CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Party & Write-In Candidates): March 1, 2012
Filing Deadline (Independents): May 1, 2012
Primary: May 22, 2012
Run-Off: June 12, 2012

This page was last updated on January 29, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mike Beebe (D)* - Term Limited in 2014.
Dustin McDaniel (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Mike Ross (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Pharmacy Owner & Ex-Radio Announcer
Gilbert Baker (R) - Ex-State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State GOP Chair, University Administrator & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Curtis Coleman (R) - Businessman, GOP Activist & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Mark Darr (R) - Lt. Governor & Restaurant Owner

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Mark Darr (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mark Martin (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Dustin McDaniel (D)* - Term Limited in 2014.

STATE AUDITOR:
Charlie Daniels (D)*

STATE TREASURER:
Martha Shoffner (D)* - Term Limited in 2014.

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
John Thurston (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

John Boozman (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Rick Crawford (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Clark Hall (D) - State Rep., Ex-Marvell Mayor & Farmer
Gary Latanich (D) - College Professor & Economist

District 2:
Tim Griffin (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Halter (D) - Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-US Social Security Commissioner, Economist & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Jay Martin (D) - Ex-State House Majority Leader, Attorney & '06 Lt. Gov. Candidate

District 3:
Steve Womack (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Aden (D) - Ex-Non-Profit Group Executive & Army Veteran

District 4:
[ Mike Ross (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Robin Carroll (D) - District Prosecuting Attorney
W. Conner Eldridge Jr. (D) - US Attorney, Ex-Banker & Ex-Congressional Aide
Steve Faris (D) - State Lottery Commissioner, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Army Veteran
Greg Hale (D) - Political Consultant & Democratic Activist
Steve Harrelson (D) - State Sen., Ex-State House Majority Leader & Attorney
Gene Jeffress (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Retired Teacher
Chris Masingill (D) - Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chair, Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Political Consultant
D.C. Morrison (D) - Businessman & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Gregg Reep (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Warren Mayor & Consultant
Gene Shelby (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Garland County Coroner, Physician & Garland County Democratic Chair
Larry Teague (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Nashville Alderman & Insurance Agent
Hank Wilkins (D) - State Rep., Ex-State Sen. & Methodist Pastor
Tom Cotton (R) - Management Consultant, Attorney & Afghan War Veteran
John Cowart (R) - Police Officer & USMC Veteran
Glenn Gallas (R) - Ex-Garland County GOP Chair, Businessman, Army Veteran, Tea Party Activist & '10 Candidate
Lane Jean (R) - State Rep., Ex-Magnolia Mayor, Cattle Rancher & Logging Contractor
Beth Anne Rankin (R) - Ex-Miss Arkansas, Singing Instructor & '10 Nominee
Marcus Richmond (R) - Businessman & Retired USMC Officer
Will Rockefeller (R) - Son of Ex-Lt Gov Win Rockefeller

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Arkansas
Arkansas Democratic Party
Green Party of Arkansas
Arkansas Libertarian Party
Arkansas Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State: Elections Department

Secretary of State: VoteNaturally.org

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Arkansas Business News
Arkansas News Bureau
The Arkansas Project
Arkansas Times (Politics)
Arkansas Watch
Atkins Chronicle / Dover Times
Batesville Daily Guard
Baxter Bulletin
Bella Vista Weekly Vista
Benton County Daily Record
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Crawford County Press Argus-Courier
El Dorado News-Times
Fayetteville All About Town (Alternative)
Ft. Smith Times Record
Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Johnson County Graphic
Jonesboro Sun
Lawrence County Times Dispatch
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Lynch at Large (Liberal)
Nashville News
Northwest Arkansas Online
Northwest Arkansas Times
Pine Bluff Commercial
Pulaski Leader
Rogers Hometown News
Siloam Springs Herald-Leader
Talk Business & Politics
Texarkana Gazette
Truth in Arkansas Politics (Conservative)
West Memphis Evening Times

Arkansas Educational Televison Network (PBS)
KAIT TV-8 (ABC - Jonesboro)
KARK TV-4 (NBC - Little Rock)
KATV TV-7 (ABC - Little Rock)
KTHV TV-11 (CBS - Little Rock)
KPOM TV-24 (NBC - Fort Smith/Fayetteville)