2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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All 4 Arkansas seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 0 Seats won 4 0 Seat change Popular vote 556,339 312,978 Percentage 62.56% 35.19% Swing 8.60% 24.77%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%

The2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the fourU.S. representatives from theU.S. state ofArkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PMCST.^[1] This election marked the first time in eight years where theDemocrats contested every seat.

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:^[2]

2018 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Rick Crawford Chintan Desai Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 138,757 57,907 Percentage 68.9% 28.8%

County results Crawford:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Desai:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rick Crawford Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rick Crawford Republican

Incumbent RepublicanRick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 206. The district had aPVI of R+16.

• Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

• Chintan Desai, project manager forKIPP: Delta Public Schools and formerTeach for America member^[4]

• Robert Butler

• Elvis D. Presley,Elvis impersonator, auto-mechanic, nominee forArkansas Commissioner of State Lands in2014 and forState Senate in2016

2018 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee French Hill Clarke Tucker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,125 116,135 Percentage 52.1% 45.8%

County results Hill:     60–70%     70–80% Tucker:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election French Hill Republican Elected U.S. Representative French Hill Republican

Incumbent RepublicanFrench Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had aPVI of R+7.

• French Hill, incumbent U.S. representative^[15]

The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.^[16]

• Clarke Tucker,state representative^[17]

• Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman^[18]
• Jonathan Dunkley^[19]
• Paul Spencer, teacher and activist^[20]

• Win Thompson, formerUniversity of Central Arkansas president^[21]

• Joe Swafford, residential appraiser

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2016

2018 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Steve Womack Joshua Mahony Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,717 74,952 Percentage 64.7% 32.6%

County results Womack:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Womack Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Womack Republican

Incumbent RepublicanSteve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The district had aPVI of R+19.

• Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. representative^[26]

• Robb Ryerse, pastor^[27]

• Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission^[28]

• Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter

This was the first time since he was first elected in2010 that Womack had faced a Democrat in the general election, having only had opposition from minor parties since.

2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Bruce Westerman Hayden Shamel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 136,740 63,984 Percentage 66.7% 31.2%

County results Westerman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Shamel:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bruce Westerman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman Republican

Incumbent RepublicanBruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had aPVI of R+17.

• Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. representative^[29]

• Randy Caldwell, preacher^[30]

• Hayden Shamel, teacher^[31]

• Tom Canada, manufacturing lead

• Candidates atVote Smart
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• Campaign finance atFEC
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Official campaign websites for first district candidates

• Chintan Desai (D) for Congress
• Rick Crawford (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Clarke Tucker (D) for Congress
• French Hill (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

• Joshua Mahony (D) for Congress
• Steve Womack (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

• Hayden Shamel (D) for Congress
• Bruce Westerman (R) for Congress

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