Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Tim Griffin (R–Little Rock)
Area	6,045 mi²
Distribution	66.2% urban, 33.8% rural
Population (2000)	666,058
Median income	$37,221
Ethnicity	75.6% White, 19.4% Black, 0.9% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+5

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas and includes the state capital of Little Rock as well as its suburbs and surrounding areas.

It is currently represented by Republican Timothy Griffin.

George W. Bush won 51% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain carried the district in 2008 with 53.69% of the vote while Barack Obama received 44.07%.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 49 - 48%
2004	President	Bush 51 - 48%
2008	President	McCain 54 - 44%
2012	President	Romney 55 - 43%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Year	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1853
Edward A. Warren	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert Rust	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward A. Warren	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert Rust	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Civil War and Reconstruction
James M. Hinds	Republican	June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868	Died
Vacant		October 22, 1868 – January 13, 1869
James T. Elliott	Republican	January 13, 1869 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Anthony A.C. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Oliver P. Snyder	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William F. Slemons	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James K. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – February 19, 1885	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		February 19, 1885 – March 4, 1885
Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – September 5, 1890	Lost contested election
Vacant		September 5, 1890 – November 4, 1890
Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic	November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1894	Elected after John M. Clayton was assassinated while contest was pending. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia
Vacant		August 14, 1894 – December 3, 1894
John S. Little	Democratic	December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1903	Redistricted to the 4th district
Stephen Brundidge, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Redistricted from the 6th district
William A. Oldfield	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1928	Died
Vacant		November 19, 1928 – January 9, 1929
Pearl P. Oldfield	Democratic	January 9, 1929 – March 3, 1931	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John E. Miller	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – November 14, 1937	Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant		November 14, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Wilbur Mills	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jim Guy Tucker	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ed Bethune	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Tommy Robinson	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – July 28, 1989	Changed parties
	Republican	July 28, 1989 – January 3, 1991	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ray Thornton	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997	Resigned
Vacant		January 1, 1997 – January 3, 1997
Vic Snyder	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	Announced he would not seek reelection on January 15, 2010
Tim Griffin	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	Incumbent

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present