Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 4th Congressional District of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) and Kerry Hicks (L) ran unopposed in their respective primaries. Westerman defeated Hicks in the general election on November 8, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run for the seat.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arkansas utilizes an open primary system. Registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Bruce Westerman (R), who was first elected in 2014.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, the 4th Congressional District was located in southwestern Arkansas. The district included Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Drew, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Madison, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Scott, Sevier, Union, and Yell counties and portions of Crawford, Jefferson, Newton, and Sebastian counties.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Bruce Westerman Incumbent |
74.9% | 182,885 | |
| Libertarian | Kerry Hicks | 25.1% | 61,274 | |
| Total Votes | 244,159 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: Bruce Westerman   Kerry Hicks |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other [10] |
District history
2014
The 4th Congressional District of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tom Cotton did not seek re-election in 2014. He ran for election to the U.S. Senate instead. Bruce Westerman (R) defeated James Lee Witt (D) and Ken Hamilton (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Bruce Westerman |
53.7% | 110,789 | |
| Democratic | James Lee Witt | 42.6% | 87,742 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Hamilton | 3.7% | 7,598 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 206,131 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 4th Congressional District of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Tom Cotton won election in the district, the incumbent Mike Ross did not run for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Gene Jeffress | 36.7% | 95,013 | |
| Republican | Tom Cotton |
59.5% | 154,149 | |
| Green | Joshua Drake | 1.9% | 4,807 | |
| Libertarian | Bobby Tullis | 1.9% | 4,984 | |
| Total Votes | 258,953 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Arkansas elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Arkansas in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| September 3, 2015 | Ballot access | Deadline for new political parties to file qualifying paperwork | |
| October 15, 2015 | Campaign finance | Quarterly report due for third quarter of 2015 | |
| November 2, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates opens at 12:00 p.m.; filing period for nonpartisan candidates opens at 3:00 p.m.; filing period opens for independent and write-in candidates | |
| November 16, 2015 | Campaign finance | Statement of financial interest for 2014 due for non-incumbent candidates | |
| November 16, 2015 | Campaign finance | October monthly report due | |
| November 9, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates closes at 12:00 p.m.; filing period for nonpartisan candidates closes at 3:00 p.m.; filing period closes for independent and write-in candidates | |
| December 15, 2015 | Campaign finance | November monthly report due | |
| January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | December monthly report due | |
| February 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Statement of financial interest for 2015 due for all candidates | |
| February 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | January monthly report due | |
| February 23, 2016 | Campaign finance | If opposed in primary, preelection report due for primary election | |
| March 1, 2016 | Election date | Preferential primary election; nonpartisan general election | |
| March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | If unopposed in primary or did not participate in primary, February monthly report due | |
| March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preelection report due for primary election runoff | |
| March 22, 2016 | Election date | General primary runoff election | |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | If candidate did not participate in primary, March monthly report due | |
| May 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final report due for primary election and primary runoff | |
| May 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | April monthly report due | |
| June 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | May monthly report due | |
| July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | June monthly report due | |
| August 9, 2016 | Election date | Municipal party primary election | |
| August 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | July monthly report due | |
| September 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | August monthly report due | |
| September 20, 2016 | Election date | Annual school board election | |
| October 11, 2016 | Election date | Annual school board runoff election | |
| October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance | September monthly report due | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preelection report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election; nonpartisan runoff election | |
| November 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | October monthly report due if unopposed | |
| November 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preelection report due for special runoff election | |
| November 29, 2016 | Election date | General runoff election (county and municipal) | |
| December 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final report due general and runoff election | |
| Sources: Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed August 7, 2015 Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners, "Running for Public Office: 2016 Edition," accessed September 21, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 3, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
