The Green Papers: Arkansas 2011 Off-Year Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2000 Census:2,679,733 (0.95% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
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 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

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 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Republican Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Clark Madison Hall
FEC H2AR01055
  Candidate Democratic     Gary Latanich
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford
FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 11; Tot $374,846; Dsb $260,834

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2 Republican Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
    Democratic     Andrew Caleb "Drew" Pritt - apparently not a candidate
2 November 2011: Reports indicate a withdrawal.
AKA: Diedra Richards Ho Jenkins, Diedra Richards Harrison. Story here.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John Timothy "Tim" Griffin
FEC H0AR02107; 30 Sep 11; Tot $740,944; Dsb $442,880

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3 Republican Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Kenneth Wade Aden
FEC H2AR03234
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack
FEC H0AR03055; 30 Sep 11; Tot $201,394; Dsb $75,284

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4 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     state Senator Gene Jeffress
FEC H2AR04109
    Democratic     Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross - apparently not a candidate
25 July 2011: Announced retirement.

FEC H0AR04038; 30 Sep 11; Tot $450,145; Dsb $382,289
  Candidate Republican     Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton
FEC H2AR04083; 30 Sep 11; Tot $343,029; Dsb $11,703
  Candidate Republican     John David Cowart
FEC H2AR04117
  Candidate Republican     Beth Anne Rankin
FEC H0AR04079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $176,264; Dsb $20,078
  Candidate Republican     Marcus Edward Richmond
FEC H2AR04091; 30 Sep 11; Tot $18,092; Dsb $4,175

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.

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

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

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. 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): 6 incumbents, 4 candidates
  Republican: 7 incumbents, 7 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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History
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