United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 19
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Arkansas took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's four congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Arkansas modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Voters in the general election could cite concerns over COVID-19 as a valid excuse for voting absentee.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held all four congressional seats from Arkansas.
| Members of the U.S. House from Arkansas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Crawford |  Republican |
1 |
| French Hill | Republican |
2 |
| Steve Womack | Republican |
3 |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican |
4 |
Voting in Arkansas
- See also: Voting in Arkansas
Click the links below for more information on Arkansas elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following Arkansas elections as battlegrounds:
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Rick Crawford (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Rick Crawford (Incumbent) ✔
District 2
General election candidates
- French Hill (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Joyce Elliott (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- J. Glenn Smith (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- French Hill (Incumbent) ✔
District 3
General election candidates
- Steve Womack (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Celeste Williams (Democratic Party)
- Michael Kalagias (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Steve Womack (Incumbent) ✔
District 4
General election candidates
- Bruce Westerman (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- William Hanson (Democratic Party)
- Frank Gilbert (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Bruce Westerman (Incumbent) ✔
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Arkansas in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arkansas, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Arkansas | 1st Congressional District | Democratic | N/A | N/A | $10,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 1st Congressional District | Republican | N/A | N/A | $15,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 3% of votes cast for governor in the last election in the district, not to exceed 2,000 | N/A | N/A | 5/1/2020 | Source |
| Arkansas | 2nd Congressional District | Democratic | N/A | N/A | $10,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 2nd Congressional District | Republican | N/A | N/A | $15,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 3% of votes cast for governor in the last election in the district, not to exceed 2,000 | N/A | N/A | 5/1/2020 | Source |
| Arkansas | 3rd Congressional District | Democratic | N/A | N/A | $10,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 3rd Congressional District | Republican | N/A | N/A | $15,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 3% of votes cast for governor in the last election in the district, not to exceed 2,000 | N/A | N/A | 5/1/2020 | Source |
| Arkansas | 4th Congressional District | Democratic | N/A | N/A | $10,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 4th Congressional District | Republican | N/A | N/A | $15,000.00 | Fixed number | 11/12/2019 | Source |
| Arkansas | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 3% of votes cast for governor in the last election in the district, not to exceed 2,000 | N/A | N/A | 5/1/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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