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2014 Arkansas elections

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The 2014 Arkansas elections were held on November 4, with voters choosing all statewide executive officers, a U.S. Senate seat, all four U.S. House seats, and members of the state legislature.

Governor
- Republican Asa Hutchinson defeated Democrat Mike Ross (with Green Josh Drake and Libertarian Frank Gilbert also on the ballot) to become governor. Beebe was term-limited and could not run again. Hutchinson’s win helped Republicans gain a trifecta—their control of the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature—for the first time since 1874.

Lieutenant Governor
- Republican Tim Griffin defeated Democrat John Burkhalter. The seat had been vacant since February 2014 after Mark Darr resigned amid ethics investigations.

Secretary of State
- Republican Mark Martin was re-elected.

Attorney General
- Republican Leslie Rutledge defeated Democrat Nate Steel (Libertarian Brian Leach also ran).

State Treasurer
- Republican Dennis Milligan defeated Democrat Karen Sealy Garcia and Libertarian Chris Hayes.

State Auditor
- Republican Andrea Lea defeated Democrat Regina Stewart Hampton and Libertarian Brian Leach.

U.S. Senate and U.S. House
- Republican Tom Cotton won the U.S. Senate seat.
- All four Arkansas seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were won by Republicans.

Overall result
- Republicans won all statewide executive offices, the U.S. Senate seat, majorities in both state legislative chambers, and all four U.S. House seats, marking a decisive shift away from Democratic dominance in Arkansas.


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