List of United States Senators from Arkansas (2024)

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1 Current members
2 Election history
- 2.1 Class II
  - 2.1.1 2020
  - 2.1.2 2014
  - 2.1.3 2008
  - 2.1.4 2002
- 2.2 Class III
  - 2.2.1 2022
  - 2.2.2 2016
  - 2.2.3 2010
  - 2.2.4 2004
3 Historical members
4 See also
5 Footnotes

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Arkansas.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas are:

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Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate Arkansas	John Boozman	Republican	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2029
U.S. Senate Arkansas	Tom Cotton	Republican	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2027

Election history

U.S. Senate Delegations by State

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

2020

See also: United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Arkansas

Incumbent Tom Cotton defeated Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. in the general election for U.S. Senate Arkansas on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom Cotton (R)	66.5	793,871
	Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L)	33.5	399,390

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Dan Whitfield (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Joshua Mahony (D)

Republican primary election

The Republicanprimary election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Cotton advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arkansas.

2014

In 2014, Tom Cotton won election to the United States Senate. He defeated incumbent Mark Pryor (D), Nathan LaFrance (L) and Mark Swaney (G) in the general election.

**U.S. Senate, Arkansas General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote%	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cotton	56.5%	478,819
	Democratic	Mark Pryor Incumbent	39.5%	334,174
	Libertarian	Nathan LaFrance	2%	17,210
	Green	Mark Swaney	2%	16,797
Total Votes				847,000
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

2008

On November 4, 2008, Mark Pryor won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Rebekah Kennedy (G) in the general election.^[1]

U.S. Senate, Arkansas General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote%	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Pryor incumbent	79.5%	804,678
	Green	Rebekah Kennedy	20.5%	207,076
Total Votes				1,011,754

2002

On November 5, 2002, Mark Pryor won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Tim Hutchinson (R) in the general election.^[2]

U.S. Senate, Arkansas General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote%	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Pryor	53.9%	433,386
	Republican	Tim Hutchinson incumbent	46.1%	370,735
Total Votes				804,121

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2022