Kendon Underwood
Kendon Underwood (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Underwood (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 16. The Republican primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Biography
Kendon Underwood earned a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2015. Underwood's career experience includes owning and founding Olive View Events and working as a senior assistant corporate counsel with J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., an associate attorney with Woodard Law Group and Slinkard Law Firm, P.A., and a judicial extern with the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit West, Division 6.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Underwood was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair
- House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee
2023-2024
Underwood was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
2021-2022
Underwood was assigned to the following committees:
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.
Elections
2026
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
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General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Kendon Underwood and Letisha Hinds are running in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2026.
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| Letisha Hinds (D) | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Letisha Hinds advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kendon Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Kendon Underwood won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood (R) | 100.0 | 13,052 |
| Total votes: 13,052 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kendon Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Kendon Underwood won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood (R) | 100.0 | 9,193 |
| Total votes: 9,193 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kendon Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.
2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kendon Underwood defeated Kelly Krout in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood (R) | 62.7 | 11,583 |
 | Kelly Krout (D) | 37.3 | 6,904 | |
| Total votes: 18,487 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kendon Underwood defeated incumbent Jana Della Rosa in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 31, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood | 54.9 | 1,011 |
 | Jana Della Rosa | 45.1 | 832 | |
| Total votes: 1,843 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kelly Krout advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa and Kendon Underwood advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chris Latimer in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa | 43.5 | 1,647 |
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood | 35.6 | 1,348 |
 | Chris Latimer | 20.9 | 793 | |
| Total votes: 3,788 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa defeated Kati McFarland in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa (R) | 66.2 | 7,426 |
| Kati McFarland (D) | 33.8 | 3,790 | ||
| Total votes: 11,216 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kati McFarland advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on May 22, 2018.
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| ✔ | Kati McFarland | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa defeated Kendon Underwood in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa | 50.0 | 1,068 |
| Kendon Underwood | 50.0 | 1,066 | |
| Total votes: 2,134 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2024
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In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
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2022
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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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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Ken Ferguson (D) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Jana Della Rosa (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Richard Womack (R) |
