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| term_start2=January 3, 1993​

| term_start2=January 3, 1993​

| term_end2=January 3, 1997​

| term_end2=January 3, 1997​

| preceded2=[[John P. Hammerschmidt]]​

| preceded2=[[John Paul Hammerschmidt]]​

| succeeded2=[[Asa Hutchinson]]​

| succeeded2=[[Asa Hutchinson]]​

| office3=Arkansas State Representative for Benton County​

| office3=Arkansas State Representative for Benton County​

| residence=[[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], Arkansas (1984–2003)<br>

| residence=[[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], Arkansas (1984–2003)<br>

Alexandria, [[Virginia]] (2003–present)​

Alexandria, [[Virginia]] (2003–present)​

| party =[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

| religion=[[Baptist]]

| religion=[[Baptist]]

| spouse=(1) [[Donna Hutchinson]] (married 1970-1999, divorced)

| spouse=(1) [[Donna Hutchinson]] (married 1970-1999, divorced)

The 3rd district reverted to form in 1994, when Hutchinson was reelected with 63 percent of the vote.

The 3rd district reverted to form in 1994, when Hutchinson was reelected with 63 percent of the vote.

===Election to U.S. Senate===​

===Election to U.S. Senate===lection to U.S. Senate===​

Hutchinson ran for the Senate seat being vacated by popular Democrat [[David Pryor]], who is also a former Arkansas governor (1975-1978). Initially, the leading Republican candidate for the party nomination was Lieutenant Governor [[Mike Huckabee|Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee]], a former [[Southern Baptist]] pastor. . However, when Democratic Governor James Guy "Jim Guy" Tucker resigned upon his conviction for mail fraud, Huckabee assumed the governorship and dropped out of the Senate race;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=108 |title=Mike Huckabee |publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas'' |accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>  

Hutchinson ran for the Senate seat being vacated by popular Democrat [[David Pryor]], who is also a former Arkansas governor (1975-1978). Initially, the leading Republican candidate for the party nomination was Lieutenant Governor [[Mike Huckabee|Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee]], a former [[Southern Baptist]] pastor. . However, when Democratic Governor James Guy "Jim Guy" Tucker resigned upon his conviction for mail fraud, Huckabee assumed the governorship and dropped out of the Senate race;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=108 |title=Mike Huckabee |publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas'' |accessdate=April 27, 2020}}</ref>