The 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman ran for a third term. He won the May 24, 2022 Republican primary with 58.03% of the vote and the general election with 65.73% of the vote.

This was the best performance for a Republican senator in the state's history, and was the first time for either U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas that Republicans won three consecutive elections.

Republican primary Incumbent senator John Boozman ran with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. However, he attracted multiple opponents from the right who questioned his loyalty to Trump, attacking him for refusing to object to the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. Despite it being his first time running for office, former NFL football player Jake Bequette and his supporting groups raised over $2.6 million. Boozman ultimately won with 58% of the vote, easily avoiding a runoff. Candidates Nominee John Boozman, incumbent U.S. senator

Eliminated in primary Jake Bequette, former NFL player and U.S. Army veteran Heath Loftis, pastor Jan Morgan, gun range owner and candidate for governor of Arkansas in 2018

Withdrew Michael Deel, corporate analyst

Endorsements

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of May 4, 2022CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handJohn Boozman (R)$5,515,449$4,930,354$1,580,776Jake Bequette (R)$1,262,746$875,103$375,720Source: Federal Election Commission

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JakeBequette JohnBoozman HeathLoftis JanMorgan UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix CollegeMay 2, 2022802 (LV)± 4.3%19%45%2%17%18%

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Natalie James, realtor

Eliminated in primary Jack Foster, former Pine Bluff city alderman Dan Whitfield, activist and Independent candidate that failed to make the ballot for the U.S. Senate in 2020

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JackFoster NatalieJames DanWhitfield UndecidedHendrix CollegeMay 2, 2022597 (LV)± 5.0%5%17%15%63%

Results

Libertarian convention Candidates Nominated at convention Kenneth Cates, firefighter

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report March 4, 2022 Inside Elections April 1, 2022 Sabato's Crystal Ball March 1, 2022PoliticoApril 1, 2022RCPFebruary 24, 2022Fox News May 12, 2022DDHQJuly 20, 2022538June 30, 2022The EconomistSeptember 7, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JohnBoozman (R) NatalieJames (D) Other UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix CollegeSeptember 12, 2022835 (LV)± 3.8%44%31%5%21%Echelon InsightsEchelon InsightsAugust 31 – September 7, 2022382 (RV)± 7.7%56%32%–12%

Results

By county CountyJohn BoozmanRepublicanNatalie JamesDemocraticKenneth CatesLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,34274.95%1,01222.70%1052.35%2,33052.25%4,459Ashley4,10375.51%1,25123.02%801.47%2,85252.48%5,434Baxter12,20778.30%2,94018.86%4432.84%9,26759.44%15,590Benton58,93865.08%28,33631.29%3,2883.63%30,60233.79%90,562Boone10,17480.20%1,97915.60%5334.20%8,19564.60%12,686Bradley1,82469.70%73027.89%632.41%1,09441.80%2,617Calhoun1,26980.16%28117.75%332.08%98862.41%1,583Carroll5,86764.98%2,83531.40%3273.62%3,03233.58%9,029Chicot1,68749.90%1,65348.89%411.21%341.01%3,381Clark3,68560.36%2,26737.13%1532.51%1,41823.23%6,105Clay3,08078.63%69817.82%1393.55%2,38260.81%3,917Cleburne8,33683.14%1,34213.39%3483.47%6,99469.76%10,026Cleveland2,34384.04%38013.63%652.33%1,96370.41%2,788Columbia4,17769.01%1,75228.94%1242.05%2,42540.06%6,053Conway4,64869.21%1,85627.64%2123.16%2,79241.57%6,716Craighead18,69767.78%7,88228.58%1,0043.64%10,81539.21%27,583Crawford13,89478.59%3,12517.68%6603.73%10,76960.91%17,679Crittenden5,43651.07%4,99946.96%2101.97%4374.11%10,645Cross3,70775.58%1,07922.00%1192.43%2,62853.58%4,905Dallas1,36666.50%63030.67%582.82%73635.83%2,054Desha1,64754.64%1,29643.00%712.36%35111.65%3,014Drew3,52567.19%1,63231.11%891.70%1,89336.08%5,246Faulkner26,21865.54%12,25730.64%1,5263.81%13,96134.90%40,001Franklin4,28479.73%89216.60%1973.67%3,39263.13%5,373Fulton3,11978.60%68117.16%1684.23%2,43861.44%3,968Garland22,60668.60%9,16227.80%1,1863.60%13,44440.80%32,954Grant5,20582.91%85913.68%2143.41%4,34669.23%6,278Greene9,05078.65%2,02717.62%4293.73%7,02361.04%11,506Hempstead3,33872.00%1,19325.73%1052.26%2,14546.27%4,636Hot Spring7,36074.60%2,13921.68%3673.72%5,22152.92%9,866Howard2,66873.84%86123.83%842.32%1,80750.01%3,613Independence8,32579.13%1,83917.48%3573.39%6,48661.65%10,521Izard3,68780.75%72115.79%1583.46%2,96664.96%4,566Jackson2,91372.61%98824.63%1112.77%1,92547.98%4,012Jefferson7,57043.97%9,33954.25%3071.78%-1,769-10.28%17,216Johnson5,28775.67%1,45820.87%2423.46%3,82954.80%6,987Lafayette1,28165.49%63232.31%432.20%64933.18%1,956Lawrence3,69280.68%72915.93%1553.39%2,96364.75%4,576Lee97849.20%95648.09%542.72%221.11%1,988Lincoln2,04074.64%61922.65%742.71%1,42151.99%2,733Little River2,87975.98%79821.06%1122.96%2,08154.92%3,789Logan4,92079.00%1,09417.57%2143.44%3,82661.43%6,228Lonoke17,00776.14%4,47720.04%8523.81%12,53056.10%22,336Madison4,48977.73%1,10219.08%1843.19%3,38758.65%5,775Marion4,76679.65%1,01516.96%2033.39%3,75162.68%5,984Miller8,47575.78%2,42221.66%2862.56%6,05354.13%11,183Mississippi5,43063.87%2,87633.83%1952.29%2,55430.04%8,501Monroe1,29557.99%89139.90%472.10%40418.09%2,233Montgomery2,51679.80%53216.87%1053.33%1,98462.92%3,153Nevada1,66767.87%74030.13%492.00%92737.74%2,456Newton2,44079.74%51316.76%1073.50%1,92762.97%3,060Ouachita4,16359.52%2,66338.08%1682.40%1,50021.45%6,994Perry2,91976.98%71218.78%1614.25%2,20758.20%3,792Phillips1,92945.11%2,28153.34%661.54%-352-8.23%4,276Pike3,13384.61%47212.75%982.65%2,66171.86%3,703Poinsett4,41979.64%97617.59%1542.78%3,44362.05%5,549Polk5,66982.59%93213.58%2633.83%4,73769.01%6,864Pope13,15875.39%3,67821.07%6183.54%9,48054.31%17,454Prairie2,20983.11%38614.52%632.37%1,82368.59%2,658Pulaski52,74542.73%67,50354.69%3,1842.58%-14,758-11.96%123,432Randolph4,16079.31%86416.47%2214.21%3,29662.84%5,245Saline30,90071.73%10,60224.61%1,5743.65%20,29847.12%43,076Scott2,49784.64%34911.83%1043.53%2,14872.81%2,950Searcy2,52381.10%42613.69%1625.21%2,09767.41%3,111Sebastian24,09770.32%8,92626.05%1,2463.64%15,17144.27%34,269Sevier2,88879.71%62517.25%1103.04%2,26362.46%3,623Sharp4,84880.45%97916.25%1993.30%3,86964.21%6,026St. Francis2,51449.89%2,42448.10%1012.00%901.79%5,039Stone3,94977.94%93218.39%1863.67%3,01759.54%5,067Union7,92668.33%3,44329.68%2301.98%4,48338.65%11,599Van Buren4,86177.93%1,11117.81%2664.26%3,75060.12%6,238Washington37,33653.01%30,93543.92%2,1603.07%6,4019.09%70,431White18,49780.24%3,73216.19%8233.57%14,76564.05%23,052Woodruff1,37666.28%63330.49%673.23%74335.79%2,076Yell4,26481.03%83615.89%1623.08%3,42865.15%5,262Totals592,43765.73%280,18731.09%28,6823.18%312,25034.64%901,306

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Chicot (largest city: Dermott) Clark (largest city: Arkadelphia) Crittenden (largest city: West Memphis) Desha (largest city: Dumas) Lee (largest city: Marianna) St. Francis (largest city: Forrest City) Woodruff (largest city: Augusta)

By congressional district Boozman won all four congressional districts. District Boozman James Representative 72% 25%Rick Crawford 59% 38%French Hill 63% 33%Steve Womack 70% 27%Bruce Westerman

See also 2022 United States Senate elections 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election 2022 Arkansas elections

Notes

References

External links Official campaign websites John Boozman (R) for Senate Kenneth Cates (L) for Senate Natalie James (D) for Senate