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Republican Party primaries, 2024

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Primary Date
March 5, 2024

Primary Runoff Date
April 2, 2024

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Arkansas
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Arkansas on March 5, 2024.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arkansas utilizes an open primary system. Registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Arkansas, 2024 (March 5 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were on November 5, 2024. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's four U.S. House districts. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was April 2, 2024. The filing deadline was November 14, 2023.


To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

State elections

State Senate

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2024
Elections for the Arkansas State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and the primary runoff was April 2, 2024. The filing deadline was November 14, 2023.


To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Arkansas State Senate elections, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBen Gilmore* (i)

District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Crowell (i)
Mark Silvey

District 4

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJimmy Hickey* (i)

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Rice* (i)

District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatt McKee* (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Flowers* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Scott*

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Skinner*

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Johnson* (i)

District 18

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Dismang* (i)

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDave Wallace (i)
Tommy Wagner

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngErika Askeland*

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Sullivan* (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Maier*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Payton* (i)

District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngScott Flippo* (i)

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Justice*

Green check mark transparent.pngBreanne Davis* (i)

District 26

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGary Stubblefield* (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Petty* (i)

District 33

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBart Hester* (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngKaylee Wedgeworth*

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Dotson* (i)


House of Representatives

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and the primary runoff was April 2, 2024. The filing deadline was November 14, 2023.


To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
Show more

Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeremy Wooldridge* (i)

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTrey Steimel* (i)

District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngStetson Painter* (i)

District 4

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Tink Albright
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Nazarenko

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRon McNair* (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Delaney*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHarlan Breaux* (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid McPherson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrit McKenzie* (i)

District 8

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAustin McCollum* (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Gonzales Worthen*

Green check mark transparent.pngDeAnna Hodges* (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Schaffer*

Green check mark transparent.pngMindy McAlindon* (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngRey Hernandez*

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Burkes* (i)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Barber*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHope Hendren Duke* (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Sheys*

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Richardson* (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Malloy*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Burkes  Candidate Connection
Joshua Hagan  Candidate Connection

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Funk
Erin Underhill

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carr* (i)

District 16

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKendon Underwood* (i)

District 17

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jeremey Criner
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Torres

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Meeks*

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Lundstrum* (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Cook*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Unger* (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Garner* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Clowney* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Whitaker* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKendra Moore* (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Intchauspe*

Ty Bates
Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Hall

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngCaitlin Oxford*

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Puryear* (i)

District 26

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJames Eaton*

District 27

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Walker (i)
Timmy Reid

District 28

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBart Schulz* (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRick McClure* (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Michael Shnaekel 

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngHamilton Holmes*

Green check mark transparent.pngFrances Cavenaugh (i)
Coty Powers

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJimmy Gazaway* (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid McAvoy*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Ladyman (i)
Brandt Smith

District 33

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJon Milligan* (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngDesmond Hammett*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoey Carr* (i)

District 35

Sherry Holliman
Demetris Johnson Jr.
Runoff Arrow.jpgJessie McGruder
Runoff Arrow.jpgRaymond Whiteside

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Thorne Jr.
Gary Tobar

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Parker*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Rye* (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Head*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Hollowell* (i)

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDwight Tosh* (i)

District 39

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Long* (i)

District 40

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngShad Pearce* (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Nowlin*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAlyssa Brown
Jerry Holmes

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Faulk*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Meeks* (i)

District 43

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRick Beck* (i)

District 44

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngStan Berry* (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngWhitney Freeman*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Pilkington* (i)

District 46

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJon S. Eubanks* (i)

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLee Johnson* (i)

District 48

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Rose* (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Richardson* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin McCray*

Green check mark transparent.pngZack Gramlich* (i)

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngJane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Crawford (i)
Jeff Burks  Candidate Connection

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Richmond* (i)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngAmie Gates*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Duffield* (i)

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Corbitt*

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Bentley* (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Nations*

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Brown* (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Magie (i)
Lakeslia Mosley

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Slaughter*

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngCiara Bolte*

Green check mark transparent.pngCameron Cooper* (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngTrevor McGarrah*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLes Eaves* (i)

District 59

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Wooten* (i)

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Lynch* (i)

District 61

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeremiah Moore* (i)

District 62

Kellee Mitchell Farris
Green check mark transparent.pngDexter Miller

Green check mark transparent.pngMark McElroy* (i)

District 63

Runoff Arrow.jpgLincoln Barnett  Candidate Connection
Runoff Arrow.jpgFred Leonard
Billy Thomen

Green check mark transparent.pngTammi Bell*

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Ferguson* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Barnes
Kanisher Caldwell

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Perry* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Priest*

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Eberly*

Green check mark transparent.pngKarilyn Brown* (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Bartole*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Evans* (i)

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngKwami Abdul-Bey*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Ray* (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Holladay*

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlton Wing* (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngCassandra Green*

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Achor* (i)

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Steele*

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Collins* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngTippi McCullough* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Hudson* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngJoy C. Springer (i)
Ryan Davis
Kia Wilson

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Allen (i)
Grant Smith  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Bartolomei*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Brooks* (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngTara Shephard* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Ennett (i)
R. Roosevelte Williams III

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngGina Thomas-Littlejohn*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRJ Hawk* (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Brazell Jr.*

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Furman* (i)

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Dannaway*

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Childress
Ken Yang

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Summerford*

Green check mark transparent.pngLes Warren* (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngCortney McKee*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard McGrew* (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Bradshaw*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Maddox* (i)

District 87

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDeAnn Vaught* (i)

District 88

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Runoff Arrow.jpgArnetta Bradford
Robert Bradford
Runoff Arrow.jpgDolly Henley

District 89

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Gonzales* (i)

District 90

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Womack* (i)

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Cozart* (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murray*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Mayberry* (i)

District 93

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Holcomb* (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Taylor*

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff R. Wardlaw* (i)

District 95

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Beaty* (i)

District 96

Horace Charles  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Roark  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Eubanks Barker* (i)

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngO'Dell Carr*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Shepherd* (i)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Linton*

Green check mark transparent.pngWade Andrews* (i)

District 99

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLane Jean* (i)

District 100

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Dalby* (i)


Voting information

See also: Voting in Arkansas

Election information in Arkansas: March 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Feb. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Feb. 5, 2024
  • Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: March 1, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Feb. 27, 2024
  • Online: Feb. 27, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: March 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by March 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Feb. 20, 2024 to March 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (CST)


Context of the 2024 elections

Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eleven years of Republican trifectas
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State party overview

Republican Party of Arkansas

See also: Republican Party of Arkansas


State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 75 Arkansas counties—1.33 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Woodruff County, Arkansas 8.91% 4.21% 7.46%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Arkansas with 60.6 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 33.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Arkansas voted Democratic 66.67 percent of the time and Republican 30 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Arkansas voted Republican all five times.


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 3, 2023
  2. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.