2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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:

1. the Libertarian Party was the only third party to file for ballot status in the House elections;
2. the Democratic Party did not field any candidates for races in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts;
3. this in turn allowing the Libertarian candidates to obtain over 20% of the vote in these races.

The Democratic Party as a result finished 3rd in the popular vote in Arkansas, with its vote total amounting to 10.4%.

Statewide

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

2016 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Rick Crawford Mark West Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 183,866 57,181 Percentage 76.3% 23.7%

Results by county Crawford:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Rick Crawford Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rick Crawford Republican

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark West^[2]

General election

Debate

Results

2016 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee French Hill Dianne Curry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 176,472 111,347 Percentage 58.3% 36.8%

Results by county Hill:      60–70%      70–80% Curry:      40-50%

U.S. Representative before election French Hill Republican Elected U.S. Representative French Hill Republican

Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election.^[1] He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• French Hill, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Brock Olree

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dianne Curry, former member of the Little Rock School Board and the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism^[5]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Hayes, nominee for this seat in 2012 and for State Treasurer in 2014^[2]

General election

Results

2016 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Steve Womack Steve Isaacson Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 217,192 63,715 Percentage 77.3% 22.7%

Results by county Womack:     70–80%      80–90%      90-100%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Womack Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Womack Republican

Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.^[1] He was re-elected with 79% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

There was no Democratic nominee for this election for the third consecutive time in Arkansas's third congressional district (including redistricting).

Candidates

Declined

• Robbie Wilson, tax preparer^[6]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Isaacson

Withdrawn

• Nathan LaFrance, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014^[2][7]

General election

Results

2016 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Bruce Westerman Kerry Hicks Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 182,885 61,274 Percentage 74.9% 25.1%

Results by county Westerman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Bruce Westerman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman Republican

Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election.^[1] He was elected with 54% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kerry Hicks^[2]

General election

Results

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