2018 Arkansas elections explained

Election Name:2018 Arkansas elections
Country:Arkansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Arkansas elections
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2020 Arkansas elections
Next Year:2020

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 6, 2018. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.[1] Republicans retained all statewide offices and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives.[2]

Governor

See main article: 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election.

Republican governor Asa Hutchinson was elected to a second term.

Lieutenant governor

Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was elected to a second term.

Attorney general

Republican attorney general Leslie Rutledge was elected to a second term.

Secretary of state

Republican John Thurston was elected to a first term.

State treasurer

Republican treasurer Dennis Milligan was elected to a second term.

State auditor

Republican Andrea Lea was elected to a second term.

Commissioner of State Lands

Incumbent Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston (R) was term-limited and could not run for re-election. He successfully won his race as Secretary of State of Arkansas. Republican Tommy Land was elected to a first term.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018.

All of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Republicans held on to all four seats.

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult
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District 1138,75768.95%57,90728.77%4,5812.28%201,245100%Republican Hold
District 2132,12552.13%116,13545.82%5,1932.05%253,453100%Republican Hold
District 3148,71764.78%74,95232.65%6,0392.57%229,568100%Republican Hold
District 4136,74066.74%63,98431.23%4,1682.03%204,892100%Republican Hold
Total556,33962.56%312,97835.19%19,9812.25%889,298100%

External links

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Official Attorney General campaign websites
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Official Commissioner of State Lands campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Arkansas Code: Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 3; ยง 7-5-304 - Opening and closing polls -- Time.. Justia; US law. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309204922/https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/2016/title-7/chapter-5/subchapter-3/section-7-5-304/. 2018-03-09. live. 2018-03-09.
  2. Web site: November 6, 2018 - General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff. results.enr.clarityelections.com.