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United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2012
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is March 1, 2012. The primary elections will be held on May 22, 2012.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds three of the four Congressional seats from Arkansas.
| Members of the U.S. House from Arkansas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts are:
| Name: | Party: | District: |
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| Mike Ross | U.S. House, Arkansas, District 4 | |
| Rick Crawford | U.S. House, Arkansas, District 1 | |
| Steve Womack | U.S. House, Arkansas, District 3 | |
| Tim Griffin | U.S. House, Arkansas, District 2 |
Candidates
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
June 12, 2012 Democratic primary runoff
May 22, 2012 primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
May 22, 2012 primary results
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
Steve Womack 
Rebekah Kennedy
David Pangrac
- Note:
Ken Aden withdrew from the race.
May 22, 2012 primary results
Democratic Primary
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
June 12, 2012 Democratic primary runoff
May 22, 2012 primary results
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See also
References
- ↑ "Rep. Clark Hall To Enter First District Congressional Race," TalkBusiness.net, October 16, 2011
- ↑ "First District Democrats Have Contested Primary," TalkBusiness.net, November 1, 2011
- ↑ "Rankin, Jeffress launch congressional bids in Ark.," RealClearPolitics.com, August 29, 2011
- ↑ Talkbusiness.net, "Greg Hale's Name Surfaces In Fourth District Congressional Race," January 18, 2012
- ↑ "In Ross's wake," ArkTimes.com, July 27, 2011
- ↑ Arkansas Times, " Another (armed)candidate for 4th District Congress," December 12, 2011
- ↑ "Rankin, Jeffress launch congressional bids in Ark.," RealClearPolitics.com, August 29, 2011
- ↑ "Rankin, Jeffress launch congressional bids in Ark.," RealClearPolitics.com, August 29, 2011
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