Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

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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%.

List of representatives

Year	Representative	Party	District Home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1853
March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	Edward A. Warren	Democratic
March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857	Albert Rust	Democratic
March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859	Edward A. Warren	Democratic
March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861	Albert Rust	Democratic
Civil War and Reconstruction
June 22, 1868 - October 22, 1868	James M. Hinds	Republican		Died
Vacant		October 22, 1868 - January 13, 1869
January 13, 1869 - March 3, 1869	James T. Elliott	Republican
March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871	Anthony A.C. Rogers	Democratic
March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875	Oliver P. Snyder	Republican
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1881	William F. Slemons	Democratic
March 4, 1881 - February 19, 1885	James K. Jones	Democratic		Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		February 19, 1885 - March 4, 1885
March 4, 1885 - September 5, 1890	Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic		Lost contested election
Vacant		September 5, 1890 - November 4, 1890
November 4, 1890 - August 14, 1894	Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic		Elected after John M. Clayton died while contest was pending, Resigned after accepting position as Minister to Russia
Vacant		August 14, 1894 - December 3, 1894
December 3, 1894 - March 3, 1903	John S. Little	Democratic		Redistricted to the 4th district
March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1909	Stephen Brundidge, Jr.	Democratic		Redistricted from the 6th district
March 4, 1909 - November 19, 1928	William A. Oldfield	Democratic		Died
Vacant		November 19, 1928 - January 9, 1929
January 9, 1929 - March 3, 1931	Pearl P. Oldfield	Democratic
March 4, 1931 - November 14, 1937	John E. Miller	Democratic		Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		November 14, 1937 - January 3, 1939
January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1977	Wilbur Mills	Democratic
January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1979	Jim Guy Tucker	Democratic
January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985	Ed Bethune	Republican
January 3, 1985 - July 28, 1989	Tommy Robinson	Democratic		Changed parties
July 28, 1989 - January 3, 1991		Republican
January 3, 1991 - January 1, 1997	Ray Thornton	Democratic		Resigned
Vacant		January 1, 1997 - January 3, 1997
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	Vic Snyder	Democratic
January 3, 2011 –	Tim Griffin	Republican		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