# List of people executed in Arkansas

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arkansas since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States.
31 people have been executed in Arkansas since 1976: 30 males and 1 female (Christina Marie Riggs). The first execution was carried out by electric chair; all subsequent executions were carried out by lethal injection. All were executed for the crime of murder.

## List of people executed in Arkansas since 1976

| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
| 1 | John Edward Swindler | White | 46 | M | June 18, 1990 | Sebastian | Electrocution | Fort Smith police officer Randy Basnett | Bill Clinton |
| 2 | Ronald Gene Simmons | White | 49 | M | June 25, 1990 | Pope | Lethal injection | 16 murder victims | Bill Clinton |
| 3 | Ricky Ray Rector | Black | 42 | M | January 24, 1992 | Faulkner | Lethal injection | Conway police officer Robert Martin | Bill Clinton |
| 4 | Steven Douglas Hill | White | 25 | M | May 7, 1992 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Arkansas State police officer Robert Klein | Bill Clinton |
| 5 | Edward Charles Pickens | Black | 39 | M | May 11, 1994 | Prairie | Lethal injection | Wesley Noble | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 6 | Jonas Hoten Whitmore | White | 50 | M | May 11, 1994 | Montgomery | Lethal injection | Essie Mae Black | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 7 | Hoyt Franklin Clines | White | 37 | M | August 3, 1994 | Benton | Lethal injection | Donald Lehman | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 8 | Darryl V. Richley | White | 43 | M | August 3, 1994 | Benton | Lethal injection | Donald Lehman | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 9 | James William Holmes | White | 37 | M | August 3, 1994 | Benton | Lethal injection | Donald Lehman | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 10 | Richard Wayne Snell | White | 64 | M | April 19, 1995 | Miller | Lethal injection | William Stumpp | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 11 | Barry Lee Fairchild | Black | 41 | M | August 31, 1995 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Marjorie Mason | Jim Guy Tucker |
| 12 | William Frank Parker | White | 41 | M | August 8, 1996 | Benton | Lethal injection | James Warren and Sandra Warren | Mike Huckabee |
| 13 | Paul Ruiz | Hispanic | 49 | M | January 8, 1997 | Logan | Lethal injection | Magazine Town Marshall Marvin Richie and Opal James | Mike Huckabee |
| 14 | Earl Von Denton | White | 47 | M | January 8, 1997 | Logan | Lethal injection | Magazine Town Marshall Marvin Richie and Opal James | Mike Huckabee |
| 15 | Kirt Douglas Wainwright | Black | 30 | M | January 8, 1997 | Nevada | Lethal injection | Barbara Smith | Mike Huckabee |
| 16 | Eugene Wallace Perry | White | 53 | M | August 6, 1997 | Crawford | Lethal injection | Kenneth Staton and Suzanne Staton-Ware | Mike Huckabee |
| 17 | Wilburn A. Henderson | White | 56 | M | July 8, 1998 | Sebastian | Lethal injection | Willa Dean O'Neal | Mike Huckabee |
| 18 | Johnie Michael Cox | White | 42 | M | February 16, 1999 | White | Lethal injection | Marie Sullens, Margaret Brown, and Billy Brown | Mike Huckabee |
| 19 | Marion Albert Pruett | White | 49 | M | April 12, 1999 | Sebastian | Lethal injection | Bobbie Jean Robertson | Mike Huckabee |
| 20 | Mark Edward Gardner | White | 43 | M | September 8, 1999 | Sebastian | Lethal injection | Joe Joyce, Martha Joyce, and Sara McCurdy | Mike Huckabee |
| 21 | Alan Willett | White | 52 | M | September 8, 1999 | Johnson | Lethal injection | Eric Willett and Roger Willett | Mike Huckabee |
| 22 | Christina Marie Riggs | White | 28 | F | May 2, 2000 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Justin Riggs and Shelby Alexis Riggs | Mike Huckabee |
| 23 | David Dewayne Johnson | Black | 37 | M | December 19, 2000 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Leon Brown | Mike Huckabee |
| 24 | Clay King Smith | White | 30 | M | May 8, 2001 | Jefferson | Lethal injection | 5 murder victims | Mike Huckabee |
| 25 | Riley Dobi Noel | Black | 31 | M | July 9, 2003 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Marcell Young, Malak Hussian, and Mustafa Hussian | Mike Huckabee |
| 26 | Charles Laverne Singleton | Black | 44 | M | January 6, 2004 | Ashley | Lethal injection | Mary Lou York | Mike Huckabee |
| 27 | Eric Randall Nance | White | 45 | M | November 28, 2005 | Hot Spring | Lethal injection | Julie Heath | Mike Huckabee |
| 28 | Ledell T. Lee | Black | 51 | M | April 20, 2017 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Debra Reese | Asa Hutchinson |
| 29 | Jack Harold Jones Jr. | White | 52 | M | April 24, 2017 | White | Lethal injection | Mary Phillips | Asa Hutchinson |
| 30 | Marcel Wayne Williams | Black | 46 | M | April 24, 2017 | Pulaski | Lethal injection | Stacy Rae Errickson | Asa Hutchinson |
| 31 | Kenneth Dewayne Williams | Black | 38 | M | April 27, 2017 | Lincoln | Lethal injection | Cecil Boren | Asa Hutchinson |

## Demographics

Race :
| White | 20 | 65% |
| Black | 10 | 32% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 3% |
| Age |||
| 20–29 | 2 | 6% |
| 30–39 | 8 | 26% |
| 40–49 | 14 | 45% |
| 50–59 | 6 | 19% |
| 60–69 | 1 | 3% |
| Sex |||
| Male | 30 | 97% |
| Female | 1 | 3% |
| Date of execution |||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 21 | 68% |
| 2000–2009 | 6 | 19% |
| 2010–2019 | 4 | 13% |
| 2020–2029 | 0 | 0% |
| Method |||
| Lethal injection | 30 | 97% |
| Electrocution | 1 | 3% |
| Governor (Party) |||
| David Pryor (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Joe Purcell (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Bill Clinton (D) | 4 | 13% |
| Frank D. White (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Jim Guy Tucker (D) | 7 | 23% |
| Mike Huckabee (R) | 16 | 52% |
| Mike Beebe (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Asa Hutchinson (R) | 4 | 13% |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 31 | 100% |