2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 828,266 330,485
Percentage 70.23% 28.02%
Swing Increase 7.67% Decrease 7.17%

Arkansas Congressional Election Results 2020.svg

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Overview[]

Popular vote
Republican
70.23%
Democratic
28.02%
Libertarian
1.75%
House seats
Republican
100%
Democratic
0%

District[]

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[1]

District Republican Democratic Libertarian Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 237,596 100% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 237,596 100% Republican Hold
District 2 184,093 55.37% 148,410 44.63% 0 0.00% 332,503 100% Republican Hold
District 3 214,960 64.31% 106,325 31.81% 12,977 3.88% 334,262 100% Republican Hold
District 4 191,617 69.67% 75,750 27.54% 7,668 2.79% 275,035 100% Republican Hold
Total 828,266 70.23% 330,485 28.02% 20,645 1.75% 1,179,396 100%

District 1[]

2020 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

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  Rick Crawford 115th Congress.jpg
Nominee Rick Crawford
Party Republican
Popular vote 237,596
Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representatives before election

Rick Crawford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Rick Crawford
Republican

The 1st district encompasses northeastern Arkansas, taking in Jonesboro and West Memphis. The incumbent is Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results[]

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 237,596 100.0
Total votes 237,596 100.0
Republican hold

District 2[]

2020 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

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  French Hill, official photo, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg Joyce Elliott 2020 cropped.jpg
Nominee French Hill Joyce Elliott
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 184,093 148,410
Percentage 55.4% 44.6%

U.S. Representatives before election

French Hill
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

French Hill
Republican

The 2nd district takes in Central Arkansas, including Little Rock and the surrounding exurbs. The incumbent is Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • French Hill, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Joyce Elliott, state senator[11]

Endorsements[]

Joyce Elliott
Former U.S. executive branch officials
  • Barack Obama, former President of the United States (2009-2017, former Senator from Illinois (2005-2008)[12]
  • Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States and 2020 Democratic nominee for President[13]
Organizations

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Tossup November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Tossup October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Lean R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Lean R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Tossup November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Lean R November 2, 2020

Polling[]

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
French
Hill (R)
Joyce
Elliott (D)
Other Undecided
Change Research October 29 – November 2, 2020 586 (LV) ± 4.5% 48% 48% 4%[b] 1%
ALG Research (D)[A] October 16–21, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 47%
Hendrix College October 11–13, 2020 644 (LV) ± 4.9% 46% 46% 9%
ALG Research (D)[A] September 27–29, 2020 511 (LV) ± 4.4% 48% 48%
Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)[B] September 10–16, 2020 605 (LV) 46% 48%
ALG Research (D)[A] September 9–13, 2020 511 (LV)[c] 50% 46%
Hendrix College/TalkBusiness September 4–9, 2020 698 (LV) ± 4.3% 48% 46% 7%
ALG Research (D)[A] June 18–24, 2020 511 (LV)[c] 50% 43%

Results[]

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 184,093 55.4
Democratic Joyce Elliott 148,410 44.6
Total votes 332,503 100.0
Republican hold

District 3[]

2020 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

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  Steve Womack 2018.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Steve Womack Celeste Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 214,960 106,325
Percentage 64.3% 31.8%

U.S. Representatives before election

Steve Womack
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Steve Womack
Republican

The 3rd district covers northwestern Arkansas, including Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith. The incumbent is Republican Steve Womack, who was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Celeste Williams, nurse practitioner[26]

Other[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Michael Kalagias (Libertarian), candidate for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district in 2018 and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2014 and 2016[3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results[]

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 214,960 64.3
Democratic Celeste Williams 106,325 31.8
Libertarian Michael Kalagias 12,977 3.9
Total votes 334,262 100.0
Republican hold

District 4[]

2020 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

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  Bruce Westerman, 115th official photo (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Bruce Westerman William Hanson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 191,617 75,750
Percentage 69.7% 27.5%

U.S. Representatives before election

Bruce Westerman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Bruce Westerman
Republican

The 4th district encompasses southwestern Arkansas, taking in Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana. The incumbent is Republican Bruce Westerman, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • William Hanson, former law professor[27]

Other[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Frank Gilbert (Libertarian), former mayor of Tull and former Grant County coroner[3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results[]

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 191,617 69.7
Democratic William Hanson 75,750 27.5
Libertarian Frank Gilbert 7,668 2.8
Total votes 275,035 100.0
Republican hold

See also[]

  • 2020 Arkansas elections

Notes[]

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Don't recall" with 3%; Did not vote with 1%; Would not vote with 0%
  3. ^ a b Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Elliott's campaign.
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by EMILY's List.

References[]

  1. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. ^ a b c d Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Arkansas Secretary of State". www.ark.org.
  4. ^ a b c d "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d "2020 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "State Sen. Joyce Elliott to challenge Rep. French Hill in 2020 election". November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Obama, Barack (August 3, 2020). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium.
  13. ^ "Democratic nominee Joe Biden formally endorses Joyce Elliott for Congress". KATV. September 18, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "| CBCPAC". www.cbcpac.org.
  15. ^ "Red to Blue". Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  16. ^ Schriock, Stephanie (June 16, 2020). "EMILY's List Endorses Joyce Elliott in Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District". www.emilyslist.org. EMILY's List.
  17. ^ "Allies for Equality". Equality PAC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Acosta, Lucas (June 3, 2020). "Human Rights Campaign Announces Pro-Equality Endorsements". Human Rights Campaign.
  19. ^ Sittenfeld, Tiernan (July 15, 2020). "LCV Action Fund Endorses Joyce Elliott for Congress". League of Conservation Voters. LCV Action Fund.
  20. ^ "NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Slate of Reproductive Freedom Champions for U.S. House of Representatives". NARAL Pro-Choice America. July 10, 2020.
  21. ^ "2020 PACE Endorsements". NASW.
  22. ^ "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC.
  23. ^ "PeaceVoter 2020 Endorsements". Peace Action.
  24. ^ McGill Johnson, Alexis (May 20, 2020). "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Health Care Champions in Competitive Races". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org.
  25. ^ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
  26. ^ "Democrat Celeste Williams Announces Bid For Womack's US House Seat In Arkansas". 5News Web. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  27. ^ "Democrat announces campaign for south Arkansas US congress seat held by Republican". September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

External links[]

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
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