2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Overview

District Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticLibertarianTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 237,596 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 237,596 100% Republican holdDistrict 2 184,093 55.37% 148,410 44.63% 0 0.00% 332,503 100% Republican holdDistrict 3 214,960 64.31% 106,325 31.81% 12,977 3.88% 334,262 100% Republican holdDistrict 4 191,617 69.67% 75,750 27.54% 7,668 2.79% 275,035 100% Republican holdTotal 828,266 70.23% 330,485 28.02% 20,645 1.75% 1,179,396 100%

District 1

The 1st district encompasses northeastern Arkansas, taking in Jonesboro and West Memphis. The incumbent was Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. representative

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 2, 2020 Inside Elections October 28, 2020 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 2, 2020PoliticoNovember 2, 2020Daily KosNovember 2, 2020RCPNovember 2, 2020

Results

District 2

The 2nd district takes in Central Arkansas, including Little Rock and the surrounding exurbs. The incumbent was Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Declared French Hill, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Joyce Elliott, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2010

Endorsements

General election Debate + 2020 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn French Hill Joyce Elliott1 Oct. 12, 2020 Arkansas PBS Steve BarnesYouTube

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 2, 2020 Inside Elections October 28, 2020 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 2, 2020PoliticoNovember 2, 2020Daily KosNovember 2, 2020RCPNovember 2, 2020

Polling

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error FrenchHill (R) JoyceElliott (D) Other UndecidedChange ResearchChange ResearchOctober 29 – November 2, 2020586 (LV)± 4.5%48%48%4%1%ALG Research (D)ALG Research (D) October 16–21, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%47%47% – –Hendrix CollegeHendrix CollegeOctober 11–13, 2020644 (LV)± 4.9%46%46% –9%ALG Research (D)ALG Research (D)September 27–29, 2020511 (LV)± 4.4%48%48% – –Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)September 10–16, 2020605 (LV) –46%48% – –ALG Research (D)September 9–13, 2020511 (LV) –50%46% – –Hendrix College/TalkBusinessHendrix College/TalkBusinessSeptember 4–9, 2020698 (LV)± 4.3%48%46% –7%ALG Research (D)June 18–24, 2020511 (LV) –50%43% – –

Results

By county CountyFrench HillRepublicanJoyce ElliottDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Conway5,85067.46%2,82232.54%3,02834.92%8,672Faulkner35,27964.98%19,01735.02%16,26229.95%54,296Perry3,54276.87%1,06623.13%2,47653.73%4,608Pulaski68,15440.21%101,33959.79%-33,185-19.58%169,493Saline40,61271.41%16,25628.59%24,35642.83%56,868Van Buren6,07278.35%1,67821.65%4,39456.70%7,750White24,58479.78%6,23220.22%18,35259.55%30,816Totals184,09355.37%148,41044.63%35,68310.73%332,503

District 3

The 3rd district covers northwestern Arkansas, including Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith. The incumbent was Republican Steve Womack, who was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Celeste Williams, nurse practitioner

Other Candidates Declared Michael Kalagias (Libertarian), candidate for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district in 2018 and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2014 and 2016

General election Debate + 2020 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic LibertarianKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Steve Womack Celeste Williams Michael Kalagias1 Oct. 13, 2020 Arkansas PBS Steve BarnesYouTube

Results

By county CountySteve WomackRepublicanCeleste WilliamsDemocraticMichael KalagiasLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Benton76,89964.32%37,49131.36%5,1614.32%39,40832.96%119,551Boone13,82481.60%2,64415.61%4732.79%11,18065.99%16,941Carroll7,58864.84%3,81332.58%3012.57%3,77532.26%11,702Crawford (part)13,16976.55%3,44520.02%5903.43%9,72456.52%17,204Marion5,90879.52%1,32717.86%1952.62%4,58161.66%7,430Newton (part)1,55585.30%23512.89%331.81%1,32072.41%1,823Pope18,47976.01%5,11721.05%7142.94%13,36254.97%24,310Searcy (part)22488.54%2610.28%31.19%19878.26%253Sebastian (part)27,30766.08%12,33729.85%1,6804.07%14,97036.23%41,324Washington50,00753.36%39,89042.56%3,8274.08%10,11710.79%93,724Totals214,96064.31%106,32531.81%12,9773.88%108,63532.50%334,262

District 4

The 4th district encompasses southwestern Arkansas, taking in Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana. The incumbent was Republican Bruce Westerman, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary Candidates Declared William Hanson, former law professor

Other Candidates Declared Frank Gilbert (Libertarian), former mayor of Tull and former Grant County coroner

General election Debate + 2020 Arkansas's 4th congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic LibertarianKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Bruce Westerman Williams Hanson Frank Gilbert1 Oct. 13, 2020 Arkansas PBS Steve BarnesYouTube

Results

By county CountyBruce WestermanRepublicanWilliam HansonDemocraticFrank GilbertLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Ashley5,60371.25%2,09226.60%1692.15%3,51144.65%7,864Bradley2,39866.43%1,12431.14%882.44%1,27435.29%3,610Calhoun1,64976.80%45721.29%411.91%1,19255.52%2,147Clark4,96759.88%3,13737.82%1912.30%1,83022.06%8,295Cleveland2,89381.47%58116.36%772.17%2,31265.11%3,551Columbia5,59166.12%2,70031.93%1651.95%2,89134.19%8,456Crawford (part)5,45879.95%1,12616.49%2433.56%4,33263.45%6,827Dallas1,61562.09%92835.68%582.23%68726.41%2,601Drew4,44765.03%2,22132.48%1702.49%2,22632.55%6,838Franklin5,68980.81%1,17116.63%1802.56%4,51864.18%7,040Garland30,74769.92%11,80026.83%1,4283.25%18,94743.09%43,975Grant6,76383.09%1,11213.66%2643.24%5,65169.43%8,139Hempstead4,52866.88%2,09430.93%1482.19%2,43435.95%6,770Hot Spring9,31674.60%2,81222.52%3602.88%6,50452.08%12,488Howard3,39371.37%1,26526.61%962.02%2,12844.76%4,754Jefferson (part)9,81540.59%13,68256.58%6862.84%-3,867-15.99%24,183Johnson6,93773.80%2,09422.28%3693.93%4,84351.52%9,400Lafayette1,74766.45%84131.99%411.56%90634.46%2,629Little River3,77573.89%1,23524.17%991.94%2,54049.72%5,109Logan6,47279.35%1,39117.05%2933.59%5,08162.30%8,156Madison5,49675.61%1,52120.92%2523.47%3,97554.68%7,269Miller11,87072.57%4,10525.10%3822.34%7,76547.47%16,357Montgomery3,10381.12%63516.60%872.27%2,46864.52%3,825Nevada2,17865.52%1,06832.13%782.35%1,11033.39%3,324Newton (part)1,55174.68%46122.20%653.13%1,09052.48%2,077Ouachita5,44357.32%3,85440.59%1992.10%1,58916.73%9,496Pike3,53084.15%57413.68%912.17%2,95670.46%4,195Polk7,01983.50%1,08912.96%2983.55%5,93070.54%8,406Scott2,97784.65%44912.77%912.59%2,52871.88%3,517Sebastian (part)4,75684.37%70012.42%1813.21%4,05671.95%5,637Sevier3,97077.51%1,01119.74%1412.75%2,95957.77%5,122Union10,69365.47%5,21431.92%4262.61%5,47933.55%16,333Yell5,22878.68%1,20618.15%2113.18%4,02260.53%6,645Totals191,61769.67%75,75027.54%7,6682.79%115,86742.13%275,035

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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