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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.[1] This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
← 2016
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
2020 →
All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 556,339 312,978
Percentage 62.56% 35.19%
Swing Decrease 8.60% Increase 24.77%

Overview

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District

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District[2] Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1138,75768.95%57,90728.77%4,5812.28%201,245100.00%Republican hold
District 2132,12552.13%116,13545.82%5,1932.05%253,453100.00%Republican hold
District 3148,71764.74%74,95232.63%6,0392.63%229,708100.00%Republican hold
District 4136,74066.74%63,98431.23%4,1682.03%204,892100.00%Republican hold
Total556,33962.56%312,97835.19%19,9812.25%889,298100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 62.56%
Democratic
 
 35.19%
Other
 
 2.25%
House seats
Republican
 
 100.00%

County

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County[2] Republican Democratic Others Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Arkansas 3,428 69.67% 1,406 28.58% 86 1.75% 2,022 41.10% 4,920
Ashley 4,143 67.63% 1,888 30.82% 95 1.55% 2,255 36.81% 6,126
Baxter 10,712 75.15% 3,189 22.37% 354 2.48% 7,523 52.77% 14,255
Benton 51,473 66.42% 23,805 30.72% 2,214 2.86% 27,668 35.70% 77,492
Boone 9,132 78.68% 2,239 19.29% 236 2.03% 6,893 59.39% 11,607
Bradley 1,832 64.53% 937 33.00% 70 2.47% 895 31.53% 2,839
Calhoun 1,268 71.28% 483 27.15% 28 1.57% 785 44.13% 1,779
Carroll 5,663 63.25% 3,094 34.56% 196 2.19% 2,569 28.69% 8,953
Chicot 1,537 43.58% 1,929 54.69% 61 1.73% -392 -11.11% 3,527
Clark 3,767 55.98% 2,848 42.32% 114 1.69% 919 13.66% 6,729
Clay 3,182 77.35% 842 20.47% 90 2.19% 2,340 56.88% 4,114
Cleburne 7,928 82.45% 1,503 15.63% 185 1.92% 6,425 66.82% 9,616
Cleveland 2,015 77.80% 535 20.66% 40 1.54% 1,480 57.14% 2,590
Columbia 4,091 64.60% 2,172 34.30% 70 1.11% 1,919 30.30% 6,333
Conway 3,910 60.49% 2,443 37.79% 111 1.72% 1,467 22.69% 6,464
Craighead 17,389 66.77% 8,087 31.05% 566 2.17% 9,302 35.72% 26,042
Crawford 13,089 77.80% 3,300 19.62% 434 2.58% 9,789 58.19% 16,823
Crittenden 5,601 47.22% 6,085 51.30% 176 1.48% -484 -4.08% 11,862
Cross 4,235 73.27% 1,441 24.93% 104 1.80% 2,794 48.34% 5,780
Dallas 1,279 60.56% 807 38.21% 26 1.23% 472 22.35% 2,112
Desha 1,658 48.85% 1,653 48.70% 83 2.45% 5 0.15% 3,394
Drew 3,432 64.13% 1,819 33.99% 101 1.89% 1,613 30.14% 5,352
Faulkner 23,702 61.50% 13,737 35.65% 1,099 2.85% 9,965 25.86% 38,538
Franklin 4,023 76.47% 1,119 21.27% 119 2.26% 2,904 55.20% 5,261
Fulton 2,790 73.46% 933 24.57% 75 1.97% 1,857 48.89% 3,798
Garland 21,187 66.69% 9,988 31.44% 594 1.87% 11,199 35.25% 31,769
Grant 4,463 80.44% 988 17.81% 97 1.75% 3,475 62.64% 5,548
Greene 8,470 77.61% 2,176 19.94% 268 2.46% 6,294 57.67% 10,914
Hempstead 3,194 64.62% 1,690 34.19% 59 1.19% 1,504 30.43% 4,943
Hot Spring 6,261 71.84% 2,274 26.09% 180 2.07% 3,987 45.75% 8,715
Howard 2,453 69.81% 1,008 28.69% 53 1.51% 1,445 41.12% 3,514
Independence 7,879 78.01% 1,980 19.60% 241 2.39% 5,899 58.41% 10,100
Izard 3,524 79.24% 838 18.84% 85 1.91% 2,686 60.40% 4,447
Jackson 3,014 72.30% 1,082 25.95% 73 1.75% 1,932 46.34% 4,169
Jefferson 7,837 40.06% 11,336 57.94% 392 2.00% -3,499 -17.88% 19,565
Johnson 5,200 69.96% 1,996 26.85% 237 3.19% 3,204 43.11% 7,433
Lafayette 1,362 64.31% 716 33.81% 40 1.89% 646 30.50% 2,118
Lawrence 3,616 77.53% 922 19.77% 126 2.70% 2,694 57.76% 4,664
Lee 924 43.98% 1,154 54.93% 23 1.09% -230 -10.95% 2,101
Lincoln 1,971 65.22% 875 28.95% 176 5.82% 1,096 36.27% 3,022
Little River 2,751 70.21% 1,097 28.00% 70 1.79% 1,654 42.22% 3,918
Logan 4,112 74.59% 1,156 20.97% 245 4.44% 2,956 53.62% 5,513
Lonoke 15,728 76.74% 4,259 20.78% 507 2.47% 11,469 55.96% 20,494
Madison 3,948 71.63% 1,426 25.87% 138 2.50% 2,522 45.75% 5,512
Marion 3,954 76.64% 1,085 21.03% 120 2.33% 2,869 55.61% 5,159
Miller 8,189 71.75% 3,087 27.05% 137 1.20% 5,102 44.70% 11,413
Mississippi 6,460 62.27% 3,659 35.27% 256 2.47% 2,801 27.00% 10,375
Monroe 1,408 54.40% 1,131 43.70% 49 1.89% 277 10.70% 2,588
Montgomery 2,162 76.40% 615 21.73% 53 1.87% 1,547 54.66% 2,830
Nevada 1,562 62.08% 906 36.01% 48 1.91% 656 26.07% 2,516
Newton 2,316 73.64% 675 21.46% 154 4.90% 1,641 52.18% 3,145
Ouachita 3,934 53.55% 3,249 44.23% 163 2.22% 685 9.32% 7,346
Perry 2,568 69.35% 1,047 28.27% 88 2.38% 1,521 41.07% 3,703
Phillips 2,182 40.57% 3,125 58.10% 72 1.34% -943 -17.53% 5,379
Pike 2,664 79.90% 599 17.97% 71 2.13% 2,065 61.94% 3,334
Poinsett 4,651 76.40% 1,273 20.91% 164 2.69% 3,378 55.49% 6,088
Polk 4,958 81.96% 972 16.07% 119 1.97% 3,986 65.90% 6,049
Pope 13,690 76.23% 3,876 21.58% 393 2.19% 9,814 54.65% 17,959
Prairie 2,144 75.84% 628 22.21% 55 1.95% 1,516 53.63% 2,827
Pulaski 52,467 38.89% 80,138 59.41% 2,289 1.70% -27,671 -20.51% 134,894
Randolph 4,268 76.17% 1,149 20.51% 186 3.32% 3,119 55.67% 5,603
Saline 28,284 68.06% 12,321 29.65% 953 2.29% 15,963 38.41% 41,558
Scott 2,332 81.85% 442 15.51% 75 2.63% 1,890 66.34% 2,849
Searcy 2,546 81.32% 478 15.27% 107 3.42% 2,068 66.05% 3,131
Sebastian 23,112 69.76% 9,044 27.30% 973 2.94% 14,068 42.46% 33,129
Sevier 2,372 74.31% 734 22.99% 86 2.69% 1,638 51.32% 3,192
Sharp 4,407 78.14% 1,102 19.54% 131 2.32% 3,305 58.60% 5,640
St. Francis 2,587 44.96% 3,038 52.80% 129 2.24% -451 -7.84% 5,754
Stone 3,346 75.92% 954 21.65% 107 2.43% 2,392 54.28% 4,407
Union 7,867 64.40% 4,164 34.09% 184 1.51% 3,703 30.32% 12,215
Van Buren 4,525 72.03% 1,603 25.52% 154 2.45% 2,922 46.51% 6,282
Washington 34,346 52.22% 29,775 45.27% 1,651 2.51% 4,571 6.95% 65,772
White 16,669 75.72% 4,846 22.01% 499 2.27% 11,823 53.71% 22,014
Woodruff 1,208 58.16% 829 39.91% 40 1.93% 379 18.25% 2,077
Yell 3,988 75.17% 1,179 22.22% 138 2.60% 2,809 52.95% 5,305
Totals556,33962.56%312,97835.19%19,9812.25%243,36127.37%889,298

District 1

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2018 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Rick Crawford Chintan Desai
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 138,757 57,907
Percentage 68.9% 28.8%
County results
Crawford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Desai:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Rick Crawford
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Crawford
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrawn
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  • Robert Butler

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[6] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[8] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[9] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[10] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[11] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[12] Safe R November 2, 2018

Polling

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Poll source Dates
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Rick
Crawford (R)		 Chintan
Desai (D)		 Elvis
Presley (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College[13] September 5–7, 2018 422 ± 4.7% 57% 22% 3% 18%

Results

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2018 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 138,757 68.9
Democratic Chintan Desai 57,907 28.8
Libertarian Elvis Presley 4,581 2.3
Total votes 201,245 100.0
Republican hold

By county

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County[14] Rick Crawford
Republican		 Chintan Desai
Democratic		 Elvis Presley
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Arkansas 3,428 69.67% 1,406 28.58% 86 1.75% 2,022 41.10% 4,920
Baxter 10,712 75.15% 3,189 22.37% 354 2.48% 7,523 52.77% 14,255
Chicot 1,537 43.58% 1,929 54.69% 61 1.73% -392 -11.11% 3,527
Clay 3,182 77.35% 842 20.47% 90 2.19% 2,340 56.88% 4,114
Cleburne 7,928 82.45% 1,503 15.63% 185 1.92% 6,425 66.82% 9,616
Craighead 17,389 66.77% 8,087 31.05% 566 2.17% 9,302 35.72% 26,042
Crittenden 5,601 47.22% 6,085 51.30% 176 1.48% -484 -4.08% 11,862
Cross 4,235 73.27% 1,441 24.93% 104 1.80% 2,794 48.34% 5,780
Desha 1,658 48.85% 1,653 48.70% 83 2.45% 5 0.15% 3,394
Fulton 2,790 73.46% 933 24.57% 75 1.97% 1,857 48.89% 3,798
Greene 8,470 77.61% 2,176 19.94% 268 2.46% 6,294 57.67% 10,914
Independence 7,879 78.01% 1,980 19.60% 241 2.39% 5,899 58.41% 10,100
Izard 3,524 79.24% 838 18.84% 85 1.91% 2,686 60.40% 4,447
Jackson 3,014 72.30% 1,082 25.95% 73 1.75% 1,932 46.34% 4,169
Jefferson (part) 113 34.24% 207 62.73% 10 3.03% -94 -28.48% 330
Lawrence 3,616 77.53% 922 19.77% 126 2.70% 2,694 57.76% 4,664
Lee 924 43.98% 1,154 54.93% 23 1.09% -230 -10.95% 2,101
Lincoln 1,971 65.22% 875 28.95% 176 5.82% 1,096 36.27% 3,022
Lonoke 15,728 76.74% 4,259 20.78% 507 2.47% 11,469 55.96% 20,494
Mississippi 6,460 62.27% 3,659 35.27% 256 2.47% 2,801 27.00% 10,375
Monroe 1,408 54.40% 1,131 43.70% 49 1.89% 277 10.70% 2,588
Phillips 2,182 40.57% 3,125 58.10% 72 1.34% -943 -17.53% 5,379
Poinsett 4,651 76.40% 1,273 20.91% 164 2.69% 3,378 55.49% 6,088
Prairie 2,144 75.84% 628 22.21% 55 1.95% 1,516 53.63% 2,827
Randolph 4,268 76.17% 1,149 20.51% 186 3.32% 3,119 55.67% 5,603
Searcy (part) 2,397 81.03% 458 15.48% 103 3.48% 1,939 65.55% 2,958
Sharp 4,407 78.14% 1,102 19.54% 131 2.32% 3,305 58.60% 5,640
St. Francis 2,587 44.96% 3,038 52.80% 129 2.24% -451 -7.84% 5,754
Stone 3,346 75.92% 954 21.65% 107 2.43% 2,392 54.28% 4,407
Woodruff 1,208 58.16% 829 39.91% 40 1.93% 379 18.25% 2,077
Totals138,75768.95%57,90728.77%4,5812.28%80,85040.17%201,245

District 2

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2018 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee French Hill Clarke Tucker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 132,125 116,135
Percentage 52.1% 45.8%
County results
Hill:      60–70%      70–80%
Tucker:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

French Hill
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

French Hill
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[16]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman[18]
  • Jonathan Dunkley[19]
  • Paul Spencer, teacher and activist[20]
Declined
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Primary results

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Results by county
  Tucker
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarke Tucker 23,325 57.8
Democratic Gwen Combs 8,188 20.3
Democratic Paul Spencer 5,063 12.6
Democratic Johnathan Dunkley 3,768 9.3
Total votes 40,344 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Joe Swafford, residential appraiser

General election

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Endorsements

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Clarke Tucker (D)
Organizations

Debates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 French
Hill (R)		 Clarke
Tucker (D)		 Joe
Swafford (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College[24] October 17–18, 2018 590 ± 4.0% 51% 40% 2% 7%
Hendrix College[13] September 5–7, 2018 428 ± 4.7% 50% 40% 2% 8%
Public Policy Polling (D)[25] April 16–17, 2018 610 ± 4.0% 47% 42% — 11%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Likely R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[6] Likely R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Lean R November 5, 2018
RCP[8] Likely R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[9] Likely R November 5, 2018
538[10] Likely R November 7, 2018
CNN[11] Lean R October 31, 2018
Politico[12] Lean R November 2, 2018

Results

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2018 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 132,125 52.1
Democratic Clarke Tucker 116,135 45.8
Libertarian Joe Swafford 5,193 2.0
Total votes 253,453 100.0
Republican hold

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County[26] French Hill
Republican		 Clarke Tucker
Democratic		 Joe Swafford
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Conway 3,910 60.49% 2,443 37.79% 111 1.72% 1,467 22.69% 6,464
Faulkner 23,702 61.50% 13,737 35.65% 1,099 2.85% 9,965 25.86% 38,538
Perry 2,568 69.35% 1,047 28.27% 88 2.38% 1,521 41.07% 3,703
Pulaski 52,467 38.89% 80,138 59.41% 2,289 1.70% -27,671 -20.51% 134,894
Saline 28,284 68.06% 12,321 29.65% 953 2.29% 15,963 38.41% 41,558
Van Buren 4,525 72.03% 1,603 25.52% 154 2.45% 2,922 46.51% 6,282
White 16,669 75.72% 4,846 22.01% 499 2.27% 11,823 53.71% 22,014
Totals132,12552.13%116,13545.82%5,1932.05%15,9906.31%253,453

District 3

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2018 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Steve Womack Joshua Mahony
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 148,717 74,952
Percentage 64.7% 32.6%
County results
Womack:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Steve Womack
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Womack
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Robb Ryerse, pastor[28]

Primary results

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Results by county
  Womack
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 47,757 84.2
Republican Robb Ryerse 8,988 15.8
Total votes 56,745 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee
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  • Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission[29]

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[6] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[8] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[9] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[10] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[11] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[12] Safe R November 2, 2018

Campaign

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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

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Poll source Dates
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Steve
Womack (R)		 Josh
Mahony (D)		 Michael
Kalagias (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College[13] September 5–7, 2018 428 ± 4.7% 53% 31% 5% 11%

Results

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2018 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 148,717 64.7
Democratic Joshua Mahony 74,952 32.6
Libertarian Michael Kalagias 5,899 2.6
Write-in 140 0.1
Total votes 229,708 100.0
Republican hold

By county

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County[30] Steve Womack
Republican		 Joshua Mahony
Democratic		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Benton 51,473 66.42% 23,805 30.72% 2,214 2.86% 27,668 35.70% 77,492
Boone 9,132 78.68% 2,239 19.29% 236 2.03% 6,893 59.39% 11,607
Carroll 5,663 63.25% 3,094 34.56% 196 2.19% 2,569 28.69% 8,953
Crawford (part) 9,371 77.80% 2,361 19.60% 313 2.60% 7,010 58.20% 12,045
Marion 3,954 76.64% 1,085 21.03% 120 2.33% 2,869 55.61% 5,159
Newton (part) 1,135 82.43% 222 16.12% 20 1.45% 913 66.30% 1,377
Pope 13,690 76.23% 3,876 21.58% 393 2.19% 9,814 54.65% 17,959
Searcy (part) 149 86.13% 20 11.56% 4 2.31% 129 74.57% 173
Sebastian (part) 19,804 67.89% 8,475 29.05% 892 3.06% 11,329 38.84% 29,171
Washington 34,346 52.22% 29,775 45.27% 1,651 2.51% 4,571 6.95% 65,772
Totals148,71764.74%74,95232.63%6,0392.63%73,76532.11%229,708

District 4

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2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Bruce Westerman Hayden Shamel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 136,740 63,984
Percentage 66.7% 31.2%
County results
Westerman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Shamel:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Bruce Westerman
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican

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

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Randy Caldwell, preacher[32]

Primary results

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Results by county
  Westerman
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 40,201 79.8
Republican Randy Caldwell 10,151 20.2
Total votes 50,352 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Hayden Shamel, teacher[33]

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Tom Canada, manufacturing lead

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[6] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[8] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[9] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[10] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[11] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[12] Safe R November 2, 2018

Debate

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2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Bruce Westerman Hayden Shamel Tom Canada
1 Oct. 8, 2018 AETN Steve Barnes [34] P P A

Polling

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Poll source Dates
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Bruce
Westerman (R)		 Hayden
Shamel (D)		 Tom
Canada (L)		 Undecided
Hendrix College[13] September 5–7, 2018 423 ± 4.7% 54% 24% 5% 17%

Results

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2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 136,740 66.7
Democratic Hayden Shamel 63,984 31.2
Libertarian Tom Canada 3,952 1.9
Write-in 216 0.1
Total votes 204,892 100.0
Republican hold

By county

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County[35] Bruce Westerman
Republican		 Hayden Shamel
Democratic		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Ashley 4,143 67.63% 1,888 30.82% 95 1.55% 2,255 36.81% 6,126
Bradley 1,832 64.53% 937 33.00% 70 2.47% 895 31.53% 2,839
Calhoun 1,268 71.28% 483 27.15% 28 1.57% 785 44.13% 1,779
Clark 3,767 55.98% 2,848 42.32% 114 1.69% 919 13.66% 6,729
Cleveland 2,015 77.80% 535 20.66% 40 1.54% 1,480 57.14% 2,590
Columbia 4,091 64.60% 2,172 34.30% 70 1.11% 1,919 30.30% 6,333
Crawford (part) 3,718 77.81% 939 19.65% 121 2.53% 2,779 58.16% 4,778
Dallas 1,279 60.56% 807 38.21% 26 1.23% 472 22.35% 2,112
Drew 3,432 64.13% 1,819 33.99% 101 1.89% 1,613 30.14% 5,352
Franklin 4,023 76.47% 1,119 21.27% 119 2.26% 2,904 55.20% 5,261
Garland 21,187 66.69% 9,988 31.44% 594 1.87% 11,199 35.25% 31,769
Grant 4,463 80.44% 988 17.81% 97 1.75% 3,475 62.64% 5,548
Hempstead 3,194 64.62% 1,690 34.19% 59 1.19% 1,504 30.43% 4,943
Hot Spring 6,261 71.84% 2,274 26.09% 180 2.07% 3,987 45.75% 8,715
Howard 2,453 69.81% 1,008 28.69% 53 1.51% 1,445 41.12% 3,514
Jefferson (part) 7,724 40.16% 11,129 57.86% 382 1.99% -3,405 -17.70% 19,235
Johnson 5,200 69.96% 1,996 26.85% 237 3.19% 3,204 43.11% 7,433
Lafayette 1,362 64.31% 716 33.81% 40 1.89% 646 30.50% 2,118
Little River 2,751 70.21% 1,097 28.00% 70 1.79% 1,654 42.22% 3,918
Logan 4,112 74.59% 1,156 20.97% 245 4.44% 2,956 53.62% 5,513
Madison 3,948 71.63% 1,426 25.87% 138 2.50% 2,522 45.75% 5,512
Miller 8,189 71.75% 3,087 27.05% 137 1.20% 5,102 44.70% 11,413
Montgomery 2,162 76.40% 615 21.73% 53 1.87% 1,547 54.66% 2,830
Nevada 1,562 62.08% 906 36.01% 48 1.91% 656 26.07% 2,516
Newton (part) 1,181 66.80% 453 25.62% 134 7.58% 728 41.18% 1,768
Ouachita 3,934 53.55% 3,249 44.23% 163 2.22% 685 9.32% 7,346
Pike 2,664 79.90% 599 17.97% 71 2.13% 2,065 61.94% 3,334
Polk 4,958 81.96% 972 16.07% 119 1.97% 3,986 65.90% 6,049
Scott 2,332 81.85% 442 15.51% 75 2.63% 1,890 66.34% 2,849
Sebastian (part) 3,308 83.58% 569 14.38% 81 2.05% 2,739 69.20% 3,958
Sevier 2,372 74.31% 734 22.99% 86 2.69% 1,638 51.32% 3,192
Union 7,867 64.40% 4,164 34.09% 184 1.51% 3,703 30.32% 12,215
Yell 3,988 75.17% 1,179 22.22% 138 2.60% 2,809 52.95% 5,305
Totals136,74066.74%63,98431.23%4,1682.03%72,75635.51%204,892

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