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Voting in Arkansas.

Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Arkansas Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Arkansas Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Arkansas federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Thomas Cotton (R)$12.8Mfec.gov →
Hallie Shoffner (D)$1.6Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D2James French Hill (R)$3.8Mfec.gov →
D4Bruce Westerman (R)$2.2Mfec.gov →
D3Stephen A The Hon Womack (R)$1.5Mfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Arkansas, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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Layers
true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Arkansas now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Boozman, John (Republican)· since 2011
Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology+2
AppropriationsDepartment of DefenseDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related+4
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Environment and Public WorksClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyTransportation and Infrastructure
Rules and Administration
Veterans' Affairs
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Arkansas legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 35 members · 35 districts
STATE HOUSE · 99 members · 99 districts
D12Hope Duke (R)
D15John Carr (R)
D24Brad Hall (R)
D34Joey Carr (R)
D36Johnny Rye (R)
D39Wayne Long (R)
D43Rick Beck (R)
D48Ryan Rose (R)
D55Matt Brown (R)
D58Les Eaves (R)
D59Jim Wooten (R)
D66Mark Perry (D)
D69David Ray (R)
D77Fred Allen (D)
D81R.J. Hawk (R)
D84Les Warren (R)
D99Lane Jean (R)
D100Carol Dalby (R)
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
Strict photo IDExcuse-required absenteeNo online voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Arkansas requires a photo ID to vote. Accepted: driver's license, passport, US military ID, or any ID with name and photo issued by a US or Arkansas government agency.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail. Request an absentee ballot from your county clerk.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Arkansas are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — AR

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Arkansas system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Civix AR-Nova VoterView. Name + DOB. Returns status, polling place, absentee status.
Statewide→
Register / update online
OVR launched late 2025 via SOS portal. AR DL or state ID. 30-day pre-election deadline. Paper still primary path in many counties.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Sample ballot surfaces by precinct in VoterView.
County
Request a mail ballot
State PDF; submitted to county clerk. EXCUSE REQUIRED (away from county, sick, age 60+). 2025 Act 403 added witness-signature requirement.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Absentee status in VoterView. No subscribe/notify channel.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Major-party filing deadline 2025-11-11 for March 2026 primary. Independent deadline 2026-05-01. (Old `/elections/candidates/` slug retired in 2026 SoS site rebuild — use `information-for-candidates`.)
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Four certified for Nov 2026: citizenship-to-vote amendment, RKBA expansion, economic-development districts, $500M water-bond. Three citizen I&R measures pending signature verification.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Live via Clarity Elections (Scytl/Civix), entered from SOS site. Clarity returns 202 + AWS-WAF JS challenge on cold visit; treated as SPA-shell (verifier solves WAF inside Playwright).
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-03-03, runoff 2026-03-31, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Arkansas

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionPostmarked by*
2026-12-01Ballot Request — General RunoffReceived by
2026-12-01Ballot Return — General RunoffPostmarked by*
2026-12-01Registration — General RunoffPostmarked by
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