Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		French Hill (R–Little Rock)
Area	6,045 mi^2
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+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%.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Voting

Election results from presidential races
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
District created		March 4, 1853
Edward A. Warren	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert Rust	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward A. Warren	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert Rust	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Civil War and Reconstruction
James M. Hinds	Republican	June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868	Assassinated by Klansman George Clark
Vacant		October 22, 1868 – January 13, 1869
James T. Elliott	Republican	January 13, 1869 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Anthony A.C. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Oliver P. Snyder	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William F. Slemons	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James K. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – February 19, 1885	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		February 19, 1885 – March 4, 1885
Clifton R. Breckinridge	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – September 5, 1890	Lost contested election
Vacant		September 5, 1890 – November 4, 1890
Clifton R. Breckinridge	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
John S. Little	Democratic	December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1903	Redistricted to the 4th district
Stephen Brundidge, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Redistricted from the 6th district
William A. Oldfield	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1928	Died
Vacant		November 19, 1928 – January 9, 1929
Pearl P. Oldfield	Democratic	January 9, 1929 – March 3, 1931	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John E. Miller	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – November 14, 1937	Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant		November 14, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Wilbur Mills	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977	Retired
Jim Guy Tucker	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas
Ed Bethune	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	Retired
Tommy Robinson	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – July 28, 1989	Changed parties
	Republican	July 28, 1989 – January 3, 1991	Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas
Ray Thornton	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997	Resigned
Vacant		January 1, 1997 – January 3, 1997
Vic Snyder	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	Retired
Tim Griffin	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
French Hill	Republican	January 3, 2015 –

Recent election results

2002

Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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, 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)
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

1. "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.
• 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

Coordinates: 35°05′58″N 92°22′46″W / 35.09944°N 92.37944°W