2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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 DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % 138,757 68.95% 57,907 28.77% 4,581 2.28% 201,245 100.00% Republican hold 132,125 52.13% 116,135 45.82% 5,193 2.05% 253,453 100.00% Republican hold 148,717 64.74% 74,952 32.63% 6,039 2.63% 229,708 100.00% Republican hold 136,740 66.74% 63,984 31.23% 4,168 2.03% 204,892 100.00% Republican holdTotal 556,339 62.56% 312,978 35.19% 19,981 2.25% 889,298 100.00%

County CountyRepublicanDemocraticOthersMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,42869.67%1,40628.58%861.75%2,02241.10%4,920Ashley4,14367.63%1,88830.82%951.55%2,25536.81%6,126Baxter10,71275.15%3,18922.37%3542.48%7,52352.77%14,255Benton51,47366.42%23,80530.72%2,2142.86%27,66835.70%77,492Boone9,13278.68%2,23919.29%2362.03%6,89359.39%11,607Bradley1,83264.53%93733.00%702.47%89531.53%2,839Calhoun1,26871.28%48327.15%281.57%78544.13%1,779Carroll5,66363.25%3,09434.56%1962.19%2,56928.69%8,953Chicot1,53743.58%1,92954.69%611.73%-392-11.11%3,527Clark3,76755.98%2,84842.32%1141.69%91913.66%6,729Clay3,18277.35%84220.47%902.19%2,34056.88%4,114Cleburne7,92882.45%1,50315.63%1851.92%6,42566.82%9,616Cleveland2,01577.80%53520.66%401.54%1,48057.14%2,590Columbia4,09164.60%2,17234.30%701.11%1,91930.30%6,333Conway3,91060.49%2,44337.79%1111.72%1,46722.69%6,464Craighead17,38966.77%8,08731.05%5662.17%9,30235.72%26,042Crawford13,08977.80%3,30019.62%4342.58%9,78958.19%16,823Crittenden5,60147.22%6,08551.30%1761.48%-484-4.08%11,862Cross4,23573.27%1,44124.93%1041.80%2,79448.34%5,780Dallas1,27960.56%80738.21%261.23%47222.35%2,112Desha1,65848.85%1,65348.70%832.45%50.15%3,394Drew3,43264.13%1,81933.99%1011.89%1,61330.14%5,352Faulkner23,70261.50%13,73735.65%1,0992.85%9,96525.86%38,538Franklin4,02376.47%1,11921.27%1192.26%2,90455.20%5,261Fulton2,79073.46%93324.57%751.97%1,85748.89%3,798Garland21,18766.69%9,98831.44%5941.87%11,19935.25%31,769Grant4,46380.44%98817.81%971.75%3,47562.64%5,548Greene8,47077.61%2,17619.94%2682.46%6,29457.67%10,914Hempstead3,19464.62%1,69034.19%591.19%1,50430.43%4,943Hot Spring6,26171.84%2,27426.09%1802.07%3,98745.75%8,715Howard2,45369.81%1,00828.69%531.51%1,44541.12%3,514Independence7,87978.01%1,98019.60%2412.39%5,89958.41%10,100Izard3,52479.24%83818.84%851.91%2,68660.40%4,447Jackson3,01472.30%1,08225.95%731.75%1,93246.34%4,169Jefferson7,83740.06%11,33657.94%3922.00%-3,499-17.88%19,565Johnson5,20069.96%1,99626.85%2373.19%3,20443.11%7,433Lafayette1,36264.31%71633.81%401.89%64630.50%2,118Lawrence3,61677.53%92219.77%1262.70%2,69457.76%4,664Lee92443.98%1,15454.93%231.09%-230-10.95%2,101Lincoln1,97165.22%87528.95%1765.82%1,09636.27%3,022Little River2,75170.21%1,09728.00%701.79%1,65442.22%3,918Logan4,11274.59%1,15620.97%2454.44%2,95653.62%5,513Lonoke15,72876.74%4,25920.78%5072.47%11,46955.96%20,494Madison3,94871.63%1,42625.87%1382.50%2,52245.75%5,512Marion3,95476.64%1,08521.03%1202.33%2,86955.61%5,159Miller8,18971.75%3,08727.05%1371.20%5,10244.70%11,413Mississippi6,46062.27%3,65935.27%2562.47%2,80127.00%10,375Monroe1,40854.40%1,13143.70%491.89%27710.70%2,588Montgomery2,16276.40%61521.73%531.87%1,54754.66%2,830Nevada1,56262.08%90636.01%481.91%65626.07%2,516Newton2,31673.64%67521.46%1544.90%1,64152.18%3,145Ouachita3,93453.55%3,24944.23%1632.22%6859.32%7,346Perry2,56869.35%1,04728.27%882.38%1,52141.07%3,703Phillips2,18240.57%3,12558.10%721.34%-943-17.53%5,379Pike2,66479.90%59917.97%712.13%2,06561.94%3,334Poinsett4,65176.40%1,27320.91%1642.69%3,37855.49%6,088Polk4,95881.96%97216.07%1191.97%3,98665.90%6,049Pope13,69076.23%3,87621.58%3932.19%9,81454.65%17,959Prairie2,14475.84%62822.21%551.95%1,51653.63%2,827Pulaski52,46738.89%80,13859.41%2,2891.70%-27,671-20.51%134,894Randolph4,26876.17%1,14920.51%1863.32%3,11955.67%5,603Saline28,28468.06%12,32129.65%9532.29%15,96338.41%41,558Scott2,33281.85%44215.51%752.63%1,89066.34%2,849Searcy2,54681.32%47815.27%1073.42%2,06866.05%3,131Sebastian23,11269.76%9,04427.30%9732.94%14,06842.46%33,129Sevier2,37274.31%73422.99%862.69%1,63851.32%3,192Sharp4,40778.14%1,10219.54%1312.32%3,30558.60%5,640St. Francis2,58744.96%3,03852.80%1292.24%-451-7.84%5,754Stone3,34675.92%95421.65%1072.43%2,39254.28%4,407Union7,86764.40%4,16434.09%1841.51%3,70330.32%12,215Van Buren4,52572.03%1,60325.52%1542.45%2,92246.51%6,282Washington34,34652.22%29,77545.27%1,6512.51%4,5716.95%65,772White16,66975.72%4,84622.01%4992.27%11,82353.71%22,014Woodruff1,20858.16%82939.91%401.93%37918.25%2,077Yell3,98875.17%1,17922.22%1382.60%2,80952.95%5,305Totals556,33962.56%312,97835.19%19,9812.25%243,36127.37%889,298

District 1

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

Withdrawn 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 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Polling Poll source Datesadministered Samplesize Margin oferror RickCrawford (R) ChintanDesai (D) ElvisPresley (L) UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix College September 5–7, 2018 422 ± 4.7% 57% 22% 3% 18%

Results

By county CountyRick CrawfordRepublicanChintan DesaiDemocraticElvis PresleyLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,42869.67%1,40628.58%861.75%2,02241.10%4,920Baxter10,71275.15%3,18922.37%3542.48%7,52352.77%14,255Chicot1,53743.58%1,92954.69%611.73%-392-11.11%3,527Clay3,18277.35%84220.47%902.19%2,34056.88%4,114Cleburne7,92882.45%1,50315.63%1851.92%6,42566.82%9,616Craighead17,38966.77%8,08731.05%5662.17%9,30235.72%26,042Crittenden5,60147.22%6,08551.30%1761.48%-484-4.08%11,862Cross4,23573.27%1,44124.93%1041.80%2,79448.34%5,780Desha1,65848.85%1,65348.70%832.45%50.15%3,394Fulton2,79073.46%93324.57%751.97%1,85748.89%3,798Greene8,47077.61%2,17619.94%2682.46%6,29457.67%10,914Independence7,87978.01%1,98019.60%2412.39%5,89958.41%10,100Izard3,52479.24%83818.84%851.91%2,68660.40%4,447Jackson3,01472.30%1,08225.95%731.75%1,93246.34%4,169Jefferson (part)11334.24%20762.73%103.03%-94-28.48%330Lawrence3,61677.53%92219.77%1262.70%2,69457.76%4,664Lee92443.98%1,15454.93%231.09%-230-10.95%2,101Lincoln1,97165.22%87528.95%1765.82%1,09636.27%3,022Lonoke15,72876.74%4,25920.78%5072.47%11,46955.96%20,494Mississippi6,46062.27%3,65935.27%2562.47%2,80127.00%10,375Monroe1,40854.40%1,13143.70%491.89%27710.70%2,588Phillips2,18240.57%3,12558.10%721.34%-943-17.53%5,379Poinsett4,65176.40%1,27320.91%1642.69%3,37855.49%6,088Prairie2,14475.84%62822.21%551.95%1,51653.63%2,827Randolph4,26876.17%1,14920.51%1863.32%3,11955.67%5,603Searcy (part)2,39781.03%45815.48%1033.48%1,93965.55%2,958Sharp4,40778.14%1,10219.54%1312.32%3,30558.60%5,640St. Francis2,58744.96%3,03852.80%1292.24%-451-7.84%5,754Stone3,34675.92%95421.65%1072.43%2,39254.28%4,407Woodruff1,20858.16%82939.91%401.93%37918.25%2,077Totals138,75768.95%57,90728.77%4,5812.28%80,85040.17%201,245

District 2

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

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

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

Debates Complete video of debate, October 8, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error FrenchHill (R) ClarkeTucker (D) JoeSwafford (L) UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix 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)Public Policy Polling (D) April 16–17, 2018 610 ± 4.0% 47% 42% — 11%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

By county CountyFrench HillRepublicanClarke TuckerDemocraticJoe SwaffordLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Conway3,91060.49%2,44337.79%1111.72%1,46722.69%6,464Faulkner23,70261.50%13,73735.65%1,0992.85%9,96525.86%38,538Perry2,56869.35%1,04728.27%882.38%1,52141.07%3,703Pulaski52,46738.89%80,13859.41%2,2891.70%-27,671-20.51%134,894Saline28,28468.06%12,32129.65%9532.29%15,96338.41%41,558Van Buren4,52572.03%1,60325.52%1542.45%2,92246.51%6,282White16,66975.72%4,84622.01%4992.27%11,82353.71%22,014Totals132,12552.13%116,13545.82%5,1932.05%15,9906.31%253,453

District 3

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

Eliminated in primary Robb Ryerse, pastor

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

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 Poll source Datesadministered Samplesize Margin oferror SteveWomack (R) JoshMahony (D) MichaelKalagias (L) UndecidedHendrix College September 5–7, 2018 428 ± 4.7% 53% 31% 5% 11%

Results

By county CountySteve WomackRepublicanJoshua MahonyDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Benton51,47366.42%23,80530.72%2,2142.86%27,66835.70%77,492Boone9,13278.68%2,23919.29%2362.03%6,89359.39%11,607Carroll5,66363.25%3,09434.56%1962.19%2,56928.69%8,953Crawford (part)9,37177.80%2,36119.60%3132.60%7,01058.20%12,045Marion3,95476.64%1,08521.03%1202.33%2,86955.61%5,159Newton (part)1,13582.43%22216.12%201.45%91366.30%1,377Pope13,69076.23%3,87621.58%3932.19%9,81454.65%17,959Searcy (part)14986.13%2011.56%42.31%12974.57%173Sebastian (part)19,80467.89%8,47529.05%8923.06%11,32938.84%29,171Washington34,34652.22%29,77545.27%1,6512.51%4,5716.95%65,772Totals148,71764.74%74,95232.63%6,0392.63%73,76532.11%229,708

District 4