The 2022 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Arkansas voters elected state senators to the Arkansas Senate in each of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections in March 2022 determined which candidates would appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot.
Composition
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantBefore election 28 7 35After election 29 6 35Change 1 1
Retirements Democrats District 10: Larry Teague retired. District 24: Keith Ingram retired due to term limits. District 31: Joyce Elliott retired due to term limits.
Independents District 2: Jim Hendren retired.
Republicans District 3: Cecile Bledsoe retired. District 7: Colby Fulfer retired. District 8: Mathew Pitsch retired to run for treasurer of Arkansas. District 27: Trent Garner retired. District 35: Jason Rapert retired to run for lieutenant governor of Arkansas.
Incumbents defeated In primaries Republicans District 3: Charles Beckham lost renomination to former Magnolia, Arkansas City Councilman Steve Crowell after being redistricted from District 12. District 6: Bill Sample lost renomination to Garland County Justice of the Peace Matt McKee after being redistricted from District 14. District 22: James Sturch lost renomination to House Representative John Payton after being redistricted from District 19. District 28: Bob Ballinger lost renomination to former senator Bryan King after being redistricted from District 5.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Summary
Note: All districts were renumbered following the redistricting process.
DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Ben Gilmore Rep Ben Gilmore Rep 2nd Jim Hendren Ind Matt Stone Rep 3rd Charles Beckham Rep Steve Crowell Rep Cecile Bledsoe 4th Jimmy Hickey Jr. Rep Jimmy Hickey Jr. Rep 5th Terry Rice Rep Terry Rice Rep 6th Bill Sample Rep Matt Mckee Rep 7th Alan Clark Rep Alan Clark Rep Colby Fulfer 8th Stephanie Flowers Dem Stephanie Flowers Dem Mathew Pitsch Rep 9thNew seat Reginald Murdock Dem 10th Ron Caldwell Rep Ron Caldwell Rep Larry Teague Dem 11th Ricky Hill Rep Ricky Hill Rep 12th Linda Chesterfield Dem Linda Chesterfield Dem 13th Jane English Rep Jane English Rep 14th Clarke Tucker Dem Clarke Tucker Dem 15th New seat Fredrick Love Dem 16th Kim Hammer Rep Kim Hammer Rep 17th Mark Johnson Rep Mark Johnson Rep 18th Jonathan Dismang Rep Jonathan Dismang Rep 19th Dave Wallace Rep Dave Wallace Rep 20th Dan Sullivan Rep Dan Sullivan Rep 21st Blake Johnson Rep Blake Johnson Rep 22nd James Sturch Rep John Payton Rep 23rd Scott Flippo Rep Scott Flippo Rep 24th Missy Irvin Rep Missy Irvin RepKeith Ingram Dem 25th Breanne Davis Rep Breanne Davis Rep 26th Gary Stubblefield Rep Gary Stubblefield Rep 27th Trent Garner Rep Justin Boyd Rep 28th Bob Ballinger Rep Bryan King Rep 29th New seat Jim Petty Rep 30th Greg Leding Dem Greg Leding Dem 31st Joyce Elliott Dem Clint Penzo Rep 32nd New seat Joshua Bryant Rep 33rd Bart Hester Rep Bart Hester Rep 34th New seat Jim Dotson Rep 35th Jason Rapert Rep Tyler Dees Rep
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Detailed results District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35__NOTOC__
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District 10
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District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
See also 2022 Arkansas elections 2022 Arkansas House of Representatives election Arkansas Senate List of Arkansas General Assemblies
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