2026 results · Arkansas · Arkansas Secretary of State
Kim Hammer, the Republican, is elected Arkansas Secretary of State, a Republican hold
Donald Trump carried Arkansas by 30.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim HammerRepublican | 490,603 | 55.9% | |
| Kelly GrappeDemocrat | 347,632 | 39.6% | |
| Michael PakkoLibertarian | 40,174 | 4.6% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted878,409 votes75 of 75 counties finishedCount 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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What moved most
Scroll through Arkansas, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 75 counties compared moved 14.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 86% in Chicot County to 64% in Polk County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Mississippi County moved most: R+31.6 for president in 2024, R+11.9 this year
The 10 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, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Benton County added 23,943 net votes for Grappe against the 2024 margin, 11% of the statewide change
Across the 75 counties compared, the margin moved by 219,365 votes toward Grappe: 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.
- Benton County+23,943 Grappe
- Washington County+15,650 Grappe
- Faulkner County+10,982 Grappe
- Saline County+10,532 Grappe
- Sebastian County+9,557 Grappe
- Craighead County+8,719 Grappe
- White County+7,593 Grappe
- Lonoke County+6,950 Grappe
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Grappe this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Washington CountyR+6.7D+12.2
- Desha CountyR+4.8D+9.2
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Arkansas’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Arkansas’s ballot
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StatewideRepublicans won 4 of Arkansas's 5 statewide races and lead 1 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 4–0, now R 4–0
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.