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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.

Overview

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

District 1

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 206. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Robert Butler

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

District 2

Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman
  • Jonathan Dunkley
  • Paul Spencer, teacher and activist
Declined

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joe Swafford, residential appraiser

General election

Endorsements

Debates

Polling

Predictions

Results

By county

District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robb Ryerse, pastor

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter

General election

Predictions

Campaign

This was the first time since he was first elected in 2010 that Womack had faced a Democrat in the general election, having only had opposition from minor parties since.

Polling

Results

By county

District 4

Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Randy Caldwell, preacher

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Hayden Shamel, teacher

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tom Canada, manufacturing lead

General election

Predictions

Debate

Polling

Results

By county

References

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates