Arkansas' 1st Congressional District

Arkansas' 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Rick Crawford (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

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

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 1

Samuel Goodman Baker (D) and Terri Yarbrough Green (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Samuel Goodman Baker
	Submit photo	Terri Yarbrough Green

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Rick Crawford

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General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) defeated Rodney Govens (D) and Steven Gene Parsons (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rick Crawford (R)	72.9	194,711
	Rodney Govens (D)	24.0	64,113
	Steven Gene Parsons (L)	3.1	8,353

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 267,177
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Rodney Govens (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Steven Gene Parsons (L) defeated Roger Daugherty (L) in the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on February 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Gene Parsons	87.8	36
	Submit photo	Roger Daugherty	9.8	4
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4%	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41
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General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) defeated Monte Hodges (D) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rick Crawford (R)	73.8	153,774
	Monte Hodges (D)	26.2	54,598

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 208,372
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Roger Daugherty (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled. Monte Hodges (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) defeated Brandt Smith (R) and Jody Shackelford (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rick Crawford	74.6	64,102
	Brandt Smith	13.9	11,981
	Jody Shackelford	11.4	9,837

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,920
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General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) won election in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rick Crawford (R)	100.0	237,596

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 237,596
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) defeated Chintan Desai (D) and Elvis Presley (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rick Crawford (R)	68.9	138,757
	Chintan Desai (D)	28.8	57,907
	Elvis Presley (L)	2.3	4,581

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 201,245 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Chintan Desai (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Chintan Desai

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robert Butler (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Rick Crawford

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Previous election results

2016

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

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) and Mark West (L) ran unopposed in their respective primaries. Crawford defeated West in the general election on November 8, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run for the seat.^[1]^[2]

**U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Crawford Incumbent	76.3%	183,866
	Libertarian	Mark West	23.7%	57,181
Total Votes				241,047
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arkansas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rick Crawford (R) defeated Jackie McPherson (D) and Brian Scott Willhite (L) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Crawford Incumbent	63.3%	124,139
	Democratic	Jackie McPherson	32.4%	63,555
	Libertarian	Brian Scott Willhite	4.4%	8,562
Total Votes				196,256
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arkansas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Arkansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Rick Crawford won re-election in the district.

**U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Scott Ellington	39.1%	96,601
	Republican	Rick Crawford Incumbent	56.2%	138,800
	Green	Jacob Holloway	2%	5,015
	Libertarian	Jessica Paxton	2.6%	6,427
Total Votes				246,843
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Rick Crawford won election to the United States House. He defeated Chad Causey (D) and Ken Adler (G) in the general election.^[3]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Crawford	51.8%	93,224
	Democratic	Chad Causey	43.5%	78,267
	Green	Ken Adler	4.6%	8,320
Total Votes				179,811

2008
On November 4, 2008, Marion Berry won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.^[4]

2006
On November 7, 2006, Marion Berry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mickey Stumbaugh (R) in the general election.^[5]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marion Berry incumbent	69.3%	127,577
	Republican	Mickey Stumbaugh	30.7%	56,611
Total Votes				184,188

2004
On November 2, 2004, Marion Berry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vernon Humphrey (R) in the general election.^[6]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marion Berry incumbent	66.6%	162,388
	Republican	Vernon Humphrey	33.4%	81,556
Total Votes				243,944

2002
On November 5, 2002, Marion Berry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tommy Robinson (R) in the general election.^[7]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marion Berry incumbent	66.8%	129,701
	Republican	Tommy Robinson	33.2%	64,357
Total Votes				194,058

2000
On November 7, 2000, Marion Berry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Susan Myshka (R) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marion Berry incumbent	60.1%	120,266
	Republican	Susan Myshka	39.7%	79,437
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	253
Total Votes				199,956

1998
On November 3, 1998, Marion Berry won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.^[9]

1996
On November 5, 1996, Marion Berry won election to the United States House. He defeated Warren Dupwe (R) and Keith Carle (Reform) in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marion Berry	52.8%	105,280
	Republican	Warren Dupwe	44.3%	88,436
	Reform	Keith Carle	2.9%	5,734
Total Votes				199,450

1994
On November 8, 1994, Blanche Lambert won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Warren Dupwe (R) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Blanche Lambert incumbent	53.4%	95,290
	Republican	Warren Dupwe	46.6%	83,147
Total Votes				178,437

1992
On November 3, 1992, Blanche Lambert won election to the United States House. She defeated Terry Hayes (R) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Blanche Lambert	69.8%	149,558
	Republican	Terry Hayes	30.2%	64,618
Total Votes				214,176

1990
On November 6, 1990, Bill Alexander won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Terry Hayes (R) in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Arkansas District 1 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Alexander incumbent	64.3%	101,026
	Republican	Terry Hayes	35.7%	56,071
Total Votes				157,097

District map

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

2024

2010-2011

This is the 1st 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+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 1st the 18th 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+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 1st the 25th 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) 69.0%-28.1%.^[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+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 1st the 22nd 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 28.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 69.0%.^[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' 1st Congressional District the 65th 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 1.06. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.06 points toward that party.^[26]

External links

GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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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)

[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 2, 2010"

[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"

[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

[arkansasloyola-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

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Arkansas' 1st Congressional District

Elections

General election

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

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General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

District map

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2022

2018

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