2024 Arkansas Senate election

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November 5, 2024

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18 of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate
18 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Bart Hester	Greg Leding
Party	Republican	Democratic
Leader since	January 9, 2023	January 9, 2023
Leader's seat	33rd	30th
Seats before	29	6
Seats after	29	6
Seat change

Results:
Republican hold Democratic hold
No election

President Pro Tempore before election

Bart Hester
Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore

TBD

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

Background

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

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Before Election	29	6	35	0
After Election	29	6	35	0
Change			35

Retirements

One incumbent did not seek re-election.

Democrats

District 12: Linda Chesterfield retired.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis	Solid R	March 16, 2024

Results summary

District	2020 Pres.	Incumbent				Candidates	Result
District	2020 Pres.	Member	Party	First elected	Running	Candidates	Result
1	R +37.7	Ben Gilmore	Republican	2020	Yes	▌YBen Gilmore (Republican) ▌Asher Williams (Libertarian)	Republican hold
3	R +31.0	Steve Crowell	Republican	2022	Yes	▌YSteve Crowell (Republican) Republican primary ▌Y Steve Crowell (Republican) ▌Mark Silvey (Republican)	Republican hold
4	R +46.5	Jimmy Hickey Jr.	Republican	2012	Yes	▌YJimmy Hickey Jr. (Republican) ▌Lonny Mack Goodwin (Libertarian)	Republican hold
5	R +64.6	Terry Rice	Republican	2014	Yes	▌YTerry Rice (Republican)	Republican hold
6	R +33.9	Matt McKee	Republican	2022	Yes	▌YMatt McKee (Republican)	Republican hold
8	D +22.0	Stephanie Flowers	Democratic	2010	Yes	▌YStephanie Flowers (Democratic)	Democratic hold
12	D +48.8	Linda Chesterfield	Democratic	2010	No	▌YJamie Scott (Democratic)	Democratic hold
17	R +11.0	Mark Johnson	Republican	2018	Yes	▌YMark Johnson (Republican) ▌Maureen Skinner (Democratic)	Republican hold
18	R +60.2	Jonathan Dismang	Republican	2010	Yes	▌YJonathan Dismang (Republican)	Republican hold
19	R +42.7	David Wallace	Republican	2016	Yes	▌YDavid Wallace (Republican) Republican primary ▌Y David Wallace (Republican) ▌Tommy Wagner (Republican)	Republican hold
20	R +28.8	Dan Sullivan	Republican	2020	Yes	▌YDan Sullivan (Republican) ▌Erika Askeland (Democratic)	Republican hold
22	R +60.4	John Payton	Republican	2022	Yes	▌YJohn Payton (Republican) ▌Sandy Maier (Democratic)	Republican hold
23	R +57.1	Scott Flippo	Republican	2014	Yes	▌YScott Flippo (Republican)	Republican hold
25	R +46.0	Breanne Davis	Republican	2018 (special)	Yes	▌YBreanne Davis (Republican) ▌Michelle Justice (Democratic)	Republican hold
26	R +54.9	Gary Stubblefield	Republican	2012	Yes	▌YGary Stubblefield (Republican)	Republican hold
29	R +47.6	Jim Petty	Republican	2022	Yes	▌YJim Petty (Republican)	Republican hold
33	R +22.4	Bart Hester	Republican	2012	Yes	▌YBart Hester (Republican)	Republican hold
34	R +22.7	Jim Dotson	Republican	2022	Yes	▌YJim Dotson (Republican) ▌Kaylee Wedgeworth (Democratic)	Republican hold

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	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Gilmore (incumbent)	22,933	77.36%
	Libertarian	Asher Williams	6,713	22.64%
Total votes			29,646	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)	24,517	100
Total votes			24,517	100.00

District 4

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 4th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Hickey Jr. (incumbent)	23,721	80.74%
	Libertarian	Lonny Mack Goodwin	5,658	19.26%
Total votes			23,379	100.00

District 5

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 5th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Rice (incumbent)	31,755	100
Total votes			31,755	100.00

District 6

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 6th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt McKee (incumbent)	29,217	100
Total votes			29,217	100.00

District 8

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 8th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Flowers (incumbent)	20,178	100
Total votes			20,178	100.00

District 12

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 12th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamie Scott	20,091	100
Total votes			20,091	100.00

District 17

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 17th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Johnson (incumbent)	22,030	58.23%
	Democratic	Maureen Skinner	15,800	41.77%
Total votes			37,830	100.00

District 18

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 18th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Dismang (incumbent)	30,907	100%
Total votes			30,907	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)	22,948	100
Total votes			22,948	100.00

District 20

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 20th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Sullivan (incumbent)	16,901	60.9
	Democratic	Erika Askeland	10,851	39.1
Total votes			27,752	100.00

District 22

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 22nd district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Payton (incumbent)	28,100	82.23
	Democratic	Sandy Maier	6,071	17.77
Total votes			34,171	100.00

District 23

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 23rd district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Flippo (incumbent)	34,646	100
Total votes			34,646	100.00

District 25

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 25th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Breanne Davis (incumbent)	24,168	74.21
	Democratic	Michelle Justice	8,397	25.79
Total votes			32,565	100.00

District 26

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 26th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Stubblefield (incumbent)	30,500	100
Total votes			30,500	100.00

District 29

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 29th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Petty (incumbent)	29,289	100
Total votes			29,289	100.00

District 33

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 33rd district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bart Hester (incumbent)	30,530	100
Total votes			30,530	100.00

District 34

2024 Arkansas Senate election, 34th district general
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Dotson (incumbent)	28,119	63.88
	Democratic	Kaylee Wedgeworth	15,897	36.12
Total votes			44,016	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.
"Dave's Redistricting". Retrieved November 17, 2024.
"SOS Candidate Search". candidates.arkansas.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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