2014 Arkansas elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2014 Arkansas elections Arkansas presidential no 2012 Arkansas elections 2012 2016 Arkansas elections 2016 A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4, 2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014, for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on June 10, 2014. In the 2014 general election in Arkansas, Republican candidates won all statewide executive offices, the U.S. Senate seat up for election, majorities in both state legislative chambers, and all four U.S. House seats, decisively ending over 130 years of Democratic dominance in the state. Governor 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election Incumbent Democratic governor Mike Beebe was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term as governor. Democratic nominee former U.S. representative Mike Ross, Republican nominee former U.S. representative Asa Hutchinson, Green nominee Josh Drakehttp://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Candidates-who-filed-for-office-in-Arkansas-5284882.php Candidates who filed for office in Arkansas March 3, 2014 March 5, 2014 sfgate.com and Libertarian nominee Frank Gilbert contested in the general election. With Hutchinson's victory, Republicans gained a trifecta for the first time since 1874. Results Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2014http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/53237/149537/Web01/en/summary.html November 4, 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results Arkansas Secretary of State November 23, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) Asa Hutchinson 470,429 55.44 Democratic Party (Arkansas) Mike Ross 352,115 41.49 Libertarian Party (United States) Frank Gilbert 16,319 1.92 Green Party (United States) Josh Drake 9,729 1.15 118,314 13.94 848,592 100 Republican Party of Arkansas Democratic Party of Arkansas Lieutenant governor 2014 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election Arkansas presidential no 2010 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election 2010 2018 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election 2018 150x150px Rep Tim Griffin Official Photo (cropped).jpg Tim Griffin Republican Party (United States) 479,673 57.16% 3x4.svg John Burkhalter Democratic Party (United States) 324,260 38.64% File:2014 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsGriffin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Burkhalter: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Tim Griffin Republican Party (United States) The office of lieutenant governor had been vacant since Republican Mark Darr resigned on February 1, 2014, while under investigation for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds.http://www.nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/breaking-lt-governor-mark-darr-resigning/d/fulltext-news/-ebkFvOQ6EGY6_J_Xe9Ylw BREAKING: Lt. Governor Mark Darr Resigning KNWA-TV June 4, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140111122743/http://www.nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/breaking-lt-governor-mark-darr-resigning/d/fulltext-news/-ebkFvOQ6EGY6_J_Xe9Ylw January 11, 2014 Republican primary Confirmed candidates Tim Griffin, U.S. representativehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/02/13/rep-tim-griffin-to-run-for-ark-lieutenant-governor/ Rep. Tim Griffin to run for Ark. lieutenant governor The Washington Post February 13, 2014 March 5, 2014 Debra Hobbs, state representativehttp://5newsonline.com/2014/02/11/governor-candidate-debra-hobbs-to-run-for-lt-gov-instead/ Governor Candidate Debra Hobbs To Run For Lt. Gov. Instead 5News Online February 11, 2014 March 5, 2014 Andy Mayberry, state representative ran for the Republican nomination.http://talkbusiness.net/2013/08/cook-andy-mayberrys-poorly-planned-lt-governor-announcement/ Cook: Andy Mayberry's Poorly Planned Lt. Governor Announcement Talk Business Arkansas August 26, 2013 March 5, 2014 Withdrawn candidates Charlie Collins, state representativehttp://www.katv.com/story/24716672/state-rep-charlie-collins-confirms-hes-dropping-out-of-race-for-lt-governor State Rep. Charlie Collins confirms he's dropping out of race for Lt. Governor ABC7 KATV February 13, 2014 March 5, 2014 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror TimGriffin DebraHobbs AndyMayberry UndecidedTalk Business/Hendrix CollegeTalk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 1,516 ± 2.5% 54% 6% 15% 26%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling April 25–27, 2014 342 ± 5.3% 39% 8% 19% 34% Primary results Republican primary resultshttp://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/51266/130771/en/summary.html 2014 Arkansas Preferential Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election May 20, 2014 Arkansas Secretary of State June 4, 2014 Tim Griffin Republican Party (Arkansas) 109,851 63.37 Andy Mayberry Republican Party (Arkansas) 35,703 20.59 Debra Hobbs Republican Party (Arkansas) 27,803 16.04 173,357 100 Democratic nominee John Burkhalter, former state Highway Commissionerhttp://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/10/04/john-burkhalter-resigns-from-highway-commission-to-focus-on-lieutenant-governor-race John Burkhalter resigns from Highway Commission to focus on lieutenant governor race Arkansas Times October 4, 2013 March 5, 2014 Withdrawn Dianne Curry, president of the Little Rock School Boardhttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/93827/democrat-dianne-curry-drops-out-of-lieutenant-governors-race Democrat Dianne Curry Drops Out of Lieutenant Governor's Race Arkansas Business July 31, 2013 March 5, 2014 Libertarian nominee Chris Olson General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror TimGriffin (R) JohnBurkhalter (D) ChristopherOlson (L) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 30–November 1, 2014 1,092 ± 3% 46% 38% 6% 11%Suffolkhttp://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/9_24_2014_marginals.pdf Suffolk September 24, 2014 September 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140925010744/http://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/9_24_2014_marginals.pdf dead September 20–23, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 35% 42% 5% 18%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 42% 36% 4% 18%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 41% 32% 6% 21%Public Policy Polling April 25–27, 2014 840 ± 3.4% 39% 30% — 31% Results Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/53237/149537/Web01/en/summary.html November 4, 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results Arkansas Secretary of State November 23, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) Tim Griffin 479,673 57.16 Democratic Party (Arkansas) John Burkhalter 324,260 38.64 Libertarian Party (United States) Christopher Olson 35,257 4.20 155,413 18.52 839,190 100 Republican Party (Arkansas) Democratic Party (Arkansas) Attorney general 2014 Arkansas Attorney General election Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. State Representative Nate Steel ran for the Democrats. Attorney Zac White, who had considered running, endorsed Steel and instead ran for the state senate.http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/07/10/nate-steel-announces-for-attorney-general UPDATE: Nate Steel announces for attorney general Arkansas Times July 10, 2013 March 5, 2014 Leslie Rutledge was the Republican nominee and emerged victorious. Arkansas Attorney General election, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) Leslie Rutledge 430,799 51.61 Democratic Party (Arkansas) Nate Steel 360,680 43.21 Libertarian Party (United States) Aaron Cash 43,245 5.18 70,119 8.40 834,724 100 Republican Party of Arkansas Democratic Party of Arkansas Secretary of State 2014 Arkansas Secretary of State election Incumbent Republican secretary of state Mark Martin won re-election to a second term in office. Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) Mark Martin (incumbent) 506,384 60.61 Democratic Party (Arkansas) Susan Inman 292,878 35.06 Libertarian Party (United States) Jacob Holloway 36,159 4.33 213,506 25.55 835,421 100 Republican Party (Arkansas) State Treasurer 2014 Arkansas State Treasurer election presidential no Arkansas 2010 Arkansas elections#State Treasurer 2010 2018 Arkansas State Treasurer election 2018 Dennis Milligan Republican Party (United States) 466,959 56.38% Karen Sealy Garcia Democratic Party (United States) 308,663 37.27% File:2014 Arkansas state treasurer election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsMilligan: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Garcia: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% State Treasurer Charles Robinson Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Milligan Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Charles Robinson, who served in the office from May 29, 2013, did not run for re-election, per the terms of his appointment. He was appointed to the office following the resignation of Martha Shoffner.2013-05-29 Gov. Beebe appoints Charles Robinson as Ark. State Treasurer https://www.4029tv.com/article/gov-beebe-appoints-charles-robinson-as-ark-state-treasurer/4948424 2026-06-25 KHBS en Democratic nominee Karen Sealy Garcia, accountanthttp://www.katv.com/story/24833834/candidates-file-bids-for-arkansas-treasurer Candidates file bids for Arkansas treasurer KATV.com February 26, 2014 March 5, 2014 Republican primary Candidates Duncan Baird, state representativehttp://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/07/31/rep-duncan-baird-announces-for-state-treasurer Rep. Duncan Baird announces for state treasurer Arkansas Times July 31, 2014 March 5, 2014 Dennis Milligan, Saline County Circuit Clerk and former chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansashttp://arkansasnews.com/sections/news/arkansas/former-gop-chief-run-state-treasurer.html Former GOP chief to run for state treasurer Arkansas News October 11, 2012 March 5, 2014 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DuncanBaird DennisMilligan UndecidedTalk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 1,516 ± 2.5% 10% 16% 75% Primary results Republican primary results Dennis Milligan Republican Party (Arkansas) 86,994 53.48 Duncan Baird Republican Party (Arkansas) 75,673 46.52 162,667 100 Libertarian nominee Chris Hayes General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror KarenGarcia (D) DennisMilligan (R) ChrisHayes (L) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling October 30–November 1, 2014 1,092 ± 3% 37% 45% 10% 9%Public Policy Polling September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 31% 39% 7% 23%Public Policy Polling August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 31% 36% 10% 23% Results Arkansas State Treasurer election, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) Dennis Milligan 466,959 56.38 Democratic Party (Arkansas) Karen Sealy Garcia 308,663 37.27 Libertarian Party (United States) Chris Hayes 52,640 6.35 158,296 19.11 828,262 100 Republican Party (Arkansas) Democratic Party (Arkansas) State Auditor 2014 Arkansas State Auditor election presidential no Arkansas 2010 Arkansas elections#Auditor 2010 2018 Arkansas elections#State Auditor 2018 Andrea Lea Republican Party (United States) 471,211 57.17% Regina Stewart Hampton Democratic Party (United States) 308,285 37.40% File:2014 Arkansas state auditor election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsLea: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Hampton: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% State Auditor Charlie Daniels Democratic Party (United States) Andrea Lea Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Charlie Daniels chose to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term.http://swtimes.com/sections/news/politics/arkansas-auditor-charlie-daniels-won%E2%80%99t-seek-re-election.html Arkansas Auditor Charlie Daniels Won't Seek Re-Election Times Record May 6, 2013 March 5, 2014 Democratic nominee Regina Stewart Hampton, employee in the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Auditor's Officehttp://talkbusiness.net/2013/07/regina-hampton-to-seek-state-auditors-post/ Regina Hampton To Seek State Auditor's Post Talk Business Arkansas July 7, 2013 March 5, 2014 Republican primary Candidates Andrea Lea, state representativehttp://talkbusiness.net/2013/07/rep-andrea-lea-joins-auditors-race/ Rep. Andrea Lea Joins Auditor's Race Talk Business Arkansas July 2, 2013 March 5, 2014 Ken Yang, former campaign manager for Mark Martinhttp://arkansasnews.com/sections/columns/news/jason-tolbert/%E2%80%9Cbold%E2%80%9D-auditor-candidate.html A "Bold" auditor candidate Arkansas News June 26, 2013 March 5, 2014 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror AndreaLea KenYang UndecidedTalk Business/Hendrix College April 29, 2014 1,516 ± 2.5% 32% 12% 56% Primary results Republican primary results Andrea Lea Republican Party (Arkansas) 111,998 68.17 Ken Yang Republican Party (Arkansas) 52,293 31.83 164,291 100 Libertarian nominee Brian Leach General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror Regina StewartHampton (D) AndreaLea (R) BrianLeach (L) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling October 30–November 1, 2014 1,092 ± 3% 36% 44% 8% 12%Public Policy Polling September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 33% 37% 7% 24%Public Policy Polling August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 31% 35% 10% 24% Results Arkansas State Auditor election, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) Andrea Lea 471,211 57.17 Democratic Party (Arkansas) Regina Stewart Hampton 308,285 37.40 Libertarian Party (United States) Brian Leach 44,702 5.43 162,926 19.77 824,198 100 Republican Party (Arkansas) Democratic Party (Arkansas) Commissioner of State Lands 2014 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election Incumbent Republican Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston ran for re-election to a second term in office. Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election, 2014 Republican Party (Arkansas) John Thurston (incumbent) 471,848 57.17 Democratic Party (Arkansas) Mark Robertson 302,048 36.59 Libertarian Party (United States) Elvis D. Presley 51,518 6.24 169,800 20.58 825,414 100 Republican Party (Arkansas) United States Senate 2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas Incumbent Democratic senator Mark Pryor ran for re-election to a third term.http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/04/19/sen-mark-pryor-is-running-for-re-election-in-2014 Sen. Mark Pryor is running for re-election in 2014 Arkansas Times April 19, 2012 Republican Tom Cotton,Glueck Katie Arkansas's Tom Cotton to run for U.S. Senate https://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/tom-cotton-arkansas-senate-run-94978.html?hp=t2_3 Politico 31 July 2013 Green Mark Swaney and Libertarian Nathan LaFrance also ran. U.S. Senate election in Arkansas, 2014http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/53237/149537/Web01/en/summary.html November 4, 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results Arkansas Secretary of State November 23, 2014 Republican Party (United States) Tom Cotton 478,819 56.50 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Pryor (incumbent) 334,174 39.43 Libertarian Party (United States) Nathan LaFrance 17,210 2.03 Green Party (United States) Mark Swaney 16,797 1.98 505 0.06 144,645 17.07 847,505 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) United States House of Representatives 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas All of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014. Republicans held all four districts. General Assembly State Senate 18 out of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate were up for election. Republicans won 13 while Democrats won five. The resulting composition was 24 Republicans and 11 Democrats, with Republicans making a gain of three seats. +2014 Arkansas Senate electionArkansas State Senate elections, 2014 https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2014 2026-06-26 Ballotpedia en Party Before After Change Republican 21 24 3 Democratic 13 11 2vacant 1 0 1 Total 35 State House of Reresentatives All 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won 64 while Democrats won 36, with Republicans gaining 13 seats. +2014 Arkansas House of Representatives electionArkansas House of Representatives elections, 2014 https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014 2026-06-26 Ballotpedia en Party Before After Change Republican 51 64 13 Democratic 48 36 12 Green 1 0 1 Total 100 State Supreme Court Three seats on the Arkansas Supreme Court were up for election, only one of which was contested.Arkansas Supreme Court elections, 2014 https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Supreme_Court_elections,_2014 2026-06-26 Ballotpedia en Associate Justice, Position 2 Incumbent Justice Donald Corbin retired at the end of his term.Brantley Max 2014-02-17 Contest develops for Arkansas Supreme Court https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2014/02/17/contest-develops-for-arkansas-supreme-court 2026-06-26 Arkansas Times en-US Robin Wynne, a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, narrowly defeated lawyer Tim Cullen.2014-05-21 2 Appeals Court judges moving to Supreme Court https://katv.com/archive/2-appeals-court-judges-moving-to-supreme-court 2026-06-26 KATV en Ballot measures Five statewide measures were on the ballot in 2014, four of which were approved by the voters.Arkansas 2014 ballot measures https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_2014_ballot_measures 2026-06-28 Ballotpedia en +2014 Arkansas ballot measuresNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Issue 1Requires legislative review and approval of changes to state agencies' administrative rules.Arkansas Legislative Approval of State Agency Rules Amendment, Issue 1 (2014) https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Legislative_Approval_of_State_Agency_Rules_Amendment,_Issue_1_(2014) 2026-06-28 Ballotpedia en 469,431 59.06325,39640.94 Legislatively referred constitutional amendmentIssue 2Sets threshold of 75 percent of required petition signatures to obtain additional time for signature collection.Arkansas Ballot Measure Signature Requirements Amendment, Issue 2 (2014) https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Ballot_Measure_Signature_Requirements_Amendment,_Issue_2_(2014) 2026-06-28 Ballotpedia en 425,709 53.31372,78446.69Issue 3Extends length of time state legislators can stay in office to 16 years; limits lobbying and creates independent elected officials salary commission.Arkansas Elected Officials Ethics, Transparency and Financial Reform Amendment, Issue 3 (2014) https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Elected_Officials_Ethics,_Transparency_and_Financial_Reform_Amendment,_Issue_3_(2014) 2026-06-28 Ballotpedia en 428,206 52.43388,45947.57Issue 4Legalizes manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol statewide.Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Initiative, Issue 4 (2014) https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Alcoholic_Beverage_Initiative,_Issue_4_(2014) 2026-06-28 Ballotpedia en354,44642.59 477,877 57.41 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentIssue 5Increases the state’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $8.50 per hour by 2017.Arkansas Minimum Wage Initiative, Issue 5 (2014) https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Minimum_Wage_Initiative,_Issue_5_(2014) 2026-06-28 Ballotpedia en 548,789 65.94283,52434.06 Citizen-initiated state statute References 30em 2010s Politics United States Arkansas