2018 Arkansas Senate election

2018 Arkansas Senate election
November 6, 2018
18 out of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.38%
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderJonathan DismangKeith Ingram
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Leader sinceJanuary 15, 2015January 15, 2013
Leader's seatDistrict 28District 24
Last election269
Seats after269
Seat changeSteadySteady
President Pro Tempore before election

Jonathan Dismang
Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore

Jim Hendren
Republican

The 2018 Arkansas Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to determine which party would control the Arkansas Senate for the following two years in the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly. Eighteen out of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on May 22, 2018. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 9 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, meaning that Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.[1][2]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing[3]Safe ROctober 8, 2018

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 4: Uvalde Lindsey retired.

Republicans

  1. District 15: David J. Sanders retired.
  2. District 33: Jeremy Young Hutchinson resigned on August 31, 2018, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 wire and tax fraud charges.

Defeated incumbents

In primary

Republicans

  1. District 5: Bryan King lost renomination to Bob Ballinger.
  2. District 8: Frank Glidewell lost renomination to Mathew Pitsch.

Results

District 3

District 3 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCecile Bledsoe (incumbent) 14,598 61.94%
DemocraticJon Comstock8,96838.06%
Total votes23,566 100.0%
Republican hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGreg Leding 18,416 61.49%
RepublicanDawn Clemence11,53338.51%
Total votes29,949 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Ballinger 18,288 67.61%
DemocraticJim Wallace7,87229.11%
LibertarianLee Evans8873.28%
Total votes27,047 100.0%
Republican hold

District 6

District 6 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGary Stubblefield (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMathew Pitsch 18,365 76.32%
LibertarianWilliam Whitfield Hyman5,69823.68%
Total votes24,063 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

District 9 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanTerry Rice (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLarry Teague (incumbent) 13,266 62.41%
LibertarianDawn Clemence7,98937.59%
Total votes21,255 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Sample (incumbent) 21,913 69.68%
DemocraticMichael Colgrove9,53630.32%
Total votes31,449 100.0%
Republican hold

District 15

District 15 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMark Johnson 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

District 17 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanScott Flippo (incumbent) 21,156 79.90%
LibertarianKevin Vornheder5,32120.10%
Total votes26,477 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMissy Irvin (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

District 19 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJames Sturch 18,563 72.86%
DemocraticSusi Epperson6,91427.14%
Total votes25,477 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBlake Johnson (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKeith Ingram (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLinda Chesterfield (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 31

District 31 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoyce Elliott (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 33

District 33 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanKim Hammer 23,014 68.35%
DemocraticMelissa Fults10,65731.65%
Total votes33,671 100.0%
Republican hold

District 35

District 35 election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJason Rapert (incumbent) 15,168 55.14%
DemocraticMaureen Skinner12,33944.86%
Total votes27,507 100.0%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2018". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "ARKANSAS ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING". totalresults.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 8, 2018). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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