2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
November 3, 2020
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Overview
District
Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[1]
| District | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 237,596 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 237,596 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 184,093 | 55.37% | 148,410 | 44.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 332,503 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 214,960 | 64.31% | 106,325 | 31.81% | 12,977 | 3.88% | 334,262 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 191,617 | 69.67% | 75,750 | 27.54% | 7,668 | 2.79% | 275,035 | 100% | Republican hold |
| Total | 828,266 | 70.23% | 330,485 | 28.02% | 20,645 | 1.75% | 1,179,396 | 100% | |
District 1
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County results Crawford: 100% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1st district encompasses northeastern Arkansas, taking in Jonesboro and West Memphis. The incumbent was Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico[7] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[9] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rick Crawford (incumbent) | 237,596 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 237,596 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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Hill: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Elliott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2nd district takes in Central Arkansas, including Little Rock and the surrounding exurbs. The incumbent was Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- French Hill, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Joyce Elliott, state senator[11] and nominee for this seat in 2010
Endorsements
Joyce Elliott
Former U.S. executive branch officials
- Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States and 2020 Democratic nominee for president[12]
- Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009-2017, former senator from Illinois (2005-2008)[13]
Organizations
- Congressional Black Caucus[14]
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[15]
- EMILY's List[16]
- Equality PAC[17]
- Human Rights Campaign[18]
- League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[19]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[20]
- National Association of Social Workers[21]
- National Women's Political Caucus[22]
- Peace Action[23]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[24]
- Sierra Club[25]
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| French Hill | Joyce Elliott | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 12, 2020 | Arkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | [26] | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Tossup | November 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Tossup | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Lean R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico[7] | Lean R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Tossup | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[9] | Lean R | November 2, 2020 |
Polling
View source data.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
French Hill (R) |
Joyce Elliott (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| Change Research[27] | October 29 – November 2, 2020 | 586 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 48% | 48% | 4%[b] | 1% |
| ALG Research (D)[28][A] | October 16–21, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 47% | 47% | – | – |
| Hendrix College[29] | October 11–13, 2020 | 644 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 46% | 46% | – | 9% |
| ALG Research (D)[30][A] | September 27–29, 2020 | 511 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 48% | – | – |
| Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)[31][B] | September 10–16, 2020 | 605 (LV) | – | 46% | 48% | – | – |
| ALG Research (D)[30][A] | September 9–13, 2020 | 511 (LV)[c] | – | 50% | 46% | – | – |
| Hendrix College/TalkBusiness[32] | September 4–9, 2020 | 698 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 48% | 46% | – | 7% |
| ALG Research (D)[30][A] | June 18–24, 2020 | 511 (LV)[c] | – | 50% | 43% | – | – |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | French Hill (incumbent) | 184,093 | 55.4 | |
| Democratic | Joyce Elliott | 148,410 | 44.6 | |
| Total votes | 332,503 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[33] | French Hill Republican |
Joyce Elliott Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Conway | 5,850 | 67.46% | 2,822 | 32.54% | 3,028 | 34.92% | 8,672 |
| Faulkner | 35,279 | 64.98% | 19,017 | 35.02% | 16,262 | 29.95% | 54,296 |
| Perry | 3,542 | 76.87% | 1,066 | 23.13% | 2,476 | 53.73% | 4,608 |
| Pulaski | 68,154 | 40.21% | 101,339 | 59.79% | -33,185 | -19.58% | 169,493 |
| Saline | 40,612 | 71.41% | 16,256 | 28.59% | 24,356 | 42.83% | 56,868 |
| Van Buren | 6,072 | 78.35% | 1,678 | 21.65% | 4,394 | 56.70% | 7,750 |
| White | 24,584 | 79.78% | 6,232 | 20.22% | 18,352 | 59.55% | 30,816 |
| Totals | 184,093 | 55.37% | 148,410 | 44.63% | 35,683 | 10.73% | 332,503 |
District 3
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Womack: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 3rd district covers northwestern Arkansas, including Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith. The incumbent was Republican Steve Womack, who was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Celeste Williams, nurse practitioner[34]
Other
Candidates
Declared
- Michael Kalagias (Libertarian), candidate for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district in 2018 and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2014 and 2016[3]
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Steve Womack | Celeste Williams | Michael Kalagias | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 13, 2020 | Arkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | [35] | P | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico[7] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[9] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steve Womack (incumbent) | 214,960 | 64.3 | |
| Democratic | Celeste Williams | 106,325 | 31.8 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 12,977 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 334,262 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[36] | Steve Womack Republican |
Celeste Williams Democratic |
Michael Kalagias Libertarian |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| Benton | 76,899 | 64.32% | 37,491 | 31.36% | 5,161 | 4.32% | 39,408 | 32.96% | 119,551 |
| Boone | 13,824 | 81.60% | 2,644 | 15.61% | 473 | 2.79% | 11,180 | 65.99% | 16,941 |
| Carroll | 7,588 | 64.84% | 3,813 | 32.58% | 301 | 2.57% | 3,775 | 32.26% | 11,702 |
| Crawford (part) | 13,169 | 76.55% | 3,445 | 20.02% | 590 | 3.43% | 9,724 | 56.52% | 17,204 |
| Marion | 5,908 | 79.52% | 1,327 | 17.86% | 195 | 2.62% | 4,581 | 61.66% | 7,430 |
| Newton (part) | 1,555 | 85.30% | 235 | 12.89% | 33 | 1.81% | 1,320 | 72.41% | 1,823 |
| Pope | 18,479 | 76.01% | 5,117 | 21.05% | 714 | 2.94% | 13,362 | 54.97% | 24,310 |
| Searcy (part) | 224 | 88.54% | 26 | 10.28% | 3 | 1.19% | 198 | 78.26% | 253 |
| Sebastian (part) | 27,307 | 66.08% | 12,337 | 29.85% | 1,680 | 4.07% | 14,970 | 36.23% | 41,324 |
| Washington | 50,007 | 53.36% | 39,890 | 42.56% | 3,827 | 4.08% | 10,117 | 10.79% | 93,724 |
| Totals | 214,960 | 64.31% | 106,325 | 31.81% | 12,977 | 3.88% | 108,635 | 32.50% | 334,262 |
District 4
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County results Westerman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Hanson: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 4th district encompasses southwestern Arkansas, taking in Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana. The incumbent was Republican Bruce Westerman, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- William Hanson, former law professor[37]
Other
Candidates
Declared
- Frank Gilbert (Libertarian), former mayor of Tull and former Grant County coroner[3]
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Bruce Westerman | Williams Hanson | Frank Gilbert | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 13, 2020 | Arkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | [38] | P | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico[7] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[9] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Westerman (incumbent) | 191,617 | 69.7 | |
| Democratic | William Hanson | 75,750 | 27.5 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Gilbert | 7,668 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 275,035 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[39] | Bruce Westerman Republican |
William Hanson Democratic |
Frank Gilbert Libertarian |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| Ashley | 5,603 | 71.25% | 2,092 | 26.60% | 169 | 2.15% | 3,511 | 44.65% | 7,864 |
| Bradley | 2,398 | 66.43% | 1,124 | 31.14% | 88 | 2.44% | 1,274 | 35.29% | 3,610 |
| Calhoun | 1,649 | 76.80% | 457 | 21.29% | 41 | 1.91% | 1,192 | 55.52% | 2,147 |
| Clark | 4,967 | 59.88% | 3,137 | 37.82% | 191 | 2.30% | 1,830 | 22.06% | 8,295 |
| Cleveland | 2,893 | 81.47% | 581 | 16.36% | 77 | 2.17% | 2,312 | 65.11% | 3,551 |
| Columbia | 5,591 | 66.12% | 2,700 | 31.93% | 165 | 1.95% | 2,891 | 34.19% | 8,456 |
| Crawford (part) | 5,458 | 79.95% | 1,126 | 16.49% | 243 | 3.56% | 4,332 | 63.45% | 6,827 |
| Dallas | 1,615 | 62.09% | 928 | 35.68% | 58 | 2.23% | 687 | 26.41% | 2,601 |
| Drew | 4,447 | 65.03% | 2,221 | 32.48% | 170 | 2.49% | 2,226 | 32.55% | 6,838 |
| Franklin | 5,689 | 80.81% | 1,171 | 16.63% | 180 | 2.56% | 4,518 | 64.18% | 7,040 |
| Garland | 30,747 | 69.92% | 11,800 | 26.83% | 1,428 | 3.25% | 18,947 | 43.09% | 43,975 |
| Grant | 6,763 | 83.09% | 1,112 | 13.66% | 264 | 3.24% | 5,651 | 69.43% | 8,139 |
| Hempstead | 4,528 | 66.88% | 2,094 | 30.93% | 148 | 2.19% | 2,434 | 35.95% | 6,770 |
| Hot Spring | 9,316 | 74.60% | 2,812 | 22.52% | 360 | 2.88% | 6,504 | 52.08% | 12,488 |
| Howard | 3,393 | 71.37% | 1,265 | 26.61% | 96 | 2.02% | 2,128 | 44.76% | 4,754 |
| Jefferson (part) | 9,815 | 40.59% | 13,682 | 56.58% | 686 | 2.84% | -3,867 | -15.99% | 24,183 |
| Johnson | 6,937 | 73.80% | 2,094 | 22.28% | 369 | 3.93% | 4,843 | 51.52% | 9,400 |
| Lafayette | 1,747 | 66.45% | 841 | 31.99% | 41 | 1.56% | 906 | 34.46% | 2,629 |
| Little River | 3,775 | 73.89% | 1,235 | 24.17% | 99 | 1.94% | 2,540 | 49.72% | 5,109 |
| Logan | 6,472 | 79.35% | 1,391 | 17.05% | 293 | 3.59% | 5,081 | 62.30% | 8,156 |
| Madison | 5,496 | 75.61% | 1,521 | 20.92% | 252 | 3.47% | 3,975 | 54.68% | 7,269 |
| Miller | 11,870 | 72.57% | 4,105 | 25.10% | 382 | 2.34% | 7,765 | 47.47% | 16,357 |
| Montgomery | 3,103 | 81.12% | 635 | 16.60% | 87 | 2.27% | 2,468 | 64.52% | 3,825 |
| Nevada | 2,178 | 65.52% | 1,068 | 32.13% | 78 | 2.35% | 1,110 | 33.39% | 3,324 |
| Newton (part) | 1,551 | 74.68% | 461 | 22.20% | 65 | 3.13% | 1,090 | 52.48% | 2,077 |
| Ouachita | 5,443 | 57.32% | 3,854 | 40.59% | 199 | 2.10% | 1,589 | 16.73% | 9,496 |
| Pike | 3,530 | 84.15% | 574 | 13.68% | 91 | 2.17% | 2,956 | 70.46% | 4,195 |
| Polk | 7,019 | 83.50% | 1,089 | 12.96% | 298 | 3.55% | 5,930 | 70.54% | 8,406 |
| Scott | 2,977 | 84.65% | 449 | 12.77% | 91 | 2.59% | 2,528 | 71.88% | 3,517 |
| Sebastian (part) | 4,756 | 84.37% | 700 | 12.42% | 181 | 3.21% | 4,056 | 71.95% | 5,637 |
| Sevier | 3,970 | 77.51% | 1,011 | 19.74% | 141 | 2.75% | 2,959 | 57.77% | 5,122 |
| Union | 10,693 | 65.47% | 5,214 | 31.92% | 426 | 2.61% | 5,479 | 33.55% | 16,333 |
| Yell | 5,228 | 78.68% | 1,206 | 18.15% | 211 | 3.18% | 4,022 | 60.53% | 6,645 |
| Totals | 191,617 | 69.67% | 75,750 | 27.54% | 7,668 | 2.79% | 115,867 | 42.13% | 275,035 |