U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton
59.8%2,440
Hallie Shoffner
37.2%1,515
Jeff Wadlin
3.0%123
Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.
Hempstead County, Arkansas
2026 election results. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) got 57% of the vote for governor in Hempstead County. The margin is 17.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Hempstead County
Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
56.8%2,323
Fred Love
35.3%1,443
Colt Shelby
7.9%323
Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.
U.S. House: Arkansas 4th District
Bruce Westerman
64.3%2,587
James Russell
35.7%1,434
Whole district: Bruce Westerman wins. Called.
The leader in Hempstead 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.
9 local contests in Hempstead County
County offices, city and town races, local measures and other local offices on Hempstead 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 Recorder/Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Hendrix | 39 | 100.0% |
Frances Hendrix is unopposed.
Hempstead County Circuit Clerk
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Hood R | 3,429 | 100.0% |
Becky Hood is unopposed.
Cities & towns
Washington Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paul G. Henley | 45 | 100.0% |
Paul G. Henley is unopposed.
Blevins Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Banister | 52 | 100.0% |
Jacob Banister is unopposed.
McNab Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shelia Jackson | 6 | 100.0% |
Shelia Jackson is unopposed.
Emmet City Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trey Baker | 3 | 100.0% |
| Ottis P. Otwell | 0 | 0.0% |
Trey Baker ahead in Hempstead County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Trey Baker 63 (54.3%), Ottis P. Otwell 53 (45.7%).
Local measures
Hospital Improvement Bonds
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For | 2,576 | 64.0% |
| Against | 1,451 | 36.0% |
For ahead with 64.0% in Hempstead County.
Other local offices
Hope City Ward 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Ross | 107 | 57.2% |
| Allen Doyle Flowers | 80 | 42.8% |
Mark Ross ahead in Hempstead County.
Hope City Ward 4
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Clark | 73 | 79.3% |
| Billy Wayne Williams | 19 | 20.7% |
Linda Clark ahead in Hempstead 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 +23.4 | R +40.5 | D +17.1 |
| AR Governor | R +23.4 | R +40.5 | D +17.1 |
| AR-04 | R +28.7 | R +40.5 | D +11.8 |
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 Hempstead County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 29.2% | Donald Trump | 68.9% | R +39.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 31.2% | Donald Trump | 65.3% | R +34.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 33.7% | Donald Trump | 62.4% | R +28.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 35.7% | Mitt Romney | 61.9% | R +26.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 39.0% | John McCain | 58.1% | R +19.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 51.2% | George W. Bush | 48.0% | D +3.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 54.0% | George W. Bush | 44.7% | D +9.3 |
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 +49.0.
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
- 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
- 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.