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2026 results · Arkansas · Arkansas 2nd District

French Hill, the Republican, wins re-election in Arkansas's 2nd District

Donald Trump carried the district by 15.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.8-point move toward the Democrats.

Arkansas 2nd District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
French HillRepublican, incumbent127,45250.9%
Chris JonesDemocrat123,09649.1%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 96% counted.

About 96% of the expected vote counted250,548 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 9:08 AM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI

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About the seat

Arkansas's 2nd District takes in all or part of 8 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+15.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.8 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 4 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+15.5
2024 House race, same lines
R+17.9
Move from 2024, rank in state
1 of 4
  1. Pulaski County48%
  2. Saline County17%
  3. Faulkner County16%
  4. White County9%
  5. Cleburne County4%
  6. Conway County3%
  7. Van Buren County2%
  8. Perry County1%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 8 counties compared moved 13.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 79% as many votes as in 2024, from 83% in Pulaski County to 70% in Perry County.

Faulkner County moved most: R+32.4 for president in 2024, R+16.0 this year

The 8 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+70EvenD+70Move
Faulkner County40,031 votes16.4 pts → D
Saline County43,313 votes12.5 pts → D
Pulaski County120,452 votes11.1 pts → D
White County22,081 votes10.5 pts → D
Perry County3,203 votes10.1 pts → D
Conway County6,587 votes9.9 pts → D
Van Buren County5,382 votes7.6 pts → D
Cleburne County9,499 votes5.2 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Faulkner County added 11,220 net votes for Jones against the 2024 margin, 25% of the district's change

Across the 8 counties compared, the margin moved by 44,600 votes toward Jones: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Faulkner County+11,220 Jones
  2. Saline County+10,331 Jones
  3. Pulaski County+8,620 Jones
  4. White County+7,378 Jones
  5. Cleburne County+2,757 Jones
  6. Van Buren County+1,726 Jones
  7. Conway County+1,446 Jones
  8. Perry County+1,122 Jones

Arkansas’s ballot

All of Arkansas’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures

StatewideRepublicans won 4 of Arkansas's 5 statewide races and lead 1 more.

  1. U.S. SenateTom CottonR+11.9
  2. GovernorSarah Huckabee SandersR+15.3
  3. Commissioner of State LandsCole JesterR+28.2Leads
  4. Lieutenant GovernorLeslie RutledgeR+27.8
  5. Secretary of StateKim HammerR+16.3

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 4–0, now R 4–0

  1. R+34.5Crawford
  2. R+1.7Hill
  3. R+13.4Womack
  4. R+31.0Westerman

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.