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Sample was renominated to the state Senate in the Republican primary held on May 20, 2014; he defeated Jerry Neal, 5,712 (55 percent) to 4,650 (45 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katv.com/story/12801589/katv-election-results|title=Arkansas Primary Election Results|date=May 20, 2014|publisher=KATV ([[Little Rock]])|accessdate=May 21, 2014; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Neal based much of his campaign on Sample's vote for the "private option" [[Medicaid]] program by which the state purchases health insurance for its most needy citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katv.com/story/25745732/flippo-beats-burris-in-arkansas-state-senate-race|title=Flippo beats Burris in Arkansas state Senate race|date=June 10, 2014|publisher=KATV|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
Sample was renominated to the state Senate in the Republican primary held on May 20, 2014; he defeated Jerry Neal, 5,712 (55 percent) to 4,650 (45 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katv.com/story/12801589/katv-election-results|title=Arkansas Primary Election Results|date=May 20, 2014|publisher=KATV ([[Little Rock]])|accessdate=May 21, 2014; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Neal based much of his campaign on Sample's vote for the "private option" [[Medicaid]] program by which the state purchases health insurance for its most needy citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katv.com/story/25745732/flippo-beats-burris-in-arkansas-state-senate-race|title=Flippo beats Burris in Arkansas state Senate race|date=June 10, 2014|publisher=KATV|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
In the general election held on November 4, 2014, Sample won a four-year term in the state Senate by defeating the Independent George Pritchett, 20,899 votes (71 percent) to 8,460 (29 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/53237/149792/Web01/en/summary.html|title=2014 election Results|publisher=Arkansas Secretary of State Elections Page|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
In the general election held on November 4, 2014, Sample won a four-year term in the state Senate by defeating the Independent George Pritchett, 20,899 votes (71 percent) to 8,460 (29 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/53237/149792/Web01/en/summary.html|title=2014 election Results|publisher=Arkansas Secretary of State Elections Page|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
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