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Elections for the office of Arkansas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 20, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.

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 2008 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates amounted to $2,304,660. The top 10 contributors were:[1]

2008 Donors, Arkansas State Senate
Donor Amount
White, Joe M $99,824
Stephens Group $67,190
Arkansas Healthcare Association $57,186
Sumpter, Denny $46,400
Friedkin Business Services $36,000
Wal-Mart $27,500
Rural Arkansas Telecommunications Association $25,000
Morton, Michael S $24,000
Arkansas State Farm Insurance $21,000
Cmte to Save Arkansas Jobs $21,000

List of candidates

District 1

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Johnny Key Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Johnny Key Green check mark transparent.png

District 2

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Randy Laverty Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidate filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Randy Laverty Green check mark transparent.png

District 3

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Ruth R. Whitaker Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Ruth R. Whitaker Green check mark transparent.png

District 4

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Sharon Trusty Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Sharon Trusty Green check mark transparent.png

District 7

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Sue Madison Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Sue Madison Green check mark transparent.png

District 8

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Cecile Bledsoe Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Cecile Bledsoe Green check mark transparent.png

District 9

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Kim Hendren Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Kim Hendren Green check mark transparent.png

District 12

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • David Wyatt Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party David Wyatt Green check mark transparent.png

District 17

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Jim Luker: 7,075 Approveda
  • Denny Sumpter: 4,164
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Luker Green check mark transparent.png

District 20

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Scott Sullivan: 4,189
  • Larry Teague: 5,496 Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Larry Teague Green check mark transparent.png

District 23

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Jerry Taylor Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jerry Taylor Green check mark transparent.png

District 24

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Jimmy Jeffress Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jimmy Jeffress Green check mark transparent.png

District 25

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Gene Jeffress Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Gene Jeffress Green check mark transparent.png

District 26

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Percy Malone Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Percy Malone Green check mark transparent.png

District 30

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Joe White Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Gilbert Baker Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joe White: 16,561
Republican Party Gilbert Baker: 20,253 Green check mark transparent.png

District 31

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Mary Anne Salmon Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Mary Anne Salmon Green check mark transparent.png

District 32

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • David Johnson Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party David Johnson Green check mark transparent.png

District 33

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Irma Hunter Brown: 2,187
  • Joyce Elliott: 3,084 Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joyce Elliott Green check mark transparent.png

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas 2008 Candidates," accessed May 28, 2013


Current members of the Arkansas State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Blake Johnson
Minority Leader:Greg Leding
Senators
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District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
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District 11
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District 15
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District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
Vacant
District 27
District 28
District 29
Jim Petty (R)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
Republican Party (28)
Democratic Party (6)
Vacancies (1)


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