U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton
71.9%2,090
Hallie Shoffner
23.5%683
Jeff Wadlin
4.5%132
Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.
Newton County, Arkansas
2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Newton County. The margin is 14.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 5 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Newton County
Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
61.0%1,759
Fred Love
21.2%611
Colt Shelby
17.8%512
Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.
U.S. House: Arkansas 4th District
Bruce Westerman
77.5%2,215
James Russell
22.5%644
Whole district: Bruce Westerman wins. Called.
The leader in Newton 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, 8:41 AM.
5 local contests in Newton County
County offices, local measures and judges on Newton 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
Newton County Circuit and County Clerk
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donnie Davis R | 2,224 | 77.1% |
| Georgia Eddings I | 660 | 22.9% |
Donnie Davis ahead in Newton County.
County Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Wheeler R | 1,730 | 60.2% |
| Rebeka Cook I | 1,144 | 39.8% |
Jessica Wheeler ahead in Newton County.
Newton County Collector
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mandy Martin R | 2,012 | 70.1% |
| Bethsheba "Beth" Thompson I | 860 | 29.9% |
Mandy Martin ahead in Newton County.
Local measures
1% Sale and Use Tax for Jail Purposes
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Against | 1,599 | 55.6% |
| For | 1,279 | 44.4% |
Against ahead with 55.6% in Newton County.
Judges
Newton County Justice of the Peace District 8
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arlis Jones R | 218 | 61.2% |
| Ricky Kilburn I | 138 | 38.8% |
Arlis Jones ahead in Newton 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 +50.7 | R +65.3 | D +14.5 |
| AR Governor | R +48.4 | R +65.3 | D +16.8 |
| AR-04 | R +54.9 | R +65.3 | D +10.3 |
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 Newton County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 17.1% | Donald Trump | 81.2% | R +64.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 17.7% | Donald Trump | 79.8% | R +62.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 18.6% | Donald Trump | 76.6% | R +58.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 27.1% | Mitt Romney | 68.5% | R +41.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 29.8% | John McCain | 65.4% | R +35.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 34.4% | George W. Bush | 63.5% | R +29.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 30.7% | George W. Bush | 64.4% | R +33.7 |
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 +30.4.
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
- Hempstead 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
- 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.