Mark Lunsford Pryor is an American attorney,politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He previously served as Attorney General of Arkansas from 1999 to 2003 and in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is the dean of Arkansas's congressional delegation.
Young Timothy Hutchinson is an American Republican politician,lobbyist,and former United States senator from the state of Arkansas.
William Asa Hutchinson II is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a U.S. attorney,U.S. representative,and in two roles in the George W. Bush administration. He was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
James Robert Duggar is an American politician and television personality. He appeared on the reality series 19 Kids and Counting, which aired from 2008 to 2015. From 1999 to 2003,he was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
William A. Halter Jr is an American politician who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected to succeed the late Republican Winthrop Paul Rockefeller in 2006,defeating Republican challenger Jim Holt.
The 2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2,2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2,2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3,1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dale Bumpers chose to retire instead of running for reelection to a fifth term. Making this was the first open seat with no incumbent held in this seat since the 1884 election. Democratic former U.S. Representative Blanche Lincoln won the open seat against Republican State Senator Fay Boozman. At 38,Lincoln was the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Senate.
Arkansas's 2010 general elections were held November 2,2010. Primaries were held May 18,2010 and runoffs,if necessary,were held November 23,2010. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers,17 of 35 state senate seats,all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys,and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices,four appeals circuit court judges,and eight district court judges.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator David Pryor decided to retire. Republican Tim Hutchinson won the open seat,becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas since Reconstruction in 1872 and the first to ever be popularly elected in the state. He was the first to win this seat since 1870. Hutchinson lost re-election in 2002 to David Pryor's son Mark Pryor.
Stephen Allen Womack is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district since 2011. The district,which was once represented by former Senator J. William Fulbright,covers much of northwestern Arkansas,including Fort Smith,Fayetteville,Springdale,and Womack's hometown of Rogers. A member of the Republican Party,Womack was mayor of Rogers before his election to Congress.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Arkansas,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball,and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
The State government of Arkansas is divided into three branches:executive,legislative and judicial. These consist of the state governor's office,a bicameral state legislature known as the Arkansas General Assembly,and a state court system. The Arkansas Constitution delineates the structure and function of the state government. Since 1963,Arkansas has had four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Like all other states,it has two seats in the U.S. Senate.
The 1998 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1998 for the post of Governor of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Huckabee defeated Democratic nominee Bill Bristow to win a full term in office.
James French Hill is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee,the 44th Governor of Arkansas,began on May 5,2015,at an event in his hometown of Hope,Arkansas. Huckabee's candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election was his second,after having previously run in 2008. Following a disappointing showing in the Iowa caucuses,Huckabee ended his run on February 1,2016.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas. Incumbent senator John Boozman was first elected in 2010,defeating Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln. Boozman was re-elected for a second term in the 2016 with 59.8% of the vote,and ran in 2022 for a third term. Boozman won the May 24,2022 Republican primary with 58.03% of the vote,and subsequently defeated Democrat Natalie James in the general election by 34.64 percentage points. This was the best performance for a Republican senator in the state's history,and the third consecutive Republican win of this seat.
The 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Arkansas. Incumbent governor Asa Hutchinson was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders,daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee,defeated Democrat Chris Jones to become the first woman ever elected to the office,and was sworn in on January 10,2023.
