2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

Not to be confused with 2020 Arkansas House of Representatives election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

←  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  →
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 0 Seats won 4 0 Seat change Popular vote 828,266 330,485 Percentage 70.23% 28.02% Swing 7.67% 7.17%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Democratic   50–60%

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.

Overview

Popular vote Republican   70.23% Democratic   28.02% Libertarian   1.75%

House seats Republican   100% Democratic   0%

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district: ^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Libertarian		Total		Result
	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

2020 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Rick Crawford Party Republican Popular vote 237,596 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representatives before election Rick Crawford Republican Elected U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford Republican

See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district

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

Arkansas's 1st congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Crawford (incumbent)	237,596	100.0
Total votes			237,596	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2020 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee French Hill Joyce Elliott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,093 148,410 Percentage 55.4% 44.6%

County Results Precinct Results Hill:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+ Elliott:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+

U.S. Representatives before election French Hill Republican Elected U.S. Representatives French Hill Republican

See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

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

2020 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					French Hill	Joyce Elliott
1	Oct. 12, 2020	Arkansas PBS	Steve Barnes	[26]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
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

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	French Hill (R)	Joyce Elliott (D)	Other	Undecided
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

Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	French Hill (incumbent)	184,093	55.4
	Democratic	Joyce Elliott	148,410	44.6
Total votes			332,503	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2020 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Steve Womack Celeste Williams Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 214,960 106,325 Percentage 64.3% 31.8%

County results Precinct results 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%

U.S. Representatives before election Steve Womack Republican Elected U.S. Representatives Steve Womack Republican

See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district

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 ^[33]

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]

Debate

2020 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Steve Womack	Celeste Williams	Michael Kalagias
1	Oct. 13, 2020	Arkansas PBS	Steve Barnes	[34]	P	P	P

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

Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 4

2020 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Bruce Westerman William Hanson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 191,617 75,750 Percentage 69.7% 27.5%

Results by county Westerman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Hanson:     50–60%

U.S. Representatives before election Bruce Westerman Republican Elected U.S. Representatives Bruce Westerman Republican

See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district

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 ^[35]

Other

Candidates

Declared

• Frank Gilbert (Libertarian), former mayor of Tull and former Grant County coroner ^[3]

General election

Debate

2020 Arkansas's 4th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Bruce Westerman	Williams Hanson	Frank Gilbert
1	Oct. 13, 2020	Arkansas PBS	Steve Barnes	[36]	P	P	P

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

Arkansas's 4th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also

• 2020 Arkansas elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Don't recall" with 3%; Did not vote with 1%; Would not vote with 0%
3. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Elliott's campaign.
2. Poll sponsored by EMILY's List.

References

1. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
2. Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
3. "Arkansas Secretary of State". www.ark.org.
4. "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
5. "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
6. "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
7. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
8. "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
9. "Battle for House 2020". RCP . Retrieved April 5, 2021.
10. "2020 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
11. "State Sen. Joyce Elliott to challenge Rep. French Hill in 2020 election". November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
12. "Democratic nominee Joe Biden formally endorses Joyce Elliott for Congress". KATV. September 18, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
13. Obama, Barack (August 3, 2020). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium.
14. "| CBCPAC". www.cbcpac.org.
15. "Red to Blue". Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee . Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
16. Schriock, Stephanie (June 16, 2020). "EMILY's List Endorses Joyce Elliott in Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District". www.emilyslist.org. EMILY's List.
17. "Allies for Equality". Equality PAC. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
18. Acosta, Lucas (June 3, 2020). "Human Rights Campaign Announces Pro-Equality Endorsements". Human Rights Campaign.
19. Sittenfeld, Tiernan (July 15, 2020). "LCV Action Fund Endorses Joyce Elliott for Congress". League of Conservation Voters. LCV Action Fund.
20. "NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Slate of Reproductive Freedom Champions for U.S. House of Representatives". NARAL Pro-Choice America. July 10, 2020.
21. "2020 PACE Endorsements". NASW.
22. "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC.
23. "PeaceVoter 2020 Endorsements". Peace Action. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
24. McGill Johnson, Alexis (May 20, 2020). "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Health Care Champions in Competitive Races". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org.
25. "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
26. YouTube
27. Change Research
28. ALG Research (D) ^{[ dead link ]}
29. Hendrix College
30. ALG Research (D)
31. Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)
32. Hendrix College/TalkBusiness
33. "Democrat Celeste Williams Announces Bid For Womack's US House Seat In Arkansas". 5News Web. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
34. YouTube
35. "Democrat announces campaign for south Arkansas US congress seat held by Republican". September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
36. YouTube

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Arkansas", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Arkansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Arkansas". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Arkansas at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Rick Crawford (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Joyce Elliott (D) for Congress Archived February 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• French Hill (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Michael Kalagias (L) for Congress Archived July 10, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Celeste Williams (D) for Congress
• Steve Womack (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• William Hanson (D) for Congress Archived December 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Bruce Westerman (R) for Congress