The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Overview

Popular vote
Republican
 
 70.23%
Democratic
 
 28.02%
Libertarian
 
 1.75%
House seats
Republican
 
 100%
Democratic
 
 0%

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:[1]

District Republican Democratic Libertarian Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1237,596100.00%00.00%00.00%237,596100%Republican hold
District 2184,09355.37%148,41044.63%00.00%332,503100%Republican hold
District 3214,96064.31%106,32531.81%12,9773.88%334,262100%Republican hold
District 4191,61769.67%75,75027.54%7,6682.79%275,035100%Republican hold
Total828,26670.23%330,48528.02%20,6451.75%1,179,396100%

District 1

The 1st district encompasses northeastern Arkansas, taking in Jonesboro and West Memphis. The incumbent was Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results

2020 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 237,596 100.0
Total votes 237,596 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district takes in Central Arkansas, including Little Rock and the surrounding exurbs. The incumbent was Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

General election

Debate

2020 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
French Hill Joyce Elliott
1 Oct. 12, 2020 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes [26] P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Tossup November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Tossup October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Lean R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Lean R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Tossup November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Lean R November 2, 2020

Polling

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View source data.
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 French
Hill (R)		 Joyce
Elliott (D)		 Other Undecided
Change Research[27] October 29 – November 2, 2020 586 (LV) ± 4.5% 48% 48% 4%[b] 1%
ALG Research (D)[28][A] October 16–21, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 47% – –
Hendrix College[29] October 11–13, 2020 644 (LV) ± 4.9% 46% 46% – 9%
ALG Research (D)[30][A] September 27–29, 2020 511 (LV) ± 4.4% 48% 48% – –
Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)[31][B] September 10–16, 2020 605 (LV) – 46% 48% – –
ALG Research (D)[30][A] September 9–13, 2020 511 (LV)[c] – 50% 46% – –
Hendrix College/TalkBusiness[32] September 4–9, 2020 698 (LV) ± 4.3% 48% 46% – 7%
ALG Research (D)[30][A] June 18–24, 2020 511 (LV)[c] – 50% 43% – –

Results

2020 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 184,093 55.4
Democratic Joyce Elliott 148,410 44.6
Total votes 332,503 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County[33] French Hill
Republican		 Joyce Elliott
Democratic		 Margin Total
# % # % # %
Conway 5,850 67.46% 2,822 32.54% 3,028 34.92% 8,672
Faulkner 35,279 64.98% 19,017 35.02% 16,262 29.95% 54,296
Perry 3,542 76.87% 1,066 23.13% 2,476 53.73% 4,608
Pulaski 68,154 40.21% 101,339 59.79% -33,185 -19.58% 169,493
Saline 40,612 71.41% 16,256 28.59% 24,356 42.83% 56,868
Van Buren 6,072 78.35% 1,678 21.65% 4,394 56.70% 7,750
White 24,584 79.78% 6,232 20.22% 18,352 59.55% 30,816
Totals184,09355.37%148,41044.63%35,68310.73%332,503

District 3

The 3rd district covers northwestern Arkansas, including Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Fort Smith. The incumbent was Republican Steve Womack, who was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Celeste Williams, nurse practitioner[34]

Other

Candidates

Declared

General election

Debate

2020 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Steve Womack Celeste Williams Michael Kalagias
1 Oct. 13, 2020 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes [35] P P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results

2020 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 214,960 64.3
Democratic Celeste Williams 106,325 31.8
Libertarian Michael Kalagias 12,977 3.9
Total votes 334,262 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County[36] Steve Womack
Republican		 Celeste Williams
Democratic		 Michael Kalagias
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Benton 76,899 64.32% 37,491 31.36% 5,161 4.32% 39,408 32.96% 119,551
Boone 13,824 81.60% 2,644 15.61% 473 2.79% 11,180 65.99% 16,941
Carroll 7,588 64.84% 3,813 32.58% 301 2.57% 3,775 32.26% 11,702
Crawford (part) 13,169 76.55% 3,445 20.02% 590 3.43% 9,724 56.52% 17,204
Marion 5,908 79.52% 1,327 17.86% 195 2.62% 4,581 61.66% 7,430
Newton (part) 1,555 85.30% 235 12.89% 33 1.81% 1,320 72.41% 1,823
Pope 18,479 76.01% 5,117 21.05% 714 2.94% 13,362 54.97% 24,310
Searcy (part) 224 88.54% 26 10.28% 3 1.19% 198 78.26% 253
Sebastian (part) 27,307 66.08% 12,337 29.85% 1,680 4.07% 14,970 36.23% 41,324
Washington 50,007 53.36% 39,890 42.56% 3,827 4.08% 10,117 10.79% 93,724
Totals214,96064.31%106,32531.81%12,9773.88%108,63532.50%334,262

District 4

The 4th district encompasses southwestern Arkansas, taking in Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana. The incumbent was Republican Bruce Westerman, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • William Hanson, former law professor[37]

Other

Candidates

Declared

General election

Debate

2020 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 Williams Hanson Frank Gilbert
1 Oct. 13, 2020 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes [38] P P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[5] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[7] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[9] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results

2020 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 191,617 69.7
Democratic William Hanson 75,750 27.5
Libertarian Frank Gilbert 7,668 2.8
Total votes 275,035 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County[39] Bruce Westerman
Republican		 William Hanson
Democratic		 Frank Gilbert
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Ashley 5,603 71.25% 2,092 26.60% 169 2.15% 3,511 44.65% 7,864
Bradley 2,398 66.43% 1,124 31.14% 88 2.44% 1,274 35.29% 3,610
Calhoun 1,649 76.80% 457 21.29% 41 1.91% 1,192 55.52% 2,147
Clark 4,967 59.88% 3,137 37.82% 191 2.30% 1,830 22.06% 8,295
Cleveland 2,893 81.47% 581 16.36% 77 2.17% 2,312 65.11% 3,551
Columbia 5,591 66.12% 2,700 31.93% 165 1.95% 2,891 34.19% 8,456
Crawford (part) 5,458 79.95% 1,126 16.49% 243 3.56% 4,332 63.45% 6,827
Dallas 1,615 62.09% 928 35.68% 58 2.23% 687 26.41% 2,601
Drew 4,447 65.03% 2,221 32.48% 170 2.49% 2,226 32.55% 6,838
Franklin 5,689 80.81% 1,171 16.63% 180 2.56% 4,518 64.18% 7,040
Garland 30,747 69.92% 11,800 26.83% 1,428 3.25% 18,947 43.09% 43,975
Grant 6,763 83.09% 1,112 13.66% 264 3.24% 5,651 69.43% 8,139
Hempstead 4,528 66.88% 2,094 30.93% 148 2.19% 2,434 35.95% 6,770
Hot Spring 9,316 74.60% 2,812 22.52% 360 2.88% 6,504 52.08% 12,488
Howard 3,393 71.37% 1,265 26.61% 96 2.02% 2,128 44.76% 4,754
Jefferson (part) 9,815 40.59% 13,682 56.58% 686 2.84% -3,867 -15.99% 24,183
Johnson 6,937 73.80% 2,094 22.28% 369 3.93% 4,843 51.52% 9,400
Lafayette 1,747 66.45% 841 31.99% 41 1.56% 906 34.46% 2,629
Little River 3,775 73.89% 1,235 24.17% 99 1.94% 2,540 49.72% 5,109
Logan 6,472 79.35% 1,391 17.05% 293 3.59% 5,081 62.30% 8,156
Madison 5,496 75.61% 1,521 20.92% 252 3.47% 3,975 54.68% 7,269
Miller 11,870 72.57% 4,105 25.10% 382 2.34% 7,765 47.47% 16,357
Montgomery 3,103 81.12% 635 16.60% 87 2.27% 2,468 64.52% 3,825
Nevada 2,178 65.52% 1,068 32.13% 78 2.35% 1,110 33.39% 3,324
Newton (part) 1,551 74.68% 461 22.20% 65 3.13% 1,090 52.48% 2,077
Ouachita 5,443 57.32% 3,854 40.59% 199 2.10% 1,589 16.73% 9,496
Pike 3,530 84.15% 574 13.68% 91 2.17% 2,956 70.46% 4,195
Polk 7,019 83.50% 1,089 12.96% 298 3.55% 5,930 70.54% 8,406
Scott 2,977 84.65% 449 12.77% 91 2.59% 2,528 71.88% 3,517
Sebastian (part) 4,756 84.37% 700 12.42% 181 3.21% 4,056 71.95% 5,637
Sevier 3,970 77.51% 1,011 19.74% 141 2.75% 2,959 57.77% 5,122
Union 10,693 65.47% 5,214 31.92% 426 2.61% 5,479 33.55% 16,333
Yell 5,228 78.68% 1,206 18.15% 211 3.18% 4,022 60.53% 6,645
Totals191,61769.67%75,75027.54%7,6682.79%115,86742.13%275,035

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Don't recall" with 3%; Did not vote with 1%; Would not vote with 0%
  3. 1 2 Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 Poll sponsored by Elliott's campaign.
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by EMILY's List.

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Arkansas Secretary of State". www.ark.org.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ Thurston, John (November 3, 2020). "U.S. Congress District 01". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ "State Sen. Joyce Elliott to challenge Rep. French Hill in 2020 election". November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Democratic nominee Joe Biden formally endorses Joyce Elliott for Congress". KATV. September 18, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ Obama, Barack (August 3, 2020). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium.
  14. ↑ "| CBCPAC". www.cbcpac.org.
  15. ↑ "Red to Blue". Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  16. ↑ Schriock, Stephanie (June 16, 2020). "EMILY's List Endorses Joyce Elliott in Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District". www.emilyslist.org. EMILY's List.
  17. ↑ "Allies for Equality". Equality PAC. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  18. ↑ Acosta, Lucas (June 3, 2020). "Human Rights Campaign Announces Pro-Equality Endorsements". Human Rights Campaign.
  19. ↑ Sittenfeld, Tiernan (July 15, 2020). "LCV Action Fund Endorses Joyce Elliott for Congress". League of Conservation Voters. LCV Action Fund.
  20. ↑ "NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Slate of Reproductive Freedom Champions for U.S. House of Representatives". NARAL Pro-Choice America. July 10, 2020.
  21. ↑ "2020 PACE Endorsements". NASW.
  22. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC.
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  27. ↑ Change Research
  28. ↑ ALG Research (D)[dead link]
  29. ↑ Hendrix College
  30. 1 2 3 ALG Research (D)
  31. ↑ Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)
  32. ↑ Hendrix College/TalkBusiness
  33. 1 2 Thurston, John (November 3, 2020). "U.S. Congress District 02". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Democrat Celeste Williams Announces Bid For Womack's US House Seat In Arkansas". 5News Web. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  35. ↑ YouTube
  36. 1 2 Thurston, John (November 3, 2020). "U.S. Congress District 03". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  37. ↑ "Democrat announces campaign for south Arkansas US congress seat held by Republican". September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  38. ↑ YouTube
  39. 1 2 Thurston, John (November 3, 2020). "U.S. Congress District 04". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

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