Interactive 2026 Elections Dashboard. Calls by the Associated Press.

Democrats picked up at least 10 seats in the House, concentrated in Benton, Washington and Pulaski counties; plus one seat in the Senate, where Republicans still have a supermajority.

Issue 3 supporters say they will consider other avenues for spurring local development

Three Republicans representing deep red parts of Arkansas held onto their seats Tuesday, handily dispatching their Democratic challengers — though one of the state’s four congressmen remained locked in a tight battle for another term.

Cotton won reelection to his Arkansas seat Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Democrat Hallie Shoffner who focused on how tariffs and rising fuel prices were hurting the state’s farmers.

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders defeated Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby Tuesday night in her bid for a second term as Arkansas governor.

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Arkansas’ statewide and congressional candidates held dueling rallies and met with voters throughout the state Monday, on the eve of a midterm election where Democrats hoped to break Republicans’ lock on the top elected offices.

Voters have previously approved ballot measures similar to Issue 4 to fund water projects

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People in the less populated counties of Central Arkansas voted early starting Oct. 19. Both White and Jefferson counties are largely rural but have urban centers, which hold the most early voting locations. In White County it’s Searcy and in Jefferson County it’s Pine Bluff.