2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none January 2026 January 2018 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas presidential no 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas 2010 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas 2022 November 8, 2016 150x150px File:John Boozman, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg John Boozman Republican Party (United States) 661,984 59.77% File:Connereldridge-150.jpg Conner Eldridge Democratic Party (United States) 400,602 36.17% 210px County results 210px Congressional district results 210px Township results 210px Precinct results Boozman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Eldridge: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Senator John Boozman Republican Party (United States) John Boozman Republican Party (United States) 64.65% The 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Arkansas, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent U.S. Senator John Boozman won re-election to a second term in office, becoming the first Republican senator reelected in the history of the state. Former U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge was the only Democrat to declare his candidacy. The primaries were held on March 1.http://swtimes.com/news/politics/conner-eldridge-challenge-boozman-us-senate-seat Conner Eldridge to Challenge Boozman for U.S. Senate Seat | Times Record October 30, 2015 October 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151003081415/http://swtimes.com/news/politics/conner-eldridge-challenge-boozman-us-senate-seat dead This is also the first election in which the state simultaneously voted for a Republican Senate candidate and a Republican presidential candidate. Republican primary Candidates Declared John Boozman, incumbent U.S. senatorDeMillo Andrew http://bigstory.ap.org/article/boozman-back-work-post-surgery-run-16 Boozman, back at work post-surgery, to run in '16 Associated Press June 9, 2014 June 9, 2014 July 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223637/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/boozman-back-work-post-surgery-run-16 dead Curtis Coleman, businessman, candidate for governor in 2014 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnBoozman CurtisColeman UndecidedTalk Business/Hendrix CollegeTalk Business/Hendrix College February 4, 2016 457 ± 4.6% 68% 23% 9% Results Republican primary resultshttp://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/58350/162437/Web01/en/summary.html Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election official Results Arkansas Secretary of State March 22, 2016 John Boozman (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 298,039 76.45% Curtis Coleman Republican Party (United States) 91,795 23.55% 389,834 100.00% Democratic primary Conner Eldridge was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Candidates thumb|Eldridge campaigning Declared Conner Eldridge, former United States attorney for the Western District of ArkansasYokley Eli Former U.S. Attorney Will Challenge Boozman in Arkansas http://atr.rollcall.com/former-u-s-attorney-will-challenge-boozman-arkansas/?dcz= September 9, 2015 Roll Call September 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151109184527/http://atr.rollcall.com/former-u-s-attorney-will-challenge-boozman-arkansas/?dcz= November 9, 2015 dead Results Democratic primary results Conner Eldridge Democratic Party (United States) 214,228 100.00% 214,228 100.00% Third parties The Libertarian Party of Arkansas held a special nominating convention on October 24, 2015, to select nominees for elections in 2016. Frank Gilbert was selected as the nominee for the U.S. Senate race.https://talkbusiness.net/2015/10/arkansas-libertarians-nominate-23-including-full-congressional-slate Arkansas Libertarians Nominate 23, Including Full Congressional Slate Talk Business & Politics Brawner Steve October 25, 2015 October 27, 2015 Candidates Nominated Frank Gilbert, DeKalb Township constable, former mayor of Tull, nominee for the state senate in 2012 and nominee for governor in 2014 General election Candidates John Boozman (R), incumbent senator Conner Eldridge (D), former United States attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Frank Gilbert (L), DeKalb Township constable, former mayor of Tull, nominee for the state senate in 2012 and nominee for governor in 2014 Debates Dates Location Boozman Eldridge Gilbert LinkOctober 12, 2016Little Rock, ArkansasParticipantParticipantParticipantFull debate - C-SPAN Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2016 Senate Race Ratings for November 2, 2016 https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139360 The Cook Political Report March 26, 2021 Safe R November 2, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 Senate http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-senate Sabato's Crystal Ball September 19, 2016 Safe R November 7, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report2016 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2016-senate-ratings-november-3-2016 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016 Safe R November 3, 2016 Daily KosDaily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/8/1593119/-Daily-Kos-Election-2016-forecast-The-final-version Daily Kos March 27, 2021 Safe R November 8, 2016 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the Senate 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/senate/2016_elections_senate_map.html Real Clear Politics October 28, 2016 Safe R November 7, 2016 Polling Opinion polling for the 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas.chart Opinion polling for the 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas.tab 700px Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnBoozman (R) ConnerEldridge (D) FrankGilbert (L) Other UndecidedSurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 930 ± 4.6% 56% 41% — — 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 31 – November 6, 2016 798 ± 4.6% 55% 42% — — 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 28 – November 3, 2016 696 ± 4.6% 56% 43% — — 1%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 27 – November 2, 2016 593 ± 4.6% 54% 43% — — 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 26 – November 1, 2016 475 ± 4.6%52% 46% — — 2%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 484 ± 4.6% 54% 44% — — 2%University of ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasSeptember 2026 InternetArchiveBot October 18–25, 2016 800 ± 3.5% 61% 38% — 1% —Talk Business/Hendrix CollegeTalk Business/Hendrix College October 21, 2016 463 ± 4.6% 52% 34% 4% 2% 8%Talk Business/Hendrix CollegeTalk Business/Hendrix College September 15–17, 2016 831 ± 3.4% 55% 29% 5% 3% 8%Emerson CollegeEmerson College September 9–13, 2016 600 ± 3.6% 44% 30% — 11% 15%Talk Business/Hendrix CollegeTalk Business/Hendrix College June 21, 2016 751 ± 3.6% 51% 29% 6% — 14% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); with Mike Beebe Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnBoozman (R) MikeBeebe (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 40% 46% — 14%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 39% 49% — 12%Talk Business/Hendrix CollegeTalk Business/Hendrix College June 8–11, 2015 1,183 ± 1.84% 37% 45% — 18% Results 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansashttps://arkansas.tally-enr.com/#election=1836&contest=629 U.S. Senate Martin Mark Mark Martin (politician) November 8, 2016 Secretary of State of Arkansas October 5, 2026 Republican Party (United States) John Boozman (incumbent) 661,984 59.77% +1.87% Democratic Party (United States) Conner Eldridge 400,602 36.17% -0.78% Libertarian Party (United States) Frank Gilbert 43,866 3.96% +0.72% 1,070 0.10% N/A 1,107,522 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) By county CountyJohn BoozmanRepublicanConner EldridgeDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,68459.90%2,34138.07%1252.03%1,34321.84%6,150Ashley5,10665.99%2,34630.32%2853.68%2,76035.67%7,737Baxter14,07473.09%4,23121.97%9504.93%9,84351.12%19,255Benton63,50366.50%27,43428.73%4,5624.78%36,06937.77%95,499Boone12,49078.86%2,62016.54%7294.60%9,87062.31%15,839Bradley2,01957.97%1,34338.56%1213.47%67619.41%3,483Calhoun1,33660.92%77335.25%843.83%56325.67%2,193Carroll6,77164.42%3,31831.57%4224.01%3,45332.85%10,511Chicot1,82443.41%2,28854.45%902.14%-464-11.04%4,202Clark3,94747.69%4,08749.38%2422.92%-140-1.69%8,276Clay3,28665.08%1,52730.24%2364.67%1,75934.84%5,049Cleburne8,38271.15%2,90224.63%4964.21%5,48046.52%11,780Cleveland2,16465.54%1,03431.31%1043.15%1,13034.22%3,302Columbia5,44064.30%2,75732.58%2643.12%2,68331.71%8,461Conway4,40356.97%3,02339.12%3023.91%1,38017.86%7,728Craighead23,21866.46%10,24129.32%1,4744.22%12,97737.15%34,933Crawford16,00872.74%5,04222.91%9564.34%10,96649.83%22,006Crittenden6,77945.91%7,41250.20%5743.89%-633-4.29%14,765Cross4,45666.80%1,99729.94%2183.27%2,45936.86%6,671Dallas1,42953.14%1,17143.55%893.31%2589.59%2,689Desha1,72742.34%2,25655.31%962.35%-529-12.97%4,079Drew3,70158.50%2,41338.14%2133.37%1,28820.36%6,327Faulkner27,63259.10%16,77035.87%2,3515.03%10,86223.23%46,753Franklin4,74970.68%1,69025.15%2804.17%3,05945.53%6,719Fulton3,25471.60%1,05923.30%2325.10%2,19548.29%4,545Garland24,26260.08%14,38535.62%1,7334.29%9,87724.46%40,380Grant5,01569.12%1,87725.87%3645.02%3,13843.25%7,256Greene9,84270.09%3,40524.25%7955.66%6,43745.84%14,042Hempstead4,16862.11%2,35235.05%1912.85%1,81627.06%6,711Hot Spring7,25962.28%4,00634.37%3903.35%3,25327.91%11,655Howard2,96966.26%1,37730.73%1353.01%1,59235.53%4,481Independence9,02067.98%3,74728.24%5013.78%5,27339.74%13,268Izard3,59368.78%1,40426.88%2274.35%2,18941.90%5,224Jackson2,95858.25%1,95138.42%1693.33%1,00719.83%5,078Jefferson8,80535.32%15,34261.54%7833.14%-6,537-26.22%24,930Johnson5,68063.96%2,88232.45%3183.58%2,79831.51%8,880Lafayette1,71362.54%95434.83%722.63%75927.71%2,739Lawrence3,91270.77%1,38024.96%2364.27%2,53245.80%5,528Lee1,27142.45%1,63654.64%872.91%-365-12.19%2,994Lincoln2,19058.87%1,44038.71%902.42%75020.16%3,720Little River3,36867.37%1,44328.87%1883.76%1,92538.51%4,999Logan5,20966.37%2,34229.84%2983.80%2,86736.53%7,849Lonoke17,48366.09%7,66628.98%1,3044.93%9,81737.11%26,453Madison4,52066.20%2,04529.95%2633.85%2,47536.25%6,828Marion5,26575.57%1,32018.95%3825.48%3,94556.62%6,967Miller10,97470.50%4,09926.33%4943.17%6,87544.16%15,567Mississippi6,83555.52%5,02340.80%4523.67%1,81214.72%12,310Monroe1,36348.98%1,36148.90%592.12%20.07%2,783Montgomery2,36668.13%98528.36%1223.51%1,38139.76%3,473Nevada1,88160.27%1,11535.73%1254.01%76624.54%3,121Newton2,83376.01%75420.23%1403.76%2,07955.78%3,727Ouachita5,27755.18%4,05242.37%2352.46%1,22512.81%9,564Perry2,58861.63%1,39433.20%2175.17%1,19428.44%4,199Phillips2,40037.69%3,77759.31%1913.00%-1,377-21.62%6,368Pike2,81972.08%95524.42%1373.50%1,86447.66%3,911Poinsett5,35770.23%2,02626.56%2453.21%3,33143.67%7,628Polk6,06275.53%1,65420.61%3103.86%4,40854.92%8,026Pope15,34468.99%5,81926.16%1,0784.85%9,52542.83%22,241Prairie2,13064.23%1,09332.96%932.80%1,03731.27%3,316Pulaski64,37840.66%88,89256.14%5,0693.20%-24,514-15.48%158,339Randolph4,26668.20%1,65926.52%3305.28%2,60741.68%6,255Saline33,12564.15%16,14031.25%2,3754.60%16,98532.89%51,640Scott2,46171.46%86725.17%1163.37%1,59446.28%3,444Searcy2,70474.61%72520.01%1955.38%1,97954.61%3,624Sebastian29,40565.99%13,06029.31%2,0954.70%16,34536.68%44,560Sevier3,03670.26%1,07624.90%2094.84%1,96045.36%4,321Sharp5,12772.69%1,60922.81%3174.49%3,51849.88%7,053St. Francis3,15345.26%3,64352.30%1702.44%-490-7.03%6,966Stone3,69067.26%1,53027.89%2664.85%2,16039.37%5,486Union10,16864.55%4,90231.12%6834.34%5,26633.43%15,753Van Buren4,67065.47%2,14530.07%3184.46%2,52535.40%7,133Washington43,13753.19%34,47542.51%3,4954.31%8,66210.68%81,107White19,41369.76%7,34126.38%1,0763.87%12,07243.38%27,830Woodruff91736.87%1,52161.16%491.97%-604-24.29%2,487Yell4,22166.41%1,88129.59%2544.00%2,34036.82%6,356Totals661,98459.77%400,60236.17%44,9364.06%261,38223.60%1,107,522 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Arkansas (largest city: Stuttgart) Fulton (largest city: Salem) Monroe (largest city: Clarendon) Mississippi (largest city: Osceola) Lincoln (largest city: Star City) Jackson (largest city: Newport) Lawrence (largest city: Walnut Ridge) By congressional district Boozman won all four congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1db11e90-c162-4363-847c-a0d34a8864e8 DRA 2020 Daves Redistricting August 18, 2024 District Boozman Eldridge RepresentativeArkansas 1 1st63%33%Rick CrawfordArkansas 2 2nd 51% 45%French HillArkansas 3 3rd 64% 31%Steve WomackArkansas 4 4th 62% 35%Bruce Westerman References External links Official campaign websites (archived) John Boozman (R) Curtis Coleman (R) Conner Eldridge (D) Frank Gilbert (L) 2016 Arkansas United States Senate