2018 Arkansas Senate election
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The 2018 Arkansas Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to determine which party would control the Arkansas Senate for the following two years in the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly. Eighteen out of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on May 22, 2018. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 9 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, meaning that Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.[1][2]
Retirements
Democrats
- District 4: Uvalde Lindsey retired.
Republicans
- District 15: David J. Sanders retired.
- District 33: Jeremy Young Hutchinson resigned on August 31, 2018, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 wire and tax fraud charges.
Defeated incumbents
In primary
Republicans
- District 5: Bryan King lost renomination to Bob Ballinger.
- District 8: Frank Glidewell lost renomination to Mathew Pitsch.
Results
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cecile Bledsoe (incumbent) | 14,598 | 61.94% | |
| Democratic | Jon Comstock | 8,968 | 38.06% | |
| Total votes | 23,566 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Leding | 18,416 | 61.49% | |
| Republican | Dawn Clemence | 11,533 | 38.51% | |
| Total votes | 29,949 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Ballinger | 18,288 | 67.61% | |
| Democratic | Jim Wallace | 7,872 | 29.11% | |
| Libertarian | Lee Evans | 887 | 3.28% | |
| Total votes | 27,047 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Stubblefield (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mathew Pitsch | 18,365 | 76.32% | |
| Libertarian | William Whitfield Hyman | 5,698 | 23.68% | |
| Total votes | 24,063 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry Rice (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Teague (incumbent) | 13,266 | 62.41% | |
| Libertarian | Dawn Clemence | 7,989 | 37.59% | |
| Total votes | 21,255 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Sample (incumbent) | 21,913 | 69.68% | |
| Democratic | Michael Colgrove | 9,536 | 30.32% | |
| Total votes | 31,449 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Johnson | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Flippo (incumbent) | 21,156 | 79.90% | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Vornheder | 5,321 | 20.10% | |
| Total votes | 26,477 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Missy Irvin (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Sturch | 18,563 | 72.86% | |
| Democratic | Susi Epperson | 6,914 | 27.14% | |
| Total votes | 25,477 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blake Johnson (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keith Ingram (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Chesterfield (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joyce Elliott (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim Hammer | 23,014 | 68.35% | |
| Democratic | Melissa Fults | 10,657 | 31.65% | |
| Total votes | 33,671 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Rapert (incumbent) | 15,168 | 55.14% | |
| Democratic | Maureen Skinner | 12,339 | 44.86% | |
| Total votes | 27,507 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2018". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ↑ "ARKANSAS ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING". totalresults.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 8, 2018). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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