Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
Country: | Arkansas |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 4 |
Seats1: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 760,415 |
Percentage1: | 71.16% |
Swing1: | 9.83% |
Party2: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 196,512 |
Percentage2: | 18.39% |
Swing2: | 10.42% |
Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election3: | 0 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 111,347 |
Percentage3: | 10.42% |
Swing3: | 20.22% |
Map Size: | 250px |
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States. The primaries were held on March 1.
Although Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson only obtained 2.6% of the vote in Arkansas during the coinciding presidential election, Libertarian candidates for the U.S. House amounted to a total of 18.4% of the popular vote, a 10.4% swing from 2014 when the total was 8%. This huge swing was attributed to several factors:
The Democratic Party as a result finished 3rd in the popular vote in Arkansas, with its vote total amounting to 10.4%.
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:
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183,866 | 76.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 57,181 | 23.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 241,047 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||||
176,472 | 58.34% | 111,347 | 36.81% | 14,342 | 4.74% | 303 | 0.10% | 302,464 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||||
217,192 | 77.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 63,715 | 22.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 280,907 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||||
182,885 | 74.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 61,274 | 25.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 244,159 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||||
Total | 760,415 | 71.16% | 111,347 | 10.42% | 196,512 | 18.39% | 303 | 0.03% | 1,068,577 | 100.0% |
Election Name: | 2016 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Arkansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | Rick Crawford official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Rick Crawford |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 183,866 |
Percentage1: | 76.3% |
Nominee2: | Mark West |
Party2: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 57,181 |
Percentage2: | 23.7% |
Map Size: | 250 |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Rick Crawford |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Rick Crawford |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.[1] He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.
There was no Democratic nominee for this election.
Election Name: | 2016 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Arkansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:French Hill, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | French Hill |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 176,472 |
Percentage1: | 58.3% |
Nominee2: | Dianne Curry |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 111,347 |
Percentage2: | 36.8% |
Map Size: | 250 |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | French Hill |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | French Hill |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+8.
Election Name: | 2016 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | Arkansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Steve Womack, Official Portrait, 112th Congress - Hi Res (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Steve Womack |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 217,192 |
Percentage1: | 77.3% |
Nominee2: | Steve Isaacson |
Party2: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 63,715 |
Percentage2: | 22.7% |
Map Size: | 250 |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Steve Womack |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Steve Womack |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 79% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19.
There was no Democratic nominee for this election for the third consecutive time in Arkansas's third congressional district (including redistricting).
Election Name: | 2016 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Arkansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Bruce Westerman, 115th official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Bruce Westerman |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 182,885 |
Percentage1: | 74.9% |
Nominee2: | Kerry Hicks |
Party2: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 61,274 |
Percentage2: | 25.1% |
Map Size: | 250 |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Bruce Westerman |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bruce Westerman |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 54% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+15.
There was no Democratic nominee for this election.