Candidates Win Primary Runoff Elections In Arkansas To Advance To November Election

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June 15, 2012

Arkansas

By Geoff Pallay

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: On Tuesday, voters in Arkansas went to the polls to decide on several runoff races. The initial primary had been held on May 22, 2012, but seven races required a runoff because no winner received the required number of votes. All seven runoffs were between Democratic candidates.

In three of the races, the winner will not face any major party opposition in November, virtually guaranteeing them election to public office. Here are the results of the runoffs.[1]

Congress

  • Democratic Party Scott Ellington defeated Clark Hall for the nomination in the 1st Congressional District election. The runoff was separated by less than 300 votes out of just under 20,000 total votes cast. Ellington will face incumbent Rick Crawford (R) in the general election.
  • Democratic Party Gene Jeffress defeated Byrum Hurst for the nomination in the 4th Congressional district election. Jeffress will face Tom Cotton (R) in the general election.

State Senate

  • Democratic Party Current State Representative Eddie Cheatham defeated Gregg Reep for the nomination in the 26th Senate District. Cheatham will face Mike Akin (R) in the general election.

State House

  • Democratic Party John Baine defeated Albert Glover for the nomination in the 7th House District. No Republican candidates have filed to run in the general election.
  • Democratic Party Mike Holcomb defeated Dorothy Hall for the nomination in the 10th House District. Holcomb will face Charles Roberts in the general election.
  • Democratic Party Charles Armstrong defeated Tommy Branch Jr. for the nomination in the 30th House District. No Republican candidates have filed to run in the general election.
  • Democratic Party Monte Hodges defeated Mary Gay Shipley for the nomination in the 55th House District. No Republican candidates have filed to run in the general election.
Members of the U.S. House from Arkansas -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 1 0
     Republican Party 3 4
Total 4 4
Arkansas State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 20 14
     Republican Party 15 21
Total 35 35


Arkansas House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 54 49
     Republican Party 46 51
Total 100 100


See also

Ballotpedia News
  • United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2012
  • Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012
  • Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Footnotes

  1. Primary Runoff Results

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