| Election Name: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Seats For Election: | All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 556,339 |
| Percentage1: | 62.56% |
| Swing1: | 8.60% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 312,978 |
| Percentage2: | 35.19% |
| Swing2: | 24.77% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas; 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 PM CST.[1] This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[2]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 138,757 | 68.95% | 57,907 | 28.77% | 4,581 | 2.28% | 201,245 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||
| 132,125 | 52.13% | 116,135 | 45.82% | 5,193 | 2.05% | 253,453 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||
| 148,717 | 64.78% | 74,952 | 32.65% | 6,039 | 2.57% | 229,568 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||
| 136,740 | 66.74% | 63,984 | 31.23% | 4,168 | 2.03% | 204,892 | 100.0% | Republican Hold | |||||||
| Total | 556,339 | 62.56% | 312,978 | 35.19% | 19,981 | 2.25% | 889,298 | 100.0% |
| Election Name: | 2018 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Crawford official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Crawford |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 138,757 |
| Percentage1: | 68.9% |
| Nominee2: | Chintan Desai |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,907 |
| Percentage2: | 28.8% |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Rick Crawford |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rick Crawford |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Rick 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 a PVI of R+16.
| Election Name: | 2018 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:French Hill, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | French Hill |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 132,125 |
| Percentage1: | 52.1% |
| Nominee2: | Clarke Tucker |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,135 |
| Percentage2: | 45.8% |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | French Hill |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | French Hill |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican French 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 a PVI of R+7.
The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[7]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | French Hill (R) | Clarke Tucker (D) | Joe Swafford (L) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[13] | October 17–18, 2018 | 590 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 51% | 40% | 2% | 7% | |
| Hendrix College | September 5–7, 2018 | 428 | ± 4.7% | align=center | 50% | 40% | 2% | 8% | |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[14] | April 16–17, 2018 | 610 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 47% | 42% | — | 11% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[15] | November 5, 2018 | |
| align=left | Inside Elections[16] | November 5, 2018 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] | November 5, 2018 | |
| RCP[18] | November 5, 2018 | ||
| Daily Kos[19] | November 5, 2018 | ||
| 538[20] | November 7, 2018 | ||
| CNN[21] | October 31, 2018 | ||
| Politico[22] | November 2, 2018 |
| Election Name: | 2018 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Steve Womack, Official Portrait, 112th Congress - Hi Res (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Steve Womack |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 148,717 |
| Percentage1: | 64.7% |
| Nominee2: | Joshua Mahony |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 74,952 |
| Percentage2: | 32.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steve Womack |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Steve Womack |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Steve 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 a PVI of R+19.
This was the first time since he was first elected in 2010 that Womack had faced a Democrat in the general election, having only had opposition from minor parties since.
| Election Name: | 2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Bruce Westerman, 115th official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bruce Westerman |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,740 |
| Percentage1: | 66.7% |
| Nominee2: | Hayden Shamel |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 63,984 |
| Percentage2: | 31.2% |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bruce Westerman |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bruce Westerman |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Bruce 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 a PVI of R+17.
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