United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2016
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November 8, 2016 |
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3] |
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Voters in Arkansas elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Arkansas' U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Boozman (R) defeated Conner Eldridge (D), Frank Gilbert (L) and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election on November 8, 2016. Boozman defeated Curtis Coleman in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[4][5][6]
| 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.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: The election filled the Class 3 Senate seat held by John Boozman (R). He was first elected in 2010.
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  John Boozman Incumbent |
59.8% | 661,984 | |
| Democratic | Connor Eldridge | 36.2% | 400,602 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Gilbert | 4% | 43,866 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 1,070 | |
| Total Votes | 1,107,522 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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John Boozman Incumbent |
76.5% | 298,039 | ||
| Curtis Coleman | 23.5% | 91,795 | ||
| Total Votes | 389,834 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: John Boozman   Connor Eldridge Frank Gilbert Jason Tate (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic [10] |
Republican Curtis Coleman[11] |
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Third Party/Other [11]Jason Tate (Write-in)[11] |
Polls
| Arkansas Senate - John Boozman vs. Connor Eldridge | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | John Boozman |
Connor Eldridge | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Emerson College September 9-13, 2016 | 44% | 30% | +/-3.9 | 600 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||
Media
John Boozman
Boozman released the following ad in February 2016.
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Election history
2014
On November 8, 2014, Tom Cotton won election to the United States Senate. He defeated incumbent Mark Pryor (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tom Cotton |
56.5% | 478,819 | |
| Democratic | Mark Pryor Incumbent | 39.5% | 334,174 | |
| Libertarian | Nathan LaFrance | 2% | 17,210 | |
| Green | Mark Swaney | 2% | 16,797 | |
| Total Votes | 847,000 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John Boozman won election to the United States Senate. He defeated incumbent Blanche L. Lincoln (D), Trevor Drown (I) and John Laney Gray, III (G) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. Senate, Arkansas General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Boozman |
57.9% | 451,618 | |
| Democratic | Blanche L. Lincoln incumbent | 37% | 288,156 | |
| Independent | Trevor Drown | 3.2% | 25,234 | |
| Green | John Laney Gray, III | 1.9% | 14,430 | |
| Total Votes | 779,438 | |||
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 in Arkansas, 2016
- United States Senate elections, 2016
- John Boozman
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 Senate Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 Senate," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "Senate Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Arkansas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Arkansas Business, "Conner Eldridge Launches Bid to Unseat Republican John Boozman," September 9, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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