Arkansas
Arkansas Governor 2026
Safe RGeneralIncumbent: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, is running for a second term. Arkansas has voted Republican by wide margins in recent statewide races, and Decision Labs rates the contest safe Republican.
Primary resultCalled
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
Called by Ballotpedia, Arkansas Advocate · Mar 3, 2026 · unofficial
Polling below predates this result.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Governor of Arkansas (incumbent)
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Fredrick Love
Former State Representative
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Supha Xayprasith-Mays
Businesswoman
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Historical Context
Last Election (2022)
Sarah Huckabee Sanders won by 34.4 pts
Chris Jones
32.8%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
67.3%
Presidential Lean
2024R+28.3
2020R+27.6
2016R+26.9
DR
Expert Ratings
Cook Political:Safe R
Sabato:Safe R
Split Ticket:Safe R
State Profile
Pop: 3.0M
Med. Age: 38.4
Urban: 56.2%
College: 24.7%
Racial / Ethnic Breakdown
White 72.7%Black 15.1%Hispanic 8.1%Asian 1.6%Other 2.5%
Polling Status
No governor polling data available for this race yet. Historical context and expert ratings are shown above.
Prediction Markets
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