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Arkansas Issue 2

A Constitutional Amendment to Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. 2026 results by county, from Arkansas's official results file: For 70.8%, Against 29.2% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot title: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS FOR THEIR COMMON DEFENSE, FOR LAWFUL HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL USE, AND FOR ANY OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSE; PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS INCLUDES WITHOUT LIMITATION THE POSSESSION AND USE OF AMMUNITION, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AND FIREARM COMPONENTS; AND PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS IS A NATURAL, FUNDAMENTAL, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHT THAT SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.

A vote for
Is a vote to approve the amendment, which Senate Joint Resolution 11 of 2025 submits to the voters "for approval or rejection".
A vote against
Is a vote to reject the amendment.
For 70.8% Against 29.2%

614,695 for and 253,750 against.

The Secretary of State's notice for Issue No. 2 · Senate Joint Resolution 11 · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

75 counties: For has the most votes in 75. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyForAgainstVotes
Arkansas County80.7%19.3%4,008
Ashley County84.3%15.7%5,145
Baxter County82.8%17.2%14,019
Benton County64.6%35.4%96,939
Boone County82.9%17.1%11,246
Bradley County80.1%19.9%2,262
Calhoun County85.6%14.4%1,364
Carroll County70.1%29.9%8,601
Chicot County76.4%23.6%2,961
Clark County70.6%29.4%5,724
Clay County85.6%14.4%3,286
Cleburne County85.3%14.7%9,420
Cleveland County85.4%14.6%2,277
Columbia County79.0%21.0%5,561
Conway County75.2%24.8%6,514
Craighead County73.1%26.9%25,731
Crawford County81.3%18.7%15,885
Crittenden County77.5%22.5%10,594
Cross County81.8%18.2%4,188
Dallas County78.8%21.2%1,660
Desha County74.1%25.9%2,736
Drew County77.7%22.3%4,933
Faulkner County68.1%31.9%39,659
Franklin County80.2%19.8%5,106
Fulton County86.1%13.9%3,398
Garland County75.2%24.8%30,731
Grant County82.0%18.0%5,189
Greene County82.7%17.3%10,441
Hempstead County79.4%20.6%3,977
Hot Spring County79.3%20.7%8,403
Howard County81.6%18.4%3,156
Independence County79.8%20.2%9,047
Izard County86.0%14.0%4,388
Jackson County79.7%20.3%3,215
Jefferson County68.4%31.6%16,496
Johnson County78.6%21.4%6,558
Lafayette County75.0%25.0%1,797
Lawrence County82.5%17.5%3,820
Lee County68.2%31.8%1,970
Lincoln County83.1%16.9%2,424
Little River County85.7%14.3%3,632
Logan County80.5%19.5%5,593
Lonoke County79.4%20.6%22,279
Madison County79.1%20.9%5,109
Marion County83.6%16.4%5,528
Miller County85.9%14.1%10,555
Mississippi County78.3%21.7%7,476
Monroe County77.9%22.1%1,994
Montgomery County84.1%15.9%2,549
Nevada County84.1%15.9%2,042
Newton County82.1%17.9%2,842
Ouachita County78.8%21.2%6,217
Perry County79.5%20.5%3,188
Phillips County71.8%28.2%4,004
Pike County87.0%13.0%2,861
Poinsett County85.2%14.8%5,122
Polk County83.0%17.0%5,219
Pope County76.2%23.8%16,434
Prairie County85.7%14.3%2,291
Pulaski County53.1%46.9%126,668
Randolph County82.2%17.8%4,365
Saline County73.9%26.1%42,952
Scott County89.6%10.4%2,571
Searcy County80.5%19.5%2,494
Sebastian County74.2%25.8%32,824
Sevier County79.8%20.2%3,071
Sharp County85.4%14.6%5,320
St. Francis County75.6%24.4%4,618
Stone County81.7%18.3%4,223
Union County80.3%19.7%11,201
Van Buren County81.6%18.4%5,361
Washington County55.5%44.5%74,769
White County80.8%19.2%21,976
Woodruff County78.3%21.7%1,785
Yell County79.3%20.7%4,483

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Arkansas's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:07 PM. Unofficial until certified. Arkansas's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.