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Fulton County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Fulton County. The margin is 15.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 18 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Fulton County

U.S. Senate

Tom Cotton
71.6%2,496
Hallie Shoffner
25.2%878
Jeff Wadlin
3.2%112
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
72.6%2,530
Fred Love
21.1%737
Colt Shelby
6.3%218
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

The leader in Fulton 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, 8:44 PM.

18 local contests in Fulton County

County offices, city and town races, local measures and judges on Fulton 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

Fulton County Circuit and County Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Michele Tomlinson R3,082100.0%

Michele Tomlinson is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Hardy Alderman Ward 2 Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Deanna Raines I1164.7%
Ashton Hester I635.3%

Deanna Raines ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Ashton Hester 187 (62.3%), Deanna Raines 113 (37.7%).

Hardy Alderman Ward 1 Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Marc L. Herring I1058.8%
Jeremiah MacDonald I741.2%

Marc L. Herring ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Jeremiah MacDonald 187 (61.7%), Marc L. Herring 116 (38.3%).

City of Salem Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Daniel Busch I276100.0%

Daniel Busch is unopposed. Salem's page.

Hardy Alderman Ward 3 Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Laura J. Smith I857.1%
Rodney Aukes I642.9%

Laura J. Smith ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Laura J. Smith 181 (62.6%), Rodney Aukes 108 (37.4%).

Cherokee Village Alderman Ward 1 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Heather Harrison I15358.2%
Albert R. Kmetz I11041.8%

Heather Harrison ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Heather Harrison 934 (64.2%), Albert R. Kmetz 520 (35.8%).

City of Horseshoe Bend Alderman Ward 1 Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Luther Yancey I466.7%
Nona Hayden I233.3%

Luther Yancey ahead in Fulton County. Horseshoe Bend's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Nona Hayden 105 (70.5%), Luther Yancey 44 (29.5%).

City of Mammoth Spring Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Danny Busch I14262.6%
M. June Grant I8537.4%

Danny Busch ahead in Fulton County. Mammoth Spring's page.

Hardy Alderman Ward 2 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Tony Berry I1062.5%
Jason Jackson I637.5%

Tony Berry ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Tony Berry 176 (59.1%), Jason Jackson 122 (40.9%).

Cherokee Village City Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Penny Trumpy I15758.1%
Deborah L. Tanner I11341.9%

Penny Trumpy ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Penny Trumpy 782 (52.9%), Deborah L. Tanner 697 (47.1%).

City of Ash Flat Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Larry Fowler I6100.0%

Larry Fowler is unopposed. Ash Flat's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Larry Fowler 198 (100.0%).

Mayor City of Cherokee Village

CandidateVotesShare
Tony Stallsmith I18165.1%
Jason A. Lowe I9734.9%

Tony Stallsmith ahead in Fulton County. Cherokee Village's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Tony Stallsmith 1,014 (66.0%), Jason A. Lowe 522 (34.0%).

City of Horseshoe Bend Alderman Ward 1 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Miller I466.7%
Cody Byrd I233.3%

Brian Miller ahead in Fulton County. Horseshoe Bend's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Cody Byrd 111 (75.5%), Brian Miller 36 (24.5%).

City of Horseshoe Bend Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Graetz I6100.0%
Duane C Delair I00.0%
Donald Dawson I00.0%

Eric Graetz ahead in Fulton County. Horseshoe Bend's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Eric Graetz 477 (52.3%), Donald Dawson 375 (41.1%).

Mayor City of Hardy

CandidateVotesShare
Ginni Kauffman I1157.9%
Ethan J. Barnes I842.1%

Ginni Kauffman ahead in Fulton County. Hardy's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Ethan J. Barnes 180 (56.4%), Ginni Kauffman 139 (43.6%).

City of Viola Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Lowell Jackie Estes I8978.8%
Leon Johnson I2421.2%

Lowell Jackie Estes ahead in Fulton County. Viola's page.

Local measures

Horseshoe Bend Poultry Initiative

ChoiceVotesShare
For Proposed Initiative350.0%
Against Proposed Initiative350.0%

Tied in the current count. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: For Proposed Initiative 500 (56.2%), Against Proposed Initiative 390 (43.8%).

Judges

Circuit Judge, Dist 16, Division 02

CandidateVotesShare
Kara Byars2,34473.3%
Scott Davidson85226.7%

Kara Byars ahead in Fulton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Kara Byars 18,023 (62.7%), Scott Davidson 10,699 (37.3%).

Arkansas's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:07 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateR +48.0R +63.4D +15.4
AR GovernorR +54.9R +63.4D +8.5
AR-01R +55.1R +63.4D +8.2

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 Fulton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.0%Donald Trump80.1%R +62.25,044
2020Joe Biden20.2%Donald Trump77.4%R +57.25,120
2016Hillary Clinton22.4%Donald Trump72.7%R +50.44,772
2012Barack Obama32.1%Mitt Romney65.2%R +33.14,522
2008Barack Obama38.9%John McCain57.8%R +18.94,676
2004John Kerry47.8%George W. Bush50.9%R +3.14,955
2000Al Gore48.1%George W. Bush49.6%R +1.54,108

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 +60.7.

Other counties in Arkansas

Arkansas results

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.