A general election was held in the

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on November 6, 2018. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arkansas' four seats in the

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. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. Republicans retained of all statewide offices and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor

Republican Governor

Asa Hutchinson William Asa Hutchinson II (, '' AY-sə''; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who is the 46th and current governor of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. attorney for the Fort Smit ...

was elected to a second term.

Lieutenant governor

Republican Lieutenant Governor

Tim Griffin John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern Distr ...

was elected to a second term.

Attorney general

Republican Attorney General

Leslie Rutledge Leslie Carol Rutledge (born June 9, 1976) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Arkansas, served as the 56th attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. She is the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas, since 2023. Rutledge ...

was elected to a second term.

Secretary of State

Republican John Thurston was elected to a first term.

State Treasurer

Republican Treasurer Dennis Milligan was elected to a second term.

State Auditor

Republican

Andrea Lea Andrea Christine Lea (born 1957) is an American politician who served as the Arkansas State Auditor and is a Republican former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Russellville, Arkansas. She was elected state auditor on Novem ...

was elected to a second term.

Commissioner of State Lands

Incumbent Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston ( R) was term-limited and could not run for re-election. He successfully won his race as

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. Republican Tommy Land was elected to a first term.

United States House of Representatives

All of Arkansas' four seats in the

were up for election in 2018. Republicans held on to all four seats.

References

External links

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;Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Anthony Bland (D) for Lt. GovernorTim Griffin (R) for Lt. Governor
;Official Attorney General campaign websites
Mike Lee (D) for Attorney General

Leslie Rutledge (R) for Attorney General
;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Susan Inman (D) for Secretary of State

John Thurston (R) for Secretary of State
;Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Dennis Milligan (R) for State Treasurer
;Official Commissioner of State Lands campaign websites
Tommy Land (R) for Land CommissionerLarry Williams (D) for Land Commissioner
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