Arkansas 2021 General Election

The Green Papers: Arkansas 2021 General Election

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Arkansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	3,013,756	(0.97% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
2010 Census:	2,926,229	(0.94% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Little Rock

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Arkansas State and Local Government

Primary elections are for Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican candidates only. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held.

If the General Election filing date falls on a holiday so the deadline is extended 1 day.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Nichols Boozman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic		former Pine Bluff Council Member Jack Edward Foster • FEC S2AR00123
		Democratic		Natalie James • FEC S2AR00115; 30 Sep 21; Tot $21,833; Dsb $14,955
		Democratic		Daniel Allen "Dan" Whitfield • FEC S0AR00218; 30 Sep 21; Tot $5,975; Dsb $22,779

		Republican		Jake Bequette • FEC S2AR00107; 30 Sep 21; Tot $533,543; Dsb $180,992
		*Republican*		*Senator John Nichols Boozman* • FEC S0AR00150; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,285,928; Dsb $435,182
		Republican		Heath Loftis • FEC S2AR00073; 30 Sep 21; Tot $10,251; Dsb $10,060
		Republican		Jan Morgan • FEC S2AR00081; 30 Sep 21; Tot $212,950; Dsb $151,629

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Asa Hutchinson • Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001. First elected to the Governor's chair: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At Term Limit Running for Attorney General in 2022.
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic		Anthony Bland
		Democratic		Chris Jones
		Democratic		James "Rus" Russell, III
		Democratic		Supha Xayprasith-Mays

		Republican		Sarah Huckabee Sanders • Daughter of former Governor Mike Huckabee

		Libertarian		Ricky Harrington, Jr.

		Independent		Bill Gates

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 2011-2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. 8 February 2021: Dropped out of Gubernatorial contest.
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic		Kelly Ross Krout

		Republican		Chris Bequette
		Republican		Greg Bledsoe
		Republican		state Senator Jason Rapert
		Republican		Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
		Republican		former state Senator Doyle Webb
		Republican		Joseph Wood

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford* • FEC H0AR01083; 30 Sep 21; Tot $279,410; Dsb $161,408
		Republican		state Representative Brandt Smith • FEC H2AR01105

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress James French "French" Hill • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		Quintessa Hathaway • FEC H2AR02095

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress James French "French" Hill* • FEC H4AR02141; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,114,058; Dsb $243,236
		Republican		David P. Poston • FEC H2AR02111
		Republican		Conrad E. Reynolds • FEC H2AR02103

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Stephen A. "Steve" Womack • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		Lauren Mallett-Hays • aka Lauren Hays • FEC H2AR03283; 30 Sep 21; Tot $20,300; Dsb $18,837

		Republican		Neil Kumar • FEC H2AR03275; 30 Sep 21; Tot $26,057; Dsb $8,497
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Stephen A. "Steve" Womack* • FEC H0AR03055; 30 Sep 21; Tot $395,211; Dsb $192,652

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Bruce Westerman • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Bruce Westerman* • FEC H4AR04048; 30 Sep 21; Tot $518,213; Dsb $220,377

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

		Republican	Secretary of State John Thurston • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Anna Beth Gorman
		Democratic		former Pulaski County Election Commissioner Josh Price

		Republican		state Representative Mark Lowery
		Republican		former state Senator Eddie Joe Williams

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Attorney General Leslie Rutledge • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2022.
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic		Little Rock Parks Commissioner Jesse Gibson

		Republican		Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 2011-2015.
		Republican		Leon Jones, Jr.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Treasurer Dennis Milligan • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. Candidate for Auditor in 2022.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		state Senator Mathew "Mat" Pitsch

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Auditor Andrea Lea • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - At Term Limit
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		Treasurer Dennis Milligan

Commissioner of State Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime

		Republican	State Lands Commissioner Tommy Land • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Commissioner of State Lands is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic		Goldi Gaines

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 14 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 25 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.