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2020 Arkansas Senate Elections
The 2020 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Arkansas voters elected state senators to the Arkansas Senate in 17 of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections on March 3, 2020, determined which candidates would appear on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot. The outcome of this election was identified by the National Conference of State Legislatures as one of many that could affect partisan balance during post- Census redistricting. Following the previous election in 2018, Republicans, led by Bart Hester (AR-01), had control of the Arkansas Senate with 26 seats to Democrats, led by Keith Ingram (AR-24), with 9 seats. In the 2020 cycle, Republicans made a net gain of two seats, defeating two incumbent Democratic senators, bringing the partisan balance to a 28-7 supermajority. Composition Predictions Summary Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # Detailed result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Senate
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, current term, the Senate contains twenty-seven United States Republican Party, Republicans, seven United States Democratic Party, Democrats, and one independent politician, independent. History The Arkansas Senate was created and re-created by the Arkansas Constitution ratified on January 30, 1836. It is now governed by the fifth and current constitution of Arkansas adopted in 1874.Arkansas General Assembly Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Maloch
Bruce Maloch ( ; born June 29, 1957) is an attorney and politician in South Arkansas. Education and personal life Maloch was raised on a farm near Emerson, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Agricultural Business from Southern Arkansas University and a Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law. He has also attended programs at Georgetown University and Southern Methodist University. Career Maloch was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2004, serving three terms. While in the House, he served as Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Maloch was recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Arkansas Realtors Association, in addition to being recognized as Outstanding Legislator by the Arkansas Municipal League. Maloch was elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 2012. He was elected without any Republican opposition. Maloch has practiced law with Anderson, Crumpler, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Hill (Arkansas Politician)
''For the English footballer and manager, see Ricky Hill.'' Ricky Hill is an American politician and banker serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 11th district. He assumed office on June 19, 2018. Early life and education A native of Lonoke County, Arkansas, Hill graduated from Cabot High School. He earned a Master of Science degree in agriculture business and economics from Arkansas State University. Career From 2002 to 2012, Hill was the vice president of First Security Bank. He has since worked as executive vice president of Bank OZK. Hill was elected to the Arkansas Senate in a June 2018 special election after Eddie Joe Williams Eddie Joe Williams (born June 26, 1954) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate for the 29th district from 2011 to 2017. During his tenure in the Senate, Williams served as majority leader. Early life Williams w ... resigned to take a position in the Trump administration. Since 2018, Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Dismang
Jonathan Dismang (born July 30, 1979) is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate. A resident of Beebe in White County near Little Rock, he has served in the Arkansas General Assembly since 2011. Dismang served as President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate in the 90th Arkansas General Assembly and 91st Arkansas General Assembly. Political career He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives before he was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 2010. From 2011 to 2013, he represented Senate District 29, which then included parts of White, Pulaski, and Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of ... counties. Following redistricting in 2013, Dismang represented District 28 until 2023, when he was redistricted into District 18. Background Dismang is a graduate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Garner
Trent Garner is an American attorney and politician serving as a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate from the 27th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office on 2017. Early life and education Garner is a native of Magnolia, Arkansas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, followed by a Master of Arts and Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ... from the University of Arkansas School of Law. Career Garner served in the United States Army Special Forces, completing two tours during the War in Afghanistan. He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in November 2016 and assumed office in 2017. Garner also serves as vice chair of the Senate State Agencies and Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Gilmore
Ben Gilmore is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate for the 1st district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021. Early life and education A native of Crossett, Arkansas, Gilmore attended Liberty University and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Career Gilmore served as a field representative for Congressman Bruce Westerman and as deputy chief of staff and communications director for Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin. Gilmore was elected to the Arkansas Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Ben Living people Republican Party Arkansas state senators People from Crossett, Arkansas Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Cheatham
Eddie L. Cheatham (born March 14, 1947) is an American Democratic politician from South Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2007 until losing a reelection bid in November 2020. Elections *2012 With Senate District 26 Senator Percy Malone retired and left the seat open, Cheatham placed first in the three-way May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary with 4,157 votes (36.3%); former Representative Johnnie Bolin placed third. Cheatham won the June 22 runoff election with 4,033 votes (54.1%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,479 votes (50.6%) against Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ... nominee Mike Akin. *2006 Initially in House District 9, when Representative Johnnie Bolin left the Legislature and left the seat open, Cheat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Flowers
Stephanie Anne Flowers (born August 8, 1953) is an American attorney and Democratic politician, serving in public office since 2004. Flowers started in politics when she was elected in 2004 to the District 17 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2011, she was elected to the Arkansas State Senate where she remains presently. Flowers graduated from Philander Smith College in Little Rock and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, then known as Texas Southern University School of Law, in Houston, Texas. She became active in politics after returning to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where she joined the Democratic Party and established a private law practice. Elections *2004 Initially in State House District 17; Flowers won the 2004 Democratic primary and ran unopposed for the November 2, 2004 general election. *2006 Flowers was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic primary and the November 7 general election. *2008 Flowers was unopposed for both the May 20, 2008 primary and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Caldwell
Ronald Caldwell is an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he has served three term in the Arkansas Senate representing District 23; he was first elected in November 2012 and most recently in 2020. Caldwell is the chairman of the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and a member of several other committees. He was born in Wynne, Arkansas. He graduated from Arkansas State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing. In December 2018, he broke his hip riding a horse. References External links Ballotpedia entry {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Ron Republican Party Arkansas state senators People from Wynne, Arkansas Arkansas State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Wallace (Arkansas Politician)
David Wallace is a United States Army officer and Republican politician currently serving in the Arkansas Senate since 2017. Biography Wallace graduated from Leachville High School and Arkansas State University, where he was part of the ROTC program. After graduation, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, flying attack helicopters during the Vietnam War and eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Wallace founded a business specializing in disaster relief, Wallace Resources. He is married to Karen Wallace, with whom he had two children, and is a member of the Southern Baptist Church. Electoral history Wallace won his Senate seat after defeating Democratic incumbent David Burnett 60.4% to 39.0% in the 2016 election, thus flipping the district. Previously, he served one term in the Arkansas House of Representatives, flipping that district upon winning the election there as well. He and fellow state senator James Sturch James Marvin Sturch ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Sullivan (Arkansas Politician)
Dan Sullivan is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 20th district. He has served in the Arkansas General Assembly since 2015. Education Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Arkansas State University and a Master of Science in Education from Truman State University. Career Prior to entering politics, Sullivan worked as an employee of the Behavioral Health Providers Association and CEO of Ascent Children's Health Services. He has mentioned on his social media how he worked as a coach for a central Arkansas high school, the Caraway Tigers. He also represented the 53rd district in the Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ... from 2015 to 2021. Sullivan was elected to the Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cooper (Arkansas Politician)
John R. Cooper (born 1947), is a Republican politician from Jonesboro, Arkansas. He won a special election to fill a partial term in the Arkansas Senate in 2014, and was reelected in 2016. He lost his reelection bid in the Republican Primary in March 2020. Electoral history 2012 Arkansas House of Representatives Cooper ran for the District 59 Arkansas House of Representatives in 2012 against Democrat Butch Wilkins. Wilkins defeated Cooper, but was term-limited in 2014. 2014 Arkansas Senate (special) Cooper intended to run for the District 59 seat again in 2014, but rather entered a special election for District 21 in the Arkansas Senate following Paul Bookout's resignation in 2013 under an ethics cloud. In the three- candidate Republican primary on October 8, 2013, Cooper won the primary by 6 votes over Dan Sullivan, with Chad Niell in a distant third, but failed to obtain the 50% necessary to avoid a runoff election. Cooper defeated Sullivan in the November 12, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
