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Keith Slape
Keith Slape (Republican Party) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 83. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Slape (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 28. He lost in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
Keith Slape graduated from Noth Arkansas College with an A.A.P. in criminal justice. His work experience includes being the Sheriff of Newton County for six terms. He was awarded the Model of Distinguished Service by the Arkansas Sheriff Association. Slape was also president of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association, and he is the founder of Paige Slape Memorial Scholarship.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Slape was assigned to the following committees:
- House City, County and Local Affairs Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Rules Committee, Vice-chair
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
2019-2020
Slape was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 28
Bryan King defeated Jim Wallace in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 28 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bryan King (R) | 76.0 | 21,768 |
 | Jim Wallace (D)  | 24.0 | 6,888 | |
| Total votes: 28,656 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 28
Bryan King defeated incumbent Bob Ballinger in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 28 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan King | 53.8 | 3,655 |
 | Bob Ballinger | 46.2 | 3,137 | |
| Total votes: 6,792 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jim Wallace advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 28.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 28
Bryan King and incumbent Bob Ballinger advanced to a runoff. They defeated Keith Slape, Robert Largent, and Theodore Walker in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 28 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan King | 31.8 | 4,863 |
| ✔ | | Bob Ballinger | 29.2 | 4,465 |
 | Keith Slape | 19.2 | 2,936 | |
 | Robert Largent | 10.3 | 1,578 | |
 | Theodore Walker | 9.5 | 1,461 | |
| Total votes: 15,303 | |||
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2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Keith Slape won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Slape (R) | 100.0 | 11,370 |
| Total votes: 11,370 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Keith Slape advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83.
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Keith Slape won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83.
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83
Keith Slape defeated incumbent Donald Ragland in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83 on June 19, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Slape | 50.8 | 1,382 |
| Donald Ragland | 49.2 | 1,338 | ||
| Total votes: 2,720 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Donald Ragland and Keith Slape advanced to a runoff. They defeated Timmy Reid in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 83 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donald Ragland | 40.2 | 2,214 | |
| ✔ | | Keith Slape | 33.9 | 1,864 |
| Timmy Reid | 25.9 | 1,423 | ||
| Total votes: 5,501 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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Noteworthy events
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On January 18, 2021, Slape announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas State Senate District 28 |
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Donald Ragland (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 83 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Lanny Fite (R) |
