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Hope Hendren Duke
Hope Hendren Duke (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 12. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Hendren Duke (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 12. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Hope Hendren Duke lives in Gravette, Arkansas. Duke earned a degree in education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Her career experience includes working as a real estate agent and executive broker. Duke served on the Gravette School Board.[1]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hendren Duke was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee
- House Education Committee
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
Elections
2026
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Hope Hendren Duke is running in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Hope Hendren Duke defeated David Barber in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hope Hendren Duke (R) | 72.7 | 12,861 |
 | David Barber (D) | 27.3 | 4,819 | |
| Total votes: 17,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. David Barber advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Hope Hendren Duke advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hendren Duke in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
Hope Hendren Duke defeated D. Michael Gill in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hope Hendren Duke (R) | 76.6 | 9,851 |
| D. Michael Gill (L) | 23.4 | 3,010 | ||
| Total votes: 12,861 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
Hope Hendren Duke defeated Jay Oliphant in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hope Hendren Duke | 68.3 | 1,071 |
| Jay Oliphant | 31.7 | 496 | ||
| Total votes: 1,567 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
Hope Hendren Duke and Jay Oliphant advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jason Maxwell in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hope Hendren Duke | 42.6 | 2,052 |
| ✔ | Jay Oliphant | 34.8 | 1,675 | |
| Jason Maxwell | 22.7 | 1,092 | ||
| Total votes: 4,819 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
D. Michael Gill advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on February 20, 2022.
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| ✔ | D. Michael Gill (L) | |
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 |
Officeholder Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by David Tollett (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
