2026 Arkansas Senate election

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2026 Arkansas Senate election
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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Bart Hester Greg Leding (term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023
Leader's seat33rd30th
Current seats296

2026 Arkansas State Senate Retirements.svg
     Republican incumbent     Term-limited Republican
     Democratic incumbent     Term-limited Democrat

Incumbent President Pro Tempore

Bart Hester
Republican



The 2026 Arkansas Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. [1] Voters will elect members of the Arkansas Senate in all 35 of the U.S. state of Arkansas's state senate districts to serve a two-year term. [2]

Contents

Retirements

Republican

  1. District 13: Jane English is term-limited. [3]
  2. District 16: Kim Hammer is term-limited. [3]

Democratic

  1. District 9: Reginald Murdock is term-limited. [3]
  2. District 15: Fredrick Love is term-limited. [3]
  3. District 30: Greg Leding is term-limited. [3]

Summary of results by district

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
1st Ben Gilmore Rep TBD
2nd Matt Stone Rep TBD
3rd Steve Crowell Rep TBD
4th Jimmy Hickey Jr. Rep TBD
5th Terry Rice Rep TBD
6th Matt McKee Rep TBD
7th Alan Clark Rep TBD
8th Stephanie Flowers Dem TBD
9th Reginald Murdock Dem TBD
10th Ron Caldwell Rep TBD
11th Ricky Hill Rep TBD
12th Jamie Aleshia Scott Dem TBD
13th Jane English Rep TBD
14th Clarke Tucker Dem TBD
15th Fredrick Love Dem TBD
16th Kim Hammer Rep TBD
17th Mark Johnson Rep TBD
18th Jonathan Dismang Rep TBD
19th David Wallace Rep TBD
20th Dan Sullivan Rep TBD
21st Blake Johnson Rep TBD
22nd John Payton Rep TBD
23rd Scott Flippo Rep TBD
24th Missy Irvin Rep TBD
25th Breanne Davis Rep TBD
26th Gary Stubblefield Rep TBD
27th Justin Boyd Rep TBD
28th Bryan King Rep TBD
29th Jim Petty Rep TBD
30th Greg Leding Dem TBD
31st Clint Penzo Rep TBD
32nd Joshua P. Bryant Rep TBD
33rd Bart Hester Rep TBD
34th Jim Dotson Rep TBD
35th Tyler Dees Rep TBD

References

  1. Booker, Brakkton (July 29, 2025). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  2. "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arkansas Legislators Face Term Limits in 2026 Primary". Conduit News. May 7, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.