2018 Arkansas elections

2018 Arkansas elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 6, 2018. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. ^[1] Republicans retained all statewide offices and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives. ^[2]

Governor

Main article: 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election

Republican governor Asa Hutchinson was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Asa Hutchinson (incumbent)	582,406	65.33
	Democratic	Jared K. Henderson	283,218	31.77
	Libertarian	Mark West	25,885	2.90
Total votes			891,509	100.0
	Republican hold

Lieutenant governor

Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Griffin (incumbent)	570,433	64.18
	Democratic	Anthony Bland	293,535	33.03
	Libertarian	Frank Gilbert	24,767	2.79
Total votes			888,735	100.0
	Republican hold

Results by county

Griffin:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Bland:

•   50–60%

Attorney general

Main article: 2018 Arkansas Attorney General election

Republican attorney general Leslie Rutledge was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas attorney general election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leslie Rutledge (incumbent)	549,668	61.80
	Democratic	Mike Lee	315,099	35.43
	Libertarian	Kerry Hicks	24,652	2.77
Total votes			889,419	100.0
	Republican hold

Results by county

Rutledge:

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Lee:

•   50–60%

Secretary of state

Republican John Thurston was elected to a first term.

2018 Arkansas secretary of state election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Thurston	537,581	60.64
	Democratic	Susan Inman	323,644	36.51
	Libertarian	Christopher Olson	25,320	2.86
Total votes			886,545	100.0
	Republican hold

Results by county

Thurston:

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Inman:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

State treasurer

Republican treasurer Dennis Milligan was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas treasurer election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan (incumbent)	611,189	70.89
	Libertarian	Ashley Ewald	250,943	29.11
Total votes			862,132	100.0
	Republican hold

Results by county

Milligan:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

State auditor

Republican Andrea Lea was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas auditor election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrea Lea	621,772	72.35
	Libertarian	David Dinwiddie	237,602	27.65
Total votes			859,374	100.0
	Republican hold

Results by county

Lea:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Commissioner of State Lands

Incumbent Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston (R) was term-limited and could not run for re-election. He successfully won his race as Secretary of State of Arkansas. Republican Tommy Land was elected to a first term.

2018 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tommy Land	530,230	60.05
	Democratic	Larry Williams	323,682	36.66
	Libertarian	T.J. Campbell	29,123	3.30
Total votes			883,035	100.0
	Republican hold

Results by county

Land:

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Williams:

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

United States House of Representatives

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018

All of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Republicans held on to all four seats.

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	138,757	68.95%	57,907	28.77%	4,581	2.28%	201,245	100%	Republican hold
District 2	132,125	52.13%	116,135	45.82%	5,193	2.05%	253,453	100%	Republican hold
District 3	148,717	64.78%	74,952	32.65%	6,039	2.57%	229,568	100%	Republican hold
District 4	136,740	66.74%	63,984	31.23%	4,168	2.03%	204,892	100%	Republican hold
Total	556,339	62.56%	312,978	35.19%	19,981	2.25%	889,298	100%

References

1. "2016 Arkansas Code: Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 3; § 7-5-304 - Opening and closing polls -- Time". Justia; US law. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
2. "November 6, 2018 - General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
3. "2018 Arkansas Lieutenant Gubernatorial election" . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
4. "2018 Arkansas Attorney General election" . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
5. "2018 Arkansas Secretary of State election" . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
6. "2018 Arkansas State Treasurer election" . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
7. "2018 Arkansas State Auditor election" . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
8. "2018 Arkansas Commissioner of Public Lands election" . Retrieved January 6, 2022.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

• Anthony Bland (D) for Lt. Governor
• Tim Griffin (R) for Lt. Governor

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Mike Lee (D) for Attorney General Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Leslie Rutledge (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Susan Inman (D) for Secretary of State Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
• John Thurston (R) for Secretary of State

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• Dennis Milligan (R) for State Treasurer

Official Commissioner of State Lands campaign websites

• Tommy Land (R) for Land Commissioner
• Larry Williams (D) for Land Commissioner