2022 Arkansas Senate election
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The 2022 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Arkansas voters elected state senators to the Arkansas Senate in 18 of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections in March 2022 determined which candidates would appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot.
Composition
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
Before election | 28 | 7 | 35 | |
After election | 29 | 6 | 35 | |
Change | ![]() | ![]() |
Retirements
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 10: Larry Teague retired.
- District 24: Keith Ingram retired due to term limits.
- District 31: Joyce Elliott retired due to term limits.
Independents
[edit]- District 2: Jim Hendren retired.
Republicans
[edit]- District 3: Cecile Bledsoe retired.
- District 7: Colby Fulfer retired.
- District 8: Mathew Pitsch retired to run for treasurer of Arkansas.
- District 27: Trent Garner retired.
- District 35: Jason Rapert retired to run for lieutenant governor of Arkansas.
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primaries
[edit]Republicans
[edit]- District 3: Charles Beckham lost renomination to former Magnolia, Arkansas City Councilman Steve Crowell after being redistricted from District 12.
- District 6: Bill Sample lost renomination to Garland County Justice of the Peace Matt McKee after being redistricted from District 14.
- District 22: James Sturch lost renomination to House Representative John Payton after being redistricted from District 19.
- District 28: Bob Ballinger lost renomination to former senator Bryan King after being redistricted from District 5.
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
Summary
[edit]- Note: All districts were renumbered following the redistricting process.
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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1st | Ben Gilmore | Rep | Ben Gilmore | Rep | ||
2nd | Jim Hendren | Ind | Matt Stone | Rep | ||
3th | Charles Beckham | Rep | Steve Crowell | Rep | ||
Cecile Bledsoe | ||||||
4th | Jimmy Hickey Jr. | Rep | Jimmy Hickey Jr. | Rep | ||
5th | Terry Rice | Rep | Terry Rice | Rep | ||
6th | Bill Sample | Rep | Matt Mckee | Rep | ||
7th | Alan Clark | Rep | Alan Clark | Rep | ||
Colby Fulfer | ||||||
8th | Stephanie Flowers | Dem | Stephanie Flowers | Dem | ||
Mathew Pitsch | Rep | |||||
9th | New seat | Reginald Murdock | Dem | |||
10th | Ron Caldwell | Rep | Ron Caldwell | Rep | ||
Larry Teague | Dem | |||||
11th | Ricky Hill | Rep | Ricky Hill | Rep | ||
12th | Linda Chesterfield | Dem | Linda Chesterfield | Dem | ||
13th | Jane English | Rep | Jane English | Rep | ||
14th | Clarke Tucker | Dem | Clarke Tucker | Dem | ||
15th | New seat | Fredrick Love | Dem | |||
16th | Kim Hammer | Rep | Kim Hammer | Rep | ||
17th | Mark Johnson | Rep | Mark Johnson | Rep | ||
18th | Jonathan Dismang | Rep | Jonathan Dismang | Rep | ||
19th | Dave Wallace | Rep | Dave Wallace | Rep | ||
20th | Dan Sullivan | Rep | Dan Sullivan | Rep | ||
21st | Blake Johnson | Rep | Blake Johnson | Rep | ||
22nd | James Sturch | Rep | John Payton | Rep | ||
23rd | Scott Flippo | Rep | Scott Flippo | Rep | ||
24th | Missy Irvin | Rep | Missy Irvin | Rep | ||
Keith Ingram | Dem | |||||
25th | Breanne Davis | Rep | Breanne Davis | Rep | ||
26th | Gary Stubblefield | Rep | Gary Stubblefield | Rep | ||
27th | Trent Garner | Rep | Justin Boyd | Rep | ||
28th | Bob Ballinger | Rep | Bryan King | Rep | ||
29th | New seat | Jim Petty | Rep | |||
30th | Greg Leding | Dem | Greg Leding | Dem | ||
31st | Joyce Elliott | Dem | Clint Penzo | Rep | ||
32nd | New seat | Joshua Bryant | Rep | |||
33rd | Bart Hester | Rep | Bart Hester | Rep | ||
34th | New seat | Jim Dotson | Rep | |||
35th | Jason Rapert | Rep | Tyler Dees | Rep |
Closest races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 9, 7.02%
- District 13, 8.12%
Detailed results
[edit] District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 |
District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ben Gilmore (incumbent) | 21,580 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 21,580 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matt Stone | 17,791 | 67.76 | |
Democratic | Garry Smith | 8,466 | 32.24 | |
Total votes | 26,257 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alderman Steve Crowell | 13,844 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 13,844 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jimmy Hickey Jr. (incumbent) | 17,715 | 79.08 | |
Independent | Lonny M. Goodwin | 4,687 | 20.92 | |
Total votes | 22,402 | 100.00 |
District 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Terry Rice (incumbent) | 23,275 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 23,275 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matt McKee | 21,453 | 69.74 | |
Democratic | Cortney Warwick McKee | 9,307 | 30.26 | |
Total votes | 30,760 | 100.00 |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Clark (incumbent) | 23,852 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 23,852 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Flowers (incumbent) | 13,959 | 72.57 | |
Libertarian | David Dinwiddie | 5,275 | 27.43 | |
Total votes | 19,234 | 100.00 |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Reginald Murdock | 10,119 | 53.51 | |
Republican | Terry Fuller | 8,793 | 46.49 | |
Total votes | 18,912 | 100.00 |
District 10
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ronald Caldwell (incumbent) | 17,753 | 72.49 | |
Democratic | Cliff Hart | 6,736 | 27.51 | |
Total votes | 24,489 | 100.00 |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ricky Hill (incumbent) | 22,013 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 22,013 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Chesterfield (incumbent) | 15,990 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 15,990 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jane English (incumbent) | 16,522 | 52.45 | |
Democratic | Allison Sweatman | 13,963 | 44.33 | |
Libertarian | Noah Jones | 1,014 | 3.22 | |
Total votes | 31,499 | 100.00 |
District 14
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clarke Tucker (incumbent) | 23,273 | 63.50 | |
Republican | Beth Mason | 13,375 | 36.50 | |
Total votes | 36,648 | 100.00 |
District 15
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fredrick Love | 16,325 | 86.15 | |
Libertarian | Charles Guidry | 2,625 | 13.85 | |
Total votes | 18,950 | 100.00 |
District 16
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim Hammer (incumbent) | 20,738 | 75.72 | |
Libertarian | Jaron Salazar | 6,649 | 24.28 | |
Total votes | 27,387 | 100.00 |
District 17
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Johnson (incumbent) | 16,835 | 58.72 | |
Democratic | David Barber | 11,834 | 41.28 | |
Total votes | 28,669 | 100.00 |
District 18
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jonathan Dismang (incumbent) | 21,632 | 80.43 | |
Democratic | Nick Cartwright | 4,383 | 16.30 | |
Libertarian | James Burk | 882 | 3.28 | |
Total votes | 26,897 | 100.00 |
District 19
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Wallace (incumbent) | 17,507 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 17,507 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Sullivan (incumbent) | 12,951 | 62.35 | |
Democratic | Chenoa Summers | 7,820 | 37.65 | |
Total votes | 20,771 | 100.00 |
District 21
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Blake Johnson (incumbent) | 18,671 | 83.85 | |
Libertarian | Alfred Holland III | 3,596 | 16.15 | |
Total votes | 22,267 | 100.00 |
District 22
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Payton | 24,186 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 24,186 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Flippo (incumbent) | 23,951 | 79.73 | |
Democratic | Derek Huber | 6,088 | 20.27 | |
Total votes | 30,039 | 100.00 |
District 24
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Missy Irvin (incumbent) | 28,789 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 28,789 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Breanne Davis (incumbent) | 20,965 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 20,965 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary Stubblefield (incumbent) | 21,272 | 83.78 | |
Libertarian | Gabriel Andreuccetti | 4,117 | 16.22 | |
Total votes | 25,389 | 100.00 |
District 27
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Justin Boyd | 11,765 | 63.57 | |
Democratic | Rebecca Ward | 6,741 | 36.43 | |
Total votes | 18,506 | 100.00 |
District 28
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan King | 21,768 | 75.96 | |
Democratic | Jim Wallace | 6,888 | 24.04 | |
Total votes | 28,656 | 100.00 |
District 29
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Petty | 23,021 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 23,021 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Greg Leding (incumbent) | 19,226 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 19,226 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clint Penzo | 10,265 | 60.13 | |
Democratic | Lisa Parks | 6,805 | 39.87 | |
Total votes | 17,070 | 100.00 |
District 32
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joshua Bryant | 18,022 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 18,022 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bart Hester (incumbent) | 21,122 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 21,122 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Dotson | 21,349 | 69.80 | |
Libertarian | J.P. DeVilliers | 9,236 | 30.20 | |
Total votes | 30,585 | 100.00 |
District 35
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tyler Dees | 18,411 | 73.68 | |
Libertarian | Doug Peterson | 6,578 | 26.32 | |
Total votes | 24,989 | 100.00 |
See also
[edit]- 2022 Arkansas elections
- 2022 Arkansas House of Representatives election
- Arkansas Senate
- List of Arkansas General Assemblies
References
[edit]- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.