Arkansas elections, 2014
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4, 2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014 for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on June 10, 2014.
Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor Mike Beebe was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term as Governor.
Democratic nominee former U.S. Representative Mike Ross, Republican nominee former U.S Representative Asa Hutchinson, Green nominee Josh Drake[1] and Libertarian nominee Frank Gilbert[1] contested in the general election.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Asa Hutchinson | 470,429 | 55.44 | |
Democratic | Mike Ross | 352,115 | 41.49 | |
Libertarian | Frank Gilbert | 16,319 | 1.92 | |
Green | Josh Drake | 9,729 | 1.15 | |
Majority | 118,314 | 13.94% | ||
Total votes | 848,592 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Lieutenant Governor
The office of Lieutenant Governor has been vacant since Republican Mark Darr resigned on February 1, 2014, under investigation for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds. In Arkansas, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.
- Republican primary
U.S. Representative Tim Griffin,[3] State Representative Debra Hobbs[4] and State Representative Andy Mayberry ran for the Republican nomination.[5] State Representative Charlie Collins had been in the race, but he withdrew after Griffin's entry.[6]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Griffin |
Debra Hobbs |
Andy Mayberry |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Talk Business/Hendrix College | April 29, 2014 | 1,516 | ± 2.5% | 53.5% | 6% | 14.5% | 26% |
Public Policy Polling | April 25–27, 2014 | 342 | ± 5.3% | 39% | 8% | 19% | 34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Griffin | 109,851 | 63.37 | |
Republican | Andy Mayberry | 35,703 | 20.6 | |
Republican | Debra Hobbs | 27,803 | 16.04 | |
Total votes | 173,357 | 100 | ||
Former State Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter ran for the Democrats.[8] Little Rock School Board President Dianne Curry had been running, but she withdrew from the race.[9]
Libertarian Chris Olson also ran.[1]
- General election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Griffin (R) |
John Burkhalter (D) |
Christopher Olson (L) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 46% | 38% | 6% | 11% |
Suffolk | September 20–23, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 35.4% | 41.6% | 4.8% | 18.2% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 42% | 36% | 4% | 18% |
Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 41% | 32% | 6% | 21% |
Public Policy Polling | April 25–27, 2014 | 840 | ± 3.4% | 39% | 30% | — | 31% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Griffin | 479,673 | 57.16 | |
Democratic | John Burkhalter | 324,260 | 38.64 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Olson | 35,257 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 155,413 | 18.52% | ||
Total votes | 839,190 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.
State Representative Nate Steel ran for the Democrats. Attorney Zac White, who had considered running, endorsed Steel and instead ran for the State Senate.[11]
- Republican primary
Three attorneys sought the Republican nomination: Patricia Nation,[12] Leslie Rutledge[13] and David Sterling.[14] State Representative Matthew Shepherd, Faulkner County prosecuter Cody Hiland and Marvin Childers, a former State Representative and President of the lobbying group The Poultry Federation, had considered running, but decided against it.[15][16]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Patricia Nation |
Leslie Rutledge |
David Sterling |
Undecided |
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Talk Business/Hendrix College | April 29, 2014 | 1,516 | ± 2.5% | 10% | 9% | 21% | 60% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 79,347 | 47.21 | |
Republican | David Sterling | 65,733 | 39.11 | |
Republican | Patricia Nation | 22,986 | 13.68 | |
Total votes | 168,066 | 100 | ||
Since no candidate won a majority, Rutledge and Sterling contested a runoff,[17] which was characterised as a "full-fledged street brawl." Outside groups spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on attack ads and both candidates "question[ed] each others' conservative credentials and political experience." Nation endorsed Rutledge, who handily defeated Sterling.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 43,898 | 58.89 | |
Republican | David Sterling | 30,643 | 41.11 | |
Total votes | 74,541 | 100 | ||
Libertarian Aaron Cash is also running.[1]
- General election
In September 2014, Pulaski County Clerk Larry Crane cancelled Rutledge's voter registration after it was revealed that she was registered to vote in several other states. Rutledge, who has an Arkansas voter registration card, had cancelled her Pulaski County voter registration in July 2008 and registered to vote in Washington, D.C. instead. However, she did not vote in any elections in D.C., instead voting via absentee ballot in the 2008 general election in Pulaski County. She then registered to vote in Virginia in September 2010. If she remains unregistered, she would be ineligible to serve as Attorney General as the Arkansas Constitution states "No persons shall be elected to, or appointed to fill a vacancy in, any office who does not possess the qualifications of an elector." Rutledge denounced Crane for using "partisan politics to disenfranchise a voter in an attempt to hijack an election." Crane responded that he "did what the law requires" and invited Rutledge to re-register.[20][21][22]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nate Steel (D) |
Leslie Rutledge (R) |
Aaron Cash (L) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 40% | 44% | 7% | 8% |
Suffolk | September 20–23, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36.2% | 35.8% | 4.6% | 23.4% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 35% | 41% | 7% | 17% |
Gravis Marketing | September 8–11, 2014 | 902 | ± 4% | 33% | 42% | 3% | 22% |
Answers Unlimited | September 7–9, 2014 | 600 | ± 3.5% | 37% | 34% | 5% | 24% |
Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 32% | 38% | 10% | 20% |
Gravis Marketing | July 7–8, 2014 | 987 | ± 3% | 41% | 51% | 8% | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 430,799 | 51.61 | |
Democratic | Nate Steel | 360,680 | 43.21 | |
Libertarian | Aaron Cash | 43,245 | 5.18 | |
Majority | 70,119 | 8.4% | ||
Total votes | 834,724 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin ran for re-election to a second term in office.[23]
Arkansas Board of Election Commissioner and Pulaski County Election Commissioner Susan Inman ran for the Democrats.[24]
Libertarian Jacob Holloway also ran.[1]
- General election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mark Martin (R) |
Susan Inman (D) |
Jacob Holloway (L) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 47% | 35% | 6% | 11% |
Suffolk | September 20–23, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 34.6% | 33.8% | 6.2% | 25.4% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 43% | 32% | 5% | 20% |
Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 39% | 33% | 6% | 21% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Martin (Incumbent) | 506,384 | 60.61 | |
Democratic | Susan Inman | 292,878 | 35.06 | |
Libertarian | Jacob Holloway | 36,159 | 4.33 | |
Majority | 213,506 | 25.56% | ||
Total votes | 835,421 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
State Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Charles Robinson, who served in the office from May 29, 2013, did not run for re-election, per the terms of his appointment. He was appointed to the office following the resignation of Martha Shoffner.
Accountant Karen Sealy Garcia ran for the Democrats.[25]
- Republican primary
The Republican primary was held between State Representative Duncan Baird and Saline County Circuit Clerk and former Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas Dennis Milligan.[26][27]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Duncan Baird |
Dennis Milligan |
Undecided |
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Talk Business/Hendrix College | April 29, 2014 | 1,516 | ± 2.5% | 10% | 15.5% | 75.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dennis Milligan | 86,994 | 53.48 | |
Republican | Duncan Baird | 75,673 | 46.52 | |
Total votes | 162,667 | 100 | ||
Libertarian Chris Hayes also ran.[1]
- General election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Karen Garcia (D) |
Dennis Milligan (R) |
Chris Hayes (L) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 37% | 45% | 10% | 9% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 31% | 39% | 7% | 23% |
Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 31% | 36% | 10% | 23% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dennis Milligan | 466,959 | 56.38 | |
Democratic | Karen Sealy Garcia | 308,663 | 37.27 | |
Libertarian | Chris Hayes | 52,640 | 6.36 | |
Majority | 158,296 | 19.11% | ||
Total votes | 828,262 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
State Auditor
Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Charlie Daniels chose to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term.[28]
Regina Stewart Hampton, an employee in the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Auditor's Office, ran for the Democrats.[29]
- Republican primary
State Representative Andrea Lea and former campaign manager for Mark Martin Ken Yang sought the Republican nomination.[30][31]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Andrea Lea |
Ken Yang |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Talk Business/Hendrix College | April 29, 2014 | 1,516 | ± 2.5% | 32% | 12.5% | 55.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Andrea Lea | 111,998 | 68.17 | |
Republican | Ken Yang | 52,293 | 31.83 | |
Total votes | 164,291 | 100 | ||
Libertarian Brian Leach also ran.[1]
- General election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Regina Stewart Hampton (D) |
Andrea Lea (R) |
Brian Leach (L) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 36% | 44% | 8% | 12% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 33% | 37% | 7% | 24% |
Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 31% | 35% | 10% | 24% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Andrea Lea | 471,211 | 57.17 | |
Democratic | Regina Stewart Hampton | 308,285 | 37.4 | |
Libertarian | Brian Leach | 44,702 | 5.42 | |
Majority | 162,926 | 19.77% | ||
Total votes | 824,198 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Commissioner of State Lands
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston ran for re-election to a second term in office.[32]
Landscape architect Mark Robertson ran for the Democrats.[33]
Libertarian Elvis D. Presley, an Elvis Presley impersonator and auto-mechanic, also ran.[32]
- General election
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Thurston (R) |
Mark Robertson (D) |
Elvis D. Presley (L) |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 45% | 36% | 9% | 10% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 38% | 33% | 7% | 22% |
Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 40% | 29% | 10% | 22% |
Public Policy Polling | April 25–27, 2014 | 840 | ± 3.4% | 28% | 27% | 17% | 29% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Thurston (Incumbent) | 471,848 | 57.17 | |
Democratic | Mark Robertson | 302,048 | 36.59 | |
Libertarian | Elvis D. Presley | 51,518 | 6.24 | |
Majority | 169,800 | 20.57% | ||
Total votes | 825,414 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Pryor ran for re-election to a third term.[34] Republican Tom Cotton,[35] Green Mark Swaney[1] and Libertarian Nathan LaFrance[1] also ran.
United States House of Representatives
All of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.
References
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- ↑ "November 4, 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Rep. Tim Griffin to run for Ark. lieutenant governor". The Washington Post. February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Governor Candidate Debra Hobbs To Run For Lt. Gov. Instead". 5News Online. February 11, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Cook: Andy Mayberry's Poorly Planned Lt. Governor Announcement". Talk Business Arkansas. August 26, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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- 1 2 3 4 "2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election May 20, 2014". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "John Burkhalter resigns from Highway Commission to focus on lieutenant governor race". Arkansas Times. October 4, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Democrat Dianne Curry Drops Out of Lieutenant Governor's Race". Arkansas Business. July 31, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "November 4, 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "UPDATE: Nate Steel announces for attorney general". Arkansas Times. July 10, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Tolbert: Nation Set To Announce For Attorney General". Talk Business Arkansas. January 30, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Leslie Rutledge to make Republican run for attorney general". Arkansas Times. June 28, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "David Sterling Makes Attorney General Race Official". Talk Business Arkansas. May 7, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Poultry Federation leader won't run for Arkansas attorney general". WATTAgNet. September 13, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Hiland won't run for attorney general". Arkansas Online. October 13, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "David Sterling, Leslie Rutledge Go to Runoff in Attorney General Race". Arkansas Business. May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Runoff race gets nasty between GOP Attorney General candidates". The City Wire. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Arkansas General Primary Runoff Election June 10, 2014". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Rutledge Says Clerk's Office Denied Her 2013 Attempt To Register". Arkansas Matters. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "County Clerk Cancels Leslie Rutledge's Voter Registration". Arkansas Business. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "AG hopeful Rutledge not registered to vote in state, clerk says". Arkansas Online. September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "UPDATE Martin files for re-election, Inman files to run against him". Arkansas News. February 25, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Susan Inman to run for Arkansas Secretary of State". The City Wire. September 5, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Candidates file bids for Arkansas treasurer". KATV.com. February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Rep. Duncan Baird announces for state treasurer". Arkansas Times. July 31, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Former GOP chief to run for state treasurer". Arkansas News. October 11, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Arkansas Auditor Charlie Daniels Won't Seek Re-Election". Times Record. May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Regina Hampton To Seek State Auditor's Post". Talk Business Arkansas. July 7, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Rep. Andrea Lea Joins Auditor's Race". Talk Business Arkansas. July 2, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "A "Bold" auditor candidate". Arkansas News. June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- 1 2 "Elvis is back, and running for office in Arkansas". Miami Herald. February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Democrat Mark Robertson files today for Land Commissioner". Arkansas Times. March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Sen. Mark Pryor is running for re-election in 2014". Arkansas Times. April 19, 2012.
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