2026 Arkansas Senate election Arkansas Senate Status of the incumbents: Republican incumbent Term-limited Republican Democratic incumbent Term-limited Democrat No regular election
The2026 Arkansas Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other2026 United States elections .[ 1] Arkansas Senate in all 35 of theU.S. state ofArkansas 's state senate districts to serve a two-year term.[ 2]
This election will take place alongside races forU.S. Senate ,U.S. House ,governor ,state house , andnumerous other state and local offices .
District 13:Jane English is term-limited.[ 3] District 16:Kim Hammer is term-limited.[ 3] District 9:Reginald Murdock is term-limited.[ 3] District 15:Fredrick Love is term-limited.[ 3] District 30:Greg Leding is term-limited.[ 3] Summary of results by district [ edit ] Races unopposed by major parties. Minor parties and independents may still file to run. No Democrats filed
No Republicans filed
Both major parties filing
No regular election
Major party candidates had until November 11, 2025 to submit their candidacies to appear on the primary election ballot. Candidates for newly-created political parties have until March 3, 2026, primary election day, to file to appear on the general election ballot.[ 5] Libertarian Party of Arkansas has declared its intention to field candidates for Arkansas offices, submitting a petition to qualify for the general election ballot in November 2025.[ 6]
District 2020[ 7] Incumbent Candidates[ 8] Member Party First elected Status 2nd R+31.6 Matt Stone Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 7th R+50.6 Alan Clark Republican 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 9th D+14.1 Reginald Murdock Democratic 2022 Incumbent term-limited. 10th R+39.7 Ron Caldwell Republican 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election. 11th R+46.5 Ricky Hill Republican 2018 (sp) Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 13th R+4.9 Jane English Republican 2012 Incumbent term-limited. ▌ Rep.Brandon Achor (Republican)▌ Mischa Martin (Republican)▌ Allison Sweatman (Democratic)▌ Jason Williams (Democratic)14th D+23.9 Clarke Tucker Democratic 2020 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 15th D+62.6 Fredrick Love Democratic 2022 Incumbent term-limited. ▌ ShaRhonda Love (Democratic)▌ Rep.Tara Shephard (Democratic)▌ Charity Smith-Allen (Democratic)16th R+31.7 Kim Hammer Republican 2018 Incumbent term-limited. ▌ Joshua Irby (Democratic)▌ Randy Sams (Republican)▌ Rodney Wright (Republican)21st R+59.5 Blake Johnson Republican 2014 Incumbent standing for re-election. 24th R+60.2 Missy Irvin Republican 2010 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 27th R+17.5 Justin Boyd Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election. ▌ Sen.Justin Boyd (Republican)▌ Eduardo Guzman (Democratic)28th R+49.5 Bryan King Republican 2022 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election. ▌ Sen.Bryan King (Republican)▌ Bobby Ballinger (Republican)30th D+28.2 Greg Leding Democratic 2018 Incumbent term-limited. 31st R+14.3 Clint Penzo Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 32nd R+26.5 Joshua P. Bryant Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed. 35th R+35.2 Tyler Dees Republican 2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
District 2 election
District 2 has been represented by RepublicanMatt Stone since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 67.76 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 2 is located in southern Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofCalhoun ,Dallas ,Ouachita , andUnion counties, and part ofGrant County .[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Matt Stone (R) $119,175.00 $47,350.19 $124,358.28 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 2nd district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Matt Stone (incumbent)
District 7 election
District 7 has been represented by RepublicanAlan Clark since 2013. He was re-elected in2022 unopposed, and is running for re-election. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 7 is located in central Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofHot Spring County , and parts ofGarland ,Grant , andSaline counties.[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Alan Clark (R) $68,912.00 $31,601.10 $142,515.04 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 7th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Alan Clark (incumbent)
District 9 election
District 9 has been represented by DemocratReginald Murdock since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 53.51 percent of the vote. He is term-limited.
District 9 is located in eastern Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofCrittenden andPhillips counties, and parts ofLee andSt. Francis counties.[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Jessie McGruder (D) $27,412.00 $1,350.00 $26,062.00 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Kenny Phillips, businessman Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Kenny Phillips (R) $17,972.10 $4,859.23 $13,112.87 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 7th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kenny Phillips
District 10 election, Republican primary
District 10 has been represented by RepublicanRon Caldwell since 2023, who previously represented the 23rd district. He was re-elected in2022 with 72.49 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election.
District 10 is located in eastern Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofCross ,Jackson ,Monroe ,Prairie , andWoodruff counties, and parts ofArkansas ,Lee ,Lonoke ,Poinsett , andSt. Francis counties.[ 9]
Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Ron Caldwell (R) $230,150.00 $43,978.07 $264,017.33 Trey Bohannan (R) $86,127.84 $2,110.64 $84,017.20 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
District 11 election
District 11 has been represented by RepublicanRicky Hill since 2018. He was re-elected in2022 unopposed, and is running for re-election. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 11 is located in central Arkansas, and contains parts ofLonoke andPulaski counties.[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Ricky Hill (R) $212,843.14 $59,031.80 $254,620.57 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 11th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ricky Hill (incumbent)
District 13 election
District 13 has been represented by RepublicanJane English since 2023, who previously represented the 30th district. She was re-elected in2022 with 52.45 percent of the vote. She is term-limited.
District 13 is located inCentral Arkansas , and contains parts ofPulaski County .[ 9]
Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Brandon Achor (R) $248,115.56 $100,467.00 $162,648.56 Mischa Martin (R) $81,249.24 $13,020.04 $68,229.20 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
Allison Sweatman, Democratic nominee for this district in2022 Jason Williams, psychiatric nurse practitioner Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Allison Sweatman (D) $20,725.79 $4,695.99 $16,228.72 Jason Williams (D) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 13th district (Democratic primary) Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Allison Sweatman Democratic Jason Williams
District 14 election
District 14 has been represented by DemocratClarke Tucker since 2023, who previously represented the 32nd district. He was re-elected in2022 with 63.50 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 14 is located inCentral Arkansas , and contains parts ofPulaski County .[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Clarke Tucker (D) $34,143.26 $77,895.90 $67,246.84 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 14th district (Democratic primary) Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Clarke Tucker (incumbent)
District 15 election, Democratic primary
District 15 has been represented by DemocratFredrick Love since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 86.15 percent of the vote. He is term-limited.
District 15 is located inCentral Arkansas , and contains parts ofPulaski County .[ 9]
Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand ShaRhonda Love (D) $6,164.75 $12,742.92 $4,921.83 Tara Shephard (D) $31,189.61 $18,692.64 $12,796.97 Charity Smith-Allen (D) $84,190.00 $9,433.43 $84,756.57 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
District 16 election
District 16 has been represented by RepublicanKim Hammer since 2019. He was re-elected in2022 with 75.72 percent of the vote. He is term-limited.
District 16 is located inCentral Arkansas , and contains parts ofPulaski andSaline counties.[ 9]
Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Randy Sams (R) $22,550.00 $1,651.44 $20,898.56 Rodney Wright (R) $85,825.70 $5,135.82 $80,689.88 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 16th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Randy Sams Republican Rodney Wright
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Joshua Irby, security professional Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Joshua Irby (D) $3,245.93 $2,184.88 $1,061.05 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 16th district (Democratic primary) Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joshua Irby
District 21 election, Republican primary
District 21 has been represented by RepublicanBlake Johnson since 2015. He was re-elected in2022 with 83.85 percent of the vote. He is running for re-election.
District 21 is located in the northeastern corner of Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofClay ,Greene andRandolph counties, and parts ofLawrence County .[ 9]
Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Blake Johnson (R) $220,050.00 $33,310.88 $202,315.11 Jeremy Wooldridge (R) $361,230.51 $34,720.64 $426,509.87 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
District 24 election
District 24 has been represented by RepublicanMissy Irvin since 2023, who previously represented the 10th and 18th districts. He was re-elected in2022 unopposed, and is running for re-election. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 24 is located in southern Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofSearcy ,Stone , andVan Buren counties, and parts ofCleburne ,Faulkner , andNewton counties.[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Missy Irvin (R) $78,350.00 $21,375.87 $108,853.41 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 24th district (Republican) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Missy Irvin (incumbent)
District 27 election
District 27 has been represented by RepublicanJustin Boyd since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 63.57 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election.
District 27 is located in western Arkansas in theFort Smith area, and contains part ofSebastian County .[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Justin Boyd (R) $74,900.00 $61,123.15 $63,294.07 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 27th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Justin Boyd (incumbent)
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] 2026 Arkansas Senate election, 27th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Eduardo Guzman
District 28 election, Republican primary
District 28 has been represented by RepublicanBryan King since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 75.96 percent of the vote. He is running for re-election. King faces a primary challenge from former Republican state senatorBob Ballinger , who had been unseated by King in the 2022 Republican primary.
District 28 is located in Northern Arkansas, and contains the entirety ofCarroll andMadison counties, and parts ofBoone ,Franklin ,Johnson , andNewton counties.[ 9]
Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Bob Ballinger (R) $72,225.97 $4,800.98 $67,424.99 Bryan King (R) $37,585.00 $2,407.00 $35,975.00 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
District 30 election
District 30 has been represented by DemocratGreg Leding since 2023, who previously represented the 5th district. He was re-elected in2022 unopposed. He is term-limited.
District 30 is located inNorthwest Arkansas , and contains parts ofWashington County .[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Denise Garner , member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 20th district (2019–present)Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Denise Garner (D) $48,713.00 $8,920.78 $46,545.61 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
District 31 election
District 31 has been represented by RepublicanClint Penzo since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 60.13 percent of the vote. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 31 is located inNorthwest Arkansas , and contains parts ofWashington County .[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Clint Penzo (R) $47,450.00 $10,942.81 $62,377.71 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 31st district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Clint Penzo (incumbent)
District 32 election
District 32 has been represented by RepublicanJoshua P. Bryant since 2023. He was first elected in2022 unopposed. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 32 is located inNorthwest Arkansas , and contains parts ofBenton andWashington counties.[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Joshua P. Bryant (R) $67,800.00 $22,502.61 $49,158.73 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
District 35 election
District 35 has been represented by RepublicanTyler Dees since 2023. He was first elected in2022 with 73.68 percent of the vote. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 35 is located inNorthwest Arkansas , and contains parts ofBenton andWashington counties.[ 9]
Presumptive nominee [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of December 4, 2025 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Tyler Dees (R) $73,745.00 $32,230.48 $52,512.34 Source:Arkansas Secretary of State [ 10]
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 35th district (Republican primary) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tyler Dees (incumbent)
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