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November 8, 2016
  
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661,984
  
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Date
  
8 November 2016

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Winner
  
John Boozman

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The 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Arkansas, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

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Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman won re-election to a second term in office. Former U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge was the only Democrat to declare his candidacy. The primaries were held on March 1.

Declared

  • John Boozman, incumbent Senator
  • Curtis Coleman, businessman, candidate for Governor in 2014 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
  • Democratic primary

    Conner Eldridge was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

    Declared

  • Conner Eldridge, former United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
  • Declined

  • Mike Beebe, former Governor of Arkansas
  • Bill Halter, former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
  • Blanche Lincoln, former U.S. Senator
  • Dustin McDaniel, former Attorney General of Arkansas
  • Mark Pryor, former U.S. Senator
  • Mike Ross, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor of Arkansas in 2014
  • Third parties

    The Libertarian Party of Arkansas held a special nominating convention on October 24, 2015 to select nominees for elections in 2016. Frank Gilbert was selected as the nominee for the U.S. Senate race.

    Nominated

  • Frank Gilbert, DeKalb Township Constable, former Mayor of Tull, nominee for the State Senate in 2012 and nominee for Governor in 2014
  • Candidates

  • John Boozman (R), incumbent Senator
  • Conner Eldridge (D), former United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
  • Frank Gilbert (L), DeKalb Township Constable, former Mayor of Tull, nominee for the State Senate in 2012 and nominee for Governor in 2014
  • References

    United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2016 Wikipedia


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