2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	49.85%
	Republican 50–59% 60–69%
	Republican 50–59% 60–69%

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.^[1]

Overview[]

Popular vote

Republican			62.56%
Democratic			35.19%
Libertarian			2.21%
Other			0.04%

House seats

Republican			100%
Democratic			0%

District[]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	138,757	68.95%	57,907	28.77%	4,581	2.28%	201,245	100%	Republican Hold
District 2	132,125	52.13%	116,135	45.82%	5,193	2.05%	253,453	100%	Republican Hold
District 3	148,717	64.78%	74,952	32.65%	6,039	2.57%	229,568	100%	Republican Hold
District 4	136,740	66.74%	63,984	31.23%	4,168	2.03%	204,892	100%	Republican Hold
Total	556,339	62.56%	312,978	35.19%	19,981	2.25%	889,298	100%

District 1[]

The incumbent is Republican Rick Crawford, who has represented the district since 2011. Crawford was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Chintan Desai, a project manager for KIPP.

Democratic primary[]

Chintan Desai, project manager for KIPP: Delta Public Schools and former Teach for America member^[3]

Republican primary[]

Rick Crawford, incumbent^[4]

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Dates administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Crawford (R)	Chintan Desai (D)	Elvis Presley (L)	Undecided
Hendrix College	September 5–7, 2018	422	± 4.7%	57%	22%	3%	18%

Results[]

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Crawford (incumbent)	138,757	68.9
	Democratic	Chintan Desai	57,907	28.8
	Libertarian	Elvis Presley	4,581	2.3
Total votes			201,245	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[]

The incumbent is Republican French Hill, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Clarke Tucker, a state representative.

Arkansas's 2nd district has been included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.^[6]

Democratic primary[]

Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman^[7]
Jonathan Dunkley^[8]
Paul Spencer, teacher and activist^[9]
Clarke Tucker, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives^[10]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarke Tucker	23,325	57.8
	Democratic	Gwen Combs	8,188	20.3
	Democratic	Paul Spencer	5,063	12.6
	Democratic	Johnathan Dunkley	3,768	9.3
Total votes			40,344	100.0

Republican primary[]

French Hill, Incumbent^[12]

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	French Hill (R)	Clarke Tucker (D)	Joe Swafford (L)	Undecided
Hendrix College	October 17–18, 2018	590	± 4.0%	51%	40%	2%	7%
Hendrix College	September 5–7, 2018	428	± 4.7%	50%	40%	2%	8%
Public Policy Polling (D)	April 16–17, 2018	610	± 4.0%	47%	42%	—	11%

Results[]

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	French Hill (incumbent)	132,125	52.1
	Democratic	Clarke Tucker	116,135	45.8
	Libertarian	Joe Swafford	5,193	2.1
Total votes			253,453	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[]

The incumbent is Republican Steve Womack, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Joshua Mahony from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Libertarian candidate is Michael Kalagias, a retired teacher and volunteer firefighter from Rogers, Arkansas.

Democratic primary[]

Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission.^[13]

Republican primary[]

Robb Ryerse, pastor and a "progressive Republican" ^[14]
Steve Womack, Incumbent^[15]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (incumbent)	47,757	84.2
	Republican	Robb Ryerse	8,988	15.8
Total votes			56,745	100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Dates administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Womack (R)	Josh Mahony (D)	Michael Kalagias (L)	Undecided
Hendrix College	September 5–7, 2018	428	± 4.7%	53%	31%	5%	11%

Results[]

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Womack (incumbent)	148,717	64.7
	Democratic	Joshua Mahony	74,952	32.6
	Libertarian	Michael Kalagias	5,899	2.6
	Write-in		140	0.1
Total votes			229,708	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[]

The incumbent is Republican Bruce Westerman, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The Democratic nominee is Hayden Shamel, a teacher from Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Democratic primary[]

Hayden Shamel, Teacher^[16]

Republican primary[]

Randy Caldwell, preacher^[17]
Bruce Westerman, Incumbent^[18]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Westerman (incumbent)	40,201	79.8
	Republican	Randy Caldwell	10,151	20.2
Total votes			50,352	100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Dates administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bruce Westerman (R)	Hayden Shamel (D)	Tom Canada (L)	Undecided
Hendrix College	September 5–7, 2018	423	± 4.7%	54%	24%	5%	17%

Results[]

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Westerman (incumbent)	136,740	66.8
	Democratic	Hayden Shamel	63,984	31.2
	Libertarian	Tom Canada	3,952	1.9
	Write-in		216	0.1
Total votes			204,892	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "2016 Arkansas Code: Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 3; § 7-5-304 - Opening and closing polls -- Time". Justia; US law. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ "Chintan Desai Announces Race for AR 1st District Congress Seat". ARKANSASMATTERS. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2018 Arkansas general election results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ Cheney, Kyle (January 30, 2017). "Amid Democratic doldrums, DCCC identifies 2018 targets". Politico. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ Brantley, Max. "A 4th Democratic candidate for 2nd District Congress". Arkansas Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ THV11 Digital Team (July 13, 2017). "Paul Spencer officially announces campaign to challenge Rep. French Hill". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
^ Brantley, Max. "Rep. Clarke Tucker announces race for French Hill's 2nd District congressional seat". Arkansas Times. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2018 Arkansas primary election results". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ DeMillo, Andrew (May 8, 2017). "Arkansas Scholarship Fund Head Says He'll Run for Congress". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Jilani, Zaid (May 19, 2017). "MEET THE PASTOR RUNNING AS A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN TO GET BIG MONEY OUT OF POLITICS". The Intercept. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ "Forms lacking for 2 Arkansas congressional candidates, FEC says". NWADG.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

External links[]

Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at FEC
Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

[1] "2016 Arkansas Code: Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 3; § 7-5-304 - Opening and closing polls -- Time". Justia; US law. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[clerk2018-2] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[3] "Chintan Desai Announces Race for AR 1st District Congress Seat". ARKANSASMATTERS. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[4] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[General_Election-5] "2018 Arkansas general election results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[dcccidentifies-6] Cheney, Kyle (January 30, 2017). "Amid Democratic doldrums, DCCC identifies 2018 targets". Politico. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

[7] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[8] Brantley, Max. "A 4th Democratic candidate for 2nd District Congress". Arkansas Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[9] THV11 Digital Team (July 13, 2017). "Paul Spencer officially announces campaign to challenge Rep. French Hill". Retrieved July 13, 2017.

[10] Brantley, Max. "Rep. Clarke Tucker announces race for French Hill's 2nd District congressional seat". Arkansas Times. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[Primary_Election-11] "2018 Arkansas primary election results". Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[12] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[13] DeMillo, Andrew (May 8, 2017). "Arkansas Scholarship Fund Head Says He'll Run for Congress". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[14] Jilani, Zaid (May 19, 2017). "MEET THE PASTOR RUNNING AS A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN TO GET BIG MONEY OUT OF POLITICS". The Intercept. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[15] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[16] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[17] "Forms lacking for 2 Arkansas congressional candidates, FEC says". NWADG.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[18] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2019.

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