Les Warren

Republican Party

Candidate, Arkansas House of Representatives District 84

Arkansas House of Representatives District 84

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Denise Garner (D)

Prior offices:

Arkansas House of Representatives District 25

Years in office: 2017 - 2023

Successor:Chad Puryear (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$45,244/year

Per diem

No data available for 2025.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Graduate

University of Arkansas

Personal

Profession

Business executive

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Les Warren (Republican Party) is a member of theArkansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 84. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Warren (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theArkansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 84. The Republican primary for this office onMarch 3, 2026, was canceled.

Biography

Les Warren lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Warren earned a master's degree from the University of Arkansas. His career experience includes working as the president of Hot Springs Title Company. Warren has served on the school board of the Lakeside School District and as the chair of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, the co-chair of the Greater Hot Springs Education Council, and the president of the Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Warren was assigned to the following committees:

• House Insurance and Commerce Committee
• House Revenue and Taxation Committee
• Joint Budget Committee
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee,Co-Chair

2023-2024

Warren was assigned to the following committees:

• House Insurance and Commerce Committee
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee,Co-Chair

2021-2022

Warren was assigned to the following committees:

• House City, County and Local Affairs Committee
• House Revenue and Taxation Committee
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Warren was assigned to the following committees:

• Academic Facilities Oversight Committee
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee,Chair
• House Revenue and Taxation Committee
• House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84

IncumbentLes Warren is running in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Les Warren (R)

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentLes Warren advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84.

Endorsements

2024

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84

IncumbentLes Warren defeatedJill Summerford in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Les Warren (R)	67.8	7,354
	Submit photo	Jill Summerford (D)	32.2	3,494

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,848
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Jill Summerford advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentLes Warren advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84

IncumbentLes Warren defeatedMichelle Gates Roberts in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Les Warren (R)	63.7	5,495
	Submit photo	Michelle Gates Roberts (D)	36.3	3,134

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,629
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Michelle Gates Roberts advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentLes Warren advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84.

2020

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentLes Warren won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Les Warren (R)	100.0	9,862

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentLes Warren advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 25.

2018

See also:Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

The general election was canceled. IncumbentLes Warren won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 25.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentLes Warren advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Les Warren

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2016

See also:Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.

The reason for thelow competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties.Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.

TheDemocratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win thestate Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.

Ballotpedia spoke to political analystRichard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.

The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.^[2] IncumbentJohn T. Vines (D) did not seek re-election.

Les Warren defeatedJerry Rephan in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 general election.^[3]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Les Warren	58.67%	5,973
	Democratic	Jerry Rephan	41.33%	4,208
Total Votes				10,181
Source:Arkansas Secretary of State

Jerry Rephan ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 Democratic Primary.^[4][5]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jerry Rephan (unopposed)

Les Warren defeatedRichard Midkiff in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 Republican Primary.^[4][5]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Les Warren	69.82%	2,487
	Republican	Richard Midkiff	30.18%	1,075
Total Votes				3,562

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

See also:State legislative scorecards andState legislative scorecards in Arkansas

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2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on April 6, 2020

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On April 6, 2020, Warren announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.^[6]

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