Arkansas State Senate elections, 2000

Elections for the office of Arkansas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 23, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000.

Qualifications

Article 5, Section 4 of the Arkansas Constitution states: No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, nor any one who has not been for two years next preceding his election, a resident of this State, and for one year next preceding his election, a resident of the county or district whence he may be chosen. Senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age.

Campaign contributions

During the 2000 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $1,866,727. The top 10 contributors were:

2000 Donors, Arkansas State Senate
Donor	Amount
Bryles, Steve	$56,174
Whitaker, T J	$53,111
Whiteside, John N	$39,460
Wiley, Dorvan	$32,310
Stephens Group	$27,960
Arkansas Republican Party	$25,000
Simes, Alvin L	$21,450
Whitaker, Ruth	$17,916
Entergy	$17,850
Young, Dennis Ray	$15,400

List of candidates

District 1

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Don Hartley: 3,420
• Jimmy Jeffress: 5,836 a
• James T. Jordan: 4,046

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Jimmy Jeffress

District 3

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Percy Malone a

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Percy Malone

District 4

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Barbara Horn: 6,510 a
• Dennis Young: 6,322

May 23 Republican primary:

• Spencer Plumley a

November 7 General election candidates:

• Note: No data available for general election.

District 5

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Jim Hill a

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Hill

District 6

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Steve Faris: 8,145 a
• Jim Lancaster: 7,518

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Steve Faris

District 8

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Lloyd Parks: 1,294
• Hank Wilkins: 4,026 a

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Hank Wilkins

District 9

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Billi Fletcher: 2,831
• Brenda B. Gullett: 3,913 a
• Pat Pappas: 2,222

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Brenda B. Gullett

District 10

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Ed Wilkinson a

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Ed Wilkinson: 20,289

Oscar Stilley: 533

District 12

May 23 Democratic primary:

• John Whiteside a

May 23 Republican primary:

• Sharon Trusty a

November 7 General election candidates:

John Whiteside: 14,689

Sharon Trusty: 11,571

District 13

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Terry Smith a

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Terry Smith

District 15

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Jim Argue a

May 23 Republican primary:

• Mary Jane Rebick a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Argue: 18,241

Mary Jane Rebick: 15,225

District 20

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Stephen Simon: 3,153 a
• Greg Wren: 2,751

May 23 Republican primary:

• Gilbert Baker: 1,502 a
• Dan Rhea: 609

November 7 General election candidates:

Stephen Simon: 13,494

Gilbert Baker: 13,902

District 22

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Steve Higginbothom: 5,276
• Alvin Simes: 5,909 a

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Alvin Simes: 11,502

Carolyn "Brown" Elliott: 6,238

District 25

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Bob Johnson: 8,875 a
• Roger L. Rorie: 5,329

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Bob Johnson

District 27

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Dorvan Wiley a

May 23 Republican primary:

• Ruth Whitaker a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dorvan Wiley: 15,573

Ruth Whitaker: 11,281

District 28

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Steve Bryles: 3,632 a
• Joe Harris, Jr.: 3,040

May 23 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Steve Bryles

District 29

May 23 Democratic primary:

• Claud Cash: 4,669 a
• Gene Roebuck: 3,411

May 23 Republican primary:

• Garry R. Doty a

November 7 General election candidates:

Claud Cash: 14,705

Garry R. Doty: 8,025

See also

• Arkansas State Senate
• Arkansas State Legislature

External links

• Arkansas Secretary of State - Historical Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Arkansas State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Blake Johnson

Minority Leader:Greg Leding

Senators

District 1

Ben Gilmore (R)

District 2

Matt Stone (R)

District 3

Steve Crowell (R)

District 4

Jimmy Hickey (R)

District 5

Terry Rice (R)

District 6

Matt McKee (R)

District 7

Alan Clark (R)

District 8

Stephanie Flowers (D)

District 9

Reginald Murdock (D)

District 10

Ronald Caldwell (R)

District 11

Ricky Hill (R)

District 12

Jamie Scott (D)

District 13

Jane English (R)

District 14

Clarke Tucker (D)

District 15

Fredrick Love (D)

District 16

Kim Hammer (R)

District 17

Mark Johnson (R)

District 18

Jonathan Dismang (R)

District 19

Dave Wallace (R)

District 20

Dan Sullivan (R)

District 21

Blake Johnson (R)

District 22

John Payton (R)

District 23

Scott Flippo (R)

District 24

Missy Irvin (R)

District 25

Breanne Davis (R)

District 26

Vacant

District 27

Justin Boyd (R)

District 28

Bryan King (R)

District 29

Jim Petty (R)

District 30

Greg Leding (D)

District 31

Clint Penzo (R)

District 32

Joshua Bryant (R)

District 33

Bart Hester (R)

District 34

Jim Dotson (R)

District 35

Tyler Dees (R)

Republican Party (28)

Democratic Party (6)

Vacancies (1)

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