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2020 Arkansas House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Matthew Shepherd Fredrick Love Party Republican Democratic Leader since June 15, 2018 May 16, 2019 Leader's seat 6th 29th Seats before 76 24 Seats won 78 22 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 772,967 313,643 Percentage 70.09% 28.44%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote shareResults:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold Vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Speaker before election Matthew Shepherd Republican Elected Speaker Matthew Shepherd Republican

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The 2020 Arkansas House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 2020. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 100 House of Representatives districts across the U.S. state of Arkansas. It was held alongside numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including the 2020 Arkansas Senate elections.

Prior to the election, the National Conference of State Legislatures labeled this as one of many state and local races throughout the country that could effect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.

Republicans expanded their supermajority from 76–24 to 77–23, flipping the 9th and 11th districts, while Democrats flipped the 32nd district. While Arkansas was long a practically single-party state dominated by the Democratic Party during the Solid South, the rise of the Southern Strategy and the realignment of political parties has turned it and most other southern states into Republican strongholds. Republicans have controlled the House since the 2012 elections. Democratic strength is mostly isolated to Little Rock, the state capital and largest city, and Fayetteville, home to the University of Arkansas, as well as the Black Belt along the Mississippi Delta, with large populations of rural African Americans.

Predictions

Results

Overall

Parties		Votes	%	Seats	+/-
	Republican	772,967	70.09%	78	2
	Democratic	313,643	28.44%	22	2
	Libertarian	15,286	1.39%	0
	Independent	954	0.09%	0

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 38, 0.12%
2. District 32, 0.14% gain
3. District 11, 0.54% gain
4. District 9, 4.52% gain
5. District 12, 5% ineligible
6. District 39, 5.9%
7. District 94, 9.42%

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District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

Democrat Jimmie L. Wilson narrowly won by 5 percentage points ahead of Republican David Tollett, but Wilson was unanimously ruled ineligible to serve as a state representative by the Arkansas Supreme Court on October 26, 2020. Wilson was convicted of a misdemeanor 30 years earlier for "illegal use of federal farm loans and selling mortgaged crops." Despite being pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001, the court found a 2016 amendment to the Arkansas Constitution barring those who have been convicted of "deceit, fraud or false statement" from serving in public office barred Wilson from serving.

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

District 40

District 41

District 42

District 43

District 44

District 45

According to Ballotpedia, the general election in the 45th House district was cancelled, with incumbent Republican Jim Wooten winning without appearing on the ballot.

District 46

According to Ballotpedia, the general election in the 46th House district was cancelled, with incumbent Republican Les Eaves winning without appearing on the ballot.

District 47

District 48

District 49

District 50

District 51

District 52

District 53

District 54

District 55

District 56

District 57

District 58

District 59

District 60

District 61

District 62

District 63

District 64

District 65

District 66

District 67

District 68

District 69

District 70

District 71

District 72

District 73

District 74

District 75

District 76

District 77

District 78

District 79

District 80

District 81

District 82

District 83

District 84

District 85

District 86

District 87

District 88

District 89

District 90

District 91

District 92

District 93

District 94

District 95

District 96

District 97

District 98

District 99

District 100

See also

• 2020 Arkansas elections
• 2020 Arkansas Senate election

References

1. "Election 2020: Which seats in the Arkansas General Assembly will be up for grabs". KNWA FOX24. November 6, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
2. Underhill, Wendy; Williams, Ben (December 4, 2019). "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
3. Moskowitz, Seth (February 3, 2020). "The Road to 270: Arkansas". 270toWin. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
4. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
5. ^ "Election Night Reporting". Scytl. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
6. Herzog, Rachel (October 27, 2020). "State House candidate ruled ineligible". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
7. "Jim Wooten". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
8. "Les Eaves". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Arkansas", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Arkansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Arkansas". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Arkansas at Ballotpedia

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