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Washington County, Arkansas

2026 election results. Hallie Shoffner (D) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Washington County. The margin is 24.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 46 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Washington County

U.S. Senate

Hallie Shoffner
57.5%43,713
Tom Cotton
40.0%30,388
Jeff Wadlin
2.6%1,940
100% counted

Statewide: Tom Cotton wins. Called.

Governor

Fred Love
53.1%40,327
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
41.4%31,449
Colt Shelby
5.4%4,124
100% counted

Statewide: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins. Called.

U.S. House: Arkansas 3rd District

Robb Ryerse
51.7%38,788
Steve Womack
45.2%33,962
Bobby Wilson
3.1%2,318
100% counted

Whole district: Steve Womack wins. Called.

The leader in Washington 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, 9:59 PM.

46 local contests in Washington County

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

Washington County Collector

CandidateVotesShare
County Collector Angela Wood R37,94450.3%
Rachel Eubanks D37,45849.7%

County Collector Angela Wood ahead in Washington County.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
Nathan Miller D37,97850.4%
Assessor Russell Hill R37,31249.6%

Nathan Miller ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Circuit Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Circuit Clerk Kyle Sylvester R48,588100.0%

Circuit Clerk Kyle Sylvester is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
William Chesser D40,55953.9%
Hayden Hill R34,65146.1%

William Chesser ahead in Washington County.

Cities & towns

City Mayor Winslow

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Wayne Jarnagan128100.0%

Randy Wayne Jarnagan is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 2 Pos. 1 Goshen

CandidateVotesShare
Councilwoman Paula Anderson60060.5%
Michael Farris39139.5%

Councilwoman Paula Anderson ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Lincoln

CandidateVotesShare
Mayor Doug Hutchens454100.0%

Mayor Doug Hutchens is unopposed.

City Mayor Johnson

CandidateVotesShare
Mayor Chris Keeney1,071100.0%

Mayor Chris Keeney is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 3 Pos. 1 Fay

CandidateVotesShare
Hayley Hall6,02463.9%
Andrew Brink3,40736.1%

Hayley Hall ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Tontitown

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Zulpo2,157100.0%

Mike Zulpo is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 3 Pos. 1 Goshen

CandidateVotesShare
Councilmember Colton Martin53454.7%
Brian Crowne44245.3%

Councilmember Colton Martin ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Prairie Grove

CandidateVotesShare
Mayor David Faulk2,412100.0%

Mayor David Faulk is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 1 Pos. 1 Goshen

CandidateVotesShare
Councilman John P. Vaillancourt55454.0%
Marci McClamroch47146.0%

Councilman John P. Vaillancourt ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Farmington

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Oxford1,82157.4%
Michelle Tabor1,35142.6%

Jeff Oxford ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Goshen

CandidateVotesShare
Mayor Russell Stroud1,006100.0%

Mayor Russell Stroud is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 4 POS.1 Fay

CandidateVotesShare
Council Member Teresa A. Turk2,97444.1%
Kyle Smith2,32534.4%
Jason Charles Truelove80712.0%
Chad Hall6439.5%

Council Member Teresa A. Turk ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Elkins

CandidateVotesShare
Council Member Anna Drake1,089100.0%

Council Member Anna Drake is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 2 Pos. 1 Fay

CandidateVotesShare
Councilmember Sarah Moore2,71160.0%
John Coleman1,80640.0%

Councilmember Sarah Moore ahead in Washington County.

City Clerk Elm Springs

CandidateVotesShare
City Clerk Twila Taylor56963.4%
Mari Massingill32836.6%

City Clerk Twila Taylor ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: City Clerk Twila Taylor 741 (64.9%), Mari Massingill 400 (35.1%).

City Mayor West Fork

CandidateVotesShare
Brian K. Kichline807100.0%

Brian K. Kichline is unopposed.

City Council Member Ward 1 Pos. 2 Farmington

CandidateVotesShare
Councilman Hunter Carnahan1,65857.5%
Robert L. Mann1,22542.5%

Councilman Hunter Carnahan ahead in Washington County.

City Council Member Ward 2 POS.1 Greenland

CandidateVotesShare
Travis Whisenhunt30756.0%
Dee Gardner24144.0%

Travis Whisenhunt ahead in Washington County.

City Mayor Greenland

CandidateVotesShare
Robin Michael Beach32153.1%
Mayor Jim Renfrow28346.9%

Robin Michael Beach ahead in Washington County.

Mayor Elm Springs

CandidateVotesShare
Roberta Peters47148.1%
Mark Farmer25826.4%
Ira Coker25025.5%

Roberta Peters ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Roberta Peters 567 (45.0%), Mark Farmer 346 (27.5%).

Schools

Elkins School District #10 Board of Directors Zone 2

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Clint Ferguson23460.5%
Director Troy A. Kestner15339.5%

Michael Clint Ferguson ahead in Washington County.

Local measures

City of Winslow

ChoiceVotesShare
For10175.9%
Against3224.1%

For ahead with 75.9% in Washington County.

City of West Fork

ChoiceVotesShare
For70473.6%
Against25226.4%

For ahead with 73.6% in Washington County.

City of West Fork Annexation

ChoiceVotesShare
Against62357.7%
For45742.3%

Against ahead with 57.7% in Washington County.

Judges

Circuit Judge, District 04, Division 02

CandidateVotesShare
Wendy Howerton34,47051.4%
Kristin Pawlik32,61848.6%

Wendy Howerton ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Wendy Howerton 37,395 (52.0%), Kristin Pawlik 34,477 (48.0%).

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 10

CandidateVotesShare
Council Member Diane Bryant D3,44556.8%
Justice of the Peace Robert E. Dennis R2,62343.2%

Council Member Diane Bryant ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Lowell Taylor D2,36063.8%
Lisa Ecke Justice of the Peace R1,34136.2%

Lowell Taylor ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Judge

CandidateVotesShare
Dana D. Deree D40,99154.1%
Tim Shepard R34,80545.9%

Dana D. Deree ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Justice of the Peace Vladimir Rivera Lopez D1,28165.6%
Wm Bill Ussery R67334.4%

Justice of the Peace Vladimir Rivera Lopez ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 7

CandidateVotesShare
AnneDella Hines D3,33954.6%
Justice of the Peace Charles T. Dean Jr. R2,77845.4%

AnneDella Hines ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Justice of the Peace David Wilson R2,13050.7%
Faith Laukon D2,07249.3%

Justice of the Peace David Wilson ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 14

CandidateVotesShare
Justice of the Peace Gary Ricker R3,85959.0%
Jimm Garlock D2,68441.0%

Justice of the Peace Gary Ricker ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Justice of the Peace Kyle S Lyons R2,57257.2%
Stephanie Shufelt D1,92542.8%

Justice of the Peace Kyle S Lyons ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Justice of the Peace Bradley Bruns R3,89459.8%
Lou Reed Sharp D2,62140.2%

Justice of the Peace Bradley Bruns ahead in Washington County.

Washington County Justice of the Peace District 15

CandidateVotesShare
Justice of the Peace Butch Pond R3,22748.9%
Ashley Harvey D2,75541.8%
Pat Flippo I6129.3%

Justice of the Peace Butch Pond ahead in Washington County.

Other local offices

Council Member Ward 2, Position 1 Elm Springs

CandidateVotesShare
Kathy Howerton64074.0%
Elizabeth Lowther22526.0%

Kathy Howerton ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Kathy Howerton 797 (73.9%), Elizabeth Lowther 281 (26.1%).

Constable District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Shawntill Puryear R10,86351.9%
Michael John Belzner D10,07048.1%

Shawntill Puryear ahead in Washington County.

City Attorney Fayetteville

CandidateVotesShare
Blake Pennington17,02667.2%
DJ Deutch8,32532.8%

Blake Pennington ahead in Washington County.

Council Member Ward 2, Position 2 Elm Springs

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Stout61568.9%
Tom Langton27731.1%

Jason Stout ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Jason Stout 732 (64.9%), Tom Langton 396 (35.1%).

Council Member Ward 2, Position 2 Springdale

CandidateVotesShare
Armando Garcia4,24331.2%
Ray Dotson3,60226.5%
Izmar Ramos3,52725.9%
Richard Duncan2,23716.4%

Armando Garcia ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Armando Garcia 4,869 (29.7%), Izmar Ramos 4,300 (26.2%).

Council Member Ward 4, Position 1 Springdale

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Gilbert5,71443.6%
Spencer Ordonez5,18939.6%
Allen Cotner2,20716.8%

Mike Gilbert ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Mike Gilbert 6,890 (43.7%), Spencer Ordonez 6,062 (38.4%).

Constable District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Joe Maynard R15,84452.3%
Mark Farrer D14,47147.7%

Joe Maynard ahead in Washington County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AR SenateD +18.0R +6.9D +24.9
AR GovernorD +12.4R +6.9D +19.2
AR-03D +6.6R +6.9D +13.5

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 Washington County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris45.1%Donald Trump51.7%R +6.697,174
2020Joe Biden46.5%Donald Trump50.4%R +3.994,260
2016Hillary Clinton40.8%Donald Trump50.7%R +9.981,861
2012Barack Obama40.1%Mitt Romney56.3%R +16.370,460
2008Barack Obama42.4%John McCain55.5%R +13.168,380
2004John Kerry43.1%George W. Bush55.7%R +12.764,103
2000Al Gore41.6%George W. Bush54.9%R +13.251,459

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 D +6.6.

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.