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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 6, 2018. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.[1] Republicans retained all statewide offices and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives.[2]
Governor
Republican governor Asa Hutchinson was elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Asa Hutchinson (incumbent) | 582,406 | 65.33 | |
Democratic | Jared K. Henderson | 283,218 | 31.77 | |
Libertarian | Mark West | 25,885 | 2.90 | |
Total votes | 891,509 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Lieutenant governor
Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim Griffin (incumbent) | 570,433 | 64.18 | |
Democratic | Anthony Bland | 293,535 | 33.03 | |
Libertarian | Frank Gilbert | 24,767 | 2.79 | |
Total votes | 888,735 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Attorney general
Republican attorney general Leslie Rutledge was elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Leslie Rutledge (incumbent) | 549,668 | 61.80 | |
Democratic | Mike Lee | 315,099 | 35.43 | |
Libertarian | Kerry Hicks | 24,652 | 2.77 | |
Total votes | 889,419 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Secretary of state
Republican John Thurston was elected to a first term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Thurston | 537,581 | 60.64 | |
Democratic | Susan Inman | 323,644 | 36.51 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Olson | 25,320 | 2.86 | |
Total votes | 886,545 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
State treasurer
Republican treasurer Dennis Milligan was elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Milligan (incumbent) | 611,189 | 70.89 | |
Libertarian | Ashley Ewald | 250,943 | 29.11 | |
Total votes | 862,132 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
State auditor
Republican Andrea Lea was elected to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrea Lea | 621,772 | 72.35 | |
Libertarian | David Dinwiddie | 237,602 | 27.65 | |
Total votes | 859,374 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Commissioner of State Lands
Incumbent Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston (R) was term-limited and could not run for re-election. He successfully won his race as Secretary of State of Arkansas. Republican Tommy Land was elected to a first term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tommy Land | 530,230 | 60.05 | |
Democratic | Larry Williams | 323,682 | 36.66 | |
Libertarian | T.J. Campbell | 29,123 | 3.30 | |
Total votes | 883,035 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
United States House of Representatives
All of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Republicans held on to all four seats.
District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 138,757 | 68.95% | 57,907 | 28.77% | 4,581 | 2.28% | 201,245 | 100% | Republican Hold |
District 2 | 132,125 | 52.13% | 116,135 | 45.82% | 5,193 | 2.05% | 253,453 | 100% | Republican Hold |
District 3 | 148,717 | 64.78% | 74,952 | 32.65% | 6,039 | 2.57% | 229,568 | 100% | Republican Hold |
District 4 | 136,740 | 66.74% | 63,984 | 31.23% | 4,168 | 2.03% | 204,892 | 100% | Republican Hold |
Total | 556,339 | 62.56% | 312,978 | 35.19% | 19,981 | 2.25% | 889,298 | 100% |
References
- ^ "2016 Arkansas Code: Title 7, Chapter 5, Subchapter 3; § 7-5-304 - Opening and closing polls -- Time". Justia; US law. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 - General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
- ^ "2018 Arkansas Lieutenant Gubernatorial election". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Arkansas Attorney General election". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Arkansas Secretary of State election". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Arkansas State Treasurer election". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Arkansas State Auditor election". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Arkansas Commissioner of Public Lands election". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
External links
- Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
- Official Attorney General campaign websites
- Mike Lee (D) for Attorney General Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Leslie Rutledge (R) for Attorney General
- Official Secretary of State campaign websites
- Susan Inman (D) for Secretary of State Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- John Thurston (R) for Secretary of State
- Official State Treasurer campaign websites
- Official Commissioner of State Lands campaign websites