2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

All 4 Arkansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 598,000 271,771
Percentage 66.81% 30.36%
Swing Decrease 3.42% Increase 2.34%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 8, 2022, 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 Arkansas gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 24.

Overview[edit]

District[edit]

District Republican Democratic Libertarian Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 153,774 73.80% 54,598 26.20% 0 0.00% 208,732 100.00% Republican hold
District 2 147,975 60.04% 86,887 35.26% 11,584 4.70% 246,446 100.00% Republican hold
District 3 142,401 63.69% 73,541 32.89% 7,646 3.42% 223,588 100.00% Republican hold
District 4 153,850 71.00% 56,745 26.19% 6,101 2.82% 216,696 100.00% Republican hold
Total 598,000 66.81% 271,771 30.36% 25,331 2.83% 895,102 100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
66.81%
Democratic
30.36%
Libertarian
2.83%
House seats
Republican
100.00%

District 1[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election

← 2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Rick Crawford Monte Hodges
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 153,774 54,598
Percentage 73.8% 26.2%

County results
Crawford:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hodges:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Rick Crawford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Crawford
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Rick Crawford, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.[1] The new 1st district covers the Northeast corner of the state — very similar to its predecessor — but now comprises a greater portion of the state's Northern border.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Rick Crawford
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Organizations

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 64,102 74.6
Republican Brandt Smith 11,981 13.9
Republican Jody Shackelford 9,837 11.5
Total votes 85,920 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

General election[edit]

Debate[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 1st congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rick Crawford Monte Hodges
1 Oct. 20, 2022 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes YouTube P P

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 2, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 16, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R October 14, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022
The Economist[17] Safe R September 7, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 1st congressional district election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Crawford (incumbent) 153,774 73.8
Democratic Monte Hodges 54,598 26.2
Total votes 208,372 100.0
Republican hold

District 2[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election

← 2020
2024 →
 
Nominee French Hill Quintessa Hathaway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 147,975 86,887
Percentage 60.0% 35.3%

County results
Hill:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hathaway:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

French Hill
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

French Hill
Republican

The incumbent was Republican French Hill, who was re-elected with 55.4% of the vote in 2020.[1] The 2nd district has been the most competitive district in recent years, but redistricting — including dividing Little Rock — makes the district less competitive going forward. The 2nd district still comprises the central part of Arkansas.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Conrad Reynolds, veteran[19]

Endorsements[edit]

Conrad Reynolds
U.S. Executive Branch officials

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 49,488 58.5
Republican Conrad Reynolds 35,078 41.5
Total votes 84,566 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Quintessa Hathaway, educator and public advocate[22]
Withdrawn[edit]

Libertarian convention[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

General election[edit]

Debate[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
French Hill Quintessa Hathaway Michael White
1 Oct. 20, 2022 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes YouTube P P P

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 2, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 16, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R October 14, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022
The Economist[17] Safe R September 7, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican French Hill (incumbent) 147,975 60.0
Democratic Quintessa Hathaway 86,887 35.3
Libertarian Michael White 11,584 4.7
Total votes 246,446 100.0
Republican hold

District 3[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election

← 2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Steve Womack Lauren Mallett-Hays
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 142,401 73,541
Percentage 63.7% 32.9%

County results
Womack:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Steve Womack
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Womack
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Steve Womack, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2020.[1] The new 3rd district is slightly more competitive than its predecessor, but it is more compact too; the district now comprises only the Northwest corner of the state.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Neil Robinson Kumar, law student[26]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 60,814 78.7
Republican Neil Robinson Kumar 16,414 21.3
Total votes 77,228 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Lauren Mallett-Hays, speech-language pathologist[27]

Libertarian convention[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Michael Kalagias, candidate for this seat in 2018 and 2020[24]

General election[edit]

Debate[edit]

2022 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 Lauren Mallett-Hays Michael Kalagias
1 Oct. 17, 2022 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes YouTube P P P

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 2, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 16, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R October 14, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022
The Economist[17] Safe R September 7, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district election[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Womack (incumbent) 142,401 63.7
Democratic Lauren Mallett-Hays 73,541 32.9
Libertarian Michael Kalagias 7,646 3.4
Total votes 223,588 100.0
Republican hold

District 4[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election

← 2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Bruce Westerman John White
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 153,850 56,745
Percentage 71.0% 26.2%

County results
Westerman:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
White:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Bruce Westerman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Westerman
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Bruce Westerman, who was re-elected with 69.7% of the vote in 2020.[1] The new 4th district still comprises the majority of the Southern part of the state, and it is now slightly more competitive. Democratic nominee John White attracted attention when, unusually for a member of his party, he denied the legitimacy of President Joe Biden and the 2020 United States presidential election during a debate.[29] White also claimed that "the American people have not legitimately elected a president since Kennedy." After the debate, the Arkansas Democratic Party released a statement denouncing White and his claims of election fraud.[30]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Bruce Westerman

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Libertarian convention[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

General election[edit]

Debate[edit]

2022 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 John White Gregory Maxwell
1 Oct. 17, 2022 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes YouTube P P P

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 2, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 16, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R October 14, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022
The Economist[17] Safe R September 7, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Arkansas's 4th congressional district election[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 153,850 71.0
Democratic John White 56,745 26.2
Libertarian Gregory Maxwell 6,101 2.8
Total votes 216,696 100.0
Republican hold

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c "Candidate Information". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Attorney Jody Shackelford to challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford in First District seat". Talk Business & Politics. February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "State Rep. Brandt Smith to challenge Rep. Rick Crawford in 2022". KAIT. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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  23. ^ Brantley, Max (November 8, 2021). "Democrat Nick Cartwright exits 2nd District congressional race to run for state Senate". Arkansas Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  24. ^ a b c "Libertarians nominate more than 50, including Harrington for governor". Talk Business & Politics. February 21, 2022.
  25. ^ "U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 02". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  26. ^ Simpson, Stephen (July 13, 2021). "Kumar plans to face Womack in primary". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  27. ^ "Lauren Mallett-Hays to challenge Congressman Steve Womack". KFSM-TV. May 20, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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