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Ricky Dale Harrington Jr.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Arkansas, State of Arkansas, concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various 2020 United States elections, state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican senator Tom Cotton won reelection to a second term, defeating Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian challenger Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. Though Cotton outperformed President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election in Arkansas, concurrent presidential election by 4.1%, the election saw an undervote of 26,000 compared to the presidential election. Harrington's 33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cotton Official Senate Photo (cropped)
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''List of Beavis and Butt-Head characters#Local residents, Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie ''Deep Impact (film)#Cast, Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undervote
An undervote occurs when the number of distinct choices selected by a voter in a contest is less than the maximum number allowed for that contest or when no selection is made for a single choice contest. In a contested election, an undervote can be construed as active voter disaffection: a voter engaged enough to cast a vote without the willingness to give the vote to any candidate. An undervote can be intentional for purposes including protest votes, tactical voting, or abstention. Alternately undervotes can be unintentional and caused by many factors including poor ballot design. Undervotes caused by voting for a single candidate in multiple positions is usually caused by a voter's misunderstanding of the mechanics of the preference ballot. Undervotes combined with overvotes (known as residual votes) can be an academic indicator in evaluating the accuracy of a voting system when recording voter Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, can eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Clark
Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. He spent 34 years in the U.S. Army, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Clark served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000, commanding Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War. In 2003, Clark launched his candidacy for the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries. After winning only the Oklahoma state primary, he withdrew from the race in February 2004, endorsing and campaigning for the eventual Democratic nominee, John Kerry. Clark leads a political action committee, "WesPAC", which he for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Arkansas
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas; one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. Overview District Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district: District 1 The incumbent is Republican Rick Crawford, who has represented the district since 2011. Crawford was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Chintan Desai, a project manager for KIPP. Democratic primary * Chintan Desai, project manager for KIPP: Delta Public Schools and former Teach for America member Republican primary * Rick Crawford, incumbent General election Polling Results Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas's 3rd Congressional District
Arkansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Bentonville. The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack. Character Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are located in this district in Bentonville. The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville. Springdale is the home of Tyson Foods. The district swung Republican long before the rest of the state. It has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s. George W. Bush received 62% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain swept the district in 2008 with 64.16% of the vote while Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties. By virtue of one of its predecessors, the ''Arkansas Gazette'' (founded in 1819), it claims to be the oldest continuously published newspaper west of the Mississippi River. The original print shop of the ''Gazette'' is preserved at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock. History Early years The history of the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' goes back to the earliest days of territorial Arkansas. William E. Woodruff arrived at the territorial capital at Arkansas Post in late 1819 on a dugout canoe with a second-hand wooden press. He cranked out the first edition of the ''Arkansas Gazette'' on November 20, 1819, 17 years before Arkansas became a state. Early in its history the ''Gazette'' scrupulously avoided political involvement or endorsement. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Of Arkansas
The Democratic Party of Arkansas is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas. The current party chair is Grant Tennille. History Early statehood Arkansas began its statehood with a strong Democratic dominance in politics. Before Arkansas became a state on June 15, 1836, its politics was dominated by a small group commonly called " The Family" or "The Dynasty" until the American Civil War. The founder of this party was James Conway, who was inspired by the death of his older brother, Henry Conway. On October 27, 1827, Henry Conway was killed in a duel by Robert Crittenden, a former friend that soon became his political opposition. In an act to avenge his brother's death, he formed the first political party of Arkansas, "The Dynasty". Many of the members in this group were related by either blood or marriage, and thus it received the name "The Family". This group was closely allied with former President Andrew Jackson. One of the former major factions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Times
''Arkansas Times'', a weekly alternative newspaper based in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a publication that has circulated more than 40 years, originally as a magazine. Founded as a small magazine on newsprint in 1977 by publisher Alan Leveritt, it later became a glossy monthly magazine with paid circulation, and in May 1992 became a weekly tabloid-format publication on newsprint with free distribution. As of 2019, the ''Times'' is once again a glossy monthly magazine. Its current format stems from reaction to the ''Arkansas Democrat'' buyout of assets from Gannett's closure of the ''Arkansas Gazette'' in 1991, which had resulted in the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette''. The ''Arkansas Times''s senior editor Max Brantley is among those former ''Gazette'' staffers who lost their jobs as a result of the merger. Brantley was the first editor of the weekly edition in May 1992. The ''Gazettes editorial cartoonist George Fisher became the ''Times'' cartoonist until his death. Billed on i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomberg Government
Bloomberg Government is a division of Bloomberg Industry Group that provides data-driven decision tools, news, and analytics in a digital workspace for professionals who influence government action. History Bloomberg Government launched in 2011 as a comprehensive solution to eliminate multiple government information resources. According to ''The New York Times'', the service was developed to provide news and information about politics, along with the less "glamorous" aspects of government reporting, including legislative and regulatory coverage. The first stages of what is now Bloomberg Government began in 2009, when a team led by Chris Walters and Don Baptiste spent most of the year researching to find a solution to match market needs, and after two years of market sizing, the product was launched. Bloomberg Government is now used by Congressional offices, trade associations, federal contractors, lobbyists, and corporate government-affairs professionals. On April 6, 2017, Bloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Georgia State Elections
Georgia's state elections were held on November 4, 2008. The primary elections were held on February 5, also known as Super Tuesday. Federal elections United States Presidential election Presidential Primaries =Democratic primary= =Republican primary= Presidential General election In the General election, Republican nominee John McCain prevailed over Democratic nominee Barack Obama in Georgia by 52.23% to 47.02%. McCain's five point margin of victory was significantly down from George W. Bush's seventeen point margin of victory over John Kerry in 2004. Though Obama benefited from high turnout by black and young voters as well as strong performance in Georgia's Urban areas, McCain's comparatively stronger performance in the rural northern and southeastern parts of the state as well as winning seventy-seven percent of white voters. gave him the overall victory. The 2008 Presidential election was particularly interesting in the state of Georgia considering that of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Monds
John Monds (born June 17, 1965) is an American politician and activist. He was the Libertarian nominee for Governor of Georgia in 2010. He was the first African American to appear on the general election ballot for Governor of Georgia. In 2008, Monds became the first Libertarian Party candidate in both Georgia and the rest of the United States to receive over 1,000,000 votes, when he ran for the Statewide office of Public Service Commission District 1 seat. Monds received 1,076,726 votes for 33.4% of the vote in a two-way race with only a Republican opponent. His vote total was the highest number of votes that a Libertarian candidate had ever received in a United States election at any level, until Gary Johnson received 1,139,562 votes in the 2012 presidential election. Monds also held the record for the highest percentage ever of the vote for a Libertarian in a statewide race until Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. received a slightly higher percentage in the 2020 Arkansas Senate ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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