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U.S. Senate elections in Arkansas

37 elections · 1914–present · popular vote
● In officeJohn BoozmanRepublicanTom CottonRepublican
Elections won
R 6 · D 3137 Senate elections since 1914
Last decided by
34.6 pts2022, John Boozman over Natalie James
Closest ever
5.40 pts1996, Y. Tim Hutchinson over Winston Bryant
Longest streak
27 in a rowDemocratic, 1914–1992
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Arkansas's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican John Boozman and Republican Tom Cotton; Boozman won the most recent race by 34.6 points in 2022. Boozman has held one seat since 2010 and Cotton the other since 2014. The 2022 race put Boozman ahead of Natalie James, 34.6 points clear. Across 37 elections since 1914, Republicans have won 6 and Democrats 31. Of those, the closest was 1996, decided by 5.4 points; the widest 1948, by 86.4 points.

2022 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John Boozman R 592,437 · Natalie James D 280,187 · Kenneth Cates L 28,682
2020 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton R 793,871 · Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. L 399,390
2016 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John Boozman R 661,984 · Conner Eldridge D 400,602 · Frank Gilbert L 43,866
2014 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Tom Cotton R 478,819 · Mark L. Pryor D 334,174 · Nathan Lafrance L 17,210 · Mark H. Swaney G 16,797
2010 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John Boozman R 451,618 · Blanche Lambert Lincoln D 288,156 · Trevor Drown I 25,234 · John Laney Gray III G 14,430 · +1 more
2008 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Mark L. Pryor D 804,678 · Rebekah Kennedy G 207,076
2004 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D 580,973 · Jim Holt R 458,036 · Glen A. Schwarz 212
2002 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Mark L. Pryor D 433,386 · Y. Tim Hutchinson R 370,735
1998 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D 385,878 · Fay Boozman R 295,870 · Charley E. Heffley Rf 18,896
1996 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Y. Tim Hutchinson R 445,942 · Winston Bryant D 400,241
1992 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Dale Bumpers D 553,635 · Mike Huckabee R 366,373
1990 Arkansas U.S. Senate
David H. Pryor D 493,910
1986 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Dale Bumpers D 433,122 · Asa Hutchinson R 262,313
1984 Arkansas U.S. Senate
David H. Pryor D 502,341 · Ed Bethune R 373,615
1980 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Dale Bumpers D 477,905 · Bill Clark R 330,576
1978 Arkansas U.S. Senate
David H. Pryor D 395,506 · Tom Kelly R 84,308 · John Graham Black I 37,211
1974 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Dale Bumpers D 461,056 · Robert A. Jones R 82,026
1972 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan D 386,398 · Wayne H. Babbitt R 248,238
1968 Arkansas U.S. Senate
J. William Fulbright D 349,965 · Charles T. Bernard R 241,731
1962 Arkansas U.S. Senate
J. William Fulbright D 214,867 · Robert A. Jones R 98,013
1960 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan D 377,036 · Marvin Fuchs I 449
1956 Arkansas U.S. Senate
J. William Fulbright D 331,689 · Ben C. Henley R 68,016
1954 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan D 291,058
1950 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan D 302,686
1948 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan D 216,401 · R. Walter Tucker I 15,821
1944 Arkansas U.S. Senate
J. William Fulbright D 182,499 · V. M. Wade R 31,942
1942 Arkansas U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan D 99,124
1938 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Hattie W. Caraway D 122,883 · C. T. Atkinson R 14,290
1937 Arkansas U.S. Senate, Special
John E. Miller D 65,802 · Carl E. Bailey D 43,125
1936 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Joseph T. Robinson D 154,866 · G. C. Ledbetter R 27,746 · Claude C. Williams S 1,587
1932 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Hattie W. Caraway D 187,994 · John H. White R 21,558
1930 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Joseph T. Robinson D 141,906
1926 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Thaddeus H. Caraway D 28,166 · Robert A. Jones R 5,048
1924 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Joseph T. Robinson D 100,408 · Charles F. Cole R 36,163
1920 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Thaddeus H. Caraway D 126,477 · Charles F. Cole R 65,381
1918 Arkansas U.S. Senate
Joseph T. Robinson D 78,377
1914 Arkansas U.S. Senate
James P. Clarke D 33,449 · Harry H. Myers R 11,222