Arkansas 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2017 General Election

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Arkansas
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

circa 26 January 2017: Arkansas Senator Gary Stubblefield introduced SB 122 which would move the primary from May to March.

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. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*		*Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton* • FEC S4AR00103

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Nichols Boozman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Asa Hutchinson • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic		Jared Henderson

		Republican		Jan Morgan

		Libertarian		Mark West

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 2011-2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Robert Butler
		Democratic		Chintan Desai • FEC H8AR01029
		Democratic		Wynne City Alderman Jim Huff

		*Republican*		*Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford* • FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 17; Tot $289,938; Dsb $235,737

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman James French "French" Hill • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Gwendolynn Millen "Gwen" Combs • FEC H8AR02142; 30 Sep 17; Tot $4,619; Dsb $924
		Democratic		Paul John Spencer • FEC H8AR02134; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,389; Dsb $10,928

		*Republican*		*Congressman James French "French" Hill* • FEC H4AR02141; 30 Sep 17; Tot $734,438; Dsb $204,944

		Independent		Natashia Burch Hulsey • FEC H8AR02126

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Joshua "Josh" Mahony • FEC H8AR03074; 30 Sep 17; Tot $23,507; Dsb $8,908

		Republican		Robert "Robb" Ryerse • FEC H8AR03066; 30 Sep 17; Tot $11,681; Dsb $8,496
		*Republican*		*Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack* • FEC H0AR03055; 30 Sep 17; Tot $279,418; Dsb $193,971

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Bruce Westerman • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Richard Harrison Davis, Jr. • FEC H8AR04106
		Democratic		Hayden Catherine Shamel • FEC H8AR04130

		*Republican*		*Congressman Bruce Westerman* • FEC H4AR04048; 30 Sep 17; Tot $498,416; Dsb $220,979

		Independent		Michael Barrett • FEC H8AR04114; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Independent		Lee McQueen • FEC H8AR04122; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

		Republican	Secretary of State Mark Martin • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At Term Limit
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Anthony Bland
		Democratic		Susan Inman

		Republican		state Representiative Trevor Drown
		Republican		State Lands Commissioner John Thurston

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Leslie Rutledge • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Dennis Milligan • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Andrea Lea • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of State Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. 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; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Commissioner of State Lands is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - Running for Secretary of State in 2018.
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Shawn Hubanks
		Democratic		Hot Springs City Director Larry Williams

		Republican		Tommy Land
		Republican		Alex Ray

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.