The Green Papers: Arkansas 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 22 May 2012
Runoff: Tuesday 12 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
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)
2000 Census:2,679,733 (0.95% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
Capital:Little Rock
Tuesday 22 May 2012 polling hours 7:30a CDT (1230 UTC) to 7:30p CDT (0030 UTC).
Tuesday 12 June 2012 polling hours 7:30a CDT (1230 UTC) to 7:30p CDT (0030 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:30a CST (1330 UTC) to 7:30p CST (0130 UTC).
 

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Arkansas State and Local Government

Arkansas 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

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.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Democratic Senator  Mark Lunsford Pryor
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Class 3 Republican Senator  John Nichols Boozman
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors
  Democratic Governor  Mike Beebe
• First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At term limit
  Candidate Democratic     John Burkhalter
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Mark A. Darr
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Renominated);
1 Democratic (1 Open)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Prosecuting Attorney Scott A. Ellington
• FEC H2AR01071
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Clark Madison Hall
• FEC H2AR01055; 31 Dec 11; Tot $131,715; Dsb $24,670
  Candidate Democratic     Gary Andrew Latanich
• FEC H2AR01063
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford
• FEC H0AR01083; 31 Dec 11; Tot $500,279; Dsb $313,815
  Candidate Green     Jacob Holloway
  Candidate Libertarian     Jessica Paxton
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  John Timothy "Tim" Griffin
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Herb C. Rule, III
• FEC H2AR02053
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John Timothy "Tim" Griffin
• FEC H0AR02107; 31 Dec 11; Tot $921,799; Dsb $523,697
  Candidate Green     Barbara Ward
  Candidate Libertarian     Chris Hayes
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Stephen A. "Steve" Womack
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Kenneth Wade "Ken" Aden
• FEC H2AR03234; 31 Dec 11; Tot $6,505; Dsb $6,190
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Stephen A. "Steve" Womack
• FEC H0AR03055; 31 Dec 11; Tot $301,730; Dsb $132,294
  Candidate Green     Rebekah Kennedy
  Candidate Libertarian     David Pangrac
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman  Michael Avery "Mike" Ross
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 25 July 2011: "...I have decided not to seek a seventh term to the United States House..."
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Q. Byrum Hurst, Jr.
• FEC H2AR04133
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Gene Jeffress
• FEC H2AR04109
  Candidate Democratic     D.C. Morrison
  Candidate Republican     Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton
• FEC H2AR04083; 31 Dec 11; Tot $541,116; Dsb $62,109
  Candidate Republican     John David Cowart
• FEC H2AR04117; 31 Dec 11; Tot $9,820; Dsb $6,483
  Candidate Republican     Beth Anne Rankin
• FEC H0AR04079; 31 Dec 11; Tot $241,143; Dsb $71,768
  Candidate Green     Joshua "Josh" Drake
  Candidate Libertarian     former state Representative Robert "Bobby" Tullis
• Served 14 years as a Democratic state Representative
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Democratic Attorney General  Dustin McDaniel
• First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Open Seat - At Term Limit
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Democratic Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner
• First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Open Seat - At Term Limit
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Democratic Auditor Charlie Daniels
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Served as Secretary of State 2002-2010.
Commissioner of State Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican State Lands Commissioner  John M. Thurston
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 
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): 6 incumbents, 9 candidates
 • Republican: 7 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
 • Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative USA
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
 
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.

"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
Election Authority
 • Arkansas Secretary of State Presents: Vote Naturally | Accurate, Accessible. For Arkansas
 • Secretary of State: Elections Department
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
 • Conservative Party USA Arkansas
 • Constitution Party of Arkansas The Constitution Party of Arkansas reorganized and incorporated and is be affiliated with the National Party as approved during the National Committee meeting in Boise 21 April 2007.
 • Green Party of Arkansas
 • Natural Law Party of Arkansas
Media & others
 • Arkansas Business.com - Little Rock
 • Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Little Rock
 • Arkansas News Bureau
 • Arkansas Times - Little Rock
 • Batesville Daily Guard
 • Benton County Daily Record
 • DC's Political Report - Arkansas
 • Evening Times - West Memphis
 • KAIT TV - ABC - Jonesboro
 • KARK TV - NBC - Little Rock
 • KATV TV - ABC - Little Rock
 • KLRT TV - FOX - Little Rock
 • KTHV - CBS - Little Rock
 • Lynch at Large
 • NWANews.com - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Fayetteville
 • Pine Bluff Commercial
 • Politics1.com - Arkansas
 • Talk Business River Rock Communications
 • The Arkansas Project
 • The Atkins Chronicle - The Dover Times
 • 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
 • Van Buren Press Argus
 

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