Arkansas state executive official elections, 2014

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Seven state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Arkansas. The general election took place on November 4, 2014, following a primary on May 20 and a runoff where necessary on June 10.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arkansas utilizes an open primary system. Registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Arkansas:

• Governor of Arkansas
• Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
• Arkansas Attorney General
• Arkansas Secretary of State
• Arkansas Treasurer
• Arkansas Auditor
• Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held four of the seven state executive seats up for election in 2014 in Arkansas.

Arkansas State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	4	0
	Republican Party	2	7
	Vacant	1	0
Total		7	7

Primary election results

Governor

• Republican primary

Governor of Arkansas, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Asa Hutchinson	73%	130,752
Curtis Coleman	27%	48,473
Total Votes		179,225
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

• Democratic primary

Governor of Arkansas, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Ross	84.4%	129,437
Lynette Bryant	15.6%	23,906
Total Votes		153,343
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

Lieutenant Governor

• Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Griffin	63.4%	109,851
Andy Mayberry	20.6%	35,703
Debra Hobbs	16%	27,803
Total Votes		173,357
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

• Democratic primary - Uncontested

Attorney General

• Republican primary runoff

Arkansas Attorney General, Republican Primary Runoff, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leslie Rutledge	58.9%	43,898
David Sterling	41.1%	30,643
Total Votes		74,541
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

• Republican primary

Arkansas Attorney General, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leslie Rutledge	47.2%	79,347
David Sterling	39.1%	65,733
Patricia Nation	13.7%	22,986
Total Votes		168,066
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

• Democratic primary - Uncontested

Secretary of State

• Republican primary - Uncontested
• Democratic primary - Uncontested

Treasurer

• Republican primary

Arkansas Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dennis Milligan	53.5%	86,994
Duncan Baird	46.5%	75,673
Total Votes		162,667
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

• Democratic primary - Uncontested

Auditor

• Republican primary

Arkansas Auditor, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andrea Lea	68.2%	111,998
Ken Yang	31.8%	52,293
Total Votes		164,291
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State.

• Democratic primary - Uncontested

Land Commissioner

• Republican primary - Uncontested
• Democratic primary - Uncontested

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor

Governor of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Asa Hutchinson	55.4%	470,429
	Democratic	Mike Ross	41.5%	352,115
	Libertarian	Frank Gilbert	1.9%	16,319
	Green	Josh Drake	1.1%	9,729
Total Votes				848,592
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Griffin	57.2%	479,673
	Democratic	John Burkhalter	38.6%	324,260
	Libertarian	Chris Olson	4.2%	35,257
Total Votes				839,190
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Attorney General

Attorney General of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Leslie Rutledge	51.6%	430,799
	Democratic	Nate Steel	43.2%	360,680
	Libertarian	Aaron Cash	5.2%	43,245
Total Votes				834,724
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Martin Incumbent	60.6%	506,384
	Democratic	Susan Inman	35.1%	292,878
	Libertarian	Jacob Holloway	4.3%	36,159
Total Votes				835,421
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Treasurer

Treasurer of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	56.4%	466,959
	Democratic	Karen Sealy Garcia	37.3%	308,663
	Libertarian	Chris Hayes	6.4%	52,640
Total Votes				828,262
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Auditor

Arkansas Auditor, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Andrea Lea	57.2%	471,211
	Democratic	Regina Stewart Hampton	37.4%	308,285
	Libertarian	Brian Leach	5.4%	44,702
Total Votes				824,198
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Land Commissioner

Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Thurston Incumbent	57.2%	471,848
	Democratic	Mark Robertson	36.6%	302,048
	Libertarian	Elvis D. Presley	6.2%	51,518
Total Votes				825,414
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP. By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.

Quick facts

• According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.

• Forty-three states and the District of Columbia failed to surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.

• The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).

• Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.

• There were only 12 states that increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.

Voter turnout rates, 2014
State	Total votes counted	% voter eligible population	Top statewide office up for election	Size of lead (Raw votes)	Size of lead (%)
Alabama	1,191,274	33.2	Governor	320,319	27.2
Alaska	285,431	54.4	Governor	4,004	1.6
Arizona	1,537,671	34.1	Governor	143,951	12.5
Arkansas	852,642	40.1	Governor	118,664	14.0
California	7,513,972	30.8	Governor	1,065,748	17.8
Colorado	2,080,071	54.5	Governor	50,395	2.4
Connecticut	1,096,509	42.5	Governor	26,603	2.5
Delaware	234,038	34.4	Attorney General	31,155	13.6
District of Columbia	177,176	35.8	Mayor	27,934	19.0
Florida	6,026,802	43.3	Governor	66,127	1.1
Georgia	2,596,947	38.5	Governor	202,685	8.0
Hawaii	369,554	36.5	Governor	45,323	12.4
Idaho	445,307	39.6	Governor	65,852	14.9
Illinois	3,680,417	40.9	Governor	171,900	4.9
Indiana	1,387,622	28.8	Secretary of State	234,978	17.8
Iowa	1,142,284	50.2	Governor	245,548	21.8
Kansas	887,023	43.4	Governor	33,052	3.9
Kentucky	1,435,868	44.0	U.S. Senate	222,096	15.5
Louisiana	1,472,039	43.8	U.S. Senate	16,401	1.1
Maine	616,996	58.5	Governor	29,820	4.9
Maryland	1,733,177	41.5	Governor	88,648	6.1
Massachusetts	2,186,789	44.6	Governor	40,361	1.9
Michigan	3,188,956	43.2	Governor	129,547	4.3
Minnesota	1,992,613	50.5	Governor	109,776	5.6
Mississippi	631,858	28.9	U.S. Senate	141,234	33.0
Missouri	1,426,303	31.8	Auditor	684,074	53.6
Montana	373,831	47.3	U.S. Senate	65,262	17.9
Nebraska	552,115	41.5	Governor	97,678	18.7
Nevada	547,349	29.0	Governor	255,793	46.7
New Hampshire	495,565	48.4	Governor	24,924	5.2
New Jersey	1,955,042	32.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Mexico	512,805	35.7	Governor	73,868	14.6
New York	3,930,310	29.0	Governor	476,252	13.4
North Carolina	2,939,767	41.2	U.S. Senate	48,511	1.7
North Dakota	255,128	45.0	U.S. House At-large seat	42,214	17.1
Ohio	3,149,876	36.2	Governor	933,235	30.9
Oklahoma	824,831	29.8	Governor	122,060	14.7
Oregon	1,541,782	53.5	Governor	59,029	4.5
Pennsylvania	3,495,866	36.0	Governor	339,261	9.8
Rhode Island	329,212	42.2	Governor	14,346	4.5
South Carolina	1,261,611	35.2	Governor	179,089	14.6
South Dakota	282,291	44.9	Governor	124,865	45.1
Tennessee	1,374,065	28.6	Governor	642,214	47.5
Texas	4,727,208	28.3	Governor	957,973	20.4
Utah	577,973	30.2	Attorney General	173,819	35.2
Vermont	193,087	38.8	Governor	2,095	1.1
Virginia	2,194,346	36.6	U.S. Senate	16,727	0.8
Washington	2,123,901	43.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Virginia	451,498	31.2	U.S. Senate	124,667	27.6
Wisconsin	2,410,314	56.5	Governor	137,607	5.7
Wyoming	168,390	39.3	Governor	52,703	33.6

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
March 3, 2014	Candidate filing deadline
May 20, 2014	Primary election
June 10, 2014	Primary runoff election
November 4, 2014	General election
November 19, 2014	Deadline for the county board of election commissioners to certify election results
January 13, 2015	Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election

State executive organization

Executive officials in Arkansas are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Arkansas's state government:

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

• Primary runoff preview: Arkansas attorney general election, 2014
• Hutchinson and Ross advance in governor race: Arkansas state executive primary elections review
• Wolf and Stack win comfortably: Pennsylvania state executive primary elections review
• Primary preview: Arkansas state executive elections, 2014
• Arkansas filing deadline report: Five of seven state executive seats wide open this year
• Ethics violations, impeachment threats compel Mark Darr's early exit

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Arkansas + State + Executive +-Obama + Elections"

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See also

• Portal:Elections
• State executive official elections, 2014
• Arkansas state executive offices