2022 Arkansas Senate election

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2022 Arkansas Senate election
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November 8, 2022
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All 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jimmy Hickey Jr. Keith Ingram
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 11, 2021 January 15, 2013
Leader's seat 1st 24th
Seats before 28 7
Seats after 29 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 591,186 187,923
Percentage 71.77% 22.81%
Swing Increase 0.20% Decrease 5.22%

     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain

Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Democratic:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
President Pro Tempore before election

Jimmy Hickey Jr.
Republican

 Elected President Pro Tempore

Bart Hester
Republican

The 2022 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Arkansas voters elected state senators to the Arkansas Senate in each of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections in March 2022 determined which candidates would appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot.

Partisan control by district before the 2022 elections
Senate partisan control following the 2022 elections
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
Before election 28 7 35
After election 29 6 35
Change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 10: Larry Teague retired.
  2. District 24: Keith Ingram retired due to term limits.
  3. District 31: Joyce Elliott retired due to term limits.

Independents

  1. District 2: Jim Hendren retired.

Republicans

  1. District 3: Cecile Bledsoe retired.
  2. District 7: Colby Fulfer retired.
  3. District 8: Mathew Pitsch retired to run for treasurer of Arkansas.
  4. District 27: Trent Garner retired.
  5. District 35: Jason Rapert retired to run for lieutenant governor of Arkansas.

Incumbents defeated

In primaries

Republicans

  1. District 3: Charles Beckham lost renomination to former Magnolia, Arkansas City Councilman Steve Crowell after being redistricted from District 12.
  2. District 6: Bill Sample lost renomination to Garland County Justice of the Peace Matt McKee after being redistricted from District 14.
  3. District 22: James Sturch lost renomination to House Representative John Payton after being redistricted from District 19.
  4. District 28: Bob Ballinger lost renomination to former senator Bryan King after being redistricted from District 5.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] Safe R May 19, 2022

Summary

County results with district splits
  Republicans
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   Unopposed
  Democrats
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   Unopposed
  Libertarians
  •   50–60%
  • Note: All districts were renumbered following the redistricting process.
District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Ben Gilmore Rep Ben Gilmore Rep
2nd Jim Hendren Ind Matt Stone Rep
3rd Charles Beckham Rep Steve Crowell Rep
Cecile Bledsoe
4th Jimmy Hickey Jr. Rep Jimmy Hickey Jr. Rep
5th Terry Rice Rep Terry Rice Rep
6th Bill Sample Rep Matt Mckee Rep
7th Alan Clark Rep Alan Clark Rep
Colby Fulfer
8th Stephanie Flowers Dem Stephanie Flowers Dem
Mathew Pitsch Rep
9th New seat Reginald Murdock Dem
10th Ron Caldwell Rep Ron Caldwell Rep
Larry Teague Dem
11th Ricky Hill Rep Ricky Hill Rep
12th Linda Chesterfield Dem Linda Chesterfield Dem
13th Jane English Rep Jane English Rep
14th Clarke Tucker Dem Clarke Tucker Dem
15th New seat Fredrick Love Dem
16th Kim Hammer Rep Kim Hammer Rep
17th Mark Johnson Rep Mark Johnson Rep
18th Jonathan Dismang Rep Jonathan Dismang Rep
19th Dave Wallace Rep Dave Wallace Rep
20th Dan Sullivan Rep Dan Sullivan Rep
21st Blake Johnson Rep Blake Johnson Rep
22nd James Sturch Rep John Payton Rep
23rd Scott Flippo Rep Scott Flippo Rep
24th Missy Irvin Rep Missy Irvin Rep
Keith Ingram Dem
25th Breanne Davis Rep Breanne Davis Rep
26th Gary Stubblefield Rep Gary Stubblefield Rep
27th Trent Garner Rep Justin Boyd Rep
28th Bob Ballinger Rep Bryan King Rep
29th New seat Jim Petty Rep
30th Greg Leding Dem Greg Leding Dem
31st Joyce Elliott Dem Clint Penzo Rep
32nd New seat Joshua Bryant Rep
33rd Bart Hester Rep Bart Hester Rep
34th New seat Jim Dotson Rep
35th Jason Rapert Rep Tyler Dees Rep

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 9, 7.02%
  2. District 13, 8.12%

Detailed results

See also

References

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