Governor elections in Arkansas
● In officeSarah Huckabee SandersRepublican
Elections won
R 9 · D 66 · Other 176 gubernatorial elections since 1836
Last decided by
27.8 pts2022, Sarah Huckabee Sanders over Chris Jones
Closest ever
0.96 pts1849, John S. Roane over Cyrus W. Wilson
Longest streak
46 in a rowDemocratic, 1874–1964
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Arkansas's governor is Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Sanders won the most recent race by 27.8 points in 2022. Sanders has held the office since 2022. The 2022 race put Sanders ahead of Chris Jones, 27.8 points clear. Across 76 elections since 1836, Republicans have won 9 and Democrats 66, with 1 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1849, decided by 0.96 points; the widest 1918, by 86.9 points.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders R 571,105 · Chris Jones D 319,242
Asa Hutchinson R 582,406 · Jared Henderson D 283,218
Asa Hutchinson R 470,429 · Mike Ross D 352,115
Mike Beebe D 503,336 · Jim Keet R 262,784
Mike Beebe D 430,765 · Asa Hutchinson R 315,040
Mike Huckabee R 427,082 · Jimmie Lou Fisher D 378,250
Mike Huckabee R 421,989 · Bill Bristow D 272,923
Jim Guy Tucker D 428,936 · Sheffield Nelson R 287,904
Bill Clinton D 400,386 · Sheffield Nelson R 295,925
Bill Clinton D 439,802 · Frank D. White R 248,427
Bill Clinton D 554,561 · Woody Freeman R 331,987
Bill Clinton D 431,855 · Frank D. White R 357,496
Frank D. White R 435,684 · Bill Clinton D 403,241
Bill Clinton D 335,101 · Lynn Lowe R 193,746
David H. Pryor D 605,083 · Leon Griffith R 121,716
David H. Pryor D 358,018 · Ken Coon R 187,872
Dale Bumpers D 488,892 · Len E. Blaylock R 159,177
Winthrop Rockefeller R 322,782 · Marion H. Crank D 292,813
Winthrop Rockefeller R 306,324 · James D. Johnson D 257,203
Orval Faubus D 337,489 · Winthrop Rockefeller R 254,561
Orval Faubus D 225,743 · Willis Ricketts R 82,349
Orval Faubus D 292,064 · Henry M. Britt R 129,921
Orval Faubus D 236,598 · George W. Johnson R 50,288
Orval Faubus D 321,797 · Roy Mitchell R 77,215
Orval Faubus D 208,121 · Pratt C. Remmel R 127,004
Francis Cherry D 342,292 · Jefferson W. Speck R 49,292
Sid McMath D 266,778 · Jefferson W. Speck R 50,309
Sid McMath D 222,801 · Charles R. Black R 26,500
Benjamin Travis Laney D 128,029 · W. T. Mills R 24,133
Benjamin Travis Laney D 186,401 · Harley C. Stump R 30,442
Homer Adkins D 184,578 · Harley C. Stump R 16,600
Carl E. Bailey D 118,696 · Charles F. Cole R 12,077
Carl E. Bailey D 155,152 · Osro Cobb R 26,875
Junius Marion Futrell D 123,920 · G. C. Ledbetter R 13,121
Junius Marion Futrell D 200,612 · James Livesay R 19,713
Harvey Parnell D 115,574 · James Livesay R 26,161
Harvey Parnell D 151,743 · Drew Bowers R 44,545
John Ellis Martineau D 116,735 · Drew Bowers R 35,969
Tom Terral D 99,598 · John W. Grabiel R 25,152
Thomas Chipman McRae D 99,987 · John W. Grabiel R 28,055
Charles Hillman Brough D 68,192 · Clay Fulks S 4,792
George Washington Hays D 53,655 · Harry H. Myers R 17,040
George Washington Donaghey D 110,418 · John I. Worthington R 44,863
John S. Little D 105,586 · John I. Worthington R 41,689
Jeff Davis D 90,263 · Harry H. Myers R 53,898
Jeff Davis D 88,636 · Harmon L. Remmel R 40,701
James Philip Eagle D 106,267 · Napoleon B. Fizer U 85,181
James Philip Eagle D 99,229 · Charles M. Norwood U 84,223
Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. D 100,875 · Thomas Boles R 55,388
Thomas James Churchill D 84,185 · William Pratt Parks G 31,424
William Read Miller D 69,775 · Albert Webb Bishop R 36,272
Elisha Baxter R 41,775 · Joseph Brooks Rf 38,909
Isaac Murphy I 12,418
Henry Rector D 32,048 · Richard H. Johnson D 28,969
Elias Nelson Conway D 27,612 · James Yell K 14,841
Elias Nelson Conway D 15,442 · B. H. Smithson W 12,414
John S. Roane D 3,290 · Cyrus W. Wilson W 3,228
Thomas S Drew D 15,866 · Reuben T. Redman W 332
James S. Conway D 4,854 · Absalom Fowler W 3,024