2022 midterm general election results for Arkansas

Candidates supported by CULAC and ARCUPAC did very well in the 2022 general election. In fact, candidates receiving these funds won in 85% of their races. 

“PAC is critical to our political success, ensuring that our voices are heard in D.C. and Little Rock,” said Cornerstone League President/CEO Caroline Willard. “Our thanks to everyone who contributed and to everyone who engaged in the League’s political efforts.”

U.S. Senate

After a successful race on Tuesday, Sen. John Boozman became the first Arkansas Republican to win a third term in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. House of Representatives

Incumbents winning their elections and returning to D.C. for another term are:

• Rep. Rick Crawford (District 1)
• Rep. French Hill (District 2)
• Rep. Steve Womack (District 3)
• Rep. Bruce Westerman (District 4)

Constitutional Officers

Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be the next governor of Arkansas. The former Trump press secretary will be Arkansas’ first female governor. She is also the first daughter of a former governor to hold the same office in the U.S.

• Current attorney general Leslie Rutledge was elected as the next lt. governor.
• Current lt. governor Tim Griffin will be the next attorney general.
• State representative Mark Lowery was elected state treasurer.
• State Auditor Dennis Milligan, Secretary of State John Thurston, and Land Commissioner Tommy Lands were reelected to fill another term in their current positions.

  In November 2021, the state Board of Apportionment, which comprises the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state, approved new boundaries for legislative districts with information from the 2020 U.S. census. That means candidates for all state House and Senate seats were running in newly drawn districts in Tuesday's election.

Arkansas Senate 

• All 35 state Senate seats were up for election Tuesday. Republicans won 29 seats.
• Candidates ran uncontested races in 14 districts, two of which went to Democrats and 12 to Republicans.
• Republicans went into the election in control of 27 seats. Democrats held seven seats and Independents held one.
• By maintaining a three-fourths majority in either chamber of the legislature, Republicans will be able to pass appropriations bills without Democratic support.
• To ensure at least half of the Senate is up for election every cycle, newly elected senators will draw lots to determine the length of their first term. Half of the chamber will receive regular four-year terms and the rest will serve one-time, two-year terms.

Arkansas House of Representatives

Republicans held 78 of the state House seats before the general election. Democrats had 22.

There are two races that are still too close to call for House seats. Depending on the outcome of these races, Republicans will have 81 or 83 seats out of 100.

Constitutional Amendments

• Issue 1, which would have allowed the state General Assembly to call itself into session, was rejected by voters.
• Issue 2, which would have changed the threshold to pass ballot questions, was rejected by voters.
• Issue 3, which would have prohibited state and local governments from burdening people's ability to practice their religion unless there is a compelling reason to do so, was rejected by voters.
• Issue 4, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, was rejected by voters.

Texarkana, Ark. Mayor

Allen Brown, CEO of MilWay FCU in Texarkana, was elected to a second term as mayor of Texarkana, Ark.