2018 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2018 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2018, with runoff elections held on June 19.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin won re-election to a second term in office.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tim Griffin, incumbent lieutenant governor (2015–present) and former U.S. representative from AR-2 (2011–2015) Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Anthony Bland, business owner (previously ran for secretary of state)

Results

General election Post-primary endorsements

Results

By county CountyTim GriffinRepublicanAnthony BlandDemocraticFrank GilbertLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,53171.28%1,34727.19%761.53%2,18444.09%4,954Ashley4,21768.62%1,83929.93%891.45%2,37838.70%6,145Baxter10,43873.01%3,26922.86%5904.13%7,16950.14%14,297Benton51,36566.59%23,52630.50%2,2442.91%27,83936.09%77,135Boone8,98477.55%2,25819.49%3432.96%6,72658.06%11,585Bradley1,86765.51%90131.61%822.88%96633.89%2,850Calhoun1,30373.12%44124.75%382.13%86248.37%1,782Carroll5,59962.52%3,11034.73%2462.75%2,48927.79%8,955Chicot1,53743.42%1,95555.23%481.36%-418-11.81%3,540Clark3,89857.81%2,72640.43%1191.76%1,17217.38%6,743Clay3,01573.43%99224.16%992.41%2,02349.27%4,106Cleburne7,94082.38%1,48315.39%2152.23%6,45767.00%9,638Cleveland2,06079.57%49519.12%341.31%1,56560.45%2,589Columbia4,17065.85%2,08232.88%811.28%2,08832.97%6,333Conway4,30466.67%2,01131.15%1412.18%2,29335.52%6,456Craighead17,38066.79%7,82230.06%8193.15%9,55836.73%26,021Crawford13,04377.46%3,33719.82%4592.73%9,70657.64%16,839Crittenden5,54246.55%6,12751.47%2361.98%-585-4.91%11,905Cross4,15971.72%1,53426.45%1061.83%2,62545.27%5,799Dallas1,27860.43%81338.44%241.13%46521.99%2,115Desha1,76151.04%1,58846.03%1012.93%1735.01%3,450Drew3,57266.41%1,68731.36%1202.23%1,88535.04%5,379Faulkner25,43866.13%11,85630.82%1,1753.05%13,58235.31%38,469Franklin4,08677.37%1,05820.03%1372.59%3,02857.34%5,281Fulton2,70971.31%99726.24%932.45%1,71245.06%3,799Garland21,61768.07%9,27929.22%8602.71%12,33838.85%31,756Grant4,51881.48%91216.45%1152.07%3,60665.03%5,545Greene8,35976.53%2,23420.45%3293.01%6,12556.08%10,922Hempstead3,23665.32%1,63332.96%851.72%1,60332.36%4,954Hot Spring6,32572.40%2,20425.23%2072.37%4,12147.17%8,736Howard2,45069.78%1,01028.77%511.45%1,44041.01%3,511Independence7,89277.82%1,95819.31%2912.87%5,93458.51%10,141Izard3,44077.11%89920.15%1222.73%2,54156.96%4,461Jackson2,90269.43%1,20028.71%781.87%1,70240.72%4,180Jefferson8,11541.13%11,15956.56%4542.30%-3,044-15.43%19,728Johnson5,33671.70%1,84524.79%2613.51%3,49146.91%7,442Lafayette1,36064.15%72634.25%341.60%63429.91%2,120Lawrence3,47074.58%1,05322.63%1302.79%2,41751.94%4,653Lee91543.32%1,15754.78%401.89%-242-11.46%2,112Lincoln2,10069.28%86028.37%712.34%1,24040.91%3,031Little River2,72369.52%1,09728.01%972.48%1,62641.51%3,917Logan4,20776.31%1,14920.84%1572.85%3,05855.47%5,513Lonoke15,87477.11%4,19020.35%5232.54%11,68456.75%20,587Madison3,94871.72%1,39625.36%1612.92%2,55246.36%5,505Marion3,90675.79%1,10521.44%1432.77%2,80154.35%5,154Miller8,26672.38%3,00126.28%1531.34%5,26546.10%11,420Mississippi6,17959.53%3,85337.12%3483.35%2,32622.41%10,380Monroe1,44355.12%1,13843.47%371.41%30511.65%2,618Montgomery2,20777.90%57320.23%531.87%1,63457.68%2,833Nevada1,59363.31%89135.41%321.27%70227.90%2,516Newton2,35976.22%65121.03%852.75%1,70855.19%3,095Ouachita4,12555.85%3,14342.55%1181.60%98213.30%7,386Perry2,75474.61%82922.46%1082.93%1,92552.15%3,691Phillips2,17340.06%3,10557.25%1462.69%-932-17.18%5,424Pike2,71181.05%56917.01%651.94%2,14264.04%3,345Poinsett4,60375.74%1,31121.57%1632.68%3,29254.17%6,077Polk4,94581.82%91415.12%1853.06%4,03166.69%6,044Pope13,57475.75%3,81121.27%5342.98%9,76354.48%17,919Prairie2,22377.95%57920.30%501.75%1,64457.64%2,852Pulaski60,30344.94%69,60551.87%4,2733.18%-9,302-6.93%134,181Randolph4,14173.79%1,26622.56%2053.65%2,87551.23%5,612Saline30,19572.83%10,01124.15%1,2513.02%20,18448.69%41,457Scott2,31180.97%44515.59%983.43%1,86665.38%2,854Searcy2,52879.92%53316.85%1023.22%1,99563.07%3,163Sebastian23,00469.41%8,92326.92%1,2153.67%14,08142.49%33,142Sevier2,39074.66%71322.27%983.06%1,67752.39%3,201Sharp4,39077.51%1,13320.00%1412.49%3,25757.50%5,664St. Francis2,60044.91%3,05752.81%1322.28%-457-7.89%5,789Stone3,34875.63%96721.84%1122.53%2,38153.78%4,427Union7,95664.75%4,10433.40%2271.85%3,85231.35%12,287Van Buren4,87177.68%1,20419.20%1963.13%3,66758.48%6,271Washington34,38452.45%29,16644.49%2,0083.06%5,2187.96%65,558White17,70280.43%3,78217.18%5252.39%13,92063.25%22,009Woodruff1,19557.67%82839.96%492.36%36717.71%2,072Yell4,07176.59%1,11020.88%1342.52%2,96155.71%5,315Totals570,43364.18%293,53533.03%24,7672.79%276,89831.16%888,735

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Griffin won five counties that had previously voted for Democratic candidate John Burkhalter in 2014. Clark (largest city: Arkadelphia) Desha (largest city: Dumas) Mississippi (largest city: Blytheville) Monroe (largest city: Brinkley) Woodruff (largest city: Augusta)

By congressional district Griffin won all four congressional districts.

District Griffin Bland Representative 68% 29%Rick Crawford 58% 39%French Hill 65% 32%Steve Womack 68% 30%Bruce Westerman

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