Where Arkansas' state senate & house races stand

40/29 News·Oct 22, 2026 · 3:27 PM CT

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Arkansas voters are electing next year's General Assembly, and 40/29 News looked at where the state Senate and House races stand.

The Senate has 35 seats. Seventeen are up for regularly scheduled elections in 2026, but 12 of those have only one candidate, which leaves seven seats actually up for grabs.

There are also special elections. District 1 is filling the unexpired term of Ben Gilmore, who left for the attorney general's office. District 18, covering White County and parts of Cleburne and Faulkner counties, has a special primary Nov. 3 after Jonathan Dismang left for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives; Camille Feyen and Will Moore meet in the Jan. 5, 2027 special election.

By the station's count, Democrats could end up with as few as two or as many as 11 Senate seats depending on the results.

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