The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arkansas since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States.

Arkansas has executed 31 people since 1976: 30 males and 1 female (Christina Marie Riggs). The first execution was carried out by electric chair; all subsequent executions were carried out by lethal injection. All were executed for the crime of murder. Another person, Daniel Eugene Remeta, was sentenced to death in Arkansas, but was executed in Florida in 1998 for another murder.

List of people executed in Arkansas since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 46 M June 18, 1990 Sebastian Electrocution Fort Smith police officer Randy Basnett Bill Clinton 2 White 49 M June 25, 1990 PopeLethal injection 16 murder victims 3 Black 40 M January 24, 1992 Faulkner Conway police officer Robert Martin 4 White 26 M May 7, 1992 Pulaski Arkansas State police officer Robert Klein 5 White 50 MMay 11, 1994 Montgomery Essie Mae BlackJim Guy Tucker 6 Black 39 M Prairie Wesley Noble 7 White 37 MAugust 3, 1994BentonDonald Lehman 8 White 43 M 9 White 37 M 10 White 64 M April 19, 1995 Miller William Stumpp 11 Black 41 M August 31, 1995 Pulaski Marjorie Mason 12 White 41 M August 8, 1996 Benton James Warren and Sandra WarrenMike Huckabee 13 Hispanic 49 MJanuary 8, 1997LoganMagazine Town Marshall Marvin Richie and Opal James 14 White 47 M 15 Black 30 M Nevada Barbara Smith 16 White 53 M August 6, 1997 Crawford Kenneth Staton and Suzanne Staton-Ware 17 White 56 M July 8, 1998 Sebastian Willa Dean O'Neal 18 White 42 M February 16, 1999 White Marie Sullens, Margaret Brown, and Billy Brown 19 White 49 M April 12, 1999Sebastian Bobbie Jean Robertson 20 White 43 MSeptember 8, 1999 Joe Joyce, Martha Joyce, and Sara McCurdy 21 White 52 M Johnson Eric Willett and Roger Willett 22 White 28 F May 2, 2000Pulaski Justin Riggs and Shelby Alexis Riggs 23 Black 37 M December 19, 2000 Leon Brown 24 White 30 M May 8, 2001 Jefferson 5 murder victims 25 Black 31 M July 9, 2003 Pulaski Marcell Young, Malak Hussian, and Mustafa Hussian 26 Black 44 M January 6, 2004 Ashley Mary Lou York 27 White 45 M November 28, 2005 Hot Spring Julie Heath 28 Black 51 M April 20, 2017 Pulaski Debra ReeseAsa Hutchinson 29 White 52 MApril 24, 2017 White Mary Phillips 30 Black 46 M Pulaski Stacy Rae Errickson 31 Black 38 M April 27, 2017 Lincoln Cecil Boren

Demographics Race White 20 65% Black 10 32% Hispanic 1 3% Age 20–29 2 6% 30–39 8 26% 40–49 14 45% 50–59 6 19% 60–69 1 3% Sex Male 30 97% Female 1 3% Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 21 68% 2000–2009 6 19% 2010–2019 4 13% 2020–2029 0 0% Method Lethal injection 30 97% Electrocution 1 3% Governor (Party) David Pryor (D) 0 0% Joe Purcell (D) 0 0% Bill Clinton (D) 4 13% Frank D. White (R) 0 0% Jim Guy Tucker (D) 7 23% Mike Huckabee (R) 16 52% Mike Beebe (D) 0 0% Asa Hutchinson (R) 4 13% Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) 0 0% Total 31 100%

See also Capital punishment in Arkansas Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Arkansas (pre-1972) — executions before Furman

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