U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton
59.5%3,402
Hallie Shoffner
37.2%2,130
Jeff Wadlin
3.3%188
Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.
Columbia County, Arkansas
2026 election results. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) got 58% of the vote for governor in Columbia County. The margin is 13.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Columbia County
Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
58.0%3,331
Fred Love
35.8%2,054
Colt Shelby
6.2%355
Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.
U.S. House: Arkansas 4th District
Bruce Westerman
63.8%3,620
James Russell
36.2%2,058
Whole district: Bruce Westerman wins. Called.
The leader in Columbia 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 3, 8:21 PM.
9 local contests in Columbia County
County offices, city and town races and judges on Columbia 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
Columbia County Circuit Clerk
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby Atkinson Pennington R | 4,798 | 100.0% |
Shelby Atkinson Pennington is unopposed.
Cities & towns
Magnolia City Council Ward 3 Pos 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Card | 494 | 74.5% |
| Florence Nunn Meadors | 169 | 25.5% |
Steve Card ahead in Columbia County.
Taylor City Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Smith | 102 | 100.0% |
Mark Smith is unopposed.
Waldo City Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Burton | 163 | 58.8% |
| Eddie Gooden | 114 | 41.2% |
Jennifer Burton ahead in Columbia County.
McNeil City Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Burchfield-Harris | 78 | 100.0% |
Dana Burchfield-Harris is unopposed.
Emerson City Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Mullins | 45 | 100.0% |
Linda Mullins is unopposed.
Magnolia City Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kelli Souter | 1,402 | 57.3% |
| James Jefferson Jr | 674 | 27.6% |
| Jeffrey Cheatham | 370 | 15.1% |
Kelli Souter ahead in Columbia County.
Magnolia City Council Ward 2 Pos 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tia Wesson | 304 | 71.4% |
| Christina Jermany | 122 | 28.6% |
Tia Wesson ahead in Columbia County.
Judges
Columbia County Judge
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Fields R | 3,285 | 59.3% |
| Glenn Delaney I | 2,257 | 40.7% |
Doug Fields ahead in Columbia County.
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 +23.0 | R +37.0 | D +14.0 |
| AR Governor | R +23.7 | R +37.0 | D +13.3 |
| AR-04 | R +27.5 | R +37.0 | D +9.5 |
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 Columbia County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 31.1% | Donald Trump | 67.6% | R +36.5 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 32.7% | Donald Trump | 63.8% | R +31.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 35.3% | Donald Trump | 61.4% | R +26.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 37.6% | Mitt Romney | 61.2% | R +23.6 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 37.2% | John McCain | 61.3% | R +24.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 41.5% | George W. Bush | 57.8% | R +16.4 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 43.0% | George W. Bush | 53.9% | R +10.9 |
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 +25.6.
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
- Cleveland 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.