United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Arkansas took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arkansas utilizes an open primary system. Registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held all four of the congressional seats from Arkansas.
| Members of the U.S. House from Arkansas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Rick Crawford |  Republican |
1 |
| French Hill | Republican |
2 |
| Steve Womack | Republican |
3 |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican |
4 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Rick Crawford |
52.6% | 241,047 | Mark West |
| District 2 | French Hill |
21.5% | 302,464 | Dianne Curry |
| District 3 | Steve Womack |
54.6% | 280,907 | Steve Isaacson |
| District 4 | Bruce Westerman |
49.8% | 244,159 | Kerry Hicks |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Rick Crawford - Incumbent   Mark West |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other [4] |
District 2
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General election candidates:  Dianne Curry French Hill Chris Hayes Mathew Wescott (Write-in) Charles Neely (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic [5] |
Republican Brock Olree[4] |
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Third Party/Other [4]Mathew Wescott (Write-in)[4] Charles Neely (Write-in)[4] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Steve Womack Steve Isaacson |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other [4] |
District 4
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General election candidates: Bruce Westerman Kerry Hicks |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other [4] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Arkansas elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Arkansas in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| September 3, 2015 | Ballot access | Deadline for new political parties to file qualifying paperwork | |
| October 15, 2015 | Campaign finance | Quarterly report due for third quarter of 2015 | |
| November 2, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates opens at 12:00 p.m.; filing period for nonpartisan candidates opens at 3:00 p.m.; filing period opens for independent and write-in candidates | |
| November 16, 2015 | Campaign finance | Statement of financial interest for 2014 due for non-incumbent candidates | |
| November 16, 2015 | Campaign finance | October monthly report due | |
| November 9, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates closes at 12:00 p.m.; filing period for nonpartisan candidates closes at 3:00 p.m.; filing period closes for independent and write-in candidates | |
| December 15, 2015 | Campaign finance | November monthly report due | |
| January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | December monthly report due | |
| February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Statement of financial interest for 2015 due for all candidates | |
| February 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | January monthly report due | |
| February 23, 2016 | Campaign finance | If opposed in primary, preelection report due for primary election | |
| March 1, 2016 | Election date | Preferential primary election; nonpartisan general election | |
| March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | If unopposed in primary or did not participate in primary, February monthly report due | |
| March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preelection report due for primary election runoff | |
| March 22, 2016 | Election date | General primary runoff election | |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | If candidate did not participate in primary, March monthly report due | |
| May 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final report due for primary election and primary runoff | |
| May 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | April monthly report due | |
| June 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | May monthly report due | |
| July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | June monthly report due | |
| August 9, 2016 | Election date | Municipal party primary election | |
| August 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | July monthly report due | |
| September 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | August monthly report due | |
| September 20, 2016 | Election date | Annual school board election | |
| October 11, 2016 | Election date | Annual school board runoff election | |
| October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance | September monthly report due | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preelection report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election; nonpartisan runoff election | |
| November 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | October monthly report due if unopposed | |
| November 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preelection report due for special runoff election | |
| November 29, 2016 | Election date | General runoff election (county and municipal) | |
| December 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final report due general and runoff election | |
| Sources: Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed August 7, 2015 Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners, "Running for Public Office: 2016 Edition," accessed September 21, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 3, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Business, "Former Little Rock School Board Member Dianne Curry Running for US House," August 27, 2015
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