Arkansas held its general election on November 8, 2022, deciding 135 legislative seats and 7 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Arkansas Republicans kept every statewide office and widened their legislative majorities, but voters turned down all 4 statewide ballot questions, including recreational marijuana and a bid to make future ballot initiatives harder to pass.
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) became Arkansas' first female governor, beating Christopher Jones (D) by about 28 points. She is also the first child of a former governor to win the office; her father, Mike Huckabee, held it from 1996 to 2007.
- Below the governor, Republicans swept the statewide offices, with several officeholders trading jobs. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (R) moved to lieutenant governor and Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin (R) to attorney general, while Treasurer Dennis Milligan (R) won the auditor's office and state Rep. Mark Lowery (R) succeeded him as treasurer. Secretary of State John Thurston (R) was re-elected.
- Republicans finished with 82 of 100 House seats and 29 of 35 Senate seats. Of the 135 legislative races, 58 had only one candidate on the ballot, and the lone incumbent to lose in November was Rep. David Fielding (D), whom Wade Andrews (R) unseated by about 9 points in House District 98. The closest race was a Democratic hold, with Rep. Steve Magie (D) keeping House District 56 by about 10 votes over Trent Minner (R); he was certified for a sixth term.
- Only one of the failed measures came close:
- Issue 3, a religious-freedom amendment, failed by under 1 point.
- Issue 4, the recreational marijuana amendment backed by the medical cannabis industry, suffered a resounding defeat, losing by about 13 points.
- Issue 2, a proposal to require 60% approval for future ballot initiatives, lost by about 18 points.
- Issue 1, which would have let the Legislature call itself into special session, lost by about 22 points.
Legislature
- House (100 seats): 22 D, 78 R before the election, 18 D, 82 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (35 seats): 7 D, 27 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 6 D, 29 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| House 1 | Jeremy Wooldridge (R) 81.4% | Teresa Roofe (D) 18.6% | |
| House 2 | Trey Steimel (R) 83.9% | Teresa Norman (L) 16.1% | |
| House 3 | Stetson Painter (R) 82.7% | Steven Gene Parsons (L) 17.3% | |
| House 4 | Jack Fortner (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 5 | Ron McNair (R) 82.4% | Jim A. Hall (I) 17.6% | |
| House 6 | Harlan Breaux (R) 65.5% | Markeeta Tucker (D) 28.6%, Dakota Logan (L) 6% | |
| House 7 | Brit McKenzie (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 8 | Austin McCollum (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 9 | DeAnna Hodges (R) 50% | Diana Gonzales Worthen (D) 46.2%, Steven Stilling (L) 3.8% | |
| House 10 | Mindy McAlindon (R) 56.3% | Kate Schaffer (D) 43.7% | |
| House 11 | Rebecca Burkes (R) 61% | Rey Hernandez (D) 39% | |
| House 12 | Hope Duke (R) 76.6% | D. Michael Gill (L) 23.4% | |
| House 13 | Scott Richardson (R) 55.6% | Jen Standerfer (D) 44.4% | |
| House 14 | Grant Hodges (R) 63.3% | Brian Eaton (D) 36.7% | |
| House 15 | John Carr (R) 58.8% | Rachel Cox (D) 41.2% | |
| House 16 | Kendon Underwood (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 17 | Delia Haak (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 18 | Robin Lundstrum (R) 62.3% | Monique Jones (D) 37.7% | |
| House 19 | Steve Unger (R) 53.9% | Paula Irwin (D) 46.1% | |
| House 20 | Denise Garner (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 21 | Nicole Clowney (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 22 | David Whitaker (D) 52.5% | Brian Hester (R) 47.5% | |
| House 23 | Kendra Moore (R) 72.7% | Ryan Hanson (L) 27.3% | |
| House 24 | Charlene Fite (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 25 | Chad Puryear (R) 68.8% | Caitlin Oxford (D) 31.2% | |
| House 26 | Mark Berry (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 27 | Steven Walker (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 28 | Bart Schulz (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 29 | Rick McClure (R) 76.6% | Ronald Vaden (D) 23.4% | |
| House 30 | Fran Cavenaugh (R) 81.1% | Cheryl Primm (L) 18.9% | |
| House 31 | Jimmy Gazaway (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 32 | Jack Ladyman (R) 65.5% | Eric McGee (L) 34.5% | |
| House 33 | Jon Milligan (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 34 | Joey Carr (R) 54.1% | Ollie Collins (D) 45.9% | |
| House 35 | Milton Nicks, Jr. (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 36 | Johnny Rye (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 37 | Steve Hollowell (R) 72% | Christopher Reed (D) 25.1%, Brian Ramsey (L) 3% | |
| House 38 | Dwight Tosh (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 39 | Wayne Long (R) 82.5% | Clayton Hall (L) 17.5% | |
| House 40 | Shad Pearce (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 41 | Josh Miller (R) 84.6% | Edward Flanigan III (L) 15.4% | |
| House 42 | Stephen Meeks (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 43 | Rick Beck (R) 98.86% | Unopposed | |
| House 44 | Stan Berry (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 45 | Aaron Pilkington (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 46 | Jon Eubanks (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 47 | Lee Johnson (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 48 | Ryan Rose (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 49 | Jay Richardson (D) 58.4% | Max Avery (R) 41.6% | |
| House 50 | Zack Gramlich (R) 62.9% | Diane Osborne (D) 32.9%, Stephen Edwards (L) 4.2% | |
| House 51 | Cindy Crawford (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 52 | Marcus Richmond (R) 75.3% | John Catlett (D) 24.7% | |
| House 53 | Matt Duffield (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 54 | Mary Bentley (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 55 | Matt Brown (R) 57.8% | Dee Sanders (D) 42.2% | |
| House 56 | Steve Magie (D) 48.4% | Trent Minner (R) 48.3%, Howard Heffington (L) 3.3% | |
| House 57 | Cameron Cooper (R) 87.1% | Joshua Michael Huckaba (L) 12.9% | |
| House 58 | Les Eaves (R) 80% | Shantel Davis (D) 20% | |
| House 59 | Jim Wooten (R) 71.27% | William Alcott (D) 13.59%, Kai Schulz (L) 3.18% | |
| House 60 | Roger Lynch (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 61 | Jeremiah Moore (R) 68.1% | Bruce Martin (D) 29.4%, Garrett Sheeks (L) 2.5% | |
| House 62 | Mark McElroy (R) 51.3% | Dexter Miller (D) 48.7% | |
| House 63 | Deborah Ferguson (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 64 | Ken Ferguson (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 65 | Vivian Flowers (D) 80.2% | Richard Wilson (L) 19.8% | |
| House 66 | Mark Perry (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 67 | Karilyn Brown (R) 52.6% | Jannie Cotton (D) 47.4% | |
| House 68 | Brian Evans (R) 83.5% | Robert Betzold (L) 16.5% | |
| House 69 | David Ray (R) 69.1% | Zachary Culp (D) 30.9% | |
| House 70 | Carlton Wing (R) 54.1% | Judson Scanlon (D) 43.1%, Peyton Perks (L) 2.8% | |
| House 71 | Brandon Achor (R) 57.8% | John Pack (D) 39.6%, Aaron Robert Raatz (L) 2.7% | |
| House 72 | Jamie Scott (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 73 | Andrew Collins (D) 59% | Jon Wickliffe (R) 39.4%, Miles McDonnell (L) 1.6% | |
| House 74 | Tippi McCullough (D) 77.7% | Ashton Winkelmeyer (L) 22.3% | |
| House 75 | Ashley Hudson (D) 54.8% | Heather Beech Turchi (R) 45.2% | |
| House 76 | Joy Springer (D) 90.2% | Genni Sutanto (L) 9.8% | |
| House 77 | Fred Allen (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 78 | Keith Brooks (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 79 | Tara Shephard (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 80 | Denise Ennett (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 81 | R.J. Hawk (R) 61.3% | Roy Vaughn (D) 35.1%, Greg Sharp (L) 3.6% | |
| House 82 | Tony Furman (R) 72.5% | Brandon Kelley (L) 27.5% | |
| House 83 | Lanny Fite (R) 82.2% | Jason Reeves (L) 17.8% | |
| House 84 | Les Warren (R) 63.7% | Michelle Gates Roberts (D) 36.3% | |
| House 85 | Richard McGrew (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 86 | John Maddox (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 87 | DeAnn Vaught (R) 77% | Chris Wolcott (D) 19.5%, Marc Rosson (L) 3.6% | |
| House 88 | Danny Watson (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 89 | Justin Gonzales (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 90 | Richard Womack (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 91 | Bruce Cozart (R) 66.6% | Judy Ladd (D) 33.4% | |
| House 92 | Julie Mayberry (R) 84.9% | Chris Hayes (L) 15.1% | |
| House 93 | Mike Holcomb (R) 87.1% | Aaron Cagle (L) 12.9% | |
| House 94 | Jeff Wardlaw (R) 63.1% | Curley Jackson (D) 36.9% | |
| House 95 | Howard Beaty (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 96 | Sonia Barker (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 97 | Matthew Shepherd (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 98 | Wade Andrews (R) 54.4% | David Fielding (D) 45.6% | Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated |
| House 99 | Lane Jean (R) 86.9% | Paul Green (L) 13.1% | |
| House 100 | Carol Dalby (R) 77.9% | Luke Robertson (L) 22.1% | |
| Senate 1 | Ben Gilmore (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 2 | Matt Stone (R) 67.8% | Garry Smith (D) 32.2% | |
| Senate 3 | Steve Crowell (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 4 | Jimmy Hickey (R) 79.1% | Lonny Goodwin (L) 20.9% | |
| Senate 5 | Terry Rice (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 6 | Matt McKee (R) 69.7% | Cortney McKee (D) 30.3% | |
| Senate 7 | Alan Clark (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 8 | Stephanie Flowers (D) 72.6% | David Dinwiddie (L) 27.4% | |
| Senate 9 | Reginald Murdock (D) 53.5% | Terry Fuller (R) 46.5% | |
| Senate 10 | Ron Caldwell (R) 72.5% | Cliff Hart (D) 27.5% | |
| Senate 11 | Ricky Hill (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 12 | Linda Pondexter Chesterfield (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 13 | Jane English (R) 52.5% | Allison Sweatman (D) 44.3%, Noah Jones (L) 3.2% | |
| Senate 14 | Clarke Tucker (D) 63.5% | Beth Mason (R) 36.5% | |
| Senate 15 | Fred Love (D) 86.1% | Charles Guidry (L) 13.9% | |
| Senate 16 | Kim Hammer (R) 75.7% | Jaron Salazar (L) 24.3% | |
| Senate 17 | Mark Johnson (R) 58.7% | David Barber (D) 41.3% | |
| Senate 18 | Jonathan Dismang (R) 77.12% | Nick Cartwright (D) 15.63%, James Burk (L) 3.14% | |
| Senate 19 | Dave Wallace (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 20 | Dan Sullivan (R) 62.4% | Chenoa Summers (D) 37.6% | |
| Senate 21 | Blake Johnson (R) 83.9% | Alfred Holland III (L) 16.1% | |
| Senate 22 | John Payton (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 23 | Scott Flippo (R) 79.7% | Derek Huber (D) 20.3% | |
| Senate 24 | Missy Irvin (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 25 | Breanne Davis (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 26 | Gary Stubblefield (R) 83.8% | Gabriel Andreuccetti (L) 16.2% | |
| Senate 27 | Justin Boyd (R) 63.6% | Rebecca Ward (D) 36.4% | |
| Senate 28 | Bryan King (R) 76% | Jim Wallace (D) 24% | |
| Senate 29 | Jim Petty (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 30 | Greg Leding (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 31 | Clint Penzo (R) 60.1% | Lisa Parks (D) 39.9% | |
| Senate 32 | Josh Bryant (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 33 | Bart Hester (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 34 | Jim Dotson (R) 69.8% | J.P. DeVilliers (L) 30.2% | |
| Senate 35 | Tyler Dees (R) 73.7% | Doug Peterson (L) 26.3% | |
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Issue 1 | Allow the Legislature to call for a special legislative session | Failed (39% yes) |
| Issue 2 | Require a 60% vote to approve ballot initiatives | Failed (41% yes) |
| Issue 3 | Provide that "government shall not burden a person's freedom of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability" | Failed (50% yes) |
| Issue 4 | Legalize marijuana in Arkansas | Failed (44% yes) |