2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator. Overview. 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. By district. Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district: District 1. Republican incumbent Rick Crawford has represented the 1st district since 2011. Crawford was elected to a second term in 2012, defeating Democratic prosecutor Scott Ellington, with 56% of the vote. Democrats hoped to find a strong challenger for the incumbent. District 2. Republican Tim Griffin has represented the 2nd District since 2011. Griffin was elected to a second term in 2012, defeating Democratic former state representative Herb Rule, with 55% of the vote. Griffin announced  in October 2013 that he would not run for re-election in 2014. In January 2014, he announced he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. District 3. Republican incumbent Steve Womack has represented the 3rd district since 2011. Womack was elected to a second term in 2012 with 76% of the vote. Unlike the other Arkansas congressional districts, the 3rd has long had a Republican Congressman. Thomas Brewer, a math teacher and minister, announced he was challenging Womack for the Republican nomination, and Troy Gittings, a high school English teacher and stand-up comedian, announced he was running for  the Democratic nomination. However, neither Brewer nor Gittings ended up filing, leaving Libertarian Grant Brand as Womack's only challenger. District 4. Republican Tom Cotton was elected to represent the 4th district in 2012, winning an open seat contest against Democratic State Senator Gene Jeffress with 59%. Cotton has announced he will not run for election to a second term so that he can challenge Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor for his U.S. Senate seat.