2020 Arkansas Senate election
The 2020 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Arkansas voters elected state senators to the Arkansas Senate in 17 of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections on March 3, 2020, determined which candidates would appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
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The outcome of this election was identified by the National Conference of State Legislatures as one of many that could affect partisan balance during post-Census redistricting.[1]
Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans, led by Bart Hester (AR-01), had control of the Arkansas Senate with 26 seats to Democrats, led by Keith Ingram (AR-24), with 9 seats. In the 2020 cycle, Republicans made a net gain of two seats, defeating two incumbent Democratic senators, bringing the partisan balance to a 28-7 supermajority.
Composition
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| Before Election | 26 | 9 | 35 | 0 |
| After Election | 28 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Change |  2 |
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Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
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 | ||
- Did not face opposition in the general election.
- Not up for reelection, therefore this seat is open.
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 34, 7.52%
Detailed results
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bart Hester (incumbent) | 36,778 | 64.94% | |
| Democratic | Ronetta J. Francis | 19,855 | 35.06% | |
| Majority | 16,923 | 29.88% | ||
| Total votes | 56,633 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Hendren (incumbent) | 32,705 | 73.44% | |
| Democratic | Ryan Craig | 11,825 | 26.56% | |
| Majority | 20,880 | 46.88% | ||
| Total votes | 44,530 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lance Eads (incumbent) | 24,563 | 100% | |
| Majority | 24,563 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 24,563 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Hickey, Jr. (incumbent) | 21,058 | 100% | |
| Majority | 21,058 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 21,058 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Beckham | 17,282 | 55.89% | |||
| Democratic | Bruce Maloch (incumbent) | 13,641 | 44.11% | |||
| Majority | 3,641 | 11.78% | ||||
| Total votes | 30,923 | 100% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alan Clark (incumbent) | 26,069 | 75.19% | |
| Democratic | Brandon Overly | 8,604 | 24.81% | |
| Majority | 17,465 | 50.38% | ||
| Total votes | 34,673 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Breanne Davis (incumbent) | 27,639 | 100% | |
| Majority | 27,639 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 27,639 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Sullivan | 28,542 | 100% | |
| Majority | 28,542 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 28,542 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Wallace (incumbent) | 20,406 | 100% | |
| Majority | 20,406 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 20,406 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ronald Caldwell (incumbent) | 17,538 | 100% | |
| Majority | 17,538 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 17,538 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Flowers (incumbent) | 19,737 | 100% | |
| Majority | 19,737 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 19,737 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Gilmore | 17,732 | 60.06% | |||
| Democratic | Eddie L. Cheatham (incumbent) | 11,791 | 39.94% | |||
| Majority | 5,941 | 20.12% | ||||
| Total votes | 29,523 | 100% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Garner (incumbent) | 19,892 | 61.08% | |
| Democratic | Keidra Burrell | 1,267 | 38.92% | |
| Majority | 7,215 | 22.16% | ||
| Total votes | 32,569 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jonathan Dismang (incumbent) | 14,169 | 100% | |
| Majority | 14,169 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 14,169 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ricky Hill (incumbent) | 31,111 | 100% | |
| Majority | 31,111 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 31,111 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarke Tucker | 28,481 | 64.92% | |
| Republican | Bob Thomas | 15,392 | 35.08% | |
| Majority | 13,089 | 29.84% | ||
| Total votes | 43,873 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane English (incumbent) | 21,364 | 53.76% | |
| Democratic | Alisa Blaize Dixon | 18,375 | 46.24% | |
| Majority | 2,989 | 7.52% | ||
| Total votes | 39,739 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- Underhill, Wendy; Ben, Williams (December 4, 2019). "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- "Election Night Reporting". Scytl. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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
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