2026 results · Arkansas · county

Pope County, Arkansas

Cotton carried Pope County by 34.3 points in the Senate race, 17.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+52.2). 6 races have votes counted here.

Pope County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 16,656; 69% of the 24,191 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+34.3
2024 president: R+52.2
Shift from 2024: 17.9 pts → D
In Arkansas: 38th of 75; The 38th best county for Shoffner of the 75 counted; 57th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

Arkansas SenateTom Cotton won · R+11.8 across the state
31.1% Hallie Shoffner65.5% Tom Cotton
R+34.316,656 votes
17.9 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas GovernorSarah Huckabee Sanders won · R+15.2 across the state
27.4% Fred Love63.6% Sarah Huckabee Sanders
R+36.116,623 votes
16.1 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas Commissioner of State LandsCole Jester won · Jester +28.1 across the state
72.6% Cole Jester27.4% Christopher Olson
Jester +45.216,119 votes
97.4 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas Lieutenant GovernorLeslie Rutledge won · Rutledge +27.7 across the state
72.9% Leslie Rutledge27.1% Michael Kalagias
Rutledge +45.716,227 votes
97.9 pts → D2024 R+52.2
Arkansas Secretary of StateKim Hammer won · R+16.2 across the state
28.3% Kelly Grappe66.9% Kim Hammer
R+38.716,577 votes
13.5 pts → D2024 R+52.2

The House

Arkansas 4th DistrictPope County's part of the district · Bruce Westerman won · R+30.9 across the district
29.0% James "Rus" Russell, III71.0% Bruce Westerman
R+42.016,484 votes
9.6 pts → D2024 R+51.7

Also in this county: AR-02, with no votes counted in this county's part. 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.