2020 Arkansas Senate election

2020 Arkansas Senate election

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17 of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jim Hendren Keith Ingram
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 14, 2019 January 15, 2013
Leader's seat 1st 24th
Seats before 27 9
Seats won 15 2
Seats after 28 7
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 372,240 144,986
Percentage 71.97% 28.03%

Results of the elections:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

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.[1]

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.

  1. ^ Underhill, Wendy; Ben, Williams (December 4, 2019). "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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