Summary of results by district
Races unopposed by major parties. Minor parties and independents may still file to run.
No Democrats filed
No Republicans filed
Both major parties filing
No regular election
Major party candidates had until November 11, 2025 to submit their candidacies to appear on the primary election ballot. Candidates for newly-created political parties have until March 3, 2026, primary election day, to file to appear on the general election ballot. Independent candidates have until May 1.[ 8]
District 2020 [ 9] Incumbent Candidates[ 10]
Member Party First elected Status
2nd
R+31.6 Matt Stone Republican
2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
7th
R+50.6 Alan Clark Republican
2012
Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
9th
D+14.1 Reginald Murdock Democratic
2022 Incumbent term-limited.
10th
R+39.7 Ron Caldwell Republican
2012
Incumbent standing for re-election.
11th
R+46.5 Ricky Hill Republican
2018 (sp)
Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
13th
R+4.9 Jane English Republican
2012
Incumbent term-limited.
14th
D+23.9 Clarke Tucker Democratic
2020 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
15th
D+62.6 Fredrick Love Democratic
2022 Incumbent term-limited.
16th
R+31.7 Kim Hammer Republican
2018 Incumbent term-limited.
▌ Joshua Irby (Democratic)▌ Rodney Wright (Republican)
21st
R+59.5 Blake Johnson Republican
2014
Incumbent lost renomination.
24th
R+60.2 Missy Irvin Republican
2010 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
27th
R+17.5 Justin Boyd Republican
2022 Incumbent standing for re-election.
▌ Sen. Justin Boyd (Republican)▌ Eduardo Guzman (Democratic)
28th
R+49.5 Bryan King Republican
2022 2012 Incumbent standing for re-election.
30th
D+28.2 Greg Leding Democratic
2018 Incumbent term-limited.
31st
R+14.3 Clint Penzo Republican
2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
32nd
R+26.5 Joshua P. Bryant Republican
2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
35th
R+35.2 Tyler Dees Republican
2022 Incumbent standing for re-election unopposed.
District 2
District 2 has been represented by Republican Matt Stone since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 67.76 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election. He went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 2 is located in southern Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Calhoun , Dallas , Ouachita , and Union counties, and part of Grant County .[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary election was cancelled after incumbent Senator Matt Stone filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Matt Stone (R)
$133,425.00
$60,528.94
$125,429.53
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 2nd district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Matt Stone (incumbent)
Total votes
District 7
District 7 has been represented by Republican Alan Clark since 2013. He was re-elected in 2022 unopposed, and is running for re-election. He went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 7 is located in central Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Hot Spring County , and parts of Garland , Grant , and Saline counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary election was cancelled after incumbent Senator Alan Clark filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Alan Clark (R)
$75,412.00
$97,637.83
$82,978.31
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 7th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Alan Clark (incumbent)
Total votes
District 9
District 9 has been represented by Democrat Reginald Murdock since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 53.51 percent of the vote. He is term-limited.
District 9 is located in eastern Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Crittenden and Phillips counties, and parts of Lee and St. Francis counties.[ 11]
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was cancelled after Jessie McGruder filed to run unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Jessie McGruder (D)
$37,060.00
$4,238.00
$32,822.00
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after Kenny Phillips filed to run unopposed.
Nominee
Kenny Phillips, businessman
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Kenny Phillips (R)
$26,752.10
$14,909.23
$11,842.87
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
District 10
District 10 election, Republican primary
County resultsCaldwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
District 10 has been represented by Republican Ron Caldwell since 2023, who previously represented the 23rd district. He was re-elected in 2022 with 72.49 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election. He fended off a primary challenge from businessman Trey Bohannan, who had the backing of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders . No Democratic or third party candidate filed for the seat, making the Republican primary tantamount to election .
District 10 is located in eastern Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Cross , Jackson , Monroe , Prairie , and Woodruff counties, and parts of Arkansas , Lee , Lonoke , Poinsett , and St. Francis counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Trey Bohannan, businessman
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Ron Caldwell (R)
$372,375.00
$334,906.16
$115,314.24
Trey Bohannan (R)
$224,613.64
$169,995.85
$74,617.79
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 10th district (Republican primary)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Ron Caldwell (incumbent) 7,215 70.10%
Republican Trey Bohannan
3,077
29.90%
Total votes
10,292 100.00%
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 10th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Ron Caldwell (incumbent)
Total votes
District 11
District 11 has been represented by Republican Ricky Hill since 2018. He was re-elected in 2022 unopposed, and is running for re-election. He went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 11 is located in central Arkansas, and contains parts of Lonoke and Pulaski counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Ricky Hill filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Ricky Hill (R)
$221,593.14
$77,565.57
$244,836.80
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 11th district)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Ricky Hill (incumbent)
Total votes
District 13
District 13 has been represented by Republican Jane English since 2023, who previously represented the 30th district. She was re-elected in 2022 with 52.45 percent of the vote. She is term-limited.
District 13 is located in Central Arkansas , and contains parts of Pulaski County .[ 11]
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Mischa Martin, former state DCFS director
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Brandon Achor (R)
$276,965.56
$263,907.16
$28,058.40
Mischa Martin (R)
$104,318.82
$117,477.59
$6,841.23
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 13th district (Republican primary)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Brandon Achor 4,137 55.29%
Republican Mischa Martin
3,345
44.71%
Total votes
7,482 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Allison Sweatman, Democratic nominee for this district in 2022
Eliminated in primary
Jason Williams, psychiatric nurse practitioner
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Allison Sweatman (D)
$25,812.86
$15,249.34
$10,762.44
Jason Williams (D)
$6,278.33
$8,762.77
$705.18
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 13th district (Democratic primary)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Allison Sweatman 4,661 54.66%
Democratic Jason Williams
3,867
45.34%
Total votes
8,528 100.00%
District 14
District 14 has been represented by Democrat Clarke Tucker since 2023, who previously represented the 32nd district. He was re-elected in 2022 with 63.50 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election. He went unopposed in the Democratic primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 14 is located in Central Arkansas , and contains parts of Pulaski County .[ 11]
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Clarke Tucker filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Clarke Tucker (D)
$53,060.57
$86,933.62
$74,941.64
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 14th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Clarke Tucker (incumbent)
Total votes
District 15
District 15 election, Democratic runoff
District 15 has been represented by Democrat Fredrick Love since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 86.15 percent of the vote. He is term-limited. No Republican filed for the seat, making the Democratic primary tantamount to election .
District 15 is located in Central Arkansas , and contains parts of Pulaski County .[ 11]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Eliminated in runoff
Charity Smith-Allen, educator
Eliminated in first round
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Tara Shephard (D)
$45,410.98
$44,660.14
$1,550.84
Charity Smith-Allen (D)
$109,625.00
$90,859.05
$28,765.95
ShaRhonda Love (D)
$6,964.75
$21,481.94
$1,982.82
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
First round results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 15th district (Democratic primary)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Charity Smith-Allen 3,993 43.05%
Democratic Tara Shephard 3,009 32.44%
Democratic ShaRhonda Love
2,274
24.51%
Total votes
9,276 100.00%
Runoff results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 15th district (Democratic runoff)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Tara Shephard 1,821 58.69%
Democratic Charity Smith-Allen
1,282
41.31%
Total votes
3,103 100.00%
District 16
District 16 has been represented by Republican Kim Hammer since 2019. He was re-elected in 2022 with 75.72 percent of the vote. He is term-limited.
District 16 is located in Central Arkansas , and contains parts of Pulaski and Saline counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Randy Sams, insurance agent
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Rodney Wright (R)
$105,808.76
$22,314.14
$83,494.62
Randy Sams (R)
$36,893.72
$39,392.45
$2,501.27
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 16th district (Republican primary)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Rodney Wright 5,445 67.73%
Republican Randy Sams
2,594
32.27%
Total votes
8,039 100.00%
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary election was cancelled after Joshua Irby filed to run unopposed.
Nominee
Joshua Irby, security professional
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Joshua Irby (D)
$3,410.93
$2,454.83
$956.10
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 16th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Rodney Wright
Democratic Joshua Irby
Total votes
District 21
District 21 election, Republican primary
County resultsWooldridge: 50–60% 70–80%Johnson: 50–60%
District 21 has been represented by Republican Blake Johnson since 2015. He was re-elected in 2022 with 83.85 percent of the vote. He ran for re-election but lost the Republican primary to state representative Jeremy Wooldridge in one of the most expensive legislative races in the state,[ 6] tantamount to election .
District 21 is located in the northeastern corner of Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Clay , Greene and Randolph counties, and parts of Lawrence County .[ 11]
Republican primary
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Jeremy Wooldridge (R)
$410,950.13
$277,538.57
$233,411.56
Blake Johnson (R)
$277,527.00
$279,509.65
$23,593.34
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
District 24
District 24 has been represented by Republican Missy Irvin since 2023, who previously represented the 10th and 18th districts. She was re-elected in 2022 unopposed, and is running for re-election. She went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 24 is located in southern Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Searcy , Stone , and Van Buren counties, and parts of Cleburne , Faulkner , and Newton counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Missy Irvin filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Missy Irvin (R)
$94,950.00
$34,674.39
$112,154.89
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 24th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Missy Irvin (incumbent)
Total votes
District 27
District 27 has been represented by Republican Justin Boyd since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 63.57 percent of the vote, and is running for re-election.
District 27 is located in western Arkansas in the Fort Smith area, and contains part of Sebastian County .[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Justin Boyd filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Justin Boyd (R)
$102,250.00
$90,201.15
$61,566.07
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was cancelled after Eduardo Guzman filed to run unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Eduardo Guzman (D)
$1,779.73
$879.63
$900.10
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
District 28
District 28 election, Republican primary
County resultsKing: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Ballinger: 50–60% 60–70%
District 28 has been represented by Republican Bryan King since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 75.96 percent of the vote. He is running for re-election. King fended off a primary challenge from former Republican state senator Bob Ballinger , who had been unseated by King in the 2022 Republican primary. No Democratic or third party candidate filed for the seat, making the Republican primary tantamount to election .
District 28 is located in Northern Arkansas, and contains the entirety of Carroll and Madison counties, and parts of Boone , Franklin , Johnson , and Newton counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Bryan King (R)
$95,557.00
$99,745.41
($3,391.41)
Bob Ballinger (R)
$134,804.83
$116,644.34
$18,160.49
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 28th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Bryan King (incumbent)
Total votes
District 30
District 30 has been represented by Democrat Greg Leding since 2023, who previously represented the 5th district. He was re-elected in 2022 unopposed. He is term-limited. State representative Denise Garner filed to succeed him, winning the primary unopposed and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 30 is located in Northwest Arkansas , and contains parts of Washington County .[ 11]
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was cancelled after Denise Garner filed to run unopposed.
Nominee
Denise Garner , member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 20th district (2019–present)
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Denise Garner (D)
$50,206.02
$13,420.11
$43,539.30
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
District 31
District 31 has been represented by Republican Clint Penzo since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 60.13 percent of the vote. He went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 31 is located in Northwest Arkansas , and contains parts of Washington County .[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Clint Penzo filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Clint Penzo (R)
$49,454.50
$19,192.80
$56,127.72
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 31st district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Clint Penzo (incumbent)
Total votes
District 32
District 32 has been represented by Republican Joshua P. Bryant since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 unopposed. He went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 32 is located in Northwest Arkansas , and contains parts of Benton and Washington counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Joshua P. Bryant filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Joshua P. Bryant (R)
$74,500.00
$26,389.71
$51,971.63
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
District 35
District 35 has been represented by Republican Tyler Dees since 2023. He was first elected in 2022 with 73.68 percent of the vote. He went unopposed in the Republican primary, and is currently unopposed in the general election.
District 35 is located in Northwest Arkansas , and contains parts of Benton and Washington counties.[ 11]
Republican primary
The Republican primary was cancelled after incumbent Senator Tyler Dees filed to run for renomination unopposed.
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of March 4, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Tyler Dees (R)
$81,320.00
$45,374.43
$46,943.39
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State [ 12]
General election
Results
2026 Arkansas Senate election, 35th district
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Tyler Dees (incumbent)
Total votes
References
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