A general election was held in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

on November 8, 2022. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all four of the state's seats in the

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and a U.S. senator. Primaries were held on May 24, 2022, with runoff primaries on June 21. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor

Asa Hutchinson William Asa Hutchinson II (, '' AY-sə''; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who is the 46th and current governor of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. attorney for the Fort Smit ...

was term-limited and is not eligible for re-election. Two Republicans and five Democrats were qualified to be major party candidates. Following the primary elections, Republican

Sarah Sanders Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders (born August 13, 1982) is an American former political spokesperson and the governor-elect of Arkansas. She was the 31st White House press secretary, serving under President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019. She ...

faced Democrat Chris Jones in the general election. Sanders easily won the general election.

Lieutenant governor

The incumbent lieutenant governor was term-limited and instead ran for attorney general. Two Democrats, six Republicans, and a Libertarian ran for lieutenant governor. In November 2021, retiring attorney general

Leslie Rutledge Leslie Carol Rutledge (born June 9, 1976) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Arkansas, served as the 56th attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. She is the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas, since 2023. Rutledge ...

withdrew from the governor's race and ran for lieutenant governor instead. Rutledge won the Republican primary and easily defeated Democrat Kelly Krout in the general election.

Secretary of state

Incumbent secretary John Thurston ran for re-election. Originally facing two other Republicans and two Democrats, Thurston won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic candidate Anna Beth Gorman in the general election.

Attorney general

Incumbent attorney general

is term-limited and not eligible for re-election, and instead ran for lieutenant governor. Incumbent lieutenant governor

Tim Griffin John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern Dist ...

won the Republican primary on May 24 and defeated Democrat Jesse Gibson in the general election.

State treasurer

Incumbent treasurer

Dennis Milligan Dennis Lee Milligan (born October 24, 1957) is the current Arkansas State Auditor following the 2022 election. He previously served as Treasurer of Arkansas. For that position he won the Republican Party nomination in the primary election on Ma ...

is term-limited and not eligible for re-election, and instead ran for state auditor. In February 2021, Republican

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 Representa ...

declared his candidacy for

treasurer of Arkansas The Treasurer of Arkansas acts as the head banker for the State of Arkansas, handling deposits, withdrawals, redemptions of state warrants, and investments of state funds. The position was created in 1819 when Arkansas became a Territory (country ...

in the 2022 election, though lost his party primary to Arkansas House representative

Mark Lowery Mark Dale Lowery (born March 28, 1957) is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 39th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Lowery has a Master's degree from the University of Arkansas. In 2013, Lowery was ...

. Lowery defeated Democratic candidate Pam Whitaker in the general election.

State auditor

Incumbent auditor

Andrea Lea Andrea Christine Lea (born 1957) is an American politician who served as the Arkansas State Auditor and is a Republican former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Russellville, Arkansas. She was elected state auditor on Novembe ...

is term-limited and unable to run for re-election. Term-limited state treasurer

entered the race as the Republican candidate and won against Democratic candidate Diamond Arnold-Johnson and Libertarian Simeon Snow.

Candidates

Republicans

, state treasurer (2015–present)

Libertarian

*Simeon Snow, candidate for State Auditor

Results

Commissioner of state lands

Incumbent land commissioner

Tommy Land Tommy Land (born August 18, 1955) is an American businessman and politician from Arkansas. A Republican, he was elected on November 6, 2018, as the next Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, and assumed office in January 2019. He won re-election i ...

ran for re-election and defeated Democratic candidate Darlene Gaines in the general election.

Candidates

Republicans

, incumbent land commissioner

Democrats

*Darlene Goldi Gaines, business executive

United States Senate

Incumbent Senator

John Boozman John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repre ...

ran for a third term, easily defeating Democratic challenger Natalie James.

United States House of Representatives

District 1

Republican incumbent Rick Crawford ran for a seventh term, defeating Democratic challenger Monte Hodges.

District 2

Republican incumbent

French Hill French Hill ( he, הגבעה הצרפתית, ''HaGiv'a HaTzarfatit'', ar, التلة الفرنسية, ''at-tel al-faransiya''), also Giv'at Shapira ( he, גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא) is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusa ...

ran for a fifth term, defeating Democratic challenger Quintessa Hathaway.

District 3

Republican incumbent

Steve Womack Stephen Allen Womack ( ; born February 18, 1957) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district, which was once represented by future Senator J. William Fulbright, covers much of northwestern Arkansas, ...

ran for a seventh term, defeating Democratic challenger Lauren Mallett-Hays.

District 4

Republican incumbent

Bruce Westerman Bruce Eugene Westerman (born November 18, 1967) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House of Representati ...

ran for a fifth term, defeating Democratic challenger John White.

Ballot Measures

Issue 1

The "Legislative Authority to Call a Special Session Amendment" would have given the legislature the authority to call itself into an extraordinary session, instead of the governor. The measure failed passage.

Issue 2

The "60% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments and Ballot Initiatives Measure" would have required 60% majority for voters to pass ballot measures, instead of the required simple majority of 50%. The measure failed passage.

Issue 3

The "Government Burden of Free Exercise of Religion Amendment" would have amended the state constitution to include language that the government cannot burden a person's freedom of religion. The measure failed passage.

Issue 4

The "Marijuana Legalization Initiative" would have legalized recreational use of marijuana for people over 21 years old and enacted a tax on marijuana sales. The measure failed passage.

Notes

References

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