Chris Steplock
Chris Steplock was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 66 of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Steplock's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Elections
2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Josh Miller ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 66 general election.[4]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Josh Miller Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Josh Miller defeated Chris Steplock in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 66 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Josh Miller Incumbent |
74.87% | 4,779 | |
| Republican | Chris Steplock | 25.13% | 1,604 | |
| Total Votes | 6,383 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas House of Representatives District 66
- Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Arkansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Chris Steplock on Facebook
- Chris Steplock on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Steplock for Rep, "Main page," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
