The 2026 election cycle is already underway, with candidates across Arkansas announcing their campaigns for federal, state, and local offices.
Voters will weigh in on all seven statewide constitutional offices next year—including high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate. All four congressional seats will also be on the ballot and may face primary or general election challengers.
In the state legislature, 17 Senate seats are up for election, along with all 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Term limits are also reshaping the field. Five of the 17 open Senate seats are due to term-limited incumbents, and at least eight representatives in the House are also reaching the end of their allowable service.
Here’s a quick overview of who’s in, who’s out, and which races are starting to heat up.
Conduit will continue updating this list as new announcements come in. You can also send us your announcement at info@conduitnews.com.
U.S. Congress:
U.S. District 1:
Rep. Rick Crawford (R) — Incumbent
Terri Yarbrough Green (D)
U.S. District 2:
Rep. French Hill (R) — Incumbent
Chase McDowell (R)
Chris Jones (D)
Zack Huffman (D)
U.S. District 3:
Rep. Steve Womack (R) — Incumbent
Robb Ryerse (D)
Christopher Hocevar (I)
U.S. District 4:
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R) — Incumbent
Steven Layne O’Donnell (D)
James “Rus” Russell, III (D)
U.S. Senate:
Sen. Tom Cotton (R) — Incumbent
Hallie Shoffner (D)
Ethan Dunbar (D)
Micah Ashby (R)
Jeb Little (R)
Sen. John Boozman (R) — Incumbent
Constitutional Offices:
Governor:
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) — Incumbent
Sen. Fred Love (D)
Gary Huskey (D)
Supha Xayprasith-Mays (D)
Lt. Governor:
Lt. Governor Leslie Rutledge (R) — Incumbent
Attorney General:
AG Tim Griffin (R) — Incumbent
Secretary of State:
Sen. Kim Hammer (R) – term-limited in Senate
Cathy Hardin Harrison (R)
Bryan Norris (R)
Kelly Grappe (D)
Treasurer:
Treasurer John Thurston (R) — Incumbent
Auditor:
Auditor Dennis Milligan (R) — Incumbent
Land Commissioner:
Cole Jester (R) – (currently appointed SOS by Governor)
Christian Olson (R)
Arkansas Supreme Court:
Nick Bronni – Position 3
John Adams –Position 3
Cody Hiland – Position 6
Senate Races:
Senate District 1: Sen. Ben Gilmore (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 2: Sen. Matt Stone (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 3: Sen. Steve Crowell (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 4: Sen. Jimmy Hickey Jr. (R) — Not seeking reelection
Senate District 5: Sen. Terry Rice (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 6: Sen. Matt McKee (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 7: Sen. Alan Clark(R) — Incumbent
Senate District 8: Sen. Stephanie Flowers(D) — term-limited
Senate District 9: Sen. Reginald Murdock (D) — term-limited
Rep. Jesse McGruder (D – HD35)
Kenny Phillips (R)
Senate District 10: Sen. Ronald Caldwell (R) — Incumbent
Trey Bohannan (R)
Senate District 11: Sen. Ricky Hill (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 12: Sen. Jamie Scott (D) — Incumbent
Senate District 13: Sen. Jane English (R) — term-limited
Rep. Brandon Achor (R – HD71)
Mischa Martin (R)
Allison Grigsby Sweatman (D)
Jason Williams (D)
Senate District 14: Sen. Clarke Tucker (D) — Incumbent
Senate District 15: Sen. Fred Love (D) – term-limited, running for Governor
Rep. Tara Shepherd (D – HD79)
Dr. Charity Smith (D)
ShaRhonda J. Love (D) (Sen. Love’s wife)
Senate District 16: Sen. Kim Hammer (R) – term-limited, running for Secretary of State
Rodney Wright (R)
Josh Irby (D)
Randy Sams (R)
Senate District 17: Sen. Mark Johnson (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 18: Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 19: Sen. Dave Wallace (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 20: Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 21: Sen. Blake Johnson (R) — Incumbent
Rep. Jeremy Wooldridge (R – HD1)
Senate District 22: Sen. John Payton (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 23: Sen. Scott Flippo (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 24: Sen. Missy Irvin (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 25: Sen. Breanne Davis (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 26: Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R) — Incumbent
Mark Berry (R)
Brad Simon (R)
Ted Tritt (R)
Stacie Smith (R)
Adam Watson (I)
Senate District 27: Sen. Justin Boyd (R) — Incumbent
Eduardo Guzman (D)
Senate District 28: Sen. Bryan King (R) — Incumbent
Bobby Ballinger (R)
Senate District 29: Sen. Jim Petty (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 30: Sen. Greg Leding (D) — term-limited
Rep. Denise Garner (D – HD20)
Senate District 31: Sen. Clint Penzo (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 32: Sen. Joshua Bryant (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 33: Sen. Bart Hester (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 34: Sen. Jim Dotson (R) — Incumbent
Senate District 35: Sen. Tyler Dees (R) — Incumbent
House Races:
House District 1: Rep. Jeremy Wooldridge (R) — Running for Senate District 21 against Incumbent Sen. Blake Johnson
Brian Carter (R)
Mark Nichols (R)
House District 2: Rep.Trey Steimel (R) — Incumbent
House District 3: Rep. Stetson Painter (R) — Incumbent
Carrie Huddleston (D)
House District 4: Rep. Jason Nazarenko (R) — Incumbent
House District 5: Rep. Ron McNair (R) –— Not seeking reelection
Jeff Pratt (R)
Kyle Evatt (R)
Mike Bishop (R)
Truman Copeland (R)
Jon Edward Burnside (R)
House District 6: Rep. Harlan Breaux (R) — Not seeking reelection
Cody Rogers (R)
Hunter Rivett (R)
Steven L. Baird (R)
House District 7: Rep. Brit McKenzie (R) — Incumbent
House District 8: Rep. Austin McCollum (R) — Not seeking reelection
Brian Armas (R)
House District 9: Rep. Diana Gonzales Worthen (D) — Incumbent
Matthew Goff (R)
House District 10: Rep. Mindy McAlindon (R) — Incumbent
Jacob Allen (D)
House District 11: Rep. Rebecca Burkes (R) — Incumbent
Rey Hernandez (D)
House District 12: Rep. Hope Duke (R) — Incumbent
House District 13: Rep. Scott Richardson (R) — Incumbent
Mitchell Smith (D)
House District 14: Rep. Nick Burkes (R) — Incumbent
Timothy J Heron Jr (D)
House District 15: Rep. John Carr (R) — Incumbent
Dan Holtmeyer (D)
House District 16: Rep. Kendon Underwood (R) — Incumbent
Letisha Hinds (D)
House District 17: Rep. Randy Torres (R) — Incumbent
House District 18: Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R) — Incumbent
House District 19: Rep. Steve Unger (R) — Incumbent
Jamie Atkinson (D)
House District 20: Rep. Denise Garner (D) — Running for Senate District 30 (Leding term-limited)
Max Deitchler (D)
House District 21: Rep. Nicole Clowney (D) — Incumbent
House District 22: Rep. David Whitaker (D) — Incumbent
House District 23: Rep. Kendra Moore (R) — Incumbent
House District 24: Rep. Brad Hall (R) — Not seeking reelection
Charlene Fite (R)
Melissa W. Koller (R)
Ryan Intchauspe (D)
House District 25: Rep. Chad Puryear (R) — Incumbent
Courtney King (D)
House District 26: Rep. James Eaton (R) — Incumbent
House District 27: Rep. Steven Walker (R) — Incumbent
House District 28: Rep. Bart Schulz (R) — Incumbent
House District 29: Rep. Rick McClure (R) — Incumbent
Deonna Morgan (D)
House District 30: Rep. Fran Cavenaugh (R) — Not seeking reelection
Josh Longmire (R)
Coty Powers (R)
House District 31: Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R) — Incumbent
House District 32: Rep. Jack Ladyman (R) — Incumbent
Josh Alfano (D)
Erika Askeland (D)
House District 33: Rep. Jon Milligan (R) — Incumbent
House District 34: Rep. Joey Carr (R) — Incumbent
Michael Middlebrook (D)
House District 35: Rep. Jessie McGruder (D) — Running for Senate District 9 (Murdock term-limited)
Robert Thorne Jr. (R)
Willie Williams (D)
Demetris Johnson, Jr (D)
Sherry Holliman (D)
Audrey P. Willis (D)
Joyce Ann Gray (D)
Zrano Bowles (D)
House District 36: Rep. Johnny Rye (R) — Incumbent
Shamal Carter (D)
House District 37: Rep. Steve Hollowell (R) — Incumbent
House District 38: Rep. Dwight Tosh (R) — Incumbent
House District 39: Rep. Wayne Long (R) — Incumbent
Cody Smith (R)
House District 40: Rep. Shad Pearce (R) — Incumbent
House District 41: Rep. Alyssa Brown (R) — Incumbent
House District 42: Rep. Stephen Meeks (R) — term-limited
Scout Stubbs (R)
Jeremy Riddle (R)
House District 43: Rep. Rick Beck (R) — Incumbent
House District 44: Rep. Stan Berry (R) — Incumbent
House District 45: Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R) — Incumbent
House District 46: Rep. Jon Eubanks (R)— term-limited
Tonya Fletcher (R)
Brian Cooper (R)
Curtis Varnell (R)
Ronni Young (R)
House District 47: Rep. Lee Johnson (R) — Incumbent
House District 48: Rep. Ryan Rose (R) — Incumbent
House District 49: Rep. Jay Richardson (D) — Incumbent
House District 50: Rep. Zach Gramlich (R) — Incumbent
Wendy Peer (D)
House District 51: Rep. Cindy Crawford (R) — Incumbent
Jane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka (D)
House District 52: Rep. Marcus Richmond (R) — not seeking reelection
Mike Jones (R)
Crystal Malloy (R)
Brent Montgomery (R)
Kristain Thompson (R)
House District 53: Rep. Matt Duffield (R) — Incumbent
Jennifer Lewter (D)
David J. Howell (R)
House District 54: Rep. Mary Bentley (R) — Incumbent
Doug Corbitt (D)
House District 55: Rep. Matt Brown (R) — Incumbent
Cynthia Nations (D)
House District 56: Rep. Steve Magie (D) — Incumbent
Mark Brannan (R)
House District 57: Rep. Cameron Cooper (R) — Incumbent
Andy Pennington (R)
House District 58: Rep. Les Eaves (R) — Incumbent
House District 59: Rep. Jim Wooten (R) — Incumbent
Tony Ferguson (R)
House District 60: Rep. Roger Lynch (R) — Incumbent
Quendy Gibbins Medlin (I)
Beverly Coleman-Keown (D)
House District 61: Rep. Jeremiah Moore (R) — Incumbent
House District 62: Rep. Mark McElroy (R) — Incumbent
Dexter R. Miller (D)
House District 63: Rep. Lincoln Barnett (D) — Incumbent
House District 64: Rep. Ken Ferguson (D) — Incumbent
House District 65: Rep. Glenn Barnes (D) — Incumbent
House District 66: Rep. Mark Perry (D) — Incumbent
House District 67: Rep. Karilyn Brown (R) — Incumbent
Andrew Cade Eberly (D)
House District 68: Rep. Brian Evans (R) — Incumbent
House District 69: Rep. David Ray (R) — Incumbent
Dean Hunter (D)
House District 70: Rep. Carlton Wing (R) — not seeking reelection
Cordelia Smith-Johnson (D)
Bo Renshaw (R)
Alex Holladay (D)
House District 71: Rep. Brandon Achor (R) — running for Senate District 13 (English term-limited)
Stephen Bright (R)
Cassandra Mayes (D)
House District 72: Rep. Tracy Steele (D) — term-limited
Angela Person West (D)
Talesha Dokes (D)
House District 73: Rep. Andrew Collins (D) — Incumbent
House District 74: Rep. Tippi McCullough (D) — Incumbent
House District 75: Rep. Ashley Hudson (D) — Incumbent
Hunter Sadler (R)
House District 76: Rep. Joy Springer (D) — Incumbent
Isbac Ceja (R)
House District 77: Rep. Fred Allen (D) — term-limited
Steven Person (D)
House District 78: Rep. Keith Brooks (R) — Incumbent
House District 79: Rep. Tara Shepherd (D) — running for Senate District 15 (Love term-limited)
Michael Mason (D)
House District 80: Rep. Denise Ennett (D) — Incumbent
Former Sen. Linda Chesterfield (D)
House District 81: Rep. RJ Hawk (R) — Incumbent
Gina Thomas Littlejohn (D)
Elijah Zane Thompson (D)
House District 82: Rep. Tony Furman (R) — Incumbent
Steve Brown (R)
House District 83: Rep. Paul Childress (R) — Incumbent
House District 84: Rep. Les Warren (R) — Incumbent
House District 85: Rep. Richard McGrew (R) — Incumbent
House District 86: Rep. John Maddox (R) — Incumbent
House District 87: Rep. DeAnn Vaught (R) — Incumbent
House District 88: Rep. Dolly Henley (R) — Incumbent
Lonny Mack Goodwin (R)
House District 89: Rep. Justin Gonzales (R) — Incumbent
House District 90: Rep. Richard Womack (R) — Incumbent
House District 91: Rep. Bruce Cozart (R) — Incumbent
House District 92: Rep. Julie Mayberry (R) — not seeking reelection
Eric Shepherd (R)
Dawn Creekmore (R)
Casey Reed (R)
House District 93: Rep. Mike Holcomb(R) — Incumbent
House District 94: Rep. Jeff Wardlaw (R) — term-limited
Missy Wardlaw (R) — (Rep. Jeff Wardlaw’s wife)
John Kyle Day (R)
House District 95: Rep. Howard Beaty (R) — Incumbent
House District 96: Rep. Sonia Barker (R) — Incumbent
House District 97: Rep. Matthew Shepherd (R) — term-limited
Jim Andrews (R)
House District 98: Rep. Wade Andrews (R) — Incumbent
House District 99: Rep. Lane Jean (R) — term-limited
Dr. Beth Anne Rankin Baker (R)
House District 100: Rep Carol Dalby (R) — Incumbent
Calvin Thomason (D)
