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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in Arkansas, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Election dates

See also: Arkansas election calendar

Statewide election dates in Arkansas are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see the statewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

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


Offices on the ballot

Below is a list of Arkansas elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2026. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Arkansas elections, 2026
Office Elections? More information
U.S. Senate ✓ Click here
U.S. House ✓ Click here
Congress special election — —
Governor ✓ Click here
Other state executive ✓ Click here
State Senate ✓ Click here
State House ✓ Click here
Special state legislative ✓ Click here
State Supreme Court ✓ Click here
Intermediate appellate courts ✓ Click here
School boards ✓ Click here
Municipal government ✓ Click here
Recalls ✓ Click here
Ballot measures ✓ Click here
Local ballot measures ✓ Click here
All local elections by county

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
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Noteworthy elections

In 2025, Ballotpedia did not cover any elections in additional detail in this state.

Statewide ballot measures

See also: Arkansas 2026 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description

LRCA

Creation of Economic Development Districts Amendment Local government; Local government; Economic investment Allow the legislature to create programs, including Economic Development Districts, and make loans and grants of public money to develop the state economy

LRCA

Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment Citizenship voting Provide that only U.S. citizens may vote in state or local elections

LRSS

Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure Flood infrastructure; Storm infrastructure; Irrigation; Sewage and stormwater; Pollution; Parks and conservation; Bonds Authorize the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to issue up to $500 million in general obligation bonds to fund water-related infrastructure projects including water treatment and transportation, waste disposal, pollution abatement, drainage, irrigation, flood control, and wetlands and aquatic resources infrastructure

LRCA

Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment Constitutional rights; Firearms Provide that the right to keep and bear arms is "a natural, fundamental, and individual right that shall not be infringed"


What's on your ballot?

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List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in Arkansas. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates
candidateofficepartystatus
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Rick Crawford
Rick Crawford Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
French Hill
French Hill Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Steve Womack
Steve Womack Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Independent
Candidacy Declared General
Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

State Candidates
candidateofficepartystatus
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Leslie Rutledge
Leslie Rutledge Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Dennis Milligan
Dennis Milligan Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
John Thurston
John Thurston Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Matt Stone
Matt Stone Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Alan Clark
Alan Clark Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Ronald Caldwell
Ronald Caldwell Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Ricky Hill
Ricky Hill Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Clarke Tucker
Clarke Tucker Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Blake Johnson
Blake Johnson Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Missy Irvin
Missy Irvin Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Independent
On the Ballot General
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary Runoff
Republican
Lost Primary
Republican
Lost Primary
Justin Boyd
Justin Boyd Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Bryan King
Bryan King Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Clint Penzo
Clint Penzo Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Joshua Bryant
Joshua Bryant Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Tyler Dees
Tyler Dees Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Trey Steimel
Trey Steimel Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Stetson Painter
Stetson Painter Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Jason Nazarenko
Jason Nazarenko Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Brit McKenzie
Brit McKenzie Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Mindy McAlindon
Mindy McAlindon Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Rebecca Burkes
Rebecca Burkes Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Nick Burkes
Nick Burkes Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
John Carr
John Carr Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Randy Torres
Randy Torres Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Robin Lundstrum
Robin Lundstrum Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Steven Unger
Steven Unger Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Nicole Clowney
Nicole Clowney Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
David Whitaker
David Whitaker Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Kendra Moore
Kendra Moore Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Chad Puryear
Chad Puryear Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
James Eaton
James Eaton Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Steven Walker
Steven Walker Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Bart Schulz
Bart Schulz Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Rick McClure
Rick McClure Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Jimmy Gazaway
Jimmy Gazaway Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Jack Ladyman
Jack Ladyman Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Jon Milligan
Jon Milligan Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Joey Carr
Joey Carr Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Johnny Rye
Johnny Rye Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Steve Hollowell
Steve Hollowell Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Dwight Tosh
Dwight Tosh Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Wayne Long
Wayne Long Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Shad Pearce
Shad Pearce Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Alyssa Brown
Alyssa Brown Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Rick Beck
Rick Beck Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Stan Berry
Stan Berry Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Ryan Rose
Ryan Rose Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Jay Richardson
Jay Richardson Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Zack Gramlich
Zack Gramlich Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Matt Duffield
Matt Duffield Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Mary Bentley
Mary Bentley Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Matt Brown
Matt Brown Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Steve Magie
Steve Magie Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Cameron Cooper
Cameron Cooper Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Les Eaves
Les Eaves Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Jim Wooten
Jim Wooten Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Roger Lynch
Roger Lynch Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Jeremiah Moore
Jeremiah Moore Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Mark McElroy
Mark McElroy Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Lincoln Barnett
Lincoln Barnett Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Ken Ferguson
Ken Ferguson Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Glenn Barnes
Glenn Barnes Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Mark Perry
Mark Perry Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Karilyn Brown
Karilyn Brown Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Brian Evans
Brian Evans Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
David Ray
David Ray Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Democratic
Lost Primary
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Ashley Hudson
Ashley Hudson Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Joy C. Springer
Joy C. Springer Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Keith Brooks
Keith Brooks Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Denise Ennett
Denise Ennett Incumbent
Democratic
On the Ballot General
RJ Hawk
RJ Hawk Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Democratic
On the Ballot Primary
Tony Furman
Tony Furman Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Paul Childress
Paul Childress Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Les Warren
Les Warren Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Richard McGrew
Richard McGrew Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
John Maddox
John Maddox Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
DeAnn Vaught
DeAnn Vaught Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Dolly Henley
Dolly Henley Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Justin Gonzales
Justin Gonzales Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Richard Womack
Richard Womack Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Bruce Cozart
Bruce Cozart Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Mike Holcomb
Mike Holcomb Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Republican
On the Ballot Primary
Howard Beaty
Howard Beaty Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Wade Andrews
Wade Andrews Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Republican
On the Ballot General
Carol Dalby
Carol Dalby Incumbent
Republican
On the Ballot General
Democratic
On the Ballot General
Nicholas Bronni
Nicholas Bronni Incumbent
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Local Candidates
candidateofficepartystatus
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General
Tony Rose Incumbent
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General
Nonpartisan
On the Ballot General

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

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