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Jackson County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 64% of the U.S. Senate vote in Jackson County. The margin is 18.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Jackson County

U.S. Senate

Tom Cotton
63.5%2,089
Hallie Shoffner
33.7%1,107
Jeff Wadlin
2.8%92
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
63.3%2,078
Fred Love
28.1%923
Colt Shelby
8.6%283
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

The leader in Jackson 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, 7:49 PM.

10 local contests in Jackson County

County offices, city and town races and local measures on Jackson 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

Jackson County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Barbara Metzger Hackney R2,916100.0%

Barbara Metzger Hackney is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Mayor of Tuckerman

CandidateVotesShare
Roger Williams I18742.6%
Mark Warren I14031.9%
Terry Adams I8519.4%
Zackory Graham I276.2%

Roger Williams ahead in Jackson County.

Mayor of Beedeville

CandidateVotesShare
Dale Gardner I20100.0%

Dale Gardner is unopposed.

Mayor of Newport

CandidateVotesShare
Derrick S. Ratliffe I1,071100.0%

Derrick S. Ratliffe is unopposed.

Mayor of Swifton

CandidateVotesShare
Charles Ed Dukes I152100.0%

Charles Ed Dukes is unopposed.

Mayor of Jacksonport

CandidateVotesShare
Vance Jones R39100.0%

Vance Jones is unopposed.

Mayor of Grubbs

CandidateVotesShare
Candace S. Miller I58100.0%

Candace S. Miller is unopposed.

Mayor of Weldon

CandidateVotesShare
Scotty Tooley I8100.0%

Scotty Tooley is unopposed.

Mayor of Diaz

CandidateVotesShare
Les "Cat" Sulllins I15554.0%
Reginal Williams R13246.0%

Les "Cat" Sulllins ahead in Jackson County.

Local measures

0.375% Sales and Use Tax

ChoiceVotesShare
Against2,09864.6%
For1,15035.4%

Against ahead with 64.6% in Jackson County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateR +30.7R +49.6D +18.8
AR GovernorR +38.5R +49.6D +11.1
AR-01R +41.3R +49.6D +8.3

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 Jackson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.8%Donald Trump73.5%R +48.74,776
2020Joe Biden26.8%Donald Trump70.6%R +43.85,091
2016Hillary Clinton30.7%Donald Trump63.4%R +32.75,156
2012Barack Obama39.2%Mitt Romney57.5%R +18.35,347
2008Barack Obama39.5%John McCain55.9%R +16.35,582
2004John Kerry56.5%George W. Bush42.2%D +14.36,219
2000Al Gore60.1%George W. Bush37.5%D +22.66,072

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 +71.3.

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.