Arkansas's 1st congressional district
Arkansas's 1st congressional district |
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| Representative | |
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Area | 17,521 sq mi (45,380 km2) |
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Distribution | |
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Population (2019) | 719,048[1] |
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Median household income | $43,193[1] |
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Ethnicity | |
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Occupation | |
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Cook PVI | R+17[2] |
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Arkansas's 1st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district is in the eastern part of the state. The counties in the district are Arkansas, Baxter, Chicot, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Lonoke, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, Prairie, Randolph, Saint Francis, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, and Woodruff. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is represented by Republican Rick Crawford. When Crawford was elected in 2010 he was the first Republican to represent the district since 1875.
Election history
2002
2004
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Robert Marion Berry
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162,388
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67%
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Republican
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Vernon Humphrey
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81,556
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33%
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Majority
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80,832
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33%
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Total votes
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243,944
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100.00
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Democratic hold
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2006
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Robert Marion Berry
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127,577
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69%
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Republican
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Mickey Stumbaugh
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56,611
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31%
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Majority
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70,966
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39%
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Total votes
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184,188
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100.00%
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Democratic hold
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2008
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Democratic
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Robert Marion Berry
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124,304
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100%
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Majority
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100%
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Total votes
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124,304
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100%
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Democratic hold
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2010
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Rick Crawford
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93,224
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52%
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Democratic
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Chad Causey
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78,267
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43%
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Green
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Ken Adler
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8,320
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5%
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Write-in
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Write-in
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205
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0.11%
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Majority
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14,957
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9%
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Total votes
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180,016
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100.00%
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|
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Republican gain from Democratic
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2012
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Rick Crawford
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138,800
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56%
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Democratic
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Scott Ellington
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96,601
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39%
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Libertarian
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Jessica Paxton
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6,427
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3%
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Green
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Jacob Holloway
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5,015
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2%
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Majority
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42,199
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17.10%
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Total votes
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246,843
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100.00%
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Republican hold
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2014
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Rick Crawford
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124,139
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63%
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Democratic
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Jackie McPherson
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63,555
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32%
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Libertarian
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Brian Scott Willhite
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8,562
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5%
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Majority
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60,584
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31%
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Total votes
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196,256
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100.00%
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Republican hold
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2016
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2016[3]
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Rick Crawford
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183,866
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76.28%
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Libertarian
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Mark West
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57,181
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23.72%
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Majority
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126,685
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52.56%
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Total votes
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241,047
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100.00%
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Republican hold
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2018
The 2018 election was held on November 6, 2018.
2020
Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Rick Crawford (incumbent)
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237,596
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100.0
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Total votes
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237,596
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100.0
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Republican hold
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