The Green Papers: Arkansas 2013 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2013. Find 2014 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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)
Capital:Little Rock
 

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Arkansas State and Local Government

Arkansas 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


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. 113th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Roderick A. "Rod" Bryan
Independent?
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor
FEC S0AR00028; 30 Sep 13; Tot $4,195,955; Dsb $1,511,323
    Democratic     former state Representative Bobby Tullis - apparently not a candidate
31 July 2013: Running for Mayor of Mineral Springs
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton
CD 4

FEC S4AR00103; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,209,417; Dsb $522,531
  Candidate Green     Mark Swaney
  Candidate Libertarian     Nathan LaFrance

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.
At term limit
    Democratic     former Lieutenant Governor William A. "Bill" Halter - apparently not a candidate
29 July 2013: "... another strong candidate has entered the primary election, and in order to avoid a divisive primary ..., I am ending my campaign for Governor. I congratulate Mike Ross on a great start ... and I will be working hard to elect him ... in the coming election."
    Democratic     Attorney General Dustin McDaniel - apparently not a candidate
25 January 2013: Announced he is no longer running.
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 3 January 2001 through 3 January 2013.
  Candidate Republican     Curtis Coleman
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Debra M. Hobbs
  Candidate Republican     former Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson
U.S. Congressman 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001
  Candidate Green     Josh Drake
  Candidate Libertarian     Dekalb Township Constable Frank Gilbert
  Candidate Libertarian     Shawn Hipskind
  Candidate Libertarian     Glen Schwarz

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
  Candidate Democratic     State Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter
11 June 2013: Switched from Governor to Lieutenant Governor.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Charlie Collins
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Andy Mayberry
    Libertarian     David E. "Dave" Dinwiddie - apparently not a candidate
16 September 2013: Withdrew

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (2 Undetermined, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford
FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 13; Tot $345,214; Dsb $194,867

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2 Republican Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat - 21 October 2013: Not running for re-election-- "We have decided that now is the time for me to focus intently on my top priority, my family, as Elizabeth and I raise our two young children..."
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Little Rock School District President Dianne Curry
29 July 2013: "Dianne Curry took the opportunity ... to announce at the Pulaski County Democratic Committee meeting ... that she was withdrawing ... for Lt. Governor ... she will consider a bid for the U.S. Congress in the 2nd District."
  Candidate Democratic     former North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry "Pat" Hays
FEC H4AR02133
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Ann V. Clemmer
FEC H4AR02158
    Republican     Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin - apparently not a candidate
21 October 2013: Not running for re-election-- "We have decided that now is the time for me to focus intently on my top priority, my family, as Elizabeth and I raise our two young children..."

FEC H0AR02107; 30 Sep 13; Tot $744,647; Dsb $245,842
  Candidate Republican     James French "French" Hill
FEC H4AR02141
  Candidate Republican     Conrad Earl "Colonel" Reynolds
FEC H4AR02166

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3 Republican Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Troy Gittings
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Hill Brewer
FEC H4AR03040

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Republican Congressman Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton
First elected: 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat - 31 July 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate in 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Janis Kent Percefull
FEC H4AR04030; 30 Sep 13; Tot $9,070; Dsb $8,627
  Candidate Democratic     former FEMA Director James Lee Witt
FEC H4AR04063
    Republican     Lieutenant Governor Mark A. Darr - apparently not a candidate
29 August 2013: "After careful thought and deliberation, I will not be seeing the Fourth District position in the United States Congress."
  Candidate Republican     Thomas "Tommy" Moll
FEC H4AR04055; 30 Sep 13; Tot $281,181; Dsb $14,218
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Bruce Westerman
FEC H4AR04048; 30 Sep 13; Tot $110,467; Dsb $11,905

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

  Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Arkansas County Election Commissioner Susan Inman

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
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Nate Steel
    Democratic     state Senator Robert Thompson - apparently not a candidate
7 May 2013: Will run for re-election as a state Senator.
  Candidate Republican     Leslie Rutledge
  Candidate Republican     David Sterling

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic Treasurer Charles Robinson
Appointed: 29 May 2013 (re: resignation of Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat
  Candidate Republican     Circuit Clerk Dennis Milligan
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Duncan Baird
 
Treasurer Martha A. Shoffner (Democrat) was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. She resigned on 21 May 2013 following her 18 May 2013 arrest on Federal charges of corruption. On 29 May 2013, Governor Mike Beebe (Democrat) appointed retired Legislative Auditor Charles Robinson (Democrat) to fill the remainder of the term. Auditor Robinson is not eligible to run for the office.

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic Auditor Charlie Daniels
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat - 7 May 2013: Retiring as the end of his term.
Served as Secretary of State 2002-2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Regina Stewart Hampton
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Andrea Lea
  Candidate Republican     Ken Yang

Commissioner of State Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

  Republican State Lands Commissioner John M. Thurston
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Commissioner of State Lands is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 

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): 5 incumbents, 12 candidates
  Republican: 8 incumbents, 19 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Libertarian: 4 candidates
 
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.


 


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