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2018 Arkansas elections

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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 of all statewide offices and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives.[2]

Governor[edit]

Republican governor Asa Hutchinson was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Asa Hutchinson (incumbent) 582,406 65.33
Democratic Jared K. Henderson 283,218 31.77
Libertarian Mark West 25,885 2.90
Total votes 891,509 100.0
Republican hold

Lieutenant governor[edit]

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

2018 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Griffin (incumbent) 570,433 64.18
Democratic Anthony Bland 293,535 33.03
Libertarian Frank Gilbert 24,767 2.79
Total votes 888,735 100.0
Republican hold

Attorney general[edit]

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

2018 Arkansas attorney general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leslie Rutledge (incumbent) 549,668 61.80
Democratic Mike Lee 315,099 35.43
Libertarian Kerry Hicks 24,652 2.77
Total votes 889,419 100.0
Republican hold

Secretary of state[edit]

Republican John Thurston was elected to a first term.

2018 Arkansas secretary of state election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Thurston 537,581 60.64
Democratic Susan Inman 323,644 36.51
Libertarian Christopher Olson 25,320 2.86
Total votes 886,545 100.0
Republican hold

State treasurer[edit]

Republican treasurer Dennis Milligan was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas treasurer election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Milligan (incumbent) 611,189 70.89
Libertarian Ashley Ewald 250,943 29.11
Total votes 862,132 100.0
Republican hold

State auditor[edit]

Republican Andrea Lea was elected to a second term.

2018 Arkansas auditor election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrea Lea 621,772 72.35
Libertarian David Dinwiddie 237,602 27.65
Total votes 859,374 100.0
Republican hold

Commissioner of State Lands[edit]

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.

2018 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tommy Land 530,230 60.05
Democratic Larry Williams 323,682 36.66
Libertarian T.J. Campbell 29,123 3.30
Total votes 883,035 100.0
Republican hold

United States House of Representatives[edit]

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.

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 138,757 68.95% 57,907 28.77% 4,581 2.28% 201,245 100% Republican Hold
District 2 132,125 52.13% 116,135 45.82% 5,193 2.05% 253,453 100% Republican Hold
District 3 148,717 64.78% 74,952 32.65% 6,039 2.57% 229,568 100% Republican Hold
District 4 136,740 66.74% 63,984 31.23% 4,168 2.03% 204,892 100% Republican Hold
Total 556,339 62.56% 312,978 35.19% 19,981 2.25% 889,298 100%

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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