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2022 Arkansas Senate Election
The 2022 Arkansas Senate elections took place as part of the wikt:biennial, biennial 2022 2022 United States elections, United States elections. Arkansas voters elected state senators to the Arkansas Senate in 18 of the state's 35 senate districts. The primary elections in March 2022, determined which candidates would appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot. Composition Retirements Democrats #District 10: Larry Teague retired. #District 24: Keith Ingram retired due to term limits. #District 31: Joyce Elliott retired due to term limits. Independents #District 2: Jim Hendren retired. Republicans #District 3: Cecile Bledsoe retired. #District 7: Colby Fulfer retired. #District 8: Mathew Pitsch retired to run for 2022 Arkansas State Treasurer election, treasurer of Arkansas. #District 27: Trent Garner retired. #District 35: Jason Rapert retired to run for 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, lieutenant governor of Arkansas. Incumbents defeated In p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Arkansas Senate Election
The 2024 Arkansas Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. Background On February 20, early voting for the primary elections will begin with the official day to vote on March 5. Composition Retirements One incumbent will not seek re-election. Democrats #District 12: Linda Chesterfield is retiring. Predictions Summary Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: Detailed Results 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 1, District 1 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 3, District 3 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 4, District 4 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 5, District 5 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 6, District 6 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 8, District 8 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 12, District 12 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 17, District 17 • 2024 Arkansas Senate election#District 18, District 18 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Pitsch
Mathew "Mat" Pitsch (born ) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 8th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 14, 2019. Pitsch served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. Early life and education Pitsch was born in Buffalo, Wyoming and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in engineering management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The university honored Pitsch in 2005, including him among the first inductees into its Academy of Engineering Management. Career Prior to entering politics, Pitsch worked as the executive director of Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority and dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith. He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in November 2018 and assumed office on January 14, 2019. In February 2021, Pitsch declared his cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redistricting
Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral district boundaries, usually in response to periodic census results. Redistribution is required by law or constitution at least every decade in most representative democracy systems that use first-past-the-post or similar electoral systems to prevent geographic malapportionment. The act of manipulation of electoral districts to favour a candidate or party is called gerrymandering. Australia In Australia, redistributions are carried out by independent and non-partisan commissioners in the Commonwealth, and in each state or territory. The various electoral acts require the population of each seat to be equal, within certain strictly limited variations. The longest period between two redistributions can be no greater than seven years. Many oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabato's Crystal Ball
''Sabato's Crystal Ball'' is an online political newsletter and election handicapper. It predicts electoral outcomes for the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, U.S. governors, and U.S. presidential races, with electoral and political analysis. A publication of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the ''Crystal Ball'' was founded by political analyst Larry Sabato, the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. History 2002 The ''Crystal Ball'' was first launched in September 2002, evolving from pre-election presentations given by founder Larry J. Sabato. For the 2002 midterm elections, the ''Crystal Ball'' tracked every U.S. Senate and gubernatorial race and the top 50 U.S. House of Representatives races. In 2002, the website received 160,000 hits, averaging over 5,000 hits per day over the last three weeks of the campaign, with over 1,500 people subscribing to its weekly e-mail updates. 2004 Following a post-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan King (politician)
Bryan B. King (born September 16, 1968) is a Republican politician serving in the Arkansas Senate representing the 28th district ( Carroll and Madison County and parts of Boone, Crawford, Newton, and Johnson counties). He previously served in the Senate from 2013 to 2019, and in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013. Early life He was born in Springdale, Arkansas, and graduated from Green Forest High School in Green Forest in Carroll County. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Career He owns Triple K Farms in Green Forest. From 2007 to 2013, he served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 91. He was a member of the House Insurance and Commerce Committee, the Arkansas Legislative Council, where he was chairman of the Personnel Committee, the Joint Budget Committee and the House Public Health, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Ballinger
Bob Ballinger (born January 31, 1974) is an American attorney and politician. He served in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2013 to 2023. Early life and education Ballinger was born in Bremerton, Washington and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies from Northeastern State University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from University of Arkansas School of Law in 2005. Career From 1999 to 2002, Ballinger worked as a teacher and coach for the Sapulpa Public Schools in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Since 2006, he has operated an independent legal practice. He served as a member of 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 2013 to 2019. He was then elected to the Arkansas Senate. During the 2017 legislat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sturch
James Marvin Sturch (born December 8, 1990) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 63rd district of the Arkansas House of Representatives and also the 19th district of the Arkansas Senate. Sturch was born in Batesville, Arkansas. He attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration. In 2015, he was elected to represent the 63rd district in the Arkansas House of Representatives. Sturch succeeded James McLean. He served until 2019, when he was elected to the 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 ..., succeeding Linda Collins. He ran for re-election in 2022, but he lost in a runoff for the Republican primary election. References 1990 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garland County, Arkansas
Garland County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,180. The county seat is Hot Springs. Garland County comprises the Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county includes Hot Springs National Park, the only national park in the state of Arkansas as well as the first property to be protected under federal legislation. A law was passed in 1832 supported by President Andrew Jackson to preserve this area, even before Arkansas was admitted as a state. History This area was occupied by the historic Natchitoches people, who frequented the hot springs for their healing powers. Their ancestors among regional indigenous peoples had been coming to this area for thousands of years before their time. After acquiring the Louisiana Territory in 1803, which had been controlled by French and Spanish officials, President Thomas Jefferson requested William Dunbar, a planter and amateur scientist of Natchez, Mississippi, to exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sample
Bill Sample (born April 16, 1946) is a state legislator in Arkansas. Career A Republican, he has served in the Arkansas Senate since 2011 representing Hot Springs. He served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives beginning in 2005. He lives near Village, Arkansas Village is an unincorporated village in Columbia County, Arkansas. History A post office called Village was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 2002. An old variant name was "Machine". The origin of the name "Machine" is obscure. .... Sample also formerly owned a pest control business. He was a Vice President for the Arkansas Pest Management Association in 2004 after serving as Regional Director in 2002 . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sample, Bill 1946 births Living people Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Columbia County, Arkansas Pest control Republican Party Arkansas state senators 21st-century American politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnolia, Arkansas
Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 11,577. The city is the county seat of Columbia County. Magnolia is home to the World's Largest Charcoal Grill and the World Championship Steak Cookoff, part of the Magnolia Blossom Festival. History The city was founded in 1853. At the time of its incorporation in 1858, the city had a population of about 1,950. African-American man, Jordan Jameson was lynched on November 11, 1919, in the town square of Magnolia. A large white mob seized Jameson after he allegedly shot the local sheriff. They tied him to a stake and burned him alive. The city grew slowly as an agricultural and regional cotton market until the discovery of oil just east of the city in March 1938, with the Barnett #1 drilled by the Kerr-Lynn Company. The Magnolia Oil Field was an important discovery for the city as well as for the nation, as it was the largest producing field (in volume) during the early year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Beckham
Charles Beckham is an American politician currently serving in the Arkansas Senate from the 12th district. He won the seat after defeating Democrat incumbent 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 fro ... 55.9% to 44.1%, thus flipping the district from Democratic to Republican. In the 2022 Republican primary for the seat, he was defeated by Magnolia City Council member Steve Crowell. References Arkansas Republicans 21st-century American politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Arkansas-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Arkansas Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
The 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, lieutenant governor of the U.S. state, state of Arkansas. The election coincided with various other 2022 United States elections, federal and 2022 Arkansas elections, state elections, including for 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Governor of Arkansas. Primary elections were held on May 24. Arkansas is one of 21 states that elects its Lieutenant governor (United States), lieutenant governor separately from its Governor (United States), governor. Incumbent Republican Party of Arkansas, Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was Term limits in the United States, barred by the Constitution of Arkansas from running for a third term; he instead 2022 Arkansas Attorney General election, ran successfully for Attorney General. Griffin was re-elected in 2018 Arkansas elections#Lieutenant Governor, 2018 with 64.2% of the vote. Republican Arkansas Attorne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
