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ARKANSAS

Your complete directory of Arkansas candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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Bill Clinton 1982

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Party & Write-In Candidates): March 2014
Filing Deadline (Independents): May 2014
Primary: May 20, 2014
Run-Off: June 10, 2014

This page was last updated on May 16, 2013


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Mike Beebe (D)* - Term Limited in 2014. ]
John Burkhalter (D) - State Highway Commissioner, Real Estate Developer & Engineer
Bill Halter (D) - Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-US Social Security Commissioner, Economist & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Mike Ross (D) - Ex-Congressman & Ex-State Sen.
Curtis Coleman (R) - Businessman, GOP Activist & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Debra Hobbs (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Teacher
Asa Hutchinson (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-DEA Administrator & '06 Nominee

Sheffield Nelson (Independent) - Ex-Natural Gas Company CEO, Ex-State GOP Chairman, Attorney & '90/'94 Nominee
Rebekah Kennedy (Green) - Attorney, Progressive Activist & Frequent Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

Dale Bumpers

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Mark Darr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jason Rapert (R) - State Sen. & Financial Advisor
John Burkhalter (D) - State Highway Commissioner, Real Estate Developer & Engineer

Dianne Curry (D) - Little Rock School District President & Ex-Bank Examiner

Mike Malone (D) - Northwest Arkansas Council CEO

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Martin (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Susan Inman (D) - State Election Commission Chair & Ex-State Election Division Director

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Dustin McDaniel (D)* - Retiring in 2014. ]
Mary Broadaway (D) - State Rep. & Corning City Attorney
Nate Coulter (D) - Attorney, Ex-State Bar Association President & '93 Lt. Gov. Nominee

Davy Carter (R) - State House Speaker, Banker & Attorney

David Sterling (R) - Attorney & Ex-Assistant Hope City Administrator

STATE AUDITOR:
[ Charlie Daniels (D)* - Retiring in 2014. ]
John Burkhalter (D) - State Highway Commissioner, Real Estate Developer & Engineer

Barbara Graves (D) - Ex-Little Rock City Director
Mike Hathorn (D) - Ex-State Rep., '06 Lt. Gov. Candidate & '01 Congressional Nominee
Janet Keeton Johnson (D) - Ex-State Sen.
Leslee Milam Post (D) - Ex-State Rep.
Glenn Gallas (R) - Businessman, Army Veteran, Tea Party Activist & '10 US Rep. Candidate
Andrea Lea (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Russellville City Councilwoman
Doug Matayo (R) - Ex-State Rep. & '06 Lt. Gov. Candidate
Ted Mullenix (R) - Ex-State Rep.
Beth Anne Rankin (R) - Ex-Miss Arkansas, Singing Instructor & '10/'12 Candidate

Ken Yang (R) - Political Organizer & GOP Activist

Jim Guy Tucker

STATE TREASURER:
[ Martha Shoffner (D)* - Term Limited in 2014. ]
Mike Creekmore (D) - Ex-State Rep.

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
John Thurston (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Butch Wilkins (D) - State Rep.


STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate


U.S. SENATOR:

Mark Pryor (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bobby Tullis (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Mineral Springs City Councilman & Frequent Candidate
Tom Cotton (R) - Congressman, Attorney & Afghan War Veteran
Mark Darr (R) - Lt. Governor & Restaurant Owner

Mike Huckabee

John Boozman (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Rick Crawford (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Glen Fenter (D) - Mid-South Community College President

Jay Dickey

District 2:
Tim Griffin (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Steve Womack (R)* - (Campaign Site)

John Paul Hammerschmidt

District 4:
Tom Cotton (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Darr (R) - Lt. Governor & Restaurant Owner
Lane Jean (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Beth Anne Rankin (R) - Ex-Miss Arkansas, Singing Instructor & '10/'12 Candidate
Matthew Shepherd (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Bruce Westerman (R) - State House Majority Leader, Ex-Fountain Lake School Board President & Agricultural Engineer
Jeff Wardlaw (D) - State Rep., Cattle Rancher, Farmer & Businessman


STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Arkansas
Arkansas Democratic Party
Green Party of Arkansas
Arkansas Libertarian Party
Arkansas Republican Party


Asa Hutchinson

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State: Elections Department

Secretary of State: VoteNaturally.org


Sen. John McClellan

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Arkansas Business News
Arkansas News Bureau
The Arkansas Project
Arkansas Times (Politics)
Arkansas Watch
Atkins Chronicle / Dover Times
Batesville Daily Guard
Baxter Bulletin
Bella Vista Weekly Vista
Benton County Daily Record
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Crawford County Press Argus-Courier
El Dorado News-Times
Fayetteville All About Town (Alternative)
Ft. Smith Times Record
Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Johnson County Graphic
Jonesboro Sun
Lawrence County Times Dispatch
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Lynch at Large (Liberal)
Nashville News
Northwest Arkansas Online
Northwest Arkansas Times
Pine Bluff Commercial
Pulaski Leader
Rogers Hometown News
Siloam Springs Herald-Leader
Talk Business & Politics
Texarkana Gazette
Truth in Arkansas Politics (Conservative)
West Memphis Evening Times

Arkansas Educational Televison Network (PBS)
KAIT TV-8 (ABC - Jonesboro)
KARK TV-4 (NBC - Little Rock)
KATV TV-7 (ABC - Little Rock)
KTHV TV-11 (CBS - Little Rock)
KPOM TV-24 (NBC - Fort Smith/Fayetteville)

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