2014 Arkansas Secretary of State election

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2014 Arkansas Secretary of State election
November 4, 2014
 
Nominee Mark Martin Susan Inman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 506,384 292,878
Percentage 60.61% 35.06%
County results
Martin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Inman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Mark Martin
Republican

 Elected Secretary of State

Mark Martin
Republican

The 2014 Arkansas Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Mark Martin was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Susan Inman in a landslide.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Susan Inman, Director of Elections under former Secretary of State Sharon Priest[3]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Jacob Holloway[4]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mark
Martin (R)		 Susan
Inman (D)		 Jacob
Holloway (L)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling[5] October 30–November 1, 2014 1,092 ± 3% 47% 35% 6% 11%
Suffolk[6] September 20–23, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 35% 34% 6% 25%
Public Policy Polling[7] September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 43% 32% 5% 20%
Public Policy Polling[8] August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 39% 33% 6% 21%

Results

2014 Arkansas Secretary of State election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin (incumbent) 506,384 60.61
Democratic Susan Inman 292,878 35.06
Libertarian Jacob Holloway 36,159 4.33
Total votes 835,421 100.00
Republican hold

By county

County[9] Mark Martin
Republican		 Susan Inman
Democratic		 Jacob Holloway
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Arkansas 2,922 58.01% 1,949 38.69% 166 3.30% 973 19.32% 5,037
Ashley 3,669 59.44% 2,354 38.13% 150 2.43% 1,315 21.30% 6,173
Baxter 10,558 71.50% 3,475 23.53% 734 4.97% 7,083 47.97% 14,767
Benton 44,396 71.70% 14,295 23.09% 3,230 5.22% 30,101 48.61% 61,921
Boone 7,773 72.16% 2,426 22.52% 573 5.32% 5,347 49.64% 10,772
Bradley 1,629 57.10% 1,148 40.24% 76 2.66% 481 16.86% 2,853
Calhoun 998 61.72% 562 34.76% 57 3.53% 436 26.96% 1,617
Carroll 4,824 60.56% 2,780 34.90% 361 4.53% 2,044 25.66% 7,965
Chicot 1,303 37.68% 2,089 60.41% 66 1.91% -786 -22.73% 3,458
Clark 3,381 49.16% 3,272 47.58% 224 3.26% 109 1.58% 6,877
Clay 2,432 61.76% 1,336 33.93% 170 4.32% 1,096 27.83% 3,938
Cleburne 7,195 73.48% 2,198 22.45% 399 4.07% 4,997 51.03% 9,792
Cleveland 1,772 65.58% 830 30.72% 100 3.70% 942 34.86% 2,702
Columbia 4,720 62.29% 2,216 29.24% 642 8.47% 2,504 33.04% 7,578
Conway 3,538 56.21% 2,510 39.88% 246 3.91% 1,028 16.33% 6,294
Craighead 16,324 65.32% 7,401 29.62% 1,264 5.06% 8,923 35.71% 24,989
Crawford 11,515 71.87% 3,612 22.55% 894 5.58% 7,903 49.33% 16,021
Crittenden 4,952 46.91% 5,346 50.64% 258 2.44% -394 -3.73% 10,556
Cross 3,313 63.37% 1,775 33.95% 140 2.68% 1,538 29.42% 5,228
Dallas 1,231 52.21% 1,066 45.21% 61 2.59% 165 7.00% 2,358
Desha 1,373 41.42% 1,861 56.14% 81 2.44% -488 -14.72% 3,315
Drew 2,936 56.94% 2,071 40.17% 149 2.89% 865 16.78% 5,156
Faulkner 21,402 64.17% 10,551 31.63% 1,400 4.20% 10,851 32.53% 33,353
Franklin 3,569 65.53% 1,602 29.42% 275 5.05% 1,967 36.12% 5,446
Fulton 2,101 62.89% 1,098 32.86% 142 4.25% 1,003 30.02% 3,341
Garland 19,759 65.05% 9,411 30.98% 1,203 3.96% 10,348 34.07% 30,373
Grant 3,596 67.57% 1,483 27.87% 243 4.57% 2,113 39.70% 5,322
Greene 7,515 68.91% 2,888 26.48% 502 4.60% 4,627 42.43% 10,905
Hempstead 3,210 60.11% 2,001 37.47% 129 2.42% 1,209 22.64% 5,340
Hot Spring 5,541 59.53% 3,334 35.82% 433 4.65% 2,207 23.71% 9,308
Howard 2,124 58.38% 1,423 39.11% 91 2.50% 701 19.27% 3,638
Independence 7,299 69.47% 2,700 25.70% 507 4.83% 4,599 43.77% 10,506
Izard 2,886 66.96% 1,236 28.68% 188 4.36% 1,650 38.28% 4,310
Jackson 2,418 59.02% 1,497 36.54% 182 4.44% 921 22.48% 4,097
Jefferson 7,325 37.01% 11,986 60.56% 481 2.43% -4,661 -23.55% 19,792
Johnson 3,900 60.01% 2,229 34.30% 370 5.69% 1,671 25.71% 6,499
Lafayette 1,390 58.63% 921 38.84% 60 2.53% 469 19.78% 2,371
Lawrence 2,897 63.56% 1,439 31.57% 222 4.87% 1,458 31.99% 4,558
Lee 1,028 39.45% 1,529 58.67% 49 1.88% -501 -19.22% 2,606
Lincoln 1,643 53.96% 1,279 42.00% 123 4.04% 364 11.95% 3,045
Little River 2,463 61.31% 1,442 35.90% 112 2.79% 1,021 25.42% 4,017
Logan 4,155 65.00% 1,894 29.63% 343 5.37% 2,261 35.37% 6,392
Lonoke 13,952 72.01% 4,636 23.93% 787 4.06% 9,316 48.08% 19,375
Madison 3,261 64.73% 1,564 31.04% 213 4.23% 1,697 33.68% 5,038
Marion 3,450 69.39% 1,263 25.40% 259 5.21% 2,187 43.99% 4,972
Miller 7,688 67.62% 3,418 30.06% 263 2.31% 4,270 37.56% 11,369
Mississippi 5,137 51.00% 4,557 45.24% 379 3.76% 580 5.76% 10,073
Monroe 1,142 48.45% 1,163 49.34% 52 2.21% -21 -0.89% 2,357
Montgomery 1,936 67.55% 795 27.74% 135 4.71% 1,141 39.81% 2,866
Nevada 1,468 53.83% 1,181 43.31% 78 2.86% 287 10.52% 2,727
Newton 2,038 68.37% 797 26.74% 146 4.90% 1,241 41.63% 2,981
Ouachita 4,079 53.01% 3,143 40.84% 473 6.15% 936 12.16% 7,695
Perry 2,159 61.32% 1,160 32.95% 202 5.74% 999 28.37% 3,521
Phillips 2,061 36.13% 3,414 59.85% 229 4.01% -1,353 -23.72% 5,704
Pike 2,051 67.00% 899 29.37% 111 3.63% 1,152 37.63% 3,061
Poinsett 4,040 64.32% 1,980 31.52% 261 4.16% 2,060 32.80% 6,281
Polk 4,620 73.52% 1,362 21.67% 302 4.81% 3,258 51.85% 6,284
Pope 12,208 72.02% 3,988 23.53% 755 4.45% 8,220 48.49% 16,951
Prairie 1,622 61.49% 873 33.09% 143 5.42% 749 28.39% 2,638
Pulaski 54,103 43.10% 67,008 53.38% 4,430 3.53% -12,905 -10.28% 125,541
Randolph 3,109 62.38% 1,621 32.52% 254 5.10% 1,488 29.86% 4,984
Saline 26,606 68.12% 10,654 27.28% 1,795 4.60% 15,952 40.84% 39,055
Scott 2,101 69.68% 754 25.01% 160 5.31% 1,347 44.68% 3,015
Searcy 2,213 73.99% 623 20.83% 155 5.18% 1,590 53.16% 2,991
Sebastian 21,376 67.93% 8,391 26.66% 1,702 5.41% 12,985 41.26% 31,469
Sevier 2,308 65.79% 1,100 31.36% 100 2.85% 1,208 34.44% 3,508
Sharp 3,860 68.48% 1,497 26.56% 280 4.97% 2,363 41.92% 5,637
St. Francis 2,427 40.74% 3,376 56.67% 154 2.59% -949 -15.93% 5,957
Stone 2,988 67.45% 1,218 27.49% 224 5.06% 1,770 39.95% 4,430
Union 7,365 61.21% 4,001 33.25% 666 5.54% 3,364 27.96% 12,032
Van Buren 3,782 64.75% 1,760 30.13% 299 5.12% 2,022 34.62% 5,841
Washington 32,011 59.78% 18,689 34.90% 2,852 5.33% 13,322 24.88% 53,552
White 16,119 74.40% 4,624 21.34% 921 4.25% 11,495 53.06% 21,664
Woodruff 908 42.73% 1,125 52.94% 92 4.33% -217 -10.21% 2,125
Yell 3,221 62.65% 1,729 33.63% 191 3.72% 1,492 29.02% 5,141
Totals506,38460.61%292,87835.06%36,1594.33%213,50625.56%835,421

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/nov/04/martin-beats-inman-arkansas-secretary-state/?mobile_currents
  2. "UPDATE: Martin files for re-election, Inman files to run against him". Arkansas News. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  3. "Susan Inman to run for Arkansas Secretary of State". The City Wire. September 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  4. https://www.pbcommercial.com/incumbent-in-secretary-of-state146s-race-skips/
  5. "Public Policy Polling" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  6. "Suffolk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  7. "Public Policy Polling" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  8. "Public Policy Polling" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  9. Martin, Mark (November 4, 2014). "Arkansas Official Results 2014 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 12, 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026.