Elections / 2020 · Senate · AR
Arkansas — 2020 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 Senate electionArkansas · U.S. SenateCottonR+66.5
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Tom Cotton (i) ✓Republican | 66.5% | 793,871 |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Dale Harrington Jr.Libertarian | 33.5% | 399,390 |
2020Senate margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| ARKANSAS, AR | Republican | R+75.3 |
| ASHLEY, AR | Republican | R+74.9 |
| BAXTER, AR | Republican | R+78.9 |
| BENTON, AR | Republican | R+64.7 |
| BOONE, AR | Republican | R+81.8 |
| BRADLEY, AR | Republican | R+69.7 |
| CALHOUN, AR | Republican | R+80.0 |
| CARROLL, AR | Republican | R+66.2 |
| CHICOT, AR | Republican | R+53.2 |
| CLARK, AR | Republican | R+63.1 |
| CLAY, AR | Republican | R+82.3 |
| CLEBURNE, AR | Republican | R+84.4 |
| CLEVELAND, AR | Republican | R+84.0 |
| COLUMBIA, AR | Republican | R+71.4 |
| CONWAY, AR | Republican | R+69.5 |
| CRAIGHEAD, AR | Republican | R+69.4 |
| CRAWFORD, AR | Republican | R+78.3 |
| CRITTENDEN, AR | Republican | R+52.7 |
| CROSS, AR | Republican | R+75.2 |
| DALLAS, AR | Republican | R+68.1 |
| DESHA, AR | Republican | R+57.4 |
| DREW, AR | Republican | R+68.1 |
| FAULKNER, AR | Republican | R+66.0 |
| FRANKLIN, AR | Republican | R+80.0 |
| FULTON, AR | Republican | R+80.9 |
| GARLAND, AR | Republican | R+69.5 |
| GRANT, AR | Republican | R+84.3 |
| GREENE, AR | Republican | R+81.0 |
| HEMPSTEAD, AR | Republican | R+71.6 |
| HOT SPRING, AR | Republican | R+75.8 |
| HOWARD, AR | Republican | R+75.6 |
| INDEPENDENCE, AR | Republican | R+80.9 |
| IZARD, AR | Republican | R+82.9 |
| JACKSON, AR | Republican | R+75.9 |
| JEFFERSON, AR | Other / independent | R+46.8 |
| JOHNSON, AR | Republican | R+75.0 |
| LAFAYETTE, AR | Republican | R+72.2 |
| LAWRENCE, AR | Republican | R+82.6 |
| LEE, AR | Republican | R+55.4 |
| LINCOLN, AR | Republican | R+76.5 |
| LITTLE RIVER, AR | Republican | R+77.4 |
| LOGAN, AR | Republican | R+79.8 |
| LONOKE, AR | Republican | R+77.3 |
| MADISON, AR | Republican | R+78.1 |
| MARION, AR | Republican | R+80.4 |
| MILLER, AR | Republican | R+76.4 |
| MISSISSIPPI, AR | Republican | R+66.7 |
| MONROE, AR | Republican | R+63.1 |
| MONTGOMERY, AR | Republican | R+81.6 |
| NEVADA, AR | Republican | R+71.1 |
| NEWTON, AR | Republican | R+81.3 |
| OUACHITA, AR | Republican | R+62.1 |
| PERRY, AR | Republican | R+77.8 |
| PHILLIPS, AR | Other / independent | R+49.2 |
| PIKE, AR | Republican | R+85.5 |
| POINSETT, AR | Republican | R+82.1 |
| POLK, AR | Republican | R+84.3 |
| POPE, AR | Republican | R+76.2 |
| PRAIRIE, AR | Republican | R+84.1 |
| PULASKI, AR | Other / independent | R+43.4 |
| RANDOLPH, AR | Republican | R+82.1 |
| SALINE, AR | Republican | R+73.3 |
| SCOTT, AR | Republican | R+85.6 |
| SEARCY, AR | Republican | R+84.8 |
| SEBASTIAN, AR | Republican | R+68.4 |
| SEVIER, AR | Republican | R+80.3 |
| SHARP, AR | Republican | R+82.2 |
| ST FRANCIS, AR | Republican | R+55.7 |
| STONE, AR | Republican | R+79.3 |
| UNION, AR | Republican | R+70.5 |
| VAN BUREN, AR | Republican | R+80.2 |
| WASHINGTON, AR | Republican | R+53.3 |
| WHITE, AR | Republican | R+80.9 |
| WOODRUFF, AR | Republican | R+70.0 |
| YELL, AR | Republican | R+80.2 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+27.6Senate 2020R+66.5vs. baselineR+38.9
Arkansas's 2020 Senate race ran 38.9 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Arkansas's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +60.2% |
| 1980 | +18.2% |
| 1984 | +14.7% |
| 1986 | +24.6% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 1998 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | +79.5% |
| 2010 | −21.0% |
| 2014 | −17.1% |
| 2016 | −23.6% |
| 2020 | −66.5% |
| 2022 | −34.6% |
Same ballot, 2020AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.