Arkansas election calendar

This page includes:

• A list of regular election dates in Arkansas
• A list of upcoming elections in Arkansas
• Information about past elections in Arkansas

Regular elections in Arkansas

The election dates below reflect regular election dates. Special elections may occur at different times than those listed and in years without regular elections.

Latest election dates

2024

March 5, 2024: Primary
April 2, 2024: Primary runoff
November 5, 2024: General election

2023

There were no regular statewide elections in Arkansas in 2023. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

Next election dates

2025

There are no regular statewide elections in Arkansas in 2025. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

2026

March 3, 2026: Primary
March 31, 2026: Primary runoff
November 3, 2026: General election

Upcoming elections

See also: Arkansas elections, 2025

Upcoming election dates

Recent election dates

Below is a list of all election dates that will occur later this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Below is a list of all election dates that have occurred earlier this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Arkansas	Arkansas	Ark. local elections	December 16, 2025

Past elections

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Earlier years

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2024.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Arkansas	Libertarian Party of Arkansas Convention	Libertarian Party of Arkansas Convention	February 25, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas statewide/presidential preference primary	Arkansas statewide/presidential preference primary	March 5, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide school/nonpartisan judicial general elections	March 5, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Special election for Position 2 of the Arkansas Supreme Court	March 5, 2024
Arkansas	Bryant	Bryant, Ark., special mayoral general election	March 5, 2024
Arkansas	Dyer	Dyer, Ark., special mayoral general election	March 5, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide primary runoff	April 2, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide nonpartisan school board general runoff	April 2, 2024
Arkansas	Pocahontas	Pocahontas, Ark., special mayoral election	May 14, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide general election	November 5, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	General runoff election in Arkansas	November 5, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Special runoff election for Position 2 of the Arkansas Supreme Court if necessary	November 5, 2024
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide general runoff election	December 3, 2024
Arkansas	Little Rock	General runoff election for Little Rock, Arkansas	December 3, 2024
Arkansas	Little Rock School District	General runoff election for Little Rock School District	December 3, 2024

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2023.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Arkansas	Arkansas	School board / municipal election	May 9, 2023
Arkansas	Little Rock School District	Little Rock School District general election	November 14, 2023
Arkansas	Little Rock School District	Little Rock School District general runoff election	December 12, 2023

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2022.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Arkansas	Arkansas State Senate District 7	Special election primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 7	January 11, 2022
Arkansas	Arkansas State Senate District 7	Special election for Arkansas Senate District 7	February 8, 2022
Arkansas	Libertarian Party statewide convention	Libertarian Party statewide convention	February 20, 2022
Arkansas	Arkansas statewide primary	Arkansas statewide primary	May 24, 2022
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas Supreme Court general election	May 24, 2022
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide primary runoff	June 21, 2022
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide general election	November 8, 2022
Arkansas	Arkansas	General runoff election for nonpartisan judicial seats in Arkansas	November 8, 2022
Arkansas	Little Rock School District	General runoff election for Little Rock School District	December 6, 2022

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2021.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Arkansas	Little Rock	Special ballot measure election	September 14, 2021
Arkansas	Little Rock	Local ballot measure election	November 9, 2021
Arkansas	Arkansas State Senate District 7	Special election primary for Arkansas Senate District 7	December 14, 2021

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2020.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Arkansas	Arkansas House of Representatives District 22	Primary runoff election	January 14, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas House of Representatives District 34	Primary election	January 14, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas House of Representatives District 34	Primary runoff election	February 11, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas statewide primary	Arkansas statewide primary	March 3, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas	Nonpartisan general	March 3, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas House of Representatives District 22	Special election	March 3, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas House of Representatives District 34	Special election	March 3, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide primary runoff	March 31, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas	Arkansas statewide general	November 3, 2020
Arkansas	Arkansas	Nonpartisan general runoff	November 3, 2020
Arkansas	Little Rock School District	General runoff election	December 1, 2020

Below is a list of other election pages in Arkansas:

• Arkansas elections, 2019
• Arkansas elections, 2018
• Arkansas elections, 2017
• Arkansas elections, 2016
• Arkansas elections, 2015
• Arkansas elections, 2014
• Arkansas elections, 2013
• Arkansas elections, 2012

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup

• United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
• Arkansas state executive offices
• Arkansas State Legislature
• Courts in Arkansas
• List of Arkansas ballot measures