Arkansas 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2018 General Election

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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 22 May 2018
✓ Runoff (no contests covered by this website require runoffs): Tuesday 19 June 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Thursday 1 March 2018 - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor party .
✓ Tuesday 22 May 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:30a-7:30p CDT (1230-0030 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 19 June 2018 - Runoff (no contests covered by this website require runoffs) . Polling hours 7:30a-7:30p CDT (1230-0030 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:30a-7:30p CST (1330-0130 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,926,229	(0.94% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Little Rock

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Arkansas State and Local Government

Primary elections are for Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican candidates only. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held.

circa 26 January 2017: Arkansas Senator Gary Stubblefield introduced SB 122 which would move the primary from May to March.

2018 Election Calendar from the Arkansas Secretary of State.

Candidate Information from the Arkansas Secretary of State.

22 May Primary
Returns from the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Results from The New York Times
Results from Politico.

6 November 2018
Candidate Information from the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the Arkansas Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton* • FEC S4AR00103

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Nichols Boozman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Asa Hutchinson • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	582,406	65.33%	Governor Asa Hutchinson

		Democratic	283,218	31.77%	Jared K. Henderson

		Libertarian	25,885	2.90%	Mark West
Total			891,509	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 2011-2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	570,433	64.18%	Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin

		Democratic	293,535	33.03%	Anthony Bland

		Libertarian	24,767	2.79%	former Tull Mayor Frank Gilbert
Total			888,735	100.00%

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	138,757	68.95%	Congressman Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • FEC H0AR01083; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,019,409; Dsb $954,344

		Democratic	57,907	28.77%	Chintan Desai • FEC H8AR01029; 30 Nov 18; Tot $137,153; Dsb $137,153

		Libertarian	4,581	2.28%	Elvis D. Presley • FEC H8AR01045
Total			201,245	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman James French "French" Hill • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	132,125	52.13%	Congressman James French "French" Hill • FEC H4AR02141; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,928,395; Dsb $3,484,714

		Democratic	116,135	45.82%	state Representative Everett Clarke "Clarke" Tucker, IV • FEC H8AR02159; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,360,491; Dsb $2,350,973

		Libertarian	5,193	2.05%	Joe Ryne Swafford • FEC H8AR02175
Total			253,453	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Republican	148,717	64.74%	Congressman Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • FEC H0AR03055; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,207,200; Dsb $1,192,055

		Democratic	74,952	32.63%	Joshua "Josh" Mahony • FEC H8AR03074; 26 Nov 18; Tot $266,334; Dsb $266,133

		Libertarian	5,899	2.57%	Michael J. "Mike" Kalagias • FEC H8AR03090

		Scattering	140	0.06%	Write-In

		Write-in			Jason Tate • FEC H8AR03108
Total			229,708	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Bruce Westerman • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Republican	136,740	66.74%	Congressman Bruce Westerman • FEC H4AR04048; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,602,912; Dsb $1,270,754

		Democratic	63,984	31.23%	Hayden Catherine Shamel • FEC H8AR04130; 31 Dec 18; Tot $157,247; Dsb $155,050

		Libertarian	3,952	1.93%	Tom Canada • FEC H8AR04171

		Scattering	216	0.11%	Write-In

		Write-in			SusanAnn Martin • FEC H8AR04155
Total			204,892	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Mark Martin • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At Term Limit
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	537,581	60.64%	State Lands Commissioner John Thurston

		Democratic	323,644	36.51%	Susan Inman

		Libertarian	25,320	2.86%	Christopher Olson
Total			886,545	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Leslie Rutledge • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	549,668	61.80%	Attorney General Leslie Rutledge

		Democratic	315,099	35.43%	Mike Lee

		Libertarian	24,652	2.77%	Kerry Hicks
Total			889,419	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Dennis Milligan • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	611,189	70.89%	Treasurer Dennis Milligan

		Libertarian	250,943	29.11%	Ashley Ewald
Total			862,132	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Andrea Lea • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	621,772	72.35%	Auditor Andrea Lea

		Libertarian	237,602	27.65%	David E. Dinwiddie
Total			859,374	100.00%

Commissioner of State Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

Open		Republican	State Lands Commissioner John M. Thurston • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Commissioner of State Lands is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - Ran for and won his party's nomination for Secretary of State.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	530,230	60.05%	Tommy Land

		Democratic	323,682	36.66%	Hot Springs City Director Larry Williams

		Libertarian	29,123	3.30%	TJ Campbell
Total			883,035	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 9 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 11 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 2 candidates
	• Write-in: 2 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.