2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas

The 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas.

Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman was elected to a second term in the 2016 U.S. Senate election with 59.8% of the vote and has indicated he will seek re-election.^[1]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Jake Bequette, former NFL player and U.S. Army veteran^[2]
John Boozman, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]
Heath Loftis, pastor^[3]
Jan Morgan, gun range owner and candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 2018^[4]

Withdrew[]

Michael Deel, corporate analyst^[5]

Republican candidates^[a]

Incumbent U.S. Senator
John Boozman
from
Rogers
Gun range owner
Jan Morgan
from
Hot Springs

Endorsements[]

John Boozman

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[6]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 31st White House press secretary (2017–2019) and candidate in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[7]

U.S. Senators

Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader from Kentucky (1985–present)^[8]
Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (2015–present) and U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district (2013–2015)^[7]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Jack Foster, former Pine Bluff city alderman^[9]^[10]
Natalie James, small business owner and community advocate^[11]
Dan Whitfield, activist and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[12]^[13]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[14]	Solid R	July 16, 2021
Inside Elections^[15]	Solid R	October 8, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Safe R	March 11, 2021

Notes[]

^ The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Senator Boozman seeks re-election in 2022". Southwest Times Record. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ "Former NFL player, Iraq war veteran Jake Bequette challenges Arkansas Sen. Boozman". Fox News. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Another challenger to John Boozman from the right". Arkansas Times. March 24, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Former gubernatorial candidate Jan Morgan launches U.S. Senate bid". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ Staff Reports. "Young Republican Michael Deel makes bid for U.S. Senate". Southwest Times Record. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ "Donald Trump endorses Sen. John Boozman for reelection". FoxNews. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Frank E. Lockwood (March 18, 2021). "Gun-rights activist Jan Morgan kicks off Senate run". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
^ Raju, Manu; Rogers, Alex (March 12, 2021). "McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates 'who can win' regardless of Trump ties". CNN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.
^ "Arkansas Sen. John Boozman gets another challenger, this time from the left". Arkansas Times. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "Foster to run for US senate". Arkansas Democratic Gazette. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ Staff, A. M. P. (June 14, 2021). "Democrat Natalie James Announces for U.S. Senate". AMP. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Dan Whitfield suspends US Senate race after not getting on the ballot". KFSM. October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "Dan Whitfield to run against Boozman for US Senate seat in 2022". KFSM. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

[disclaimer-6] The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

[auto-1] "Senator Boozman seeks re-election in 2022". Southwest Times Record. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[2] "Former NFL player, Iraq war veteran Jake Bequette challenges Arkansas Sen. Boozman". Fox News. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[3] "Another challenger to John Boozman from the right". Arkansas Times. March 24, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[4] "Former gubernatorial candidate Jan Morgan launches U.S. Senate bid". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[5] Staff Reports. "Young Republican Michael Deel makes bid for U.S. Senate". Southwest Times Record. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[7] "Donald Trump endorses Sen. John Boozman for reelection". FoxNews. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[BoozmanEndorsements1-8] Frank E. Lockwood (March 18, 2021). "Gun-rights activist Jan Morgan kicks off Senate run". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

[9] Raju, Manu; Rogers, Alex (March 12, 2021). "McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates 'who can win' regardless of Trump ties". CNN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.

[10] "Arkansas Sen. John Boozman gets another challenger, this time from the left". Arkansas Times. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[11] "Foster to run for US senate". Arkansas Democratic Gazette. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[12] Staff, A. M. P. (June 14, 2021). "Democrat Natalie James Announces for U.S. Senate". AMP. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

[13] "Dan Whitfield suspends US Senate race after not getting on the ballot". KFSM. October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[14] "Dan Whitfield to run against Boozman for US Senate seat in 2022". KFSM. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[Cook_PR-15] "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[Inside_Elections-16] "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-17] "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

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AR Governor	1862 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1910 1912 1913 S 1914 1916 1918 1922 1926 1930 1932 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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U.S. Senate	Class 2: 1848 S 1853 1859 1870 1876 1883 1885 S 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 S 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1937 S 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 Class 3: 1837 1843 1855 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1916 S 1920 1926 1932 S 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022
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2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas

Contents

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Withdrew[]

Endorsements[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]