2020 Arkansas Senate election

The 2020 Arkansas Senate elections are taking place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Arkansas voters will elect state senators in 17 of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections on March 3, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.

2020 Arkansas Senate election

November 3, 2020
17 of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Leader Bart Hester Keith Ingram Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 14, 2019 January 15, 2013 Leader's seat 1st 24th Seats before 26 9 Seats after 28 7 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 372,240 144,986 Percentage 71.97% 28.03%

The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[1]

Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans had control of the Arkansas Senate with 26 seats to Democrats' 9 seats.

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Before Election	26	9	35	0
After Election	28	7	35	0
Change

Summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1st	Bart Hester		Rep	Bart Hester		Rep
2nd	Jim Hendren		Rep	Jim Hendren		Rep
7th	Lance Eads		Rep	Lance Eads[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
11th	Jimmy Hickey Jr.		Rep	Jimmy Hickey Jr.[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
12th	Bruce Maloch		Dem	Charles Beckham		Rep
13th	Alan Clark		Rep	Alan Clark		Rep
16th	Breanne Davis		Rep	Breanne Davis[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
21st	John Cooper[lower-alpha 2]		Rep	Dan Sullivan[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
22nd	Dave Wallace		Rep	Dave Wallace[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
23rd	Ron Caldwell		Rep	Ron Caldwell[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
25th	Stephanie Flowers		Dem	Stephanie Flowers[lower-alpha 1]		Dem
26th	Eddie Cheatham		Dem	Ben Gilmore		Rep
27th	Trent Garner		Rep	Trent Garner		Rep
28th	Jonathan Dismang		Rep	Jonathan Dismang[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
29th	Ricky Hill		Rep	Ricky Hill[lower-alpha 1]		Rep
32nd	Will Bond[lower-alpha 2]		Dem	Clarke Tucker		Dem
34th	Jane English		Rep	Jane English		Rep

1. Did not face opposition in the general election.
2. Not up for reelection, therefore this seat is open.

Detailed results

District 1 • District 2 • District 7 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 16 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 32 • District 34

District 1

General Election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bart Hester (incumbent)
	Democratic	Ronetta Francis
Total votes

District 2

General Election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Hendren (incumbent)
	Democratic	Ryan Craig
Total votes

District 7

General Election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lance Eads (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 11

General Election[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Hickey Jr. (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 12

General Election[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Maloch (incumbent)
	Republican	Charles Beckham
Total votes

District 13

Republican Primary[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Clark (incumbent)	6,899	68.1
	Republican	Jeff Crow	3,235	31.9
Total votes			10,134	100.0

General Election[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Clark (incumbent)
	Democratic	Brandon Overly
Total votes

District 16

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Breanne Davis (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 21

Republican Primary[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Sullivan	5,493	58.6
	Republican	John Cooper (incumbent)	3,883	41.4
Total votes			9,376	100.0

General Election[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Sullivan
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 22

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Wallace (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 23

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Caldwell (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 25

Democratic Primary[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Flowers (incumbent)	6,479	74.8
	Democratic	Efrem Elliott	2,177	25.2
Total votes			8,656	100.0

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Flowers (incumbent)
Total votes
	Democratic hold

District 26

Republican Primary[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Gilmore	3,914	51.5
	Republican	Bill Dunklin	3,692	48.5
Total votes			7,606	100.0

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Cheatham (incumbent)
	Republican	Ben Gilmore
Total votes

District 27

Democratic Primary[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keidra Burrell	4,582	66.3
	Democratic	Garry Smith	2,324	33.7
Total votes			6,906	100.0

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Garner (incumbent)
	Democratic	Keidra Burrell
Total votes

District 28

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Dismang (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 29

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ricky Hill (incumbent)
Total votes
	Republican hold

District 32

General Election[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Thomas
	Democratic	Clarke Tucker
Total votes

District 34

General Election[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane English (incumbent)
	Democratic	Alisa Blaize Dixon
Total votes

Margins of victory

Primaries District Primary Margin 26 Republican 03.0% 21 Republican 17.2% 27 Democratic 32.6% 13 Republican 36.2% 25 Democratic 49.6%

General elections District Winning party Margin Uncontested elections are not included.

See also

• 2020 Arkansas elections
• 2020 Arkansas House of Representatives election
• Arkansas Senate

References

1. Wendy Underhill; Ben Williams (December 4, 2019), "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures
2. Brantley, Max (9 October 2019). "Lawyer and former Walmart exec plans challenge of Bart Hester". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. Thompson, Doug (13 November 2019). "Plenty of legislative contests set in Northwest Arkansas". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
4. Brantley, Max (17 April 2020). "Strange bedfellows: Jimmy Hickey's surprise election to lead the Senate UPDATE". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
5. "Charles Beckham running for Arkansas Senate". Magnolia Reporter. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
6. "Alan Clark wins state Senate District 13 Republican primary". KATV. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
7. "Incumbent takes fundraising lead in Senate 13 primary". The Sentinel Record. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
8. "NRA-ILA | NRA-Endorsed Dan Sullivan Wins Arkansas State Senate Primary". NRA Institute for Legislative Action. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
9. "Sullivan takes Cooper's seat in District 21". Arkansas Online. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
10. "Bid sets up a repeat of Democrat face-off". Arkansas Online. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
11. "Farmer, Griffin aide in GOP race for Arkansas Senate's District 26". Arkansas Online. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
12. "Ex-lawmaker faces Pine Bluff lawyer in Democratic Senate primary". Arkansas Online. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
13. "Little Rock Republican to seek Senate District 32 seat". Arkansas Online. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
14. "Candidate filing period ends; billionaire ex-NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg on ballot in state for presidency". Arkansas Online. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Arkansas", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Arkansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Arkansas". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Arkansas at Ballotpedia