Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Womack (R)	64.7	148,717
		Joshua Mahony (D)	32.6	74,952
		Michael Kalagias (L)	2.6	5,899
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	140

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 229,708 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Moody (Independent)

Elections in Arkansas, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 5
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Photo ID required (preliminary injunction issued on April 26, 2018)
• Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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On the ballot: U.S. House • Governor • Lt. Gov • Attorney General • Secretary of State • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Special state legislative • Supreme court • Appellate courts • Local judges • State ballot measures • School boards • Democratic primaries • Republican primaries

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Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 1, 2018
Primary: May 22, 2018 Primary runoff: June 19, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Steve Womack (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Arkansas
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+19 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
See also
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Arkansas, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve Womack (R), who was first elected in 2010.

The 3rd Congressional District is located in northwestern Arkansas. Benton, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Pope, and Washington counties as well as portions of Crawford, Newton, Searcy, and Sebastian counties are included in the boundaries of the district.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3

Incumbent Steve Womack defeated Joshua Mahony and Michael Kalagias in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Womack (R)	64.7	148,717
		Joshua Mahony (D)	32.6	74,952
		Michael Kalagias (L)	2.6	5,899
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	140

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 229,708 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Moody (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3

Joshua Mahony advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Joshua Mahony

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3

Incumbent Steve Womack defeated Robb Ryerse in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Womack	84.2	47,757
		Robb Ryerse	15.8	8,988

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 56,745
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District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District the 46th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.00. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.00 points toward that party.

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Steve Womack	Republican Party	$1,211,827	$1,218,424	$1,159,219	As of December 31, 2018
Joshua Mahony	Democratic Party	$266,234	$265,214	$186	As of December 31, 2018
Michael Kalagias	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District history

2016

See also: Arkansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve Womack (R) ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. Womack defeated Libertarian party candidate Steve Isaacson in the general election on November 8, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run for the seat.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Womack Incumbent	77.3%	217,192
	Libertarian	Steve Isaacson	22.7%	63,715
Total Votes				280,907
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve Womack (R) defeated Grant Brand (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arkansas District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Womack Incumbent	79.4%	151,630
	Libertarian	Grant Brand	20.6%	39,305
Total Votes				190,935
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 75 Arkansas counties—1.33 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Woodruff County, Arkansas	8.91%	4.21%	7.46%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Arkansas with 60.6 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 33.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Arkansas voted Democratic 66.67 percent of the time and Republican 30 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Arkansas voted Republican all five times.

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Arkansas heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Arkansas.
• Republicans held all four U.S. House seats in Arkansas.

State executives

• As of September 2018, Republicans held six of 12 state executive positions. The remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of Arkansas was Republican Asa Hutchinson. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the Arkansas General Assembly. They had a 75-24 majority in the state House and a 25-9 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

• Arkansas was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also: Arkansas elections, 2018

Arkansas held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• Four U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Five lower state executive positions
• 18 of 35 state Senate seats
• 100 state House seats

Demographics

Demographic data for Arkansas
	Arkansas	U.S.
Total population:	2,977,853	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	52,035	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	78%	73.6%
Black/African American:	15.5%	12.6%
Asian:	1.4%	5.1%
Native American:	0.6%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.1%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	84.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	21.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$41,371	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	22.9%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arkansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Arkansas' three largest cities were Little Rock (pop. est. 198,606), Ft. Smith (pop. est. 88,037), and Fayetteville (pop. est. 85,257).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Arkansas from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Arkansas Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Arkansas every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Arkansas 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	60.6%	Hillary Clinton	33.7%	26.9%
2012	Mitt Romney	60.6%	Barack Obama	36.9%	23.7%
2008	John McCain	58.7%	Barack Obama	38.9%	19.8%
2004	George W. Bush	54.3%	John Kerry	44.6%	9.7%
2000	George W. Bush	51.3%	Al Gore	45.9%	5.4%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Arkansas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Arkansas 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	John Boozman	59.8%	Conner Eldridge	36.2%	23.6%
2014	Tom Cotton	56.5%	Mark Pryor	39.4%	22.9%
2010	John Boozman	57.9%	Blanche Lincoln	37.0%	1.6%
2008	Mark Pryor	79.5%	Rebekah Kennedy(Green Party)	20.5%	59.0%
2004	Blanche Lincoln	55.9%	Jim Holt	44.1%	11.8%
2002	Mark Pryor	53.9%	Tim Hutchinson	46.1%	7.8%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Arkansas.

Election results (Governor), Arkansas 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Asa Hutchinson	55.4%	Mike Ross	46.3%	9.1%
2010	Mike Beebe	64.4%	Jim Keet	33.6%	30.8%
2006	Mike Beebe	55.6%	Asa Hutchinson	40.7%	14.9%
2002	Mike Huckabee	53.0%	Jimmie Lou Fisher	46.9%	6.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Arkansas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Arkansas 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	4	100%	0	0%	R+4
2014	4	100%	0	0%	R+4
2012	4	100%	0	0%	R+4
2010	3	75%	1	25%	R+3
2008	1	25%	3	75%	D+3
2006	1	25%	3	75%	D+3
2004	1	25%	3	75%	D+3
2002	1	25%	3	75%	D+3
2000	1	25%	3	75%	D+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eleven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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See also

• Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election (May 22, 2018 Democratic primary)
• Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election (May 22, 2018 Republican primary)
• United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018

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Arkansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Boozman (R)

Tom Cotton (R)

Representatives

District 1

Rick Crawford (R)

District 2

French Hill (R)

District 3

Steve Womack (R)

District 4

Bruce Westerman (R)

Republican Party (6)