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The2020 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial2020 United States elections.Arkansas voters elected state senators to theArkansas Senate in 17 of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections on March 3, 2020, determined which candidates would appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.
The outcome of this election was identified by theNational Conference of State Legislatures as one of many that could affect partisan balance during post-Censusredistricting.[1]
Following the previous election in 2018,Republicans, led byBart Hester (AR-01), had control of the Arkansas Senate with 26 seats toDemocrats, led byKeith Ingram (AR-24), with nine seats. In the 2020 cycle, Republicans made a net gain of two seats, defeating two incumbent Democratic senators, bringing the partisan balance to a 28-7supermajority.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| Before Election | 26 | 9 | 35 | 0 |
| After Election | 28 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Change | ||||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bart Hester | Rep | Bart Hester | Rep | ||
| 2nd | Jim Hendren | Rep | Jim Hendren | Rep | ||
| 7th | Lance Eads | Rep | Lance Eads[a] | Rep | ||
| 11th | Jimmy Hickey Jr. | Rep | Jimmy Hickey Jr.[a] | Rep | ||
| 12th | Bruce Maloch | Dem | Charles Beckham | Rep | ||
| 13th | Alan Clark | Rep | Alan Clark | Rep | ||
| 16th | Breanne Davis | Rep | Breanne Davis[a] | Rep | ||
| 21st | John Cooper[b] | Rep | Dan Sullivan[a] | Rep | ||
| 22nd | Dave Wallace | Rep | Dave Wallace[a] | Rep | ||
| 23rd | Ron Caldwell | Rep | Ron Caldwell[a] | Rep | ||
| 25th | Stephanie Flowers | Dem | Stephanie Flowers[a] | Dem | ||
| 26th | Eddie Cheatham | Dem | Ben Gilmore | Rep | ||
| 27th | Trent Garner | Rep | Trent Garner | Rep | ||
| 28th | Jonathan Dismang | Rep | Jonathan Dismang[a] | Rep | ||
| 29th | Ricky Hill | Rep | Ricky Hill[a] | Rep | ||
| 32nd | Will Bond[b] | Dem | Clarke Tucker | Dem | ||
| 34th | Jane English | Rep | Jane English | Rep | ||
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 1 •District 2 •District 7 •District 11 •District 12 •District 13 •District 16 •District 21 •District 22 •District 23 •District 25 •District 26 •District 27 •District 28 •District 29 •District 32 •District 34 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bart Hester (incumbent) | 36,778 | 64.94% | |
| Democratic | Ronetta J. Francis | 19,855 | 35.06% | |
| Majority | 16,923 | 29.88% | ||
| Total votes | 56,633 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Hendren (incumbent) | 32,705 | 73.44% | |
| Democratic | Ryan Craig | 11,825 | 26.56% | |
| Majority | 20,880 | 46.88% | ||
| Total votes | 44,530 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lance Eads (incumbent) | 24,563 | 100% | |
| Majority | 24,563 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 24,563 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Hickey Jr. (incumbent) | 21,058 | 100% | |
| Majority | 21,058 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 21,058 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Beckham | 17,282 | 55.89% | |||
| Democratic | Bruce Maloch (incumbent) | 13,641 | 44.11% | |||
| Majority | 3,641 | 11.78% | ||||
| Total votes | 30,923 | 100% | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alan Clark (incumbent) | 26,069 | 75.19% | |
| Democratic | Brandon Overly | 8,604 | 24.81% | |
| Majority | 17,465 | 50.38% | ||
| Total votes | 34,673 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Breanne Davis (incumbent) | 27,639 | 100% | |
| Majority | 27,639 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 27,639 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Sullivan | 28,542 | 100% | |
| Majority | 28,542 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 28,542 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Wallace (incumbent) | 20,406 | 100% | |
| Majority | 20,406 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 20,406 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ronald Caldwell (incumbent) | 17,538 | 100% | |
| Majority | 17,538 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 17,538 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Flowers (incumbent) | 19,737 | 100% | |
| Majority | 19,737 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 19,737 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Gilmore | 17,732 | 60.06% | |||
| Democratic | Eddie L. Cheatham (incumbent) | 11,791 | 39.94% | |||
| Majority | 5,941 | 20.12% | ||||
| Total votes | 29,523 | 100% | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Garner (incumbent) | 19,892 | 61.08% | |
| Democratic | Keidra Burrell | 1,267 | 38.92% | |
| Majority | 7,215 | 22.16% | ||
| Total votes | 32,569 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jonathan Dismang (incumbent) | 14,169 | 100% | |
| Majority | 14,169 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 14,169 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ricky Hill (incumbent) | 31,111 | 100% | |
| Majority | 31,111 | 100% | ||
| Total votes | 31,111 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarke Tucker | 28,481 | 64.92% | |
| Republican | Bob Thomas | 15,392 | 35.08% | |
| Majority | 13,089 | 29.84% | ||
| Total votes | 43,873 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane English (incumbent) | 21,364 | 53.76% | |
| Democratic | Alisa Blaize Dixon | 18,375 | 46.24% | |
| Majority | 2,989 | 7.52% | ||
| Total votes | 39,739 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||