Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District
Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by French Hill (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 2nd Congressional District election, 2030
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2028
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Arkansas' 2nd 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.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Zack Huffman (D) and Chris Jones (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Zack Huffman | |
 | Chris Jones | |
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Republican primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) and Chase McDowell (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on March 3, 2026.
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 | French Hill | |
 | Chase McDowell | |
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See also: Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) defeated Marcus Jones (D) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | French Hill (R) | 58.9 | 180,509 |
 | Marcus Jones (D) | 41.1 | 125,777 | |
| Total votes: 306,286 | |||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Marcus Jones (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent French Hill (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kellie Tempest (R)
See also: Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) defeated Quintessa Hathaway (D) and Michael White (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | French Hill (R) | 60.0 | 147,975 |
 | Quintessa Hathaway (D) | 35.3 | 86,887 | |
 | Michael White (L) | 4.7 | 11,584 | |
| Total votes: 246,446 | |||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled. Quintessa Hathaway (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) defeated Conrad Reynolds (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | French Hill | 58.5 | 49,488 |
 | Conrad Reynolds | 41.5 | 35,078 | |
| Total votes: 84,566 | |||
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Michael White (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on February 20, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Michael White |
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See also: Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) defeated Joyce Elliott (D) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | French Hill (R) | 55.4 | 184,093 |
 | Joyce Elliott (D) | 44.6 | 148,410 | |
| Total votes: 332,503 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- J. Glenn Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Joyce Elliott (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent French Hill (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 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 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) defeated Clarke Tucker (D) and Joe Swafford (L) in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | French Hill (R) | 52.1 | 132,125 |
 | Clarke Tucker (D) | 45.8 | 116,135 | |
 | Joe Swafford (L) | 2.0 | 5,193 | |
| Total votes: 253,453 (100% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Clarke Tucker (D) defeated Gwen Combs (D), Paul Spencer (D), and Jonathan Dunkley (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clarke Tucker | 57.8 | 23,325 |
 | Gwen Combs | 20.3 | 8,188 | |
 | Paul Spencer | 12.5 | 5,063 | |
 | Jonathan Dunkley | 9.3 | 3,768 | |
| Total votes: 40,344 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on May 22, 2018.
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| ✔ | | French Hill |
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Independent primary
No candidates for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 appeared on the ballot for the Independent primary scheduled for May 22, 2018.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natashia Burch Hulsey (Independent)
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
On January 14, 2022, Arkansas' congressional map went into effect.[15] The Arkansas General Assembly approved the congressional map plan on Oct. 6, 2021.[16] 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.[17] On November 4, 2021, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (R) released a legal opinion establishing January 14, 2022 as the map's effective date.[18] 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.[19]
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.[20]
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.[20]
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.[20]
2020
2024
2010-2011
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+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 2nd the 160th most Republican district nationally.[21]
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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 2nd the 154th most Republican district nationally.[22]
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) 55.2%-42.1%.[23]
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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 2nd the 152nd most Republican district nationally.[24]
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 42.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 55.2%.[25]
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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District the 169th most Republican nationally.[26]
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.[27]
See also
- Redistricting in Arkansas
- Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Arkansas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ State of Arkansas, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, "Opinion No. 2021-092," November 4, 2021
- ↑ AP News, "Arkansas redistrict plan splitting Pulaski County advances," October 6, 2021
- ↑ AP News, "Arkansas governor OKs House map splitting Little Rock area," October 13, 2021
- ↑ State of Arkansas, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, "Opinion No. 2021-092," November 4, 2021
- ↑ Democracy Docket, "Arkansas Congressional Redistricting Challenge (Christian Ministerial Alliance)," accessed January 30, 2025
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 All About Redistricting, "Arkansas," accessed April 20, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
