Richard Midkiff
Richard Midkiff (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 22. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Midkiff was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 25 of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Richard McGrew defeated Judy Bowers in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard McGrew (R)  | 74.9 | 12,400 |
 | Judy Bowers (L) | 25.1 | 4,146 | |
| Total votes: 16,546 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nadine Johnson (Nonpartisan)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Richard McGrew defeated Jack Wells and Richard Midkiff in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 22 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard McGrew | 58.5 | 2,774 |
| Jack Wells | 31.7 | 1,501 | ||
 | Richard Midkiff | 9.8 | 465 | |
| Total votes: 4,740 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Judy Bowers advanced from the Libertarian primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 22.
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.[1] Incumbent John T. Vines (D) did not seek re-election.
Les Warren defeated Jerry Rephan in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 general election.[2]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Les Warren |
58.67% | 5,973 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Rephan | 41.33% | 4,208 | |
| Total Votes | 10,181 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Jerry Rephan ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jerry Rephan (unopposed) | |
Les Warren defeated Richard Midkiff in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Les Warren |
69.82% | 2,487 | |
| Republican | Richard Midkiff | 30.18% | 1,075 | |
| Total Votes | 3,562 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Midkiff did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
