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Lawrence County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in Lawrence County. The margin is 14.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 20 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Lawrence County

U.S. Senate

Tom Cotton
71.1%2,759
Hallie Shoffner
23.4%908
Jeff Wadlin
5.5%213
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
70.4%2,730
Fred Love
18.9%734
Colt Shelby
10.7%416
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

The leader in Lawrence 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 9, 11:56 AM.

20 local contests in Lawrence County

County offices, city and town races and local measures on Lawrence 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
Tony Waldrupe R3,03378.8%
Cody Turner I81721.2%

Tony Waldrupe ahead in Lawrence County.

Portia Recorder/Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Jaden McFall5955.1%
Tasha Robins4844.9%

Jaden McFall ahead in Lawrence County.

Lawrence County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Evans I3,588100.0%

Michelle Evans is unopposed.

Hoxie Clerk/Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Verna Coats22152.7%
Sara Grimes19847.3%

Verna Coats ahead in Lawrence County.

Cities & towns

Strawberry Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Stanley Mayland4457.1%
Josh Walker3342.9%

Stanley Mayland ahead in Lawrence County.

Hoxie Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Steve Ditto28064.1%
Tim Taylor15735.9%

Steve Ditto ahead in Lawrence County.

Black Rock City Council Ward 2 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Kathy Robertson9058.8%
Jennifer Archer6341.2%

Kathy Robertson ahead in Lawrence County.

Imboden Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Jones100100.0%

Chris Jones is unopposed.

Hoxie City Council Ward 2 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Nathan Lee Romine27463.6%
Jacob Speirs15736.4%

Nathan Lee Romine ahead in Lawrence County.

Black Rock Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Zach Wilson140100.0%

Zach Wilson is unopposed.

Ravenden Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Tim McComas95100.0%

Tim McComas is unopposed.

Hoxie City Council Ward 2 Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Geneva Waldrupe26762.1%
Bobby Hatfield16337.9%

Geneva Waldrupe ahead in Lawrence County.

Sedgwick Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
J. Stanley Debow26100.0%

J. Stanley Debow is unopposed.

Ravenden City Council Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Dave Lawrence6460.4%
John "Greg" Starnes4239.6%

Dave Lawrence ahead in Lawrence County.

Portia Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
William "Butch" Vance106100.0%

William "Butch" Vance is unopposed.

Powhatan Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Smith59100.0%

Eric Smith is unopposed.

Lynn Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Danny Morgan70100.0%

Danny Morgan is unopposed.

Walnut Ridge Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Charles Snapp1,144100.0%

Charles Snapp is unopposed.

Local measures

ORDINANCE NO. 440-2026 City of Blackrock

ChoiceVotesShare
Against9561.7%
For5938.3%

Against ahead with 61.7% in Lawrence County. Blackrock's page.

Lawrence County Road Millage Increase

ChoiceVotesShare
Against2,61068.2%
For1,21731.8%

Against ahead with 68.2% in Lawrence County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateR +50.5R +65.4D +14.9
AR GovernorR +57.6R +65.4D +7.7
AR-01R +61.6R +65.4D +3.8

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 Lawrence County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.0%Donald Trump81.0%R +64.05,693
2020Joe Biden18.4%Donald Trump78.0%R +59.65,856
2016Hillary Clinton22.2%Donald Trump71.5%R +49.35,685
2012Barack Obama32.3%Mitt Romney63.8%R +31.65,540
2008Barack Obama36.7%John McCain57.6%R +20.95,830
2004John Kerry53.6%George W. Bush44.6%D +9.06,615
2000Al Gore53.9%George W. Bush43.5%D +10.46,040

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 +74.4.

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.