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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkanas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Arkansas, one from all four of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election will take place on a date that has not yet been announced.

District 1

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The 1st district is based in North-Eastern Arkansas and parts of its South-East, taking in Eudora, McGehee, Lonoke, and Stuttgart. The majority of its population can be found in the city of Jonesboro. The incumbent is Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Republican primary

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rick Crawford (R) $247,790 $165,304 $913,313
Source: Federal Election Commission[2]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Solid R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[5] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 2

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The 2nd district is located in central Arkansas, and includes most of the state capital of Little Rock, and the entirety of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Saline, Van Buren and White counties. The incumbent is Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 58.9% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Republican primary

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Declared

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  • Chase McDowell, Consultant[7]

Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
French Hill (R) $1,029,882 $377,526 $2,028,708
Chase McDowell (R) $46,459 $34,652 $11,807
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Solid R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[5] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 3

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The 3rd district encompasses the entirety of Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Sebastian and Washington counties. The incumbent is Republican Steve Womack, who was elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2024.[1]

Republican primary

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Declared

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Steve Womack (R) $600,472 $197,689 $2,118,677
Source: Federal Election Commission[11]

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Diana Lawrence, former customer service, realtor, and substitute teacher[12]

Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Robb Ryerse (D) $9,650 $229 $9,421
Source: Federal Election Commission[11]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Solid R March 13, 2025
Inside Elections[5] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 4

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The 4th district encompasses large parts of rural Arkansas, including the majority of its Southern half, and a stretch to the north-west which includes Pope County and others. It also shares part of the state capital, Little Rock with the 2nd district, though it is a smaller portion. The incumbent is Republican Bruce Westerman, who was elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Bruce Westerman (R) $977,466 $255,886 $3,755,141
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[5] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R April 10, 2025


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2026 Election United States House - Arkansas 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1892039".
  4. ^ a b c d "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
  6. ^ a b c d "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  7. ^ Thomas, Alex (May 12, 2025). "Arkansas consultant launches primary challenge to Hill in 2nd Congressional District". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "2026 Election United States House - Arkansas 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1905386". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Palafox, Nayely (May 20, 2025). "Womack eyes reelection to Congress in 2026 election". 5newsonline.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "2026 Election United States House - Arkansas 3rd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  12. ^ Thomas, Alex; Thompson, Doug (June 1, 2026). "Womack to run for reelection to Congress; Van Buren resident also declares candidacy". River Valley Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  13. ^ "FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1894816".
  14. ^ "2026 Election United States House - Arkansas 4th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates