U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton
76.1%1,780
Hallie Shoffner
19.4%454
Jeff Wadlin
4.5%105
Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.
Cleveland County, Arkansas
2026 election results. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) got 72% of the vote for governor in Cleveland County. The margin is 9.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 3 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Cleveland County
Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
72.0%1,687
Fred Love
18.6%435
Colt Shelby
9.4%220
Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.
U.S. House: Arkansas 4th District
Bruce Westerman
81.5%1,881
James Russell
18.5%428
Whole district: Bruce Westerman wins. Called.
The leader in Cleveland County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 9, 12:34 PM.
3 local contests in Cleveland County
County offices and city and town races on Cleveland County's ballots, from Arkansas's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
County offices
Cleveland County Circuit Clerk
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Herring R | 2,170 | 100.0% |
Brandy Herring is unopposed.
Cities & towns
Mayor City of Kingsland
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Johnson R | 71 | 100.0% |
Samantha Johnson is unopposed. Kingsland's page.
Mayor City of Rison
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Roberts R | 250 | 100.0% |
Charles Roberts is unopposed. Rison's page.
Arkansas's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:07 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR Senate | R +59.4 | R +68.5 | D +9.2 |
| AR Governor | R +59.0 | R +68.5 | D +9.5 |
| AR-04 | R +62.9 | R +68.5 | D +5.6 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Cleveland County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 15.5% | Donald Trump | 83.1% | R +67.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 18.1% | Donald Trump | 79.6% | R +61.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 21.6% | Donald Trump | 73.4% | R +51.8 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 25.9% | Mitt Romney | 70.8% | R +44.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 26.0% | John McCain | 69.9% | R +43.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 41.5% | George W. Bush | 57.5% | R +16.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 44.5% | George W. Bush | 52.8% | R +8.3 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +59.3.
Other counties in Arkansas
Arkansas results- Arkansas County
- Ashley County
- Baxter County
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Chicot County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Columbia County
- Conway County
- Craighead County
- Crawford County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Dallas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Faulkner County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Greene County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Little River County
- Logan County
- Lonoke County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miller County
- Mississippi County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Newton County
- Ouachita County
- Perry County
- Phillips County
- Pike County
- Poinsett County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Scott County
- Searcy County
- Sebastian County
- Sevier County
- Sharp County
- St. Francis County
- Stone County
- Union County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Yell County
Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Arkansas certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Arkansas's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.