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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 0 Seats won 4 0 Seat change Popular vote 556,339 312,978 Percentage 62.56% 35.19% Swing 8.60% 24.77%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%

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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas; one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.

Overview

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

District 1

2018 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Rick Crawford Chintan Desai Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 138,757 57,907 Percentage 68.9% 28.8%

Results by county Crawford:      40–50%     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%     80–90% Desai:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rick Crawford Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rick Crawford Republican

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 206. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chintan Desai, project manager for KIPP: Delta Public Schools and former Teach for America member

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• Robert Butler

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elvis D. Presley, Elvis impersonator, auto-mechanic, nominee for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands in 2014 and for state senate in 2016

General election

Polling

Results

District 2

2018 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee French Hill Clarke Tucker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,125 116,135 Percentage 52.1% 45.8%

Results by county Hill:      60–70%      70–80% Tucker:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election French Hill Republican Elected U.S. Representative French Hill Republican

Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• French Hill, incumbent U.S. Representative (R-Little Rock)

Democratic primary

The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

• Clarke Tucker, state representative (D-Little Rock)

Eliminated in primary

• Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman
• Jonathan Dunkley
• Paul Spencer, teacher and activist

Declined

• Win Thompson, former University of Central Arkansas President

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Swafford, residential appraiser

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2016

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

2018 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Steve Womack Joshua Mahony Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,717 74,952 Percentage 64.7% 32.6%

Results by county Womack:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Womack Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Womack Republican

Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. Representative (R-Rogers)

Eliminated in primary

• Robb Ryerse, pastor and a "progressive Republican"

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission (D-Fayetteville)

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter (L-Rogers)

General election

Campaign

This was the first time since he was first elected in 2010 that Womack had faced a Democrat in the general election, having only had opposition from minor parties since.

Polling

Results

District 4

2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Bruce Westerman Hayden Shamel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 136,740 63,984 Percentage 66.7% 31.2%

Results by county Westerman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Shamel:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bruce Westerman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman Republican

Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. Representative (R-Hot Springs)

Eliminated in primary

• Randy Caldwell, preacher

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hayden Shamel, teacher (D-Hot Springs)

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Canada, manufacturing lead

General election

Debate

Polling

Results

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

• Chintan Desai (D) for Congress
• Rick Crawford (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Clarke Tucker (D) for Congress
• French Hill (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

• Joshua Mahony (D) for Congress
• Steve Womack (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

• Hayden Shamel (D) for Congress
• Bruce Westerman (R) for Congress

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
• 2018 Arkansas elections