United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018

United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives

 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas will be 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 will be held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries will coincide with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls will be open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.[1]

District 1

The incumbent is Republican Rick Crawford, who has represented the district since 2011. Crawford was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Chintan Desai, a project manager for KIPP.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Polling

Poll source Dates
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Rick
Crawford (R)		 Chintan
Desai (D)		 Elvis
Presley (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College September 5–7, 2018 422 ± 4.7% 57% 22% 3% 18%

Results

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chintan Desai
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent)
Libertarian Elvis Presley
Total votes

District 2

The incumbent is Republican French Hill, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Clarke Tucker, a state representative.

Arkansas's 2nd district has been included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[4]

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarke Tucker 23,325 57.8
Democratic Gwendolynn Millen Combs 8,188 20.3
Democratic Paul Spencer 5,063 12.5
Democratic Johnathan Dunkley 3,768 9.4
Total votes 40,344 100.0

Republican primary

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 French
Hill (R)		 Clarke
Tucker (D)		 Joe
Swafford (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College September 5–7, 2018 428 ± 4.7% 49.5% 40.5% 2% 8%
Public Policy Polling (D) April 16–17, 2018 610 ± 4.0% 47% 42% — 11%

Results

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarke Tucker
Republican French Hill (incumbent)
Libertarian Joe Swafford
Total votes

District 3

The incumbent is Republican Steve Womack, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Joshua Mahony from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Libertarian candidate is Michael Kalagias, a retired teacher and volunteer firefighter from Rogers, Arkansas.

Democratic primary

  • Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission.[11]

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 47,757 84.2
Republican Robb Ryerse 8,988 15.8
Total votes 56,745 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Dates
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Steve
Womack (R)		 Josh
Mahony (D)		 Michael
Kalagias (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College September 5–7, 2018 428 ± 4.7% 53% 31% 5% 11%

Results

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joshua Mahony
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent)
Libertarian Michael Kalagias
Independent Josh Moody
Total votes

District 4

The incumbent is Republican Bruce Westerman, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Hayden Shamel, a teacher from Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Democratic primary

  • Hayden Shamel, Teacher[14]

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 40,201 79.8
Republican Randy Caldwell 10,151 20.2
Total votes 50,352 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Dates
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Bruce
Westerman (R)		 Hayden
Shamel (D)		 Tom
Canada (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College September 5–7, 2018 423 ± 4.7% 54% 24% 5% 17%

Results

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hayden Shamel
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent)
Libertarian Tom Canada
Independent Jack Foster
Independent Lee McQueen
Total votes

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Arkansas Code: Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 3; § 7-5-304 - Opening and closing polls -- Time". Justia; US law. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Chintan Desai Announces Race for AR 1st District Congress Seat". ARKANSASMATTERS. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ↑ (PDF) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/053/201612129040605053/201612129040605053.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Cheney, Kyle (January 30, 2017). "Amid Democratic doldrums, DCCC identifies 2018 targets". Politico. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ (PDF) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/439/201707289069846439/201707289069846439.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Brantley, Max. "A 4th Democratic candidate for 2nd District Congress". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  7. ↑ Digital Team, THV11 (July 13, 2017). "Paul Spencer officially announces campaign to challenge Rep. French Hill=[THV11]]". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Brantley, Max. "Rep. Clarke Tucker announces race for French Hill's 2nd District congressional seat". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  9. ↑ Almukhtar, Sarah (22 May 2018). "Arkansas Primary Election Results". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ (PDF) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/834/201701319042270834/201701319042270834.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ DeMillo, Andrew (May 8, 2017). "Arkansas Scholarship Fund Head Says He'll Run for Congress". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Jilani, Zaid (May 19, 2017). "MEET THE PASTOR RUNNING AS A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN TO GET BIG MONEY OUT OF POLITICS". The Intercept. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  13. ↑ (PDF) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/850/201612089037736850/201612089037736850.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ (PDF) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/799/201710269076678799/201710269076678799.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ "Forms lacking for 2 Arkansas congressional candidates, FEC says". NWADG.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  16. ↑ (PDF) http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/473/201701319042242473/201701319042242473.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Official campaign websites for first district candidates
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
Official campaign websites for third district candidates
Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates
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