2024 Arkansas Senate election

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2024 Arkansas Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

18 of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Bart Hester Greg Leding
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023
Leader's seat33rd30th
Current seats296
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 12
Seats up162

2024 Arkansas State Senate election.svg
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent
     No election

Incumbent President Pro Tempore

Bart Hester
Republican



The 2024 Arkansas Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. [1]

Contents

Background

On February 20, early voting for the primary elections will begin with the official day to vote on March 5. [2]

Composition

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
Before Election29635
After Election--35
Change


Retirements

One incumbent will not seek re-election.

Democrats

  1. District 12: Linda Chesterfield is retiring. [3]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
CNalysis [4] Solid RMarch 16, 2024

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st Ben Gilmore Rep
3rd Steve Crowell Rep
4th Jimmy Hickey Jr. Rep
5th Terry Rice Rep
6th Matt McKee Rep
8th Stephanie Flowers Dem
12th Linda Chesterfield Dem
17th Mark Johnson Rep
18th Jonathan Dismang Rep
19th David Wallace Rep
20th Dan Sullivan Rep
22nd John Payton Rep
23rd Scott Flippo Rep
25th Breanne Davis Rep
26th Gary Stubblefield Rep
29th Jim Petty Rep
33rd Bart Hester Rep
34th Jim Dotson Rep

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Detailed Results

District 1District 3District 4District 5District 6District 8District 12District 17District 18District 19District 20District 22District 23District 25District 26District 29District 33District 34


District 1

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 1st district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Gilmore (incumbent)
Total votes100.00
Republican hold

District 3

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 3rd district primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Crowell (incumbent) 5,497 71.4
Republican Mark Silvey2,20228.6
Total votes7,699 100.00
2024 Arkansas Senate election, 3rd district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Crowell (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 4

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 4th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Hickey Jr. (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 5

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 5th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Rice (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 6

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 6th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt McKee (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 8

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 8th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephanie Flowers (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 12

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 12th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamie Scott
Total votes100.00

District 19

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 19th district primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Wallace (incumbent) 5,151 73.72
Republican Tommy Wagner1,83626.28
Total votes7,699 100.00
2024 Arkansas Senate election, 19th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Wallace (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 20

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 20th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Sullivan (incumbent)
Democratic Erika Askeland
Total votes100.00

District 22

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 22nd district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Payton (incumbent)
Democratic Sandy Maier
Total votes100.00

District 23

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 23rd district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Flippo (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 25

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 25th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Breanne Davis (incumbent)
Democratic Michelle Justice
Total votes100.00

District 26

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 26th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gary Stubblefield (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 29

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 29th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Petty (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 33

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 33rd district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bart Hester (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 34

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 34th district general
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Dotson (incumbent)
Democratic Kaylee Wedgeworth
Total votes100.00


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