2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
November 3, 2026
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Arkansas, one from all four of the state's congressional districts. The primary elections took place on March 3, 2026, and in races where no candidate receives over 50% in a primary, runoff elections will take place on March 31, 2026.[1] Arkansas' U.S. House delegation has been exclusively Republican since 2013.

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, governor, state senate, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.

District 1

2026 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
 
Nominee Rick Crawford Terri Yarbrough Green
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Rick Crawford
Republican


The 1st district is based in North-Eastern Arkansas and parts of its South-East, taking in Eudora, McGehee, Lonoke, and Stuttgart. The majority of its population can be found in the city of Jonesboro. The incumbent is Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Rick Crawford
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rick Crawford (R) $525,029 $342,237 $1,013,618
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Terri Yarbrough Green, retired pathologist[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Terri Yarbrough Green (D) $22,785 $17,078 $5,707
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R April 10, 2025
Race to the WH[12] Safe R September 26, 2025
The Economist[13] Safe R May 6, 2026

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 25, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rick Crawford (R) $762,876 $491,850 $1,101,853
Terri Yarbrough (D) $38,601 $30,186 $8,416
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

2026 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent)
Democratic Terri Yarbrough
Libertarian Steve Parsons
Total votes

District 2

2026 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee French Hill Chris Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

French Hill
Republican


The 2nd district is located in central Arkansas, and includes most of the state capital of Little Rock, and the entirety of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Saline, Van Buren and White counties. The incumbent is Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 58.9% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

French Hill
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
Statewide officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
French Hill (R) $3,232,609 $2,155,462 $2,453,498
Chase McDowell (R) $161,295 $159,817 $1,478
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

Results

Results by county
  Hill
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 49,079 76.8
Republican Chase McDowell 14,830 23.2
Total votes 63,909 100.0
Results by county[18]
County Hill McDowell Margin Total
Cleburne 3,300 79.14% 87020.86% 2,430 68.28% 4,170
Conway 2,473 76.42% 76323.58% 1,710 52.84% 3,236
Faulkner 7,898 75.23% 2,60024.77% 5,298 50.46% 10,498
Perry 1,309 74.16% 45625.84% 853 48.32% 1,765
Pulaski (part) 14,819 81.06% 3,46218.94% 11,357 62.12% 18,281
Saline 10,703 77.29% 3,14422.71% 7,559 54.58% 13,847
Van Buren 2,352 70.89% 96629.11% 1,386 41.78% 3,318
White 6,225 70.79% 2,56929.21% 3,656 41.58% 8,794
Totals49,07976.80%14,83023.20%34,24953.59%63,909

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Zack Huffman, educator[20]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Zack Huffman (D) $10,878 $9,928 $949
Chris Jones (D) $570,747 $530,730 $40,016
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

Results

Results by county
  Jones
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
Democratic primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Jones 47,512 92.6
Democratic Zack Huffman 3,806 7.4
Total votes 51,318 100.0
Results by county[18]
County Huffman Jones Margin Total
Cleburne 7614.29% 456 85.71% 380 71.42% 532
Conway 9711.20% 769 88.80% 672 77.60% 866
Faulkner 4989.30% 4,859 90.70% 4,361 81.40% 5,357
Perry 3814.50% 224 85.50% 186 71.00% 262
Pulaski (part) 2,1905.80% 35,566 94.20% 33,376 88.40% 37,756
Saline 58312.18% 4,202 87.82% 3,619 75.64% 4,785
Van Buren 5814.99% 329 85.01% 271 70.02% 387
White 26619.37% 1,107 80.63% 841 61.26% 1,373
Totals3,8067.42%47,51292.58%43,70685.16%51,318

General election

Endorsements

Chris Jones
Executive branch officials
Local officials
Organizations

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R April 10, 2025
Race to the WH[12] Safe R December 2, 2025
The Economist[13] Safe R May 6, 2026

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 25, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
French Hill (R) $3,790,112 $2,504,433 $2,662,031
Chris Jones (D) $789,828 $683,797 $114,411
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

2026 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican French Hill (incumbent)
Democratic Chris Jones
Total votes

District 3

2026 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
 
Nominee Steve Womack Robb Ryerse
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Steve Womack
Republican


The 3rd district encompasses the entirety of Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Sebastian and Washington counties. The incumbent is Republican Steve Womack, who was elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Steve Womack
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Steve Womack (R) $1,211,517 $825,579 $2,101,831
Source: Federal Election Commission[26]

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Robb Ryerse, pastor and Republican candidate for this district in 2018[27]

Withdrawn

  • Diana Lawrence, former customer service, realtor, and substitute teacher[28]

Endorsements

Robb Ryerse
Organizations

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Diana Lawrence (D) $12,930 $12,930 $0
Robb Ryerse (D) $64,967 $62,387 $2,579
Source: Federal Election Commission[26]

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Christopher Hocevar, graduate research assistant (did not file)[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Christopher Hocevar (I) $931 $857 $74
Source: Federal Election Commission[26]

General election

Endorsements (General Election only)

Robb Ryerse
U.S. Representatives

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R April 10, 2025
Race to the WH[12] Safe R September 26, 2025
The Economist[13] Safe R May 6, 2026

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 25, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Steve Womack (R) $1,547,665 $970,554 $2,293,005
Robb Ryerse (D) $88,315 $83,684 $4,631
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

2026 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent)
Democratic Robb Ryerse
Libertarian Bobby Wilson
Total votes

District 4

2026 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
 
Nominee Bruce Westerman James Russell
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican


The 4th district encompasses large parts of rural Arkansas, including the majority of its Southern half, and a stretch to the north-west which includes Pope County and others. It also shares part of the state capital, Little Rock with the 2nd district, though it is a smaller portion. The incumbent is Republican Bruce Westerman, who was elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Bruce Westerman
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 11, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Bruce Westerman (R) $1,848,430 $699,319 $4,182,671
Source: Federal Election Commission[32]

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Steven O'Donnell, Navy veteran and small business owner[34]

Results

Results by county
  Russell
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  O'Donnell
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Russell 13,092 53.0
Democratic Steven O'Donnell 11,616 47.0
Total votes 24,708 100.0
Results by county[18]
County O'Donnell Russell Margin Total
Ashley 18242.72% 244 57.28% 62 14.56% 426
Bradley 13047.79% 142 52.11% 12 4.32% 272
Calhoun 59 50.86% 5749.14% −2 −1.72% 116
Clark 43245.33% 521 54.67% 89 9.34% 953
Cleveland 45 57.69% 3342.31% −12 −15.38% 78
Columbia 22637.54% 376 62.46% 150 24.92% 602
Dallas 67 58.26% 4841.74% −19 −16.52% 115
Drew 25643.10% 338 56.90% 82 13.80% 594
Franklin 177 52.52% 16047.48% −17 −5.04% 337
Garland 1,828 51.98% 1,68948.02% −139 −3.96% 3,517
Grant 165 56.70% 12643.30% −39 −13.40% 291
Hempstead 16441.62% 230 58.38% 66 16.76% 394
Hot Spring 39849.38% 408 50.62% 10 1.24% 806
Howard 188 59.31% 12940.69% −59 −18.62% 317
Jefferson 2,85742.42% 3,878 57.58% 1,021 15.16% 6,735
Johnson 17847.09% 200 52.91% 22 5.82% 378
Lafayette 11344.66% 140 55.34% 27 10.68% 253
Little River 11047.01% 124 52.99% 14 5.98% 234
Logan 13646.10% 159 53.90% 23 7.80% 295
Miller 519 54.18% 43945.82% −80 −8.36% 958
Montgomery 3441.46% 48 58.54% 14 17.08% 82
Nevada 173 52.11% 15947.89% −14 −4.22% 332
Newton 90 64.29% 5035.71% −40 −28.58% 140
Ouachita 465 52.42% 42247.58% −43 −4.84% 887
Pike 82 50.62% 8049.38% −2 −1.24% 162
Polk 142 58.20% 10241.80% −40 −16.40% 244
Pope 632 53.11% 55846.89% −74 −6.22% 1,190
Pulaski (part) 94439.14% 1,468 60.86% 524 21.72% 2,412
Scott 3245.71% 38 54.29% 6 8.58% 70
Sebastian (part) 7146.10% 83 53.90% 12 7.80% 154
Sevier 1542.86% 20 57.14% 5 14.28% 35
Union 578 51.93% 53548.07% −45 −3.86% 1,113
Yell 128 59.26% 8840.74% −40 −18.52% 216
Totals11,61647.01%13,09252.99%1,4765.98%24,708

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R April 10, 2025
Race to the WH[12] Safe R September 26, 2025
The Economist[13] Safe R May 6, 2026

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 25, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Bruce Westerman (R) $2,197,868 $773,458 $4,457,971
James Russell (D) $0 $0 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

2026 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent)
Democratic James Russell
Total votes


See also

References

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