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Saline County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote in Saline County. The margin is 17.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 25 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Saline County

U.S. Senate

Tom Cotton
60.0%26,100
Hallie Shoffner
36.7%15,994
Jeff Wadlin
3.3%1,439
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
60.2%26,178
Fred Love
32.7%14,232
Colt Shelby
7.1%3,109
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

The leader in Saline 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, 8:28 PM.

25 local contests in Saline County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures, judges and other local offices on Saline 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

Saline County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Myka Bono Sample R36,408100.0%

Myka Bono Sample is unopposed.

Cities & towns

City of Bryant, C.M. Ward 4, Pos. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Amy Edwards59857.0%
Jack Moseley45143.0%

Amy Edwards ahead in Saline County. Bryant's page.

City of Shannon Hills, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Kemp876100.0%

Mike Kemp is unopposed. Shannon Hills's page.

City of Haskell, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Clyde Crookham43644.5%
Ray Garner38439.2%
Dallas Wright15916.2%

Clyde Crookham ahead in Saline County. Haskell's page.

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

CandidateVotesShare
Frank Baptist81840.3%
Preston Madison63131.1%
Greg White58128.6%

Frank Baptist ahead in Saline County. Benton's page.

City of Benton, C.M. Ward 2, Pos. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Ann Spencer-Cole65258.3%
Quinn Marshall46741.7%

Ann Spencer-Cole ahead in Saline County. Benton's page.

City of Alexander, C.M. Ward 4, Pos. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Trevis Bentley I25846.8%
Juanita Wilson I19635.6%
Stephanie Beck I9717.6%

Trevis Bentley ahead in Saline County. Alexander's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Trevis Bentley 268 (45.8%), Juanita Wilson 214 (36.6%).

City of Shannon Hills, C.M. Ward 3, Pos. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Guinn53152.8%
Shawn Andersyn47447.2%

Mary Guinn ahead in Saline County. Shannon Hills's page.

City of Bauxite, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jamie Barlow14251.1%
Eddie Jones13648.9%

Jamie Barlow ahead in Saline County. Bauxite's page.

City of Traskwood, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Kim Gammill142100.0%

Kim Gammill is unopposed. Traskwood's page.

City of Alexander, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Crystal Herrmann I42676.8%
Paul Mitchell I12923.2%

Crystal Herrmann ahead in Saline County. Alexander's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Crystal Herrmann 450 (76.4%), Paul Mitchell 139 (23.6%).

City of Bryant, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Treat4,22064.3%
Walter Burgess2,34635.7%

Chris Treat ahead in Saline County. Bryant's page.

City of Shannon Hills, C.M. Ward 2, Pos. 2

CandidateVotesShare
Lela Chism55854.8%
Mendy Barnes46045.2%

Lela Chism ahead in Saline County. Shannon Hills's page.

City of Benton, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Tom Farmer7,50072.9%
Don White1,67916.3%
Jake Wear1,11210.8%

Tom Farmer ahead in Saline County. Benton's page.

City of Benton, C.M. Ward 3, Pos. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Chad Slaughter1,16849.9%
Jana Hogue62926.9%
Bret Stracener54423.2%

Chad Slaughter ahead in Saline County. Benton's page.

City of Benton, C.M. Ward 5, Pos. 1

CandidateVotesShare
Steve Lee1,45951.8%
Lamont Cornwell81629.0%
Kerry Tebbe54019.2%

Steve Lee ahead in Saline County. Benton's page.

Schools

Fountain Lake School Board Position 5

CandidateVotesShare
Bao Nguyen2,61655.6%
Laura Ramoly2,08544.4%

Bao Nguyen ahead in Saline County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Bao Nguyen 4,176 (53.9%), Laura Ramoly 3,573 (46.1%).

Local measures

Issue No. 5 Saline County

ChoiceVotesShare
Against21,75751.0%
For20,89849.0%

Against ahead with 51.0% in Saline County.

Judges

Saline County Justice of the Peace District 9

CandidateVotesShare
CJ Engel R1,89764.0%
Andrea "Andy" Hillis D1,06536.0%

CJ Engel ahead in Saline County.

Saline County Justice of the Peace District 8

CandidateVotesShare
Josh Turner R2,18266.2%
Justin Payne D1,11633.8%

Josh Turner ahead in Saline County.

Saline County Justice of the Peace District 7

CandidateVotesShare
Josh Curtis R1,82160.6%
Jazsmine Young D1,18639.4%

Josh Curtis ahead in Saline County.

Saline County Justice of the Peace District 10

CandidateVotesShare
Jim Whitley R2,13674.9%
Brent Carroll D71725.1%

Jim Whitley ahead in Saline County.

Saline County Justice of the Peace District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Kellum R2,79872.9%
Christian Bearden D1,04227.1%

Keith Kellum ahead in Saline County.

Saline County Justice of the Peace District 13

CandidateVotesShare
Karen Crowson R4,48074.4%
Debra Fuller D1,54425.6%

Karen Crowson ahead in Saline County.

Other local offices

Constable Township 1

CandidateVotesShare
Clint Newcomb R12,72461.9%
Steven Akins D7,82238.1%

Clint Newcomb ahead in Saline County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateR +24.0R +41.0D +17.0
AR GovernorR +29.6R +41.0D +11.5
AR-02R +27.1R +41.0D +13.9

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 Saline County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.8%Donald Trump69.0%R +40.157,619
2020Joe Biden28.2%Donald Trump69.4%R +41.256,959
2016Hillary Clinton25.4%Donald Trump68.8%R +43.452,100
2012Barack Obama27.3%Mitt Romney70.0%R +42.747,062
2008Barack Obama28.4%John McCain69.4%R +41.044,653
2004John Kerry35.9%George W. Bush63.1%R +27.239,376
2000Al Gore39.2%George W. Bush57.5%R +18.332,391

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 +21.9.

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.