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Arkansas's 2nd congressional district
Arkansas-second-congressional-district.svg
Representative
 French Hill
R–Little Rock
Area6,045 sq mi (15,660 km2)
Distribution
  • 66.2% urban
  • 33.8% rural
Population (2019)767,662[1]
Median householdincome$53,600[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+7[3]

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. The district leans Republican, with a Cook PVI rating of R+7. However, due to the influence of heavily Democratic Little Rock, it is still considered the least Republican congressional district in the state.

It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican French Hill.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Voting[edit]

Election results from presidential races
YearOfficeResults
2000PresidentBush 49–48%
2004PresidentBush 51–48%
2008PresidentMcCain 54–44%
2012PresidentRomney 55–43%
2016PresidentTrump 52–42%
2020PresidentTrump 53–44%

List of members representing the district[edit]

MemberPartyYearCong
ress		Electoral history
District created on March 4, 1853
Edward A. WarrenDemocraticMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		33rdElected in 1853.
Retired.[4]

Albert Rust		DemocraticMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		34thElected in 1854.
Lost renomination.
Edward A. WarrenDemocraticMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		35thElected in 1856.
Retired.[4]

Albert Rust		DemocraticMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		36thElected in 1858.
Retired.
VacantMarch 4, 1861 –
June 22, 1868		37th
38th
39th
40th		Civil War and Reconstruction

James M. Hinds		RepublicanJune 22, 1868 –
October 22, 1868		40thElected in 1868 to finish term.
Died.
VacantOctober 22, 1868 –
January 13, 1869		40th

James T. Elliott		RepublicanJanuary 13, 1869 –
March 3, 1869		40thElected on an unknown date to finish Hinds's term.
Seated January 13, 1869.
Retired.
Anthony A. C. RogersDemocraticMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		41stElected in 1868.
Lost re-election.

Oliver P. Snyder		RepublicanMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		42nd
43rd		Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Lost renomination.

William F. Slemons		DemocraticMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881		44th
45th
46th		Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired.

James Kimbrough Jones		DemocraticMarch 4, 1881 –
February 19, 1885		47th
48th		Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
VacantFebruary 19, 1885 –
March 3, 1885		48th

Clifton R. Breckinridge		DemocraticMarch 4, 1885 –
September 5, 1890		49th
50th
51st		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Lost contested election.
VacantSeptember 5, 1890 –
November 4, 1890		51st

Clifton R. Breckinridge		DemocraticNovember 4, 1890 –
August 14, 1894		51st
52nd
53rd		Elected after John M. Clayton was assassinated while 1888 contest was pending.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia.
VacantAugust 14, 1894 –
December 3, 1894		53rd

John Sebastian Little		DemocraticDecember 3, 1894 –
March 3, 1903		53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th		Elected to finish Breckinridge's term.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
Stephen Brundidge Jr.DemocraticMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909		58th
59th
60th		Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired to run for governor.

William Allan Oldfield		DemocraticMarch 4, 1909 –
November 19, 1928		61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th		Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Died.
VacantNovember 19, 1928 –
January 9, 1929		70th

Pearl Peden Oldfield		DemocraticJanuary 9, 1929 –
March 3, 1931		70th
71st		Elected to finish husband's term.
Retired.

John E. Miller		DemocraticMarch 4, 1931 –
November 14, 1937		72nd
73rd
74th
75th		Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
VacantNovember 14, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		75th

Wilbur Mills		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1977		76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th		Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.

Jim Guy Tucker		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979		95thElected in 1976.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Ed Bethune		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1985		96th
97th
98th		Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Retired.

Tommy F. Robinson		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1985 –
July 28, 1989		99th
100th
101st		Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Changed parties.
Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
RepublicanJuly 28, 1989 –
January 3, 1991

Ray Thornton		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 1, 1997		102nd
103rd
104th		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Resigned to become Associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
VacantJanuary 1, 1997 –
January 3, 1997		104th

Vic Snyder		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2011		105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired.

Tim Griffin		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015		112th
113th		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.

French Hill		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015 –
present		114th
115th
116th
117th		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Incumbent.

Recent election results[edit]

2002[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2002
Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticVic Snyder*142,75293%
Write-inEd Garner10,8747%
Majority131,87886%
Total votes153,626 100.00%
Democratic hold

2004[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2004
Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticVic Snyder*160,83458%
RepublicanMarvin Parks115,65542%
Majority45,17916%
Total votes276,493 100.00%
Democratic hold

2006[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2006
Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticVic Snyder*124,87161%
RepublicanAndy Mayberry81,43239%
Majority43,43921%
Total votes206,303 100.00%
Democratic hold

2008[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2008
Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticVic Snyder*212,30377%
GreenDeb McFarland64,39823%
Write-inDanial Suits6650.24%
Majority147,90553%
Total votes277,366 100.00%
Democratic hold

2010[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010
Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanTim Griffin122,09158%
DemocraticJoyce Elliott80,68738%
IndependentLance Levi4,4212%
GreenLewis Kennedy3,5992%
Write-inWrite-ins540.03%
Majority41,40420%
Total votes210,852 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

2012[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2012
Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanTim Griffin*158,17555%
DemocraticHerb Rule113,15639%
GreenBarbara Ward8,5663%
LibertarianChris Hayes6,7012%
Majority45,01916%
Total votes286,598 100.00%
Republican hold

2014[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014
Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanFrench Hill123,07352%
DemocraticPat Hays103,47744%
LibertarianDebbie Standiford10,5904%
Majority19,5968%
Total votes237,140 100.00%
Republican hold

2016[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2016
Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2016[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanFrench Hill*176,47258.34%
DemocraticDianne Curry111,34736.81%
LibertarianChris Hayes14,3424.74%
Write-inWrite-ins3030.10%
Majority65,12521.53%
Total votes302,464 100.00%
Republican hold

2018[edit]

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018

The 2018 election was held on November 6, 2018.

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 132,125 52.1
DemocraticClarke Tucker116,13545.8
LibertarianJoe Swafford5,1932.1
Total votes253,453 100.0
Republican hold

2020[edit]

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 184,093 55.4
DemocraticJoyce Elliott148,41044.6
Total votes332,503 100.0
Republican hold

References[edit]

Specific
  1. ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=05&cd=02
  3. ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pruden III, William. "Edward Allen Warren (1818–1875)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "2016 election results".
General
  • 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 / 35.09944; -92.37944