Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
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| Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 1, 2022 |
| Primary: May 24, 2022 Primary runoff: June 21, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Arkansas |
| Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th Arkansas elections, 2022 U.S. Congress elections, 2022 U.S. Senate elections, 2022 U.S. House elections, 2022 |
All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Arkansas, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline was March 1, 2022.
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 36.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 60.2%.[1]
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)
- Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3
Incumbent Steve Womack defeated Lauren Mallett-Hays and Michael Kalagias in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Womack (R) | 63.7 | 142,401 |
 | Lauren Mallett-Hays (D) | 32.9 | 73,541 | |
 | Michael Kalagias (L) | 3.4 | 7,646 | |
| Total votes: 223,588 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lauren Mallett-Hays advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3
Incumbent Steve Womack defeated Neil Kumar in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Womack | 78.7 | 60,814 |
 | Neil Kumar | 21.3 | 16,414 | |
| Total votes: 77,228 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 3
Michael Kalagias advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Kalagias (L) |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Arkansas
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Steve Womack | Republican Party | $1,664,169 | $1,083,111 | $1,944,315 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Lauren Mallett-Hays | Democratic Party | $65,742 | $65,742 | $0 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Neil Kumar | Republican Party | $110,333 | $110,333 | $0 | As of July 5, 2022 |
| Michael Kalagias | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]
| Race ratings: Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Arkansas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arkansas, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Arkansas | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | Fixed by party | 3/1/2022 | Source |
| Arkansas | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 3% of qualified voters in the district, or 2,000, whichever is less | N/A | 5/2/2022 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Arkansas District 3
until January 2, 2023
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Arkansas District 3
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[9]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Arkansas | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Donald Trump
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| Arkansas' 1st | 28.1% | 69.0% | 27.9% | 69.1% |
| Arkansas' 2nd | 42.1% | 55.2% | 44.3% | 53.1% |
| Arkansas' 3rd | 36.8% | 60.2% | 35.2% | 61.9% |
| Arkansas' 4th | 31.0% | 66.2% | 29.6% | 67.7% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Arkansas.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Arkansas in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 8, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
In 2022, 16 candidates filed to run for Arkansas' four U.S. House districts, including eight Republicans, four Democrats, three Libertarians, and one independent. That's an average of 4 candidates per district, more than the 2.3 candidates per district in 2020 and fewer than the 5.5 in 2018.
This was the first candidate filing deadline under new district lines adopted during the redistricting process following the 2020 Census. Arkansas was apportioned the same number of congressional districts as after the 2010 census.
Incumbents filed to run in every election. The last time Arkansas had an open U.S. House district was during the 2014 elections when two incumbents didn't run. Of the four incumbents who filed for re-election, one—Rep. Bruce Westerman (R)—did not draw any primary challengers. As of the filing deadline, the three remaining incumbents faced contested primaries, marking the highest number of incumbents in contested primaries (3, or 75%) since at least 2012. The second-highest was in 2018 when two incumbents (50% of those seeking re-election) faced contested primaries. No incumbents had primary challengers in 2020.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 3rd the 87th most Republican district nationally.[10]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Arkansas' 3rd based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 36.8% | 60.2% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2020
Arkansas presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 20 Democratic wins
- 10 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | AI[11] | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Arkansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Arkansas | ||
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| Arkansas | United States | |
| Population | 3,011,524 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 51,992 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 75.4% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 4% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.6% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.2% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 23.8% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,475 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.1% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Arkansas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arkansas, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Arkansas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Arkansas, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Asa Hutchinson
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| Lieutenant Governor | Tim Griffin
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| Secretary of State | John Thurston
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| Attorney General | Leslie Rutledge
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Arkansas State Legislature as of November 2022.
Arkansas State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Arkansas House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 78 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Arkansas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Eight 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| House | 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 |
District history
2020
See also: Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3
Incumbent Steve Womack defeated Celeste Williams and Michael Kalagias in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Womack (R) | 64.3 | 214,960 |
 | Celeste Williams (D) | 31.8 | 106,325 | |
| Michael Kalagias (L) | 3.9 | 12,977 | |
| Total votes: 334,262 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Celeste Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Womack advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3.
2018
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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 56,745 | |||
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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.[12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Steve Womack Incumbent |
77.3% | 217,192 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Isaacson | 22.7% | 63,715 | |
| Total Votes | 280,907 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Steve Womack Incumbent |
79.4% | 151,630 | |
| Libertarian | Grant Brand | 20.6% | 39,305 | |
| Total Votes | 190,935 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
May 20, 2014, primary results
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ American Independent Party
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
