2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 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 the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator.

Statewide
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.

By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

District 1
Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Nominee

 * Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

 * Linda Collins-Smith, former state representative (ran for the state senate)

Democratic primary
Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger to take on Crawford.

Nominee

 * Jackie McPherson, Mayor of Heber Springs

Declined

 * Glen Fenter, president of Mid-South Community College
 * Keith Ingram, State Senator
 * Joe Jett, State Representative
 * Dustin McDaniel, Arkansas Attorney General
 * Harold Perrin, Mayor of Jonesboro
 * Ben Ponder, candidate for AR-01 in 2010
 * Chris Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
 * Zac White, attorney
 * Marshall Wright, state representative

Nominee

 * Brian Scott Willhite

District 2
Incumbent Republican Tim Griffin, who had represented the district since 2011, announced in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014. In January, he announced that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Nominee

 * French Hill, businessman and former White House aide for President George H. W. Bush

Eliminated in primary

 * Ann Clemmer, state representative
 * Conrad Reynolds, retired U.S. Army Colonel and candidate for Senate in 2010

Declined

 * Gilbert Baker, former state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010
 * Jonathan Dismang, state senator
 * Lanny Fite, Saline County Judge
 * Ed Garner, former state representative
 * Tim Griffin, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Jeremy Hutchinson, state senator
 * Allen Kerr, state representative
 * Andy Mayberry, state representative
 * Jason Rapert, state senator
 * David J. Sanders, state senator

Nominee

 * Pat Hays, former mayor of North Little Rock

Declined

 * Will Bond, former chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas
 * Shane Broadway, interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and former state senator
 * Dianne Curry, former Little Rock School Board President
 * John Charles Edwards, state representative
 * Bill Halter, former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010
 * David Johnson, state senator
 * Chris Massingill, chairman of the Delta Regional Authority
 * Franklin McLarty, businessman and former chair of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
 * Tommy Thompson, state representative
 * Tab Townsell, Mayor of Conway
 * Linda Tyler, businesswoman and former state representative

Nominee

 * Debbie Standiford

District 3
Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of R+19. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd has long had a Republican representative.

Nominee

 * Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

 * Thomas Brewer, maths teacher and minister

Declined

 * Troy Gittings, high school English teacher and stand-up comedian

Nominee

 * Grant Brand

District 4
Incumbent Republican Tom Cotton, who had represented the district since 2013, announced he will not run for election to a second term in order to challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor for his U.S. Senate seat. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 20. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Nominee

 * Bruce Westerman, Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Eliminated in primary

 * Tommy Moll, businessman

Withdrawn

 * Mark Darr, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Declined

 * Nate Bell, state representative
 * Tom Cotton, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Lane Jean, state representative
 * Beth Anne Rankin, music teacher, former Miss Arkansas, nominee for this seat in 2010 and candidate in 2012
 * Matthew Shepherd, state representative

Nominee

 * James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Withdrawn

 * Janice Percefull, college instructor and author (running as write-in)

Declined

 * Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
 * Bruce Maloch, state senator
 * Bobby Pierce, state senator
 * Leslee Milam Post, former state representative
 * Chris Thomason, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope and former state representative
 * Jeff Wardlaw, state representative

Nominee

 * Ken Hamilton