2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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.

Overview
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%.

District
Results of the 2016 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 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Nominee

 * Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary
There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Nominee

 * Mark West

District 2
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.

Nominee

 * French Hill, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Brock Olree

Nominee

 * Dianne Curry, former member of the Little Rock School Board and the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism

Nominee

 * Chris Hayes, nominee for this seat in 2012 and for State Treasurer in 2014

District 3
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.

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).

Declined

 * Robbie Wilson, tax preparer

Nominee

 * Steve Isaacson

Withdrawn

 * Nathan LaFrance, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014

District 4
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.

Nominee

 * Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary
There was no Democratic nominee for this election.

Nominee

 * Kerry Hicks