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Jefferson County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Fred Love (D) got 61% of the vote for governor in Jefferson County. The margin is 9.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 22 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Jefferson County

U.S. Senate

Hallie Shoffner
62.9%10,811
Tom Cotton
33.9%5,823
Jeff Wadlin
3.2%551
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Fred Love
61.5%10,592
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
33.6%5,780
Colt Shelby
4.9%852
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

The leader in Jefferson 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, 8:09 PM.

22 local contests in Jefferson County

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

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Lowery I8,52250.7%
Lafayette Woods, Jr. D8,29349.3%

Chris Lowery ahead in Jefferson County.

Prosecuting Attorney, District 11-West

CandidateVotesShare
Evelyn Moorehead7,87051.8%
Karres Manning-Center7,32448.2%

Evelyn Moorehead ahead in Jefferson County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Evelyn Moorehead 9,309 (53.4%), Karres Manning-Center 8,129 (46.6%).

Jefferson County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Connie Compton D14,078100.0%

Connie Compton is unopposed.

Cities & towns

City of Wabbaseka, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer M. Moore4959.8%
Curtis L. Eckwood3340.2%

Jennifer M. Moore ahead in Jefferson County. Wabbaseka's page.

City of Pine Bluff, City Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Althea Hadden-Scott D7,54681.0%
Lorraine Hatcher I1,77119.0%

Althea Hadden-Scott ahead in Jefferson County. Pine Bluff's page.

City of White Hall, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jeffrey May1,646100.0%

Jeffrey May is unopposed. White Hall's page.

City of Wabbaseka, C.M. Pos. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Lakesha T. Jackson-Williams4152.6%
Melony J. Darrough3747.4%

Lakesha T. Jackson-Williams ahead in Jefferson County. Wabbaseka's page.

City of Redfield, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Roben K. Brooks26855.1%
David Owings21844.9%

Roben K. Brooks ahead in Jefferson County. Redfield's page.

City of Wabbaseka, C.M. Pos. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Samuel Thompson Sr.4959.8%
Michael Bogy3340.2%

Samuel Thompson Sr. ahead in Jefferson County. Wabbaseka's page.

City of Altheimer, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Shelly Hertzog172100.0%

Shelly Hertzog is unopposed. Altheimer's page.

City of Pine Bluff, C.M. Ward 1, Pos. 2

CandidateVotesShare
LaTisha Brunson D1,95486.0%
John Fenley L31714.0%

LaTisha Brunson ahead in Jefferson County. Pine Bluff's page.

City of Altheimer, C.M. Ward 1, Pos. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Carolyn F. Barnett11356.8%
Teneka Logan8643.2%

Carolyn F. Barnett ahead in Jefferson County. Altheimer's page.

City of Sherrill, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jody Campbell12100.0%

Jody Campbell is unopposed. Sherrill's page.

Mayor of Humphrey

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Hodges I6270.5%
Sharon McCuller-Silverman I2629.5%

Michael Hodges ahead in Jefferson County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Michael Hodges 85 (62.5%), Sharon McCuller-Silverman 51 (37.5%).

City of Wabbaseka, C.M. Pos. 5

CandidateVotesShare
Commeka R. Goodloe4352.4%
James E. Hubbard Jr.3947.6%

Commeka R. Goodloe ahead in Jefferson County. Wabbaseka's page.

Local measures

City of Pine Bluff, Question

ChoiceVotesShare
For4,79251.6%
Against4,49548.4%

For ahead with 51.6% in Jefferson County. Pine Bluff's page.

City of Redfield, Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Against25051.2%
For23848.8%

Against ahead with 51.2% in Jefferson County. Redfield's page.

Judges

Jefferson County Justice of the Peace District 10

CandidateVotesShare
Conley Byrd R1,00467.3%
Greg Moody D48732.7%

Conley Byrd ahead in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Justice of the Peace District 8

CandidateVotesShare
Roy Agee R64556.7%
David E. Dinwiddie D49243.3%

Roy Agee ahead in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Judge

CandidateVotesShare
Efrem B. Neely, Sr. D9,81357.3%
Nathaniel Todd R7,32542.7%

Efrem B. Neely, Sr. ahead in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Justice of the Peace District 11

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry V Lawrence Jr R1,01766.5%
Tina Butler D51233.5%

Jerry V Lawrence Jr ahead in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Justice of the Peace District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Green D1,00362.9%
Tim Morris I59137.1%

Randy Green ahead in Jefferson County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateD +30.0D +20.4D +9.6
AR GovernorD +29.4D +20.4D +9.0
AR-04D +25.2D +20.4D +4.9

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 Jefferson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris59.2%Donald Trump39.2%D +20.121,612
2020Joe Biden59.5%Donald Trump37.8%D +21.725,158
2016Hillary Clinton60.9%Donald Trump35.7%D +25.225,894
2012Barack Obama63.8%Mitt Romney34.8%D +29.027,383
2008Barack Obama62.2%John McCain35.9%D +26.329,689
2004John Kerry64.5%George W. Bush33.5%D +31.030,493
2000Al Gore65.1%George W. Bush32.2%D +32.927,201

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 +12.8.

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.