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Poinsett County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Poinsett County. The margin is 18.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 26 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Poinsett County

U.S. Senate

Tom Cotton
69.2%3,620
Hallie Shoffner
25.8%1,350
Jeff Wadlin
5.0%263
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
66.7%3,488
Fred Love
21.0%1,100
Colt Shelby
12.2%638
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

U.S. House: Arkansas 1st District

Rick Crawford
76.6%3,977
Terri Green
19.5%1,011
Steve Parsons
4.0%206
100% counted

Whole district: Rick Crawford wins. Called.

The leader in Poinsett 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, 8:47 PM.

26 local contests in Poinsett County

County offices, city and town races and judges on Poinsett 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

Poinsett County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Deanne Jones R4,700100.0%

Deanne Jones is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Molder R3,82573.3%
Wesley Holt I1,39226.7%

Kevin Molder ahead in Poinsett County.

Cities & towns

Council Member Ward 5 Position 2 City of Trumann

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Stewart21851.7%
Matthew Miller20448.3%

Jason Stewart ahead in Poinsett County. Trumann's page.

Council Member Ward 2 Position 2 City of Lepanto

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Pilgrim36975.2%
Charles Mahan12224.8%

Rebecca Pilgrim ahead in Poinsett County. Lepanto's page.

Mayor City of Tyronza

CandidateVotesShare
Cheryl Woods135100.0%

Cheryl Woods is unopposed. Tyronza's page.

Council Member Ward 1 Position 2 City of Trumann

CandidateVotesShare
Joey Greene10650.0%
Cindy Wood10650.0%

Tied in the current count. Trumann's page.

Council Member Ward 1 Position 1 City of Weiner

CandidateVotesShare
Tony Schwarz11861.5%
Ryan Ivy7438.5%

Tony Schwarz ahead in Poinsett County. Weiner's page.

Council Member Ward 1 Position 1 City of Lepanto

CandidateVotesShare
David Simmons24850.9%
Hannah Barnes23949.1%

David Simmons ahead in Poinsett County. Lepanto's page.

Mayor City of Harrisburg

CandidateVotesShare
Justin Kimble451100.0%

Justin Kimble is unopposed. Harrisburg's page.

Council Member Ward 3 Position 1 City of Trumann

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Moss12661.2%
Chris Nance8038.8%

Steven Moss ahead in Poinsett County. Trumann's page.

Council Member Ward 1 Position 2 City of Tyronza

CandidateVotesShare
Patty Barger8562.0%
Candace Drace5238.0%

Patty Barger ahead in Poinsett County. Tyronza's page.

Mayor City of Lepanto

CandidateVotesShare
Tracy Tucker33266.5%
Stephen Chad Henderson11022.0%
Henry Tucker5711.4%

Tracy Tucker ahead in Poinsett County. Lepanto's page.

Council Member Ward 1 Position 2 City of Marked Tree

CandidateVotesShare
Cleo Johnson Jr.25653.2%
Jessie L Dean22546.8%

Cleo Johnson Jr. ahead in Poinsett County. Marked Tree's page.

Council Member Ward 4 Position 2 City of Marked Tree

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew Perry29162.4%
Harvey Harrington IV17537.6%

Andrew Perry ahead in Poinsett County. Marked Tree's page.

Mayor City of Waldenburg

CandidateVotesShare
Dustin Drum6100.0%

Dustin Drum is unopposed. Waldenburg's page.

Council Member Ward 4 Position 1 City of Lepanto

CandidateVotesShare
Diane Dewailly25752.3%
Taryn Scott23447.7%

Diane Dewailly ahead in Poinsett County. Lepanto's page.

Council Member Ward 2 Position 2 City of Marked Tree

CandidateVotesShare
Zachary Highfill29261.7%
Bryant "Bear" Lacefield18138.3%

Zachary Highfill ahead in Poinsett County. Marked Tree's page.

Council Member Ward 2 Position 2 City of Weiner

CandidateVotesShare
David Schwarz10253.1%
Chase Kagen9046.9%

David Schwarz ahead in Poinsett County. Weiner's page.

Mayor City of Weiner

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy Kimble187100.0%

Jeremy Kimble is unopposed. Weiner's page.

Mayor City of Marked Tree

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Scott SR.39078.3%
Frank Sullivan10821.7%

Michael Scott SR. ahead in Poinsett County. Marked Tree's page.

Council Member Ward 2 Position 2 City of Trumann

CandidateVotesShare
Candida Robinson29867.1%
Edward D. Hall14632.9%

Candida Robinson ahead in Poinsett County. Trumann's page.

City Clerk-Treasurer City of Marked Tree

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Crowell Chandler25053.5%
Kali Brewer21746.5%

Mark Crowell Chandler ahead in Poinsett County. Marked Tree's page.

City Clerk-Treasurer City of Lepanto

CandidateVotesShare
Tamara Wyatt26053.4%
Miranda C. Huffman22746.6%

Tamara Wyatt ahead in Poinsett County. Lepanto's page.

Mayor City of Trumann

CandidateVotesShare
Jay Paul Woods84356.1%
Heather Shrader35423.6%
Johnny Shane Blagg22314.8%
Debbie Cook825.5%

Jay Paul Woods ahead in Poinsett County. Trumann's page.

Judges

Circuit Judge, District 02, Division 04, At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Curtis Hitt2,97662.2%
Andrew Nadzam1,80537.8%

Curtis Hitt ahead in Poinsett County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Curtis Hitt 35,998 (62.8%), Andrew Nadzam 21,297 (37.2%).

Poinsett County Judge

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Mills R3,28263.5%
Kevin W. Caldwell I1,01119.6%
John K Hutchison I87817.0%

Randy Mills ahead in Poinsett County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateR +45.7R +64.5D +18.9
AR GovernorR +52.0R +64.5D +12.5
AR-01R +59.5R +64.5D +5.1

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 Poinsett County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.4%Donald Trump81.0%R +63.57,080
2020Joe Biden18.9%Donald Trump78.7%R +59.87,521
2016Hillary Clinton24.3%Donald Trump71.3%R +46.97,722
2012Barack Obama31.6%Mitt Romney65.8%R +34.27,560
2008Barack Obama34.6%John McCain61.8%R +27.37,928
2004John Kerry52.7%George W. Bush46.0%D +6.77,723
2000Al Gore56.7%George W. Bush41.3%D +15.47,235

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 +78.9.

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.