3% 17%

Results

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 124,139 63.2
Democratic Jackie McPherson 63,555 32.4
Libertarian Brian Scott Willhite 8,562 4.4
Total votes 196,256 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2012 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee French Hill Pat Hays
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 123,073 103,477
Percentage 51.9% 43.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Tim Griffin
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

French Hill
Republican

Incumbent Republican Tim Griffin, who had represented the district since 2011, announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014.[17] In January, he announced that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.[18] He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Ann
Clemmer
French
Hill
Conrad
Reynolds
Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 360 ± 5.1% 7% 59% 14% 20%

Results

Republican primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 29,916 55.1
Republican Ann Clemmer 12,400 22.8
Republican Conrad Reynolds 11,994 22.1
Total votes 54,310 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee
  • Debbie Standiford[12]

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
French
Hill (R)
Pat
Hays (D)
Debbie
Standiford (L)
Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 475 ± 7.0% 41% 40% 0% 19%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 605 ± 4.0% 41% 46% 5% 8%
Global Strategy Group (D-Hays) September 7–9, 2014 410 ± 4.8% 41% 44% 15%
July 22–25, 2014 483 ± 4.5% 44% 43% 3% 10%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[36] Tossup November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[37] Tossup October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38] Lean R October 30, 2014
RCP Tossup November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[39] Tossup November 4, 2014

Results

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill 123,073 51.9
Democratic Pat Hays 103,477 43.6
Libertarian Debbie Standiford 10,590 4.5
Write-in 190 0.1
Total votes 237,330 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2014 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Steve Womack Grant Brand
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 151,630 39,305
Percentage 79.4% 20.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Steve Womack
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Womack
Republican

Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+19. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd has long had a Republican Representative.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined
  • Thomas Brewer, maths teacher and minister[40]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined
  • Troy Gittings, high school English teacher and stand-up comedian[40][12]

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee
  • Grant Brand

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Steve
Womack (R)
Grant
Brand (L)
Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 460 ± 7.0% 61% 20% 19%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 426 ± 4.7% 64% 19% 17%
July 22–25, 2014 408 ± 4.9% 57% 20% 23%

Results

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 151,630 79.4
Libertarian Grant Brand 39,305 20.6
Total votes 190,935 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2014 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Bruce Westerman James Lee Witt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 110,789 87,742
Percentage 53.7% 42.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Tom Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican

Incumbent Republican Tom Cotton, who had represented the district since 2013, announced he will not run for election to a second term in order to challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor for his U.S. Senate seat. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 20. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Tommy Moll, businessman[42]
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Tommy Moll
Organizations
Bruce Westerman
State legislators
Local officials

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tommy
Moll
Bruce
Westerman
Undecided
Talk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 392 ± 4.9% 10% 47% 43%

Results

Republican primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman 18,719 54.4
Republican Tommy Moll 15,659 45.6
Total votes 34,378 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)[48][49][50]
Declined

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bruce
Westerman (R)
James Lee
Witt (D)
Ken
Hamilton (L)
Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 359 ± 8.0% 34% 33% 5% 28%
Diamond State Consulting (R) October 21, 2014 792 ± 3.5% 46% 39% 2% 12%
Talk Business/Hendrix October 15–16, 2014 607 ± 4% 44% 42% 4% 10%
OnMessage (R-Westerman) July 29–31, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 47% 29% 7% 18%
July 22–25, 2014 439 ± 4.7% 48% 34% 3% 15%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[53] Lean R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[54] Likely R October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55] Lean R October 30, 2014
RCP Lean R November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[56] Lean R November 4, 2014

Results

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2014[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman 110,789 53.7
Democratic James Lee Witt 87,742 42.6
Libertarian Ken Hamilton 7,598 3.7
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 206,131 100.0
Republican hold

See also

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See also 2014 Arkansas elections The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday November 4 2014 to elect the four U S representatives from the state of Arkansas one from each of the state s four congressional districts The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices including the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas 2012 November 4 2014 2014 11 04 2016 All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Third party Party Republican Democratic LibertarianLast election 4 0 0Seats won 4 0 0Seat changePopular vote 509 631 254 774 66 055Percentage 61 35 30 67 7 95 Swing 0 07 1 31 4 29 Republican 50 60 60 70 70 80 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Statewide 1 2 By district 2 District 1 2 1 Republican primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 1 1 Nominee 2 1 1 2 Declined 2 2 Democratic primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 1 1 Nominee 2 2 1 2 Declined 2 3 Libertarian nomination 2 3 1 Candidates 2 3 1 1 Nominee 2 4 General election 2 4 1 Endorsements 2 4 2 Polling 2 4 3 Results 3 District 2 3 1 Republican primary 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 1 1 Nominee 3 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 3 1 1 3 Declined 3 1 2 Polling 3 1 3 Results 3 2 Democratic primary 3 2 1 Candidates 3 2 1 1 Nominee 3 2 1 2 Declined 3 3 Libertarian nomination 3 3 1 Candidates 3 3 1 1 Nominee 3 4 General election 3 4 1 Endorsements 3 4 2 Polling 3 4 3 Predictions 3 4 4 Results 4 District 3 4 1 Republican primary 4 1 1 Candidates 4 1 1 1 Nominee 4 1 1 2 Declined 4 2 Democratic primary 4 2 1 Candidates 4 2 1 1 Declined 4 3 Libertarian nomination 4 3 1 Candidates 4 3 1 1 Nominee 4 4 General election 4 4 1 Endorsements 4 4 2 Polling 4 4 3 Results 5 District 4 5 1 Republican primary 5 1 1 Candidates 5 1 1 1 Nominee 5 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 1 1 3 Withdrawn 5 1 1 4 Declined 5 1 2 Endorsements 5 1 3 Polling 5 1 4 Results 5 2 Democratic primary 5 2 1 Candidates 5 2 1 1 Nominee 5 2 1 2 Withdrawn 5 2 1 3 Declined 5 3 Libertarian nomination 5 3 1 Candidates 5 3 1 1 Nominee 5 4 General election 5 4 1 Endorsements 5 4 2 Polling 5 4 3 Predictions 5 4 4 Results 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksOverview EditStatewide Edit The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas 2014 1 Party Votes Percentage Seats Republican 509 631 61 4 4 Democratic 254 774 30 7 0 Libertarian 66 055 8 0 0 Write ins 192 lt 0 1 0 Totals 830 652 100 4 Popular voteRepublican 61 35 Democratic 30 67 Libertarian 7 95 Other 0 03 House seatsRepublican 100 0 Democratic 0 Libertarian 0 By district Edit Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district 2 District Republican Democratic Libertarian Others Total ResultVotes Votes Votes Votes Votes District 1 124 139 63 25 63 555 32 38 8 562 4 36 0 0 00 196 256 100 0 Republican HoldDistrict 2 123 073 51 86 103 477 43 60 10 590 4 46 190 0 08 237 330 100 0 Republican HoldDistrict 3 151 630 79 41 0 0 00 39 305 20 59 0 0 00 190 935 100 0 Republican HoldDistrict 4 110 789 53 75 87 742 42 57 7 598 3 69 2 0 00 206 131 100 0 Republican HoldTotal 509 631 61 35 254 774 30 67 66 247 7 98 192 0 03 830 652 100 0 District 1 Edit2014 Arkansas s 1st congressional district election 20122016 Nominee Rick Crawford Jackie McPhersonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 124 139 63 555Percentage 63 2 32 4 Results by countyCrawford 50 60 60 70 70 80 McPherson 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S Representative before electionRick CrawfordRepublican Elected U S Representative Rick CrawfordRepublicanSee also Arkansas s 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 56 of the vote in 2012 The district had a PVI of R 14 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Rick Crawford incumbent U S RepresentativeDeclined Edit Linda Collins Smith former state representative ran for the state senate 3 4 Democratic primary Edit Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger to take on Crawford 5 Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Jackie McPherson Mayor of Heber Springs 6 Declined Edit Glen Fenter president of Mid South Community College 3 7 Keith Ingram State Senator 3 8 Joe Jett State Representative 9 Dustin McDaniel Arkansas Attorney General 10 11 Harold Perrin Mayor of Jonesboro 8 Ben Ponder candidate for AR 01 in 2010 3 Chris Thyer United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas 3 Zac White attorney 3 Marshall Wright state representative 7 Libertarian nomination Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Brian Scott Willhite 12 General election Edit Endorsements Edit Rick Crawford R OrganizationsNational Federation of Independent Business 13 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 14 National Right to Life Committee 15 Jackie McPherson D Labor unionsAFL CIO 16 OrganizationsDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee Emerging Races Program Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror RickCrawford R JackieMcPherson D Brian ScottWillhite L UndecidedNew York Times CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16 23 2014 273 9 0 59 29 0 11 Talk Business Hendrix October 15 16 2014 437 4 7 52 30 4 14 Talk Business Hendrix July 22 25 2014 450 4 6 47 33 3 17 Results Edit Arkansas 1st congressional district 2014 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Crawford incumbent 124 139 63 2Democratic Jackie McPherson 63 555 32 4Libertarian Brian Scott Willhite 8 562 4 4Total votes 196 256 100 0Republican holdDistrict 2 Edit2012 Arkansas s 2nd congressional district election 20122016 Nominee French Hill Pat HaysParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 123 073 103 477Percentage 51 9 43 6 U S Representative before electionTim GriffinRepublican Elected U S Representative French HillRepublicanSee also Arkansas s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican Tim Griffin who had represented the district since 2011 announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re election in 2014 17 In January he announced that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas 18 He was re elected with 55 of the vote in 2012 The district had a PVI of R 8 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit French Hill businessman and former White House aide for President George H W Bush 19 Eliminated in primary Edit Ann Clemmer state representative 20 Conrad Reynolds retired U S Army Colonel and candidate for Senate in 2010 21 22 Declined Edit Gilbert Baker former state senator and candidate for U S Senate in 2010 23 Jonathan Dismang state senator 24 Lanny Fite Saline County Judge 9 Ed Garner former state representative 24 Tim Griffin incumbent U S Representative 17 Jeremy Hutchinson state senator 24 25 Allen Kerr state representative 24 Andy Mayberry state representative 26 Jason Rapert state senator 27 David J Sanders state senator 24 26 Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror AnnClemmer FrenchHill ConradReynolds UndecidedTalk Business Hendrix College April 29 2014 360 5 1 7 59 14 20 Results Edit Republican primary results 28 Party Candidate Votes Republican French Hill 29 916 55 1Republican Ann Clemmer 12 400 22 8Republican Conrad Reynolds 11 994 22 1Total votes 54 310 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Pat Hays former mayor of North Little Rock 27 Declined Edit Will Bond former chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas 29 Shane Broadway interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and former state senator 29 30 Dianne Curry former Little Rock School Board President 30 31 John Charles Edwards state representative 9 Bill Halter former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas and candidate for U S Senate in 2010 24 David Johnson state senator 29 30 Chris Massingill chairman of the Delta Regional Authority 32 Franklin McLarty businessman and former chair of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission 29 Tommy Thompson state representative 30 Tab Townsell Mayor of Conway 24 Linda Tyler businesswoman and former state representative 32 Libertarian nomination Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Debbie Standiford 12 General election Edit Endorsements Edit French Hill R OrganizationsNational Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 33 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 14 National Right to Life Committee 15 Pat Hays D Labor unionsAFL CIO 16 National Association of Letter Carriers 34 OrganizationsDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee Red to Blue Program 35 Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror FrenchHill R PatHays D DebbieStandiford L UndecidedNew York Times CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16 23 2014 475 7 0 41 40 0 19 Talk Business Hendrix October 15 16 2014 605 4 0 41 46 5 8 Global Strategy Group D Hays September 7 9 2014 410 4 8 41 44 15 Talk Business Hendrix July 22 25 2014 483 4 5 44 43 3 10 Predictions Edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 36 Tossup November 3 2014Rothenberg 37 Tossup October 24 2014Sabato s Crystal Ball 38 Lean R October 30 2014RCP Tossup November 2 2014Daily Kos Elections 39 Tossup November 4 2014Results Edit Arkansas 2nd congressional district 2014 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican French Hill 123 073 51 9Democratic Pat Hays 103 477 43 6Libertarian Debbie Standiford 10 590 4 5Write in 190 0 1Total votes 237 330 100 0Republican holdDistrict 3 Edit2014 Arkansas s 3rd congressional district election 20122016 Nominee Steve Womack Grant BrandParty Republican LibertarianPopular vote 151 630 39 305Percentage 79 4 20 6 U S Representative before electionSteve WomackRepublican Elected U S Representative Steve WomackRepublicanSee also Arkansas s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Steve Womack who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 76 of the vote in 2012 The district had a PVI of R 19 Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts the 3rd has long had a Republican Representative Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Steve Womack incumbent U S RepresentativeDeclined Edit Thomas Brewer maths teacher and minister 40 Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Declined Edit Troy Gittings high school English teacher and stand up comedian 40 12 Libertarian nomination Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Grant BrandGeneral election Edit Endorsements Edit Steve Womack R OrganizationsNational Federation of Independent Business 13 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 14 Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror SteveWomack R Grant Brand L UndecidedNew York Times CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16 23 2014 460 7 0 61 20 19 Talk Business Hendrix October 15 16 2014 426 4 7 64 19 17 Talk Business Hendrix July 22 25 2014 408 4 9 57 20 23 Results Edit Arkansas 3rd congressional district 2014 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steve Womack incumbent 151 630 79 4Libertarian Grant Brand 39 305 20 6Total votes 190 935 100 0Republican holdDistrict 4 Edit2014 Arkansas s 4th congressional district election 20122016 Nominee Bruce Westerman James Lee WittParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 110 789 87 742Percentage 53 7 42 6 U S Representative before electionTom CottonRepublican Elected U S Representative Bruce WestermanRepublicanSee also Arkansas s 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Tom Cotton who had represented the district since 2013 announced he will not run for election to a second term in order to challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor for his U S Senate seat He was elected with 59 of the vote in 20 The district had a PVI of R 15 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Bruce Westerman Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives 41 Eliminated in primary Edit Tommy Moll businessman 42 Withdrawn Edit Mark Darr Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas 43 Declined Edit Nate Bell state representative 29 Tom Cotton incumbent U S Representative Lane Jean state representative 29 Beth Anne Rankin music teacher former Miss Arkansas nominee for this seat in 2010 and candidate in 2012 44 Matthew Shepherd state representative 29 Endorsements Edit Tommy MollOrganizationsFreedomWorks 45 Bruce WestermanState legislatorsAlan Clark state senator 46 Bruce Cozart state representative 46 Richard Womack state representative 46 Local officialsRick Davis Garland County Judge 46 Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror TommyMoll BruceWesterman UndecidedTalk Business Hendrix College April 29 2014 392 4 9 10 47 43 Results Edit Republican primary results 28 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bruce Westerman 18 719 54 4Republican Tommy Moll 15 659 45 6Total votes 34 378 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit James Lee Witt former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 47 Withdrawn Edit Janice Percefull college instructor and author running as write in 48 49 50 Declined Edit Conner Eldridge United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas 29 Bruce Maloch state senator 7 Bobby Pierce state senator 51 Leslee Milam Post former state representative 3 Chris Thomason chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope and former state representative 29 Jeff Wardlaw state representative 51 Libertarian nomination Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Ken Hamilton 12 General election Edit Endorsements Edit Bruce Westerman R State legislatorsAlan Clark state senator 46 Bruce Cozart state representative 46 Richard Womack state representative 46 OrganizationsNational Federation of Independent Business 13 National Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 33 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund 14 National Right to Life Committee 15 Local officialsRick Davis Garland County Judge 46 James Lee Witt D Labor unionsAFL CIO 16 National Association of Letter Carriers 34 OrganizationsBlue Dog Coalition 52 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Red to Blue Program 35 Polling Edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror BruceWesterman R James LeeWitt D KenHamilton L UndecidedNew York Times CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16 23 2014 359 8 0 34 33 5 28 Diamond State Consulting R October 21 2014 792 3 5 46 39 2 12 Talk Business Hendrix October 15 16 2014 607 4 44 42 4 10 OnMessage R Westerman July 29 31 2014 400 4 9 47 29 7 18 Talk Business Hendrix July 22 25 2014 439 4 7 48 34 3 15 Predictions Edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 53 Lean R November 3 2014Rothenberg 54 Likely R October 24 2014Sabato s Crystal Ball 55 Lean R October 30 2014RCP Lean R November 2 2014Daily Kos Elections 56 Lean R November 4 2014Results Edit Arkansas 4th congressional district 2014 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bruce Westerman 110 789 53 7Democratic James Lee Witt 87 742 42 6Libertarian Ken Hamilton 7 598 3 7Write in 2 0 0Total votes 206 131 100 0Republican holdSee also Edit2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2014 United States electionsReferences Edit a b c d e November 4 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results Arkansas Secretary of State Retrieved November 23 2014 Haas Karen L March 9 2015 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4 2014 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives Retrieved October 28 2019 a b c d e f g Campbell Matt July 5 2013 Timex Social Club Blue Hog Report Retrieved September 6 2013 Tolbert Jason January 22 2014 Tolbert Linda Collins Smith Announces For State Senate Talk Business Arkansas Retrieved February 4 2014 Gonzales Nathan L 20 September 2013 House Strategists Continue Search for 2014 Candidates Roll Call Retrieved 20 September 2013 Jackie McPherson Running for 1st District Congress KARK TV February 20 2014 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House candidate changes name to Colonel before primary The Washington Times March 4 2014 Conrad Reynolds Enters Second District Congressional Race Arkansas Times October 29 2013 Retrieved December 14 2013 Joseph Cameron October 21 2013 Rep Griffin to retire citing young family The Hill Retrieved October 21 2013 a b c d e f g Brantley Max October 21 2013 U S Rep Tim Griffin not running for re election Arkansas Times Retrieved October 21 2013 Tolbert Jason November 13 2013 Geography a factor in 2nd District Arkansas News Retrieved February 14 2014 a b Tolbert Jason October 22 2013 Tolbert Arkansas Republicans Finally Have A Bench Talk Business Arkansas Retrieved February 14 2014 a b Pat Hays Announces Run for 2nd District Seat Arkansas Business News ArkansasBusiness com Retrieved October 22 2013 a b 2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election May 20 2014 Arkansas Secretary of State Retrieved June 4 2014 a b c d e f g h i Millar Lindsey March 7 2013 Rounding up 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