Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
Appearance
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 6,045 sq mi (15,660 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 666,058 |
Median household income | 37,221 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[1] |
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, its suburbs and surrounding areas.
It is represented by Republican French Hill.
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%.
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Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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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 |
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District created | March 4, 1853 | ||
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Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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Civil War and Reconstruction | |||
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Republican | June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868 |
Assassinated by Klansman George Clark |
Vacant | October 22, 1868 – January 13, 1869 | ||
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Republican | January 13, 1869 – March 3, 1869 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
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Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1881 – February 19, 1885 |
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate |
Vacant | February 19, 1885 – March 4, 1885 | ||
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Democratic | March 4, 1885 – September 5, 1890 |
Lost contested election |
Vacant | September 5, 1890 – November 4, 1890 | ||
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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 | ||
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Democratic | December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1903 |
Redistricted to the 4th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
Redistricted from the 6th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1928 |
Died |
Vacant | November 19, 1928 – January 9, 1929 | ||
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Democratic | January 9, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1931 – November 14, 1937 |
Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate |
Vacant | November 14, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | ||
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Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977 |
Retired |
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Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas |
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Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 |
Retired |
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Democratic | January 3, 1985 – July 28, 1989 |
Changed parties |
Republican | July 28, 1989 – January 3, 1991 |
Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997 |
Resigned |
Vacant | January 1, 1997 – January 3, 1997 | ||
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Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 |
Retired |
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Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 |
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas |
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Republican | January 3, 2015 – |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 142,752 | 93% | ||
Write-In | Ed Garner | 10,874 | 7% | ||
Majority | 131,878 | 86% | |||
Total votes | 153,626 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 160,834 | 58% | ||
Republican | Marvin Parks | 115,655 | 42% | ||
Majority | 45,179 | 16% | |||
Total votes | 276,493 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 124,871 | 61% | ||
Republican | Andy Mayberry | 81,432 | 39% | ||
Majority | 43,439 | 21% | |||
Total votes | 206,303 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vic Snyder* | 212,303 | 77% | ||
Green | Deb McFarland | 64,398 | 23% | ||
Write-In | Danial Suits | 665 | 0.24% | ||
Majority | 147,905 | 53% | |||
Total votes | 277,366 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tim Griffin | 122,091 | 58% | ||
Democratic | Joyce Elliott | 80,687 | 38% | ||
Independent | Lance Levi | 4,421 | 2% | ||
Green | Lewis Kennedy | 3,599 | 2% | ||
Write-In | Write-ins | 54 | 0.03% | ||
Majority | 41,404 | 20% | |||
Total votes | 210,852 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tim Griffin* | 158,175 | 55% | ||
Democratic | Herb Rule | 113,156 | 39% | ||
Green | Barbara Ward | 8,566 | 3% | ||
Libertarian | Chris Hayes | 6,701 | 2% | ||
Majority | 45,019 | 16% | |||
Total votes | 286,598 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | French Hill | 123,073 | 52% | ||
Democratic | Pat Hays | 103,477 | 44% | ||
Libertarian | Debbie Standiford | 10,590 | 4% | ||
Majority | 19,596 | 8% | |||
Total votes | 237,140 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Living former members
As of April 2015[update], there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district that are currently living.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Jim Guy Tucker | 1977–1979 | June 13, 1943 |
Ed Bethune | 1979–1985 | December 19, 1935 |
Tommy F. Robinson | 1985–1991 | March 7, 1942 |
Ray Thornton | 1991–1997 | July 16, 1928 |
Vic Snyder | 1997–2011 | September 27, 1947 |
Tim Griffin | 2011–2015 | August 21, 1968 |
References
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present