Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
 Arkansas Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election | ||
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May 20, 2014 | ||
November 4, 2014 | ||
Tim Griffin | ||
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The Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. The seat was open because of the resignation of former officeholder Mark Darr (R) in January 2014.[1][2]
The race to fill the vacant lieutenant gubernatorial seat featured Republican candidate Tim Griffin, Democratic candidate John Burkhalter and Libertarian candidate Chris Olson. Griffin won election to a four-year term.
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.[3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates
General election
Tim Griffin - U.S. Rep.
John Burkhalter - Former State Highway Commissioner[6][7]
Chris Olson[8][9]
Lost in primary
Debra Hobbs - State Rep.[10]
Andy Mayberry - State Rep.[11]
Results
General election
| 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 | ||||
Primary election
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
Race background
Debate over necessity of lieutenant governor's office
The office of Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas was vacant throughout 2014, prompting some state legislators and one lieutenant gubernatorial candidate to argue for abolishing the office or reducing related expenses. Libertarian candidate Chris Olson supported a significantly reduced budget for the office and lobbying the legislature to abolish the position. Tim Griffin (R) and John Burkhalter (D) indicated that they would use the office to support economic growth and vocational education.[12]
Ballot access for political parties
- See also: Ballot access requirements in Arkansas
In Arkansas, the process to establish a political party is tied to the votes cast in a presidential or gubernatorial election. In order to initially put candidates on the ballot, political parties must submit a petition with 10,000 signatures. In order to maintain that status beyond the election year in which they submit such a petition, their candidate for governor or president must receive at least 3 percent of the votes cast for that office.[13][14]
In 2012, both the Libertarian and Green Parties of Arkansas qualified to put candidates on the ballot, but then their candidates did not receive enough votes for the parties to maintain their ballot status. In fall 2013, both parties submitted new petitions and were qualified to put candidates on the 2014 ballot.[15][16][17] In order to maintain their status as political parties without needing to petition for the 2016 elections, their candidate for governor needed to receive at least 3 percent of the vote. Frank Gilbert (L) received 1.9 percent of the vote and Josh Drake (G) received 1.1 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial election.[18]
Polls
| Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Tim Griffin (R) | John Burkhalter (D) | Chris Olson (L) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling September 18-21, 2014 | 42% | 36% | 4% | 18% | +/-2.6 | 1,453 | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling August 1-3, 2014 | 41% | 32% | 6% | 21% | +/-3 | 1,066 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 41.5% | 34% | 5% | 19.5% | +/-2.8 | 1,259.5 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Past elections
2010
| Arkansas Lieutenant Governor, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Darr |
51.1% | 389,690 | |
| Democratic | Shane Broadway | 48.9% | 373,591 | |
| Total Votes | 763,281 | |||
| Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $4,361,311 during the election. This information was last updated on May 11, 2015.[19]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| John Burkhalter |
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor | $3,039,086 | ||
| Tim Griffin |
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor | $1,169,129 | ||
| Debra Hobbs |
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor | $126,188 | ||
| Andy Mayberry |
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor | $24,531 | ||
| Christopher Olson |
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor | $2,377 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $4,361,311 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Arkansas + Lieutenant + Governor + Election + 2014"
See also
- Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
- Arkansas state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
- Arkansas Lieutenant Governor
- San Francisco Chronicle, "Ark. candidates already preparing for 2014 races," November 21, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas: Lieutenant Governor Quitting Under Pressure," January 10, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr to resign Feb. 1, cites politics, family," January 10, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 3, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Roll Call, "Tim Griffin to run for Lt. Gov. in Arkansas," February 13, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedltgov14 - ↑ Arkansas Times, "John Burkhalter resigns from Highway Commission to focus on lieutenant governor race," October 4, 2013
- ↑ Christopher Olson for Lieutenant Governor Facebook Page, "Timeline," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ thv11.com, "Libertarian Party holds annual state convention," February 22, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas News, "Republican candidate switches to lieutenant governor’s race," February 12, 2014
- ↑ Andy Mayberry for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedabolish - ↑ Arkansas Code, "Title 7, Section 1-101-21," accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas House Bill 2036, "An Act To Amend the Law Concerning Certain Procedural Dates In Election; To Amend the Law Concerning Certain Petitions; And For Other Purposes," Approved April 18, 2013
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Arkansas Website, "History of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Green Party of Arkansas Website, "Ballot Access," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, "New Political Party Petition--Green Party," November 6, 2013
- ↑ UALR Public Radio, "Poll: Ross, Hutchinson In Virtual Dead Heat In Governor’s Race," April 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Arkansas 2014 elections," accessed May 11, 2015
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