2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election

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2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election
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November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)
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All 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Brian S. Evans Andrew Collins
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2025 January 13, 2025
Leader's seat 68th–Cabot 73rd–Little Rock
Last election 81 19
Current seats 80 20
     Republican incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Republican
     Democratic incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Democrat
Incumbent Speaker

Brian S. Evans
Republican


The 2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.[1] Voters will elect members of the Arkansas House of Representatives in all 100 of the U.S. state of Arkansas's state house districts to serve a two-year term.[2]

Major party candidates had until November 11, 2025 to submit their candidacies to appear on the primary election ballot. Candidates for newly-created political parties had until March 3, 2026, primary election day, to file to appear on the general election ballot, and independent candidates have until May 1, 2026 to petition to be placed on the ballot.[3] The Libertarian Party of Arkansas has successfully filed a petition to be placed on the ballot and has fielded four state house candidates. The primary elections took place on March 3, 2026, and in races where no candidate received over 50% in a primary, runoff elections took place on March 31, 2026.[4]

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state senate, and numerous other state and local offices.

Republican

  1. District 1: Jeremy Wooldridge is retiring to run for state senate in District 21.[5]
  2. District 5: Ron McNair is retiring.[6]
  3. District 42: Stephen Meeks is term-limited.[7]
  4. District 46: Jon S. Eubanks is term-limited.[7]
  5. District 70: Carlton Wing is retiring.[6]
  6. District 71: Brandon Achor is retiring to run for state senate in District 13.[8]
  7. District 92: Julie Mayberry is retiring.[9]
  8. District 94: Jeff Wardlaw is term-limited.[7]
  9. District 97: Matthew Shepherd is term-limited.[7]
  10. District 99: Lane Jean is term-limited.[7]

Democratic

  1. District 20: Denise Garner is retiring to run for state senate in District 30.[10]
  2. District 35: Jessie McGruder is retiring to run for state senate in District 9.[11]
  3. District 72: Tracy Steele is term-limited and running for state senate in District 12.[7][12]
  4. District 77: Fred Allen is term-limited.[7]
  5. District 79: Tara Shephard is retiring to run for state senate in District 15.[13]

Special elections

Main article: 2026 Arkansas state legislative special elections §  Arkansas House of Representatives
DistrictCounty(ies)Contest Incumbent Winner Result Cause
70th Pulaski (p) March 3, 2026 Carlton Wing (R) Alex Holladay (D) Dem Gain. Incumbent representative resigned September 30, 2025 to become executive director of Arkansas PBS.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] Safe R January 22, 2026

Overview

2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election results and statistics
Party Candidates Seats won Aggregate votes 2024 general Change
Prim. Gen. No. Percent Seats won Vote % Seats Vote %
Republican 112 86 TBD
TBD
81 70.74% TBD
Democratic 54 46
19 27.85%
Libertarian [a] 4
0 1.41%
Totals 166 136 100 TBD 100% 100 — 100 —
Turnout TBD
— 65.10% TBD
Registered voters

By district

District2020
Pres.[15]		 IncumbentCandidates[16][17]
MemberPartyFirst electedStatus
1 R+64.1 Jeremy Wooldridge Republican 2022 Incumbent retiring to stand for state senate.
  • ▌Mark A. Nichols (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Mark A. Nichols: 2,592 votes, 53.20%
  • ▌Brian Carter: 2,280 votes, 46.80%
2 R+64.1 Trey Steimel Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
3 R+53.2 Stetson Painter Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
4 R+56.5 Jason Nazarenko Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
5 R+60.4 Ron McNair Republican 2014 Incumbent retiring.
  • Republican runoff:
  • ▌Mike Bishop
  • ▌Jeff Pratt
Republican primary:
  • ▌checkY Mike Bishop: 1,563 votes, 32.29%
  • ▌checkY Jeff Pratt 1,477 votes, 30.52%
  • ▌Jon Burnside: 915 votes, 18.90%
  • ▌Kyle Evatt: 629 votes, 13.00%
  • ▌Truman Copeland: 256 votes, 5.29%
6 R+34.4 Harlan Breaux Republican 2018 Incumbent not standing for re-election.
  • Republican runoff:
  • ▌Hunter Rivett
  • ▌Cody Rogers
Republican primary:
  • ▌checkY Hunter Rivett: 2,137 votes, 47.68%
  • ▌checkY Cody Rogers 1,836 votes, 40.96%
  • ▌Steven L. Baird: 509 votes, 11.36%
7 R+25.2 Brit McKenzie Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
8 R+33.8 Austin McCollum Republican 2016 Incumbent not standing for re-election.
  • ▌Brian Armas (Republican)
9 D+3.1 Diana Gonzales Worthen Democratic 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election.
10 R+12.1 Mindy McAlindon Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
11 R+16.2 Rebecca Burkes Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
12 R+40.3 Hope Hendren Duke Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
13 R+10.4 Scott Richardson Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
14 R+23.5 Nick Burkes Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Nick Burkes (Republican)
  • ▌Timothy J. Heron Jr. (Democratic)
15 R+9.9 John P. Carr Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. John P. Carr (Republican)
  • ▌Daniel Holtmeyer (Democratic)
16 R+29.2 Kendon Underwood Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election.
17 R+49.6 Randy Torres Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
18 R+19.5 Robin Lundstrum Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
19 R+7.0 Steve Unger Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Steve Unger (Republican)
  • ▌Jamie Atkinson (Democratic)
20 D+20.7 Denise Garner Democratic 2018 Incumbent retiring to stand for state senate.
  • ▌Max Deitchler (Democratic)
21 D+48.1 Nicole Clowney Democratic 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
22 D+3.6 David Whitaker Democratic 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
23 R+33.7 Kendra Moore Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
24 R+60.7 Brad Hall Republican 2024 Incumbent initially sought re-election, but withdrew.
  • ▌Charlene Fite (Republican)
  • ▌Ryan Intchauspe (Democratic)
Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Charlene Fite: 2,506 votes, 70.22%
  • ▌Melissa W. Koller: 1,063 votes, 29.78%
25 R+40.4 Chad Puryear Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Chad Puryear (Republican)
  • ▌Courtney King (Democratic)
26 R+57.4 James Eaton Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
27 R+64.0 Steven Walker Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
28 R+65.9 Bart Schulz Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
29 R+47.6 Rick McClure Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Rick McClure (Republican)
  • ▌Deonna Morgan (Democratic)
30 R+54.2 Frances Cavenaugh Republican 2016 Incumbent retiring.
  • ▌Josh Longmire (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Josh Longmire: 2,162 votes, 68.40%
  • ▌Coty Powers: 999 votes, 31.60%
31 R+54.4 Jimmy Gazaway Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
32 R+19.3 Jack Ladyman Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Jack Ladyman (Republican)
  • ▌Erika Askeland (Democratic)
Democratic primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Erika Askeland: 977 votes, 93.40%
  • ▌Joshua Alfano: 69 votes, 6.60%
33 R+56.8 Jon Milligan Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
34 R+4.3 Joey L. Carr Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Joey L. Carr (Republican)
  • ▌Michael Middlebrook (Democratic)
35 D+8.9 Jessie McGruder Democratic 2024 Incumbent retiring to stand for state senate.
  • ▌Robert Thorne Jr. (Republican)
  • Democratic runoff:
  • ▌Joyce Ann Gray
  • ▌Audrey P. Willis
Democratic primary:
  • ▌checkY Joyce Ann Gray: 408 votes, 24.07%
  • ▌checkY Audrey P. Willis: 407 votes, 24.01%
  • ▌Demetris Johnson Jr.: 370 votes, 21.83%
  • ▌Sherry Holliman: 267 votes, 15.75%
  • ▌Willie Williams: 243 votes, 14.34%
36 R+34.1 Johnny Rye Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Johnny Rye (Republican)
  • ▌Shamal C. Carter (Democratic)
37 R+37.6 Steve Hollowell Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
38 R+45.3 Dwight Tosh Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
39 R+58.2 Wayne Long Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Wayne Long (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Rep. Wayne Long: 1,895 votes, 52.73%
  • ▌Cody Smith: 1,699 votes, 47.27%
40 R+57.9 Shad Pearce Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
41 R+63.0 Alyssa Brown Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
42 R+61.0 Stephen Meeks Republican 2010 Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌Jeremy Riddle (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Jeremy Riddle: 3,296 votes, 67.72%
  • ▌Scout Stubbs: 1,571 votes, 32.28%
43 R+42.8 Rick Beck Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
44 R+62.9 Stan Berry Republican 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
45 R+51.3 Aaron Pilkington Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
46 R+60.6 Jon S. Eubanks Republican 2010 Incumbent term-limited.
  • Republican runoff:
  • ▌Tonya Fletcher
  • ▌Curtis J. Varnell
Republican primary:
  • ▌checkY Tonya Fletcher: 1,500 votes, 31.51%
  • ▌checkY Curtis J. Varnell: 1,499 votes, 31.48%
  • ▌Brian Cooper: 1,164 votes, 24.45%
  • ▌Ronni Tate Young: 598 votes, 12.56%
47 R+65.0 Lee Johnson Republican 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
48 R+44.7 Ryan Rose Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Ryan Rose (Republican)
  • ▌Hunter Jackson (Libertarian)
49 D+14.2 Jay Richardson Democratic 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
50 R+20.6 Zachary Gramlich Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
51 R+34.8 Cindy Crawford Republican 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Cindy Crawford (Republican)
  • ▌Jane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka (Democratic)
52 R+63.6 Marcus Richmond Republican 2014 Incumbent retiring.
  • Republican runoff:
  • ▌Brent Montgomery
  • ▌Kristain Thompson
Republican primary:
  • ▌checkY Brent Montgomery: 1,876 votes, 43.03%
  • ▌checkY Kristain Thompson: 1,208 votes, 27.71%
  • ▌Mike Jones: 915 votes, 20.99%
  • ▌Crystal Malloy: 361 votes, 8.28%
53 R+31.5 Matt Duffield Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Jennifer Lewter (Democratic)
  • ▌Rep. Matt Duffield (Republican)
Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Rep. Matt Duffield: 1,456 votes, 55.19%
  • ▌David J. Howell: 1,182 votes, 44.81%
54 R+37.8 Mary Bentley Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Mary Bentley (Republican)
  • ▌Doug Corbitt (Democratic)
55 R+7.9 Matthew Brown Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Matthew Brown (Republican)
  • ▌Cynthia Nations (Democratic)
56 R+3.1 Steve Magie Democratic 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Steve Magie (Democratic)
  • ▌Mark Brannan (Republican)
57 R+65.1 Cameron Cooper Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Cameron Cooper (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Rep. Cameron Cooper: 2,342 votes, 63.08%
  • ▌Andy Pennington: 1,371 votes, 36.92%
58 R+49.4 Les Eaves Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Les Eaves (Republican)
  • ▌Jocelyn Fry (Libertarian)
59 R+59.5 Jim Wooten Republican 2018 (special) Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Jim Wooten (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Rep. Jim Wooten: 1,865 votes, 53.81%
  • ▌Tony Ferguson II: 1,601 votes, 46.19%
60 R+48.0 Roger Lynch Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Roger Lynch (Republican)
  • ▌Beverly Coleman-Keown (Democratic)
61 R+33.9 Jeremiah Moore Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
62 D+6.7 Mark McElroy Republican 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Mark McElroy (Republican)
  • ▌Dexter R. Miller (Democratic)
63 D+13.3 Lincoln Barnett Democratic 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
64 D+50.0 Ken Ferguson Democratic 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
65 D+49.0 Glenn Barnes Democratic 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
66 D+34.2 Mark Perry Democratic 2008 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
67 R+2.6 Karilyn Brown Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Karilyn Brown (Republican)
  • ▌Andrew Cade Eberly (Democratic)
68 R+54.7 Brian S. Evans Republican 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
69 R+33.8 David Ray Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. David Ray (Republican)
  • ▌Dean Hunter (Democratic)
70 R+4.1 Alex Holladay Democratic 2026 (special) Incumbent seeking re-election to full term.
Democratic primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Alex Holladay: 3,111 votes, 82.26%
  • ▌Cordelia Smith-Johnson: 671 votes, 17.74%
71 R+3.5 Brandon Achor Republican 2022 Incumbent retiring to run for state senate.
  • ▌Stephen Bright (Republican)
  • ▌Cassandra Mayes (Democratic)
72 D+44.5 Tracy Steele Democratic 2024 Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌Talesha Dokes (Democratic)
  • Democratic primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Talesha Dokes: 1,439 votes, 64.44%
  • ▌Angela Person-West: 794 votes, 35.56%
73 D+16.6 Andrew Collins Democratic 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
74 D+44.6 Tippi McCullough Democratic 2018 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
75 D+9.0 Ashley Hudson Democratic 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election.
76 D+74.8 Joy C. Springer Democratic 2020 (special) Incumbent standing for re-election.
77 D+58.0 Fred Allen Democratic 2008 Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌Steven Person (Democratic)
78 R+31.8 Keith Brooks Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
79 D+64.6 Tara Shephard Democratic 2022 Incumbent retiring to stand for state senate.
  • ▌Michael Mason (Democratic)
80 D+53.1 Denise Ennett Democratic 2019 (special) Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Denise Jones (Democratic)
  • ▌Daniel Stuckey (Libertarian)
81 R+22.4 R. J. Hawk Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. R. J. Hawk (Republican)
  • ▌Gina Thomas-Littlejohn (Democratic)
Democratic primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Gina Thomas-Littlejohn: 920 votes, 63.67%
  • ▌Elijah Zane Thompson: 525 votes, 36.33%
82 R+32.8 Tony Furman Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Tony Furman (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Rep. Tony Furman: 1,583 votes, 66.23%
  • ▌Steve Brown: 807 votes, 33.77%
83 R+47.1 Paul Childress Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
84 R+23.8 Les Warren Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
85 R+45.5 Richard McGrew Republican 2019 (special) Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
86 R+66.3 John Maddox Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
87 R+51.9 DeAnn Vaught Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
88 R+32.0 Dolly Henley Republican 2024 Incumbent standing for re-election.
  • ▌Rep. Dolly Henley (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY Rep. Dolly Henley: 2,244 votes, 71.33%
  • ▌Lonny Mack Goodwin: 902 votes, 28.67%
89 R+47.8 Justin Gonzales Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
90 R+32.2 Richard Womack Republican 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
91 R+25.3 Bruce Cozart Republican 2011 (special) Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
92 R+64.3 Julie Mayberry Republican 2014 Incumbent retiring.
  • Republican runoff:
  • ▌Dawn Creekmore (Republican)
  • ▌Eric Shepherd (Republican)
Republican primary:
  • ▌checkY Dawn Creekmore: 2,605 votes, 49.76%
  • ▌checkY Eric Shepherd: 2,155 votes, 41.17%
  • ▌Casey Reed: 475 votes, 9.07%
93 R+55.9 Mike Holcomb Republican 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
94 R+21.0 Jeff Wardlaw Republican 2010 Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌John Kyle Day (Republican)
  • Republican primary:
  • ▌Green tickY John Kyle Day: 1,221 votes, 51.85%
  • ▌Missy Wardlaw: 1,134 votes, 48.15%
95 R+24.2 Howard Beaty Republican 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
96 R+42.0 Sonia Eubanks Barker Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
97 R+25.4 Matthew Shepherd Republican 2010 Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌Jim Andrews (Republican)
98 R+9.4 Wade Andrews Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
99 R+60.0 Lane Jean Republican 2010 Incumbent term-limited.
  • ▌Beth Baker (Republican)
100 R+30.4 Carol Dalby Republican 2016 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
  • ▌Rep. Carol Dalby (Republican)
  • ▌Calvin Thomason (Democratic)

Results

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