2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas explained

2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas should not be confused with 2022 Arkansas Senate election.

Election Name:2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Country:Arkansas
Type:presidential
Previous Election:2016 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2028 United States Senate election in Arkansas
Next Year:2028
Image1:Senator John Boozman Official Portrait (115th Congress) (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:John Boozman
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:592,437
Percentage1:65.73%
Nominee2:Natalie James
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:280,187
Percentage2:31.09%
U.S. senator
Before Election:John Boozman
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:John Boozman
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:50.81%

The 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman ran for a third term.[1] He won the May 24, 2022 Republican primary with 58.03% of the vote and the general election with 65.73% of the vote.[2]

This was the best performance for a Republican senator in the state's history, and was the first time for either U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas that Republicans won three consecutive elections.

Republican primary

Incumbent senator John Boozman ran with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. However, he attracted multiple opponents from the right who questioned his loyalty to Trump, attacking him for refusing to object to the results of the 2020 United States presidential election.[3] Despite it being his first time running for office, former NFL football player Jake Bequette and his supporting groups raised over $2.6 million.[4] Boozman ultimately won with 58% of the vote, easily avoiding a runoff.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[15] March 4, 2022
align=left Inside Elections[16] April 1, 2022
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] March 1, 2022
Politico[18] April 1, 2022
RCP[19] February 24, 2022
align=left Fox News[20] May 12, 2022
DDHQ[21] July 20, 2022
538[22] June 30, 2022
The Economist[23] September 7, 2022

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		John
Boozman (R)		Natalie
James (D)		OtherUndecided
Hendrix CollegeSeptember 12, 2022835 (LV)± 3.8%44%31%5% 21%
Echelon InsightsAugust 31 – September 7, 2022382 (RV)± 7.7%56%32%–12%

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Boozman won all 4 congressional districts.[24]

DistrictBoozmanJamesRepresentative
72%25%Rick Crawford
59%38%French Hill
63%33%Steve Womack
70%27%Bruce Westerman

See also

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. News: Senator Boozman seeks re-election in 2022 . March 17, 2021 . Southwest Times Record . March 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: AP PROJECTS: Republican John Boozman wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Arkansas . 2022-11-09 . ky3 . November 9, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Boozman blasted for private remarks about Trump . April 5, 2022 .
  4. Web site: Senate Candidate Jake Bequette and Supporting Groups Raise over $2.6 Million to Date .
  5. News: Former NFL player, Iraq war veteran Jake Bequette challenges Arkansas Sen. Boozman. July 12, 2021 . Fox News. July 12, 2021.
  6. News: Another challenger to John Boozman from the right . Arkansas Times . April 9, 2021 . March 24, 2021.
  7. News: Former gubernatorial candidate Jan Morgan launches U.S. Senate bid . March 18, 2021 . Arkansas Democrat Gazette . March 17, 2021.
  8. Web site: Staff Reports. Young Republican Michael Deel makes bid for U.S. Senate. 2021-05-10. Southwest Times Record. en-US.
  9. Web site: Staff. A. M. P.. 2021-06-14. Democrat Natalie James Announces for U.S. Senate. 2021-06-15. AMP. en-US.
  10. News: Arkansas Sen. John Boozman gets another challenger, this time from the left . April 9, 2021 . Arkansas Times . April 9, 2021.
  11. News: Foster to run for US senate . April 10, 2021 . Arkansas Democratic Gazette . April 10, 2021.
  12. News: October 1, 2020 . Dan Whitfield suspends US Senate race after not getting on the ballot . KFSM. January 13, 2021.
  13. News: January 13, 2021 . Dan Whitfield to run against Boozman for US Senate seat in 2022 . KFSM. January 18, 2021.
  14. Web site: Libertarians nominate more than 50, including Harrington for governor. Talk Business & Politics. February 21, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2022 Senate Race ratings . The Cook Political Report . January 14, 2021.
  16. Web site: Senate ratings . Inside Elections . January 18, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2022 Senate . Sabato's Crystal Ball . January 28, 2021.
  18. Web site: Arkansas Senate Race 2022. April 1, 2022 . Politico.
  19. Web site: Battle for the Senate 2022. January 10, 2022 . RCP.
  20. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . Fox News . May 12, 2022 . May 12, 2022.
  21. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . DDHQ . July 20, 2022 . July 20, 2022.
  22. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . FiveThirtyEight . June 30, 2022 . June 30, 2022.
  23. News: Economist's 2022 Senate forecast . The Economist . September 7, 2022 . September 7, 2022.
  24. Results . docs.google.com .

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