2024 Arkansas Senate election

2024 Arkansas Senate election
18 of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican hold Democratic hold; No election
President Pro Tempore before election; Bart Hester; Republican	Elected President Pro Tempore ; TBD;

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

Background

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

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Before Election	29	6	35
After Election	-	-	35
Change

Retirements

One incumbent will not seek re-election.

Democrats

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[4]	Solid R	March 16, 2024

Summary

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

District 1

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 1st district general
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Ben Gilmore (incumbent)
Total votes			100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 3rd district primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Crowell (incumbent)	5,497	71.4
	Republican	Mark Silvey	2,202	28.6
Total votes			7,699	100.00

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 3rd district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Crowell (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 4

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 4th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Hickey Jr. (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 5

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 5th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Rice (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 6

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 6th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt McKee (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 8

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 8th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Flowers (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 12

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 12th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamie Scott
Total votes				100.00

District 19

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 19th district primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Wallace (incumbent)	5,151	73.72
	Republican	Tommy Wagner	1,836	26.28
Total votes			7,699	100.00

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 19th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Wallace (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 20

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 20th district general
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Dan Sullivan (incumbent)
	Democratic	Erika Askeland
Total votes			100.00

District 22

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 22nd district general
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	John Payton (incumbent)
	Democratic	Sandy Maier
Total votes			100.00

District 23

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 23rd district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Flippo (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 25

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 25th district general
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Breanne Davis (incumbent)
	Democratic	Michelle Justice
Total votes			100.00

District 26

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 26th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Stubblefield (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 29

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 29th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Petty (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 33

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 33rd district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bart Hester (incumbent)
Total votes				100.00

District 34

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 34th district general
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Jim Dotson (incumbent)
	Democratic	Kaylee Wedgeworth
Total votes			100.00

References

^ "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "Arkansas 2024 primary election voter guide | Candidates & how to vote". thv11.com. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ Wickline, Michael R. (August 24, 2023). "State senator Chesterfield won't seek reelection, throws support to Scott". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "24 AR Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

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[1] "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[2] "Arkansas 2024 primary election voter guide | Candidates & how to vote". thv11.com. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[3] Wickline, Michael R. (August 24, 2023). "State senator Chesterfield won't seek reelection, throws support to Scott". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[4] "24 AR Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

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