United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2012
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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.
As the result of redistricting following the 2010 United States Census, the boundaries of the state's congressional districts have been redrawn. Governor Mike Beebe, who signed the new map into law in April 2011, described it as the "status quo" and not partisan. In the new map, five counties are split between districts, the first time in Arkansas history that counties have not been kept intact in congressional districts.
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas.
The 1st district had lost population, and so was drawn in the new map to incorporate counties in southeastern Arkansas which were previously a part of the 4th district.Republican incumbent Rick Crawford was first elected in 2010.
State representative Clark Hall, and Gary Latanich, an economics professor at Arkansas State University, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Crawford. Other potential Democratic candidates include L. J. Bryant, the unsuccessful 2010 Democratic nominee for Arkansas Land Commissioner; David Cook, a former state representative and unsuccessful candidate in the 2010 Democratic primary in the 1st district;prosecuting attorney Scott Ellington; state representative Keith Ingram;Robert S. Moore, the speaker of the state House of Representatives; and businessman Steve Rockwell, who considered running in the 1st district in 2010.Paul Bookout, the president pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate;Chad Causey, the former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Marion Berry and unsuccessful 2010 nominee in the 1st district; and state senator Robert F. Thompson will not run. Jacob Holloway, a graduate student at ASU, is the declared Green Party candidate. Jessica Paxton, wife of Libertarian Party of Arkansas chairman Rodger Paxton, has been nominated as the Libertarian candidate.
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