Arkansas's 3rd congressional district special election, 2001

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election, 2001

November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)

Nominee John Boozman Michael Hathorn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 52,894 40,137 Percentage 55.55% 42.15%

Representative before election Asa Hutchinson Republican Elected Representative John Boozman Republican

The United States House of Representatives special election in Arkansas's 3rd congressional district was held on November 20, 2001 to select the successor to Asa Hutchinson who resigned upon appointment as director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Election results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman	16,330	43.24
	Republican	Gunner DeLay	10,431	27.62
	Republican	Jim Hendren	9,403	24.90
	Republican	Brad Cates	1,602	4.24
Total votes			37,766	100.00

Republican primary runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman	19,583	56.58
	Republican	Gunner DeLay	15,029	43.42
Total votes			34,612	100.00

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Hathorn	13,282	47.13
	Democratic	Jo Carson	13,087	46.44
	Democratic	Norman "Bill" Williams, Jr.	1,813	6.43
Total votes			28,182	100.00

Democratic primary runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Hathorn	15,356	52.61
	Democratic	Jo Carson	13,832	47.39
Total votes			29,188	100.00

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district special election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman	52,894	55.55
	Democratic	Michael Hathorn	40,137	42.15
	Green	Sarah Marsh	1,773	1.86
	Freedom Party	Ralph Forbes	419	.44
Total votes			95,223	100.00
	Republican hold