2026 results · Arkansas · county

Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Cotton carried Hot Spring County by 36.0 points in the Senate race, 16.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+52.2). 6 races have votes counted here.

Hot Spring County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 8,533; 69% of the 12,283 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+36.0
2024 president: R+52.2
Shift from 2024: 16.1 pts → D
In Arkansas: 40th of 75; The 40th best county for Shoffner of the 75 counted; 52nd for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

Arkansas SenateTom Cotton won · R+11.8 across the state
29.9% Hallie Shoffner66.0% Tom Cotton
R+36.08,533 votes
16.1 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas GovernorSarah Huckabee Sanders won · R+15.2 across the state
27.1% Fred Love63.8% Sarah Huckabee Sanders
R+36.78,530 votes
15.5 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas Commissioner of State LandsCole Jester won · Jester +28.1 across the state
73.6% Cole Jester26.4% Christopher Olson
Jester +47.28,224 votes
99.4 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas Lieutenant GovernorLeslie Rutledge won · Rutledge +27.7 across the state
72.1% Leslie Rutledge27.9% Michael Kalagias
Rutledge +44.28,303 votes
96.4 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas Secretary of StateKim Hammer won · R+16.2 across the state
27.2% Kelly Grappe67.3% Kim Hammer
R+40.18,512 votes
12.1 pts → D2024 R+52.2

The House

Arkansas 4th DistrictHot Spring County's part of the district · Bruce Westerman won · R+30.9 across the district
28.4% James "Rus" Russell, III71.6% Bruce Westerman
R+43.28,457 votes
8.6 pts → D2024 R+51.9

Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.