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Arkansas' 4th Congressional District

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Arkansas' 4th Congressional District
Incumbent
Bruce WestermanRepublican
Assumed office: January 3, 2015

Arkansas' 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Bruce Westerman (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Arkansas representatives represented an average of 753,439 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 731,557 residents.

Elections

See also: Arkansas's 4th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Steven O'Donnell (D) and James Russell (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on March 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Steven O'Donnell
Steven O'Donnell  Candidate Connection
Image of James Russell
James Russell

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on March 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman

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See also: Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) defeated Risie Howard (D) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman (R)
 
72.9
 
197,046
Image of Risie Howard
Risie Howard (D)
 
27.1
 
73,207

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 270,253
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Risie Howard (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) defeated John White (D) and Gregory Maxwell (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman (R)
 
71.0
 
153,850
Image of John White
John White (D)
 
26.2
 
56,745
Image of Gregory Maxwell
Gregory Maxwell (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.8
 
6,101

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 216,696
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled. John White (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Gregory Maxwell (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on February 20, 2022.

Candidate
✔
Image of Gregory Maxwell
Gregory Maxwell  Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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See also: Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) defeated William Hanson (D) and Frank Gilbert (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman (R)
 
69.7
 
191,617
Image of William Hanson
William Hanson (D)  Candidate Connection
 
27.5
 
75,750
Image of Frank Gilbert
Frank Gilbert (L)
 
2.8
 
7,668

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 275,035
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. William Hanson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) defeated Hayden Shamel (D) and Tom Canada (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman (R)
 
66.7
 
136,740
Image of Hayden Shamel
Hayden Shamel (D)
 
31.2
 
63,984
Image of Tom Canada
Tom Canada (L)
 
1.9
 
3,952
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
216

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 204,892
(100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Hayden Shamel (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Hayden Shamel
Hayden Shamel

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R) defeated Randy Caldwell (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman
 
79.8
 
40,201
Image of Randy Caldwell
Randy Caldwell
 
20.2
 
10,151

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 50,352
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Arkansas after the 2020 census

On January 14, 2022, Arkansas' congressional map went into effect.[14] The Arkansas General Assembly approved the congressional map plan on Oct. 6, 2021.[15] On October 13, 2021, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced he would not sign the plans into law, and, instead, let them go into effect without his signature.[16] On November 4, 2021, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (R) released a legal opinion establishing January 14, 2022 as the map's effective date.[17] This map took effect for Arkansas' 2022 congressional elections. On May 23, 2023, the Christian Ministerial Alliance and a group of voters filed a lawsuit alleging that Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District was a racial gerrymander and in violation of the 14th and 15th Amendments. A trial was scheduled for March 24, 2025.[18]

Lawmakers approved two separate bills, both of which contained identical proposed lines: House Bill 1982 (HB 1982) and Senate Bill 743 (SB 743). The House voted 59-30 in favor of HB 1982 and 53-35 in favor of SB 743. The Senate voted 21-12 in favor of HB 1982 and 22-10 in favor of SB 743.

How does redistricting in Arkansas work? The Arkansas General Assembly is responsible for drawing congressional district lines. Both chambers of the state legislature must approve a single redistricting plan. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.[19]

Arkansas' state legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission, the Arkansas Board of Apportionment. The commission comprises the governor, the secretary of state, and the attorney general.[19]

The Arkansas Constitution requires that Arkansas State Senate district lines be "contiguous, and that they follow county lines except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[19]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Arkansas after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Arkansas after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Arkansas State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 4th the 34th most Republican district nationally.[20]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 4th the 43rd most Republican district nationally.[21]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 66.2%-31.0%.[22]

2022

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+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 4th the 41st most Republican district nationally.[23]

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 31.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 66.2%.[24]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 4th Congressional District the 67th most Republican nationally.[25]

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 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[26]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
  2. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  3. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ State of Arkansas, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, "Opinion No. 2021-092," November 4, 2021
  15. ↑ AP News, "Arkansas redistrict plan splitting Pulaski County advances," October 6, 2021
  16. ↑ AP News, "Arkansas governor OKs House map splitting Little Rock area," October 13, 2021
  17. ↑ State of Arkansas, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, "Opinion No. 2021-092," November 4, 2021
  18. ↑ Democracy Docket, "Arkansas Congressional Redistricting Challenge (Christian Ministerial Alliance)," accessed January 30, 2025
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 All About Redistricting, "Arkansas," accessed April 20, 2015
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  21. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  22. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  23. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  24. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  25. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  26. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Arkansas' current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Boozman (R)
Tom Cotton (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Republican Party (6)

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