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William Whitfield Hyman
William Whitfield Hyman (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 8. Whitfield Hyman lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Whitfield Hyman also ran in a special election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 8. Whitfield Hyman lost in the special general election on August 14, 2018.
Elections
2018 special election
A special election for the position of Arkansas State Senate District 8 was called for August 14, 2018. The filing deadline for this election was March 1, 2018.[1]
The seat became vacant following Jake Files' (R) resignation on February 9, 2018. Files resigned after the United States Department of Justice announced that he had pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.[2]
Frank Glidewell defeated Denny Altes in the Republican primary election on May 22, 2018. Glidewell defeated William Whitfield Hyman (L) in the special election on August 14, 2018.[3]
| Arkansas State Senate, District 8, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Frank Glidewell |
71% | 4,807 | |
| Libertarian | William Whitfield Hyman | 29% | 1,968 | |
| Total Votes | 6,775 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
| Arkansas State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Frank Glidewell |
65.1% | 6,727 | ||
| Denny Altes | 34.9% | 3,612 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,339 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State |
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2018
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Mathew Pitsch defeated William Whitfield Hyman in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mathew Pitsch (R) | 76.3 | 18,365 |
| William Whitfield Hyman (L) | 23.7 | 5,698 | ||
| Total votes: 24,063 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Mathew Pitsch defeated Frank Glidewell in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on June 19, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mathew Pitsch | 51.0 | 2,070 |
 | Frank Glidewell | 49.0 | 1,991 | |
| Total votes: 4,061 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Frank Glidewell and Mathew Pitsch advanced to a runoff. They defeated Denny Altes in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Glidewell | 39.8 | 4,193 |
| ✔ | | Mathew Pitsch | 34.6 | 3,641 |
 | Denny Altes | 25.6 | 2,693 | |
| Total votes: 10,527 | |||
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