Arkansas 2018 Candidates for Federal and State Elections

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FEDERAL OFFICES – 4 SEATS ON THE BALLOT

U.S. Congress – District 1
W – Rep. Rick Crawford – R (incumbent)
Chintan Desai – D
Elvis Presley – L

U.S. Congress – District 2
W – Rep. French Hill – R (incumbent)
Clarke Tucker – D
Joe Swafford – L

U.S. Congress – District 3
W – Rep. Steve Womack – R (incumbent)
Joshua Mahony – D
Michael Kalagias – L

U.S. Congress – District 4
W – Rep. Bruce Westerman – R (incumbent)
Hayden Shamel – D
Tom Canada – L

 

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES – 7 SEATS ON THE BALLOT

Governor
W – Gov. Asa Hutchinson – R (incumbent)
Mark West – L
Jared Henderson – D

Lt. Governor
W – Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin – R (incumbent)
Anthony Bland – D
Frank Gilbert – L

Attorney General
W – Attorney General Leslie Rutledge – R (incumbent)
Kerry Hicks – L
Mike Lee – D

Secretary of State
W – Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston – R
Susan Inman – D
Christopher Olson – L

Auditor of State
W – Auditor Andrea Lea – R (incumbent)
David Dinwiddie – L

Treasurer of State
W – Treasurer Dennis Milligan – R (incumbent)
Ashley Ewald – L

Commissioner of State Lands
W – Tommy Land – R
Larry Williams – D
T.J. Campbell – L
(Incumbent Land Commissioner John Thurston term-limited; running for Secretary of State post)

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT – 1 SEAT ON THE BALLOT

W – Justice Courtney Goodson – Non-partisan (incumbent)
David Sterling – Non-partisan

ARKANSAS STATE SENATE – 21 SEATS ON THE BALLOT

District 3
W – State Sen. Cecile Bledsoe – R (incumbent)
Jon Comstock – D

District 4
W – State Rep. Greg Leding – D
Dawn Clemence – R
(Incumbent State Sen. Uvalde Lindsey not seeking re-election)

District 5
W – State Rep. Bob Ballinger – R
Lee Evans – L
Jim Wallace – D

District 6
State Sen. Gary Stubblefield – R (incumbent)

District 8 (regular election)
W – State Rep. Mat Pitsch – R
William Hyman – L

District 9
State Sen. Terry Rice – R (incumbent)

District 10
W – State Sen. Larry Teague – D (incumbent)
Bobbi Hicks – L

District 14
W – State Sen. Bill Sample – R (incumbent)
Michael Colgrove – D

District 15
Mark Johnson – R
(Incumbent State Sen. David Sanders did not run for re-election)

District 16
Breanne Davis – R
(Sen. Greg Standridge passed away)

District 17
W – State Sen. Scott Flippo – R (incumbent)
Kevin Vornheder – L

District 18
State Sen. Missy Irvin – R (incumbent)

District 19
W – State Rep. James Sturch – R
Susi Epperson – D

District 20
State Sen. Blake Johnson – R (incumbent)

District 24
State Sen. Keith Ingram – D (incumbent)

District 29
Ricky Hill – R
(Sen. Eddie Joe Williams vacated seat for Trump administration post)

District 30
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield – D (incumbent)

District 31
State Sen. Joyce Elliott – D (incumbent)

District 33
W – State Rep. Kim Hammer – R
Melissa Fults – D
(Incumbent State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson not seeking re-election)

District 35
W – State Sen. Jason Rapert – R (incumbent)
Maureen Skinner – D

 

ARKANSAS STATE HOUSE – 100 SEATS ON THE BALLOT

District 1
State Rep. Carol Dalby – R (incumbent)

District 2
State Rep. Lane Jean – R (incumbent)

District 3
State Rep. Danny Watson – R (incumbent)

District 4
State Rep. DeAnn Vaught – R (incumbent)

District 5
W – State Rep. David Fielding – D (incumbent)
Wade Andrews – R

District 6
State Rep. Matthew Shepherd – R (incumbent)

District 7
State Rep. Sonia Barker – R (incumbent)

District 8
State Rep. Jeff Wardlaw – R (incumbent)

District 9
State Rep. LeAnne Burch – D (incumbent)

District 10
State Rep. Mike Holcomb – R (incumbent)

District 11
State Rep. Mark McElroy – I (incumbent)
W – Don Glover – D
Ricky Lattimore, Jr. – R

District 12
W – State Rep. Chris Richey – D (incumbent)
Jason Dobson – R

District 13
State Rep. David Hillman – R (incumbent)

District 14
State Rep. Roger Lynch – R (incumbent)

District 15
W – State Rep. Ken Bragg – R (incumbent)
Wayne Willems – L

District 16
State Rep. Kenneth Ferguson – D (incumbent)

District 17
W – State Rep. Vivian Flowers – D (incumbent)
Greg Maxwell – L

District 18
W – State Rep. Richard Womack – R (incumbent)
Morgan Wiles – D

District 19
W – State Rep. Justin Gonzales – R (incumbent)
Jeremy Ross – D

District 20
State Rep. John Maddox – R (incumbent)

District 21
W – State Rep. Marcus Richmond – R (incumbent)
Stele James – D

District 22
W – State Rep. Mickey Gates – R (incumbent)
Kevin Rogers – D

District 23
State Rep. Lanny Fite – R (incumbent)

District 24
W – State Rep. Bruce Cozart – R (incumbent)
Kallen Peret – D
Janet Percefull – I

District 25
State Rep. Les Warren – R (incumbent)

District 26
W – State Rep. Laurie Rushing – R (incumbent)
Alan Hughes – D

District 27
Julie Mayberry – R
(Incumbent Rep. Andy Mayberry did not seek re-election)

District 28
W – Jasen Kelly – R
Dustin Parsons – D
(Incumbent State Rep. Kim Hammer to run for State Senate seat)

District 29
State Rep. Fredrick Love – D (incumbent)

District 30
W – State Rep. Fred Allen – D (incumbent)
Mitchell Fenton – L

District 31
W – State Rep. Andy Davis – R (incumbent)
Randy Haun – D

District 32
W – State Rep. James Sorvillo – R (incumbent)
Jess Mallett – D

District 33
Tippi McCollough – D
(Incumbent State Rep. Warwick Sabin to run for Little Rock mayor)

District 34
State Rep. John Walker – D (incumbent)

District 35
W – Andrew Collins – D
Bill Barger – L
Judith Goodson – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Clarke Tucker to run for U.S. Congress)

District 36
State Rep. Charles Blake – D (incumbent)

District 37
Jamie Scott – D
(Incumbent State Rep. Eddie Armstrong not seeking re-election)

District 38
W – State Rep. Carlton Wing – R (incumbent)
Chase Mangiapane – D

District 39
W – State Rep. Mark Lowery – R (incumbent)
Monica Ball – D

District 40
State Rep. Douglas House – R (incumbent)

District 41
W – State Rep. Karilyn Brown – R (incumbent)
Jonathan Crossley – D

District 42
W – Mark Perry – D
Linda Dyson – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Bob Johnson to run for Jacksonville mayor)

District 43
Brian Evans – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Tim Lemons not seeking re-election)

District 44
Cameron Cooper – R
(Incumbent Rep. Joe Farrar did not seek re-election)

District 45
Jim Wooten – R
(State Rep. Jeremy Gillam not seeking re-election)

District 46
W – State Rep. Les Eaves – R (incumbent)
Drew Tanner – L

District 47
State Rep. Michael John Gray – D (incumbent)
W – Craig Christiansen – R

District 48
State Rep. Reginald Murdock – D (incumbent)

District 49
W – State Rep. Steve Hollowell – R (incumbent)
Howard Smith, II – D

District 50
State Rep. Milton Nicks, Jr. – D (incumbent)

District 51
State Rep. Deborah Ferguson – D (incumbent)

District 52
State Rep. Dwight Tosh – R (incumbent)

District 53
State Rep. Dan Sullivan – R (incumbent)

District 54
W – State Rep. Johnny Rye – R (incumbent)
Austin Jones – D

District 55
W – State Rep. Monte Hodges – D (incumbent)
Gary Tobar – R

District 56
W – State Rep. Joe Jett – R (incumbent)
Ryan Carter – D

District 57
State Rep. Jimmy Gazaway – R (incumbent)

District 58
State Rep. Brandt Smith – R (incumbent)

District 59
State Rep. Jack Ladyman – R (incumbent)

District 60
State Rep. Frances Cavenaugh – R (incumbent)

District 61
State Rep. Scott Baltz – D (incumbent)
W – Marsh Davis – R

District 62
State Rep. Michelle Gray – R (incumbent)

District 63
Stu Smith – R
(Incumbent State Rep. James Sturch seeking State Senate seat)

District 64
State Rep. John Payton – R (incumbent)

District 65
W – State Rep. Rick Beck – R (incumbent)
Michael Roetzel – D

District 66
State Rep. Josh Miller – R (incumbent)

District 67
W – State Rep. Stephen Meeks – R (incumbent)
Sandra Richter – L

District 68
Stan Berry – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Trevor Drown seeking Secretary of State seat)

District 69
W – State Rep. Aaron Pilkington – R (incumbent)
Eddie King – D

District 70
W – Spencer Hawks – R
Andy Hawkins – D
(Incumbent State Rep. David Meeks not seeking re-election)

District 71
W – Joe Cloud – R
Nathan George – D
(Incumbent State Rep. Ken Henderson did not run for re-election)

District 72
State Rep. Stephen Magie – D (incumbent)

District 73
W – State Rep. Mary Bentley – R (incumbent)
Dana Bonham – D

District 74
State Rep. Jon Eubanks – R (incumbent)

District 75
Lee Johnson – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Charlotte Douglas not seeking re-election to seat)

District 76
Cindy Crawford – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Mat Pitsch seeking State Senate seat)

District 77
W – State Rep. Justin Boyd – R (incumbent)
Stephen Edwards – L
Luke Pruitt – D

District 78
Jay Richardson – D
(Incumbent State Rep. George McGill to run for Fort Smith mayor)

District 79
State Rep. Gary Deffenbaugh – R (incumbent)

District 80
W – State Rep. Charlene Fite – R (incumbent)
Casey Copeland – L
Lou Reed Sharp – D

District 81
W – State Rep. Bruce Coleman – R (incumbent)
Donnie McKinney – D

District 82
State Rep. Sarah Capp – R (incumbent)

District 83
Donald Ragland – R
(Incumbent State Rep. David Branscum resigned to take Trump administration post)

District 84
State Rep. Charlie Collins – R (incumbent)
W – Denise Garner – D

District 85
State Rep. David Whitaker – D (incumbent)

District 86
Nicole Clowney – D
(Incumbent State Rep. Greg Leding seeking State Senate seat)

District 87
W – State Rep. Robin Lundstrum – R (incumbent)
Justin Jones – L
Kelly Scott Unger – D

District 88
State Rep. Clint Penzo – R (incumbent)

District 89
State Rep. Jeff Williams – R (incumbent)
W – Megan Godfrey – D

District 90
W – State Rep. Jana Della Rosa – R (incumbent)
Kati McFarland – D

District 91
State Rep. Dan Douglas – R (incumbent)

District 92
W – Gayla Hendren McKenzie – R
Chris Birch – D
(Incumbent State Rep. Kim Hendren not running for re-election)

District 93
W – State Rep. Jim Dotson – R (incumbent)
Gayatri Agnew – D

District 94
W – State Rep. Rebecca Petty – R (incumbent)
Jené Huffman-Gilreath – D

District 95
W – State Rep. Austin McCollum – R (incumbent)
Celeste Williams – D

District 96
W – State Rep. Grant Hodges – R (incumbent)
Christie Craig – D

District 97
Gary Morris – D
W – Harlan Breaux – R
(Incumbent State Rep. Bob Ballinger running for State Senate seat)

District 98
State Rep. Ron McNair – R (incumbent)

District 99
State Rep. Jack Fortner – R (incumbent)

District 100
State Rep. Nelda Speaks – R (incumbent)