U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton
55.1%14,416
Hallie Shoffner
41.5%10,867
Jeff Wadlin
3.4%897
Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.
Craighead County, Arkansas
2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 55% of the U.S. Senate vote in Craighead County. The margin is 24.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 31 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Craighead County
Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
56.2%14,693
Fred Love
37.8%9,878
Colt Shelby
6.0%1,581
Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.
U.S. House: Arkansas 1st District
Rick Crawford
59.3%15,455
Terri Green
37.2%9,695
Steve Parsons
3.5%911
Whole district: Rick Crawford wins. Called.
The leader in Craighead 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, 9:59 PM.
31 local contests in Craighead County
County offices, city and town races, local measures, judges and other local offices on Craighead 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
Craighead County Circuit Clerk
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Vaughn R | 21,318 | 100.0% |
David Vaughn is unopposed.
Cities & towns
City of Lake City, Alderman Ward 3, Pos. 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Moody | 387 | 59.7% |
| Blake Davis | 261 | 40.3% |
Chad Moody ahead in Craighead County. Lake City's page.
City of Caraway, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bo James | 215 | 100.0% |
Bo James is unopposed. Caraway's page.
City of Jonesboro, Alderman Ward 5, Pos. 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LJ Bryant | 1,035 | 38.6% |
| Patti Lack | 785 | 29.3% |
| Vince Pearcy | 603 | 22.5% |
| James Carl Wilson Jr | 255 | 9.5% |
LJ Bryant ahead in Craighead County. Jonesboro's page.
City of Egypt, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| James Barron Upton | 12 | 100.0% |
James Barron Upton is unopposed. Egypt's page.
City of Lake City, Alderman Ward 1, Pos. 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Hutcheson | 353 | 54.1% |
| Teddy Qualls | 299 | 45.9% |
Brenda Hutcheson ahead in Craighead County. Lake City's page.
City of Bono, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Shaw | 434 | 100.0% |
Danny Shaw is unopposed. Bono's page.
City of Brookland, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth D Jones | 653 | 100.0% |
Kenneth D Jones is unopposed. Brookland's page.
City of Bay, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Keith | 297 | 100.0% |
Paul Keith is unopposed. Bay's page.
City of Bono, Alderman Ward 2, Pos. 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter R. Phillips | 315 | 72.2% |
| Kenny Pillow | 121 | 27.8% |
Hunter R. Phillips ahead in Craighead County. Bono's page.
City of Lake City, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Haynes | 259 | 38.5% |
| Jackie Davis J | 240 | 35.7% |
| Cameron Tate | 174 | 25.9% |
Daniel Haynes ahead in Craighead County. Lake City's page.
City of Monette, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Blankenship | 287 | 100.0% |
Bob Blankenship is unopposed. Monette's page.
City of Black Oak, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Dunigan | 36 | 100.0% |
Eddie Dunigan is unopposed. Black Oak's page.
City of Cash, Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michael T. Cureton | 49 | 71.0% |
| Colton W. Scott | 20 | 29.0% |
Michael T. Cureton ahead in Craighead County. Cash's page.
Local measures
City of Brookland, Refunding Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 434 | 59.3% |
| Against | 298 | 40.7% |
For ahead with 59.3% in Craighead County. Brookland's page.
City of Brookland, Mun. Building Imprv. Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 426 | 57.3% |
| Against | 318 | 42.7% |
For ahead with 57.3% in Craighead County. Brookland's page.
City of Brookland, Park Improvement Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 478 | 63.7% |
| Against | 272 | 36.3% |
For ahead with 63.7% in Craighead County. Brookland's page.
City of Jonesboro, 0.625% Sales and Use Tax
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Against | 10,275 | 58.9% |
| For | 7,169 | 41.1% |
Against ahead with 58.9% in Craighead County. Jonesboro's page.
County Ordinance
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 15,812 | 63.3% |
| Against | 9,184 | 36.7% |
For ahead with 63.3% in Craighead County.
City of Brookland, Street Improvement Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 545 | 72.7% |
| Against | 205 | 27.3% |
For ahead with 72.7% in Craighead County. Brookland's page.
City of Brookland, Sewer Improvement Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 519 | 69.7% |
| Against | 226 | 30.3% |
For ahead with 69.7% in Craighead County. Brookland's page.
City of Brookland, Emerg. Facil. Imprv. Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 549 | 73.0% |
| Against | 203 | 27.0% |
For ahead with 73.0% in Craighead County. Brookland's page.
Judges
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 10
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Cline R | 1,661 | 74.8% |
| Aaron Meadows D | 561 | 25.2% |
Steve Cline ahead in Craighead County.
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 8
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Tennison R | 935 | 55.5% |
| Jarrod Allen Stroud D | 751 | 44.5% |
David Tennison ahead in Craighead County.
Circuit Judge, District 02, Division 04, At Large
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Hitt | 12,771 | 53.8% |
| Andrew Nadzam | 10,986 | 46.2% |
Curtis Hitt ahead in Craighead County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Curtis Hitt 35,998 (62.8%), Andrew Nadzam 21,297 (37.2%).
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 9
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Formon R | 1,489 | 57.4% |
| Matt Redmon D | 1,106 | 42.6% |
Doug Formon ahead in Craighead County.
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 6
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Kerley D | 886 | 59.1% |
| Darrell Cook R | 614 | 40.9% |
Ross Kerley ahead in Craighead County.
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 3
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Walker D | 486 | 56.0% |
| Barry Wayne Forrest R | 382 | 44.0% |
Blake Walker ahead in Craighead County.
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jolene Mullet D | 1,095 | 52.1% |
| Brad Noel R | 1,006 | 47.9% |
Jolene Mullet ahead in Craighead County.
Craighead County Justice of the Peace District 5
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roseann Askeland D | 910 | 54.8% |
| Rick Myers R | 751 | 45.2% |
Roseann Askeland ahead in Craighead County.
Other local offices
Constable District 6
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff McGinnis R | 1,460 | 66.0% |
| David Chadwick D | 753 | 34.0% |
Jeff McGinnis ahead in Craighead 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 +14.0 | R +38.3 | D +24.3 |
| AR Governor | R +19.6 | R +38.3 | D +18.7 |
| AR-01 | R +22.9 | R +38.3 | D +15.4 |
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 Craighead County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 30.1% | Donald Trump | 67.5% | R +37.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 31.0% | Donald Trump | 66.4% | R +35.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 29.6% | Donald Trump | 64.4% | R +34.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 33.2% | Mitt Romney | 64.2% | R +31.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 36.5% | John McCain | 61.0% | R +24.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 45.9% | George W. Bush | 53.1% | R +7.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 49.2% | George W. Bush | 48.3% | D +0.9 |
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 +38.3.
Other counties in Arkansas
Arkansas results- Arkansas County
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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.