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Union County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Tom Cotton (R) got 55% of the U.S. Senate vote in Union County. The margin is 13.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 24 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Union County

U.S. Senate

Tom Cotton
54.9%6,668
Hallie Shoffner
36.5%4,427
Jeff Wadlin
8.6%1,044
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
55.3%6,654
Fred Love
35.3%4,242
Colt Shelby
9.4%1,134
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

The leader in Union 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, 8:12 PM.

24 local contests in Union County

County offices, city and town races, local measures, judges and other local offices on Union 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

Union County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Tonya Bass Allen R9,283100.0%

Tonya Bass Allen is unopposed.

Strong Recorder/Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Latosha Gatson I9873.7%
Patricia Warren I3526.3%

Latosha Gatson ahead in Union County.

Union County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Fife R6,88559.7%
Erick L. Meadows D4,64040.3%

Michael Fife ahead in Union County.

Cities & towns

El Dorado City Council Ward 2 Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Lance Greer Jr. R73655.1%
Veronica Smith-Creer D60044.9%

Lance Greer Jr. ahead in Union County.

City Council Junction City Ward 2 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Keisha Noble I10056.2%
Paul Enis I7843.8%

Keisha Noble ahead in Union County.

Mayor of Strong

CandidateVotesShare
Charles Perry I7054.3%
Tracie L. Thrower I5945.7%

Charles Perry ahead in Union County.

Strong City Council Ward 3 Pos 1

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth Harris D8164.3%
John L Hicks I4535.7%

Kenneth Harris ahead in Union County.

Mayor of Junction City

CandidateVotesShare
James H McClelland I8244.3%
Sharon L. Williams R6736.2%
Steven Burroughs I3619.5%

James H McClelland ahead in Union County.

Mayor of Huttig

CandidateVotesShare
Bennie Ford Jr I8264.6%
Emmitt "Tony" Anthony Cole Jr. I4535.4%

Bennie Ford Jr ahead in Union County.

Mayor of Norphlet

CandidateVotesShare
Dennis Dumas I205100.0%

Dennis Dumas is unopposed.

Mayor of Smackover

CandidateVotesShare
Donald B Brock R406100.0%

Donald B Brock is unopposed.

Huttig City Council Ward 3 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Van Page I8769.0%
Edward Henson I3931.0%

Van Page ahead in Union County.

Mayor of Calion

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth Anders I104100.0%

Kenneth Anders is unopposed.

Strong City Council Ward 1 Pos 1

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus Barr I7761.6%
Arthemus Henry I4838.4%

Marcus Barr ahead in Union County.

El Dorado City Council Ward 1 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
LaQuita Rainey D68554.8%
Jill Weinischke R56445.2%

LaQuita Rainey ahead in Union County.

El Dorado City Council Ward 2 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Judy Ward R68651.4%
Amy S. Smith D49136.8%
Nathan L Rainey I15811.8%

Judy Ward ahead in Union County.

Mayor Of El Dorado

CandidateVotesShare
Andre Rucks D2,48154.6%
Paul D. Choate R1,84440.6%
Byron D. Miller Jr. I2174.8%

Andre Rucks ahead in Union County.

Mayor of Felsenthal

CandidateVotesShare
Theresa Howard I30100.0%

Theresa Howard is unopposed.

City Council Junction City Ward 3 Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Ricky Allen Watts I9051.1%
Bruce Green I8648.9%

Ricky Allen Watts ahead in Union County.

Local measures

A City-Wide One Percent (1%) Sales and Use Tax Within the City of Strong, Arkansas

ChoiceVotesShare
FOR 1% Sales and Use Tax6956.6%
AGAINST 1% Sales and Use Tax5343.4%

FOR 1% Sales and Use Tax ahead with 56.6% in Union County.

Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for Off-Premises Consumption on Sunday Within the City Limits of El Dorado, Arkansas

ChoiceVotesShare
For2,49155.4%
Against2,00844.6%

For ahead with 55.4% in Union County.

Judges

Union County Justice of the Peace District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Jebb T. Young R54357.7%
Solena Sayer D39842.3%

Jebb T. Young ahead in Union County.

Union County Judge

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Loftin R6,59659.7%
Todd Dickson I4,45140.3%

Mike Loftin ahead in Union County.

Other local offices

El Dorado City Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
LaQuetta S. Henry D2,50355.5%
Robert Rushing R2,00944.5%

LaQuetta S. Henry ahead in Union County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateR +20.2R +34.0D +13.8
AR GovernorR +22.1R +34.0D +11.9
AR-04R +24.0R +34.0D +10.0

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 Union County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.5%Donald Trump66.0%R +33.515,451
2020Joe Biden33.6%Donald Trump63.1%R +29.516,604
2016Hillary Clinton34.7%Donald Trump61.9%R +27.216,894
2012Barack Obama36.1%Mitt Romney62.3%R +26.217,177
2008Barack Obama36.0%John McCain62.2%R +26.117,179
2004John Kerry39.7%George W. Bush58.9%R +19.217,832
2000Al Gore40.1%George W. Bush55.4%R +15.315,609

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 +18.2.

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.