2012Final results
2012 election for Arkansas's 1st District
U.S. House · Arkansas
Rick Crawford (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Scott Ellington (D) by 17.1 points.
Rick CrawfordRepublican · winner
56.2%138,800
Scott EllingtonDemocrat
39.1%96,601
Jessica PaxtonLibertarian
2.6%6,427
Jacob HollowayGreen
2.0%5,015
246,843 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Scott EllingtonRick Crawford
$372.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$370.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$1.7K
Cash on hand
$156K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Rick Crawford (R)Scott Ellington (D)
Also on the ballot: Jessica Paxton (Libertarian), 2.6%; Jacob Holloway (Green), 2.0%