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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.

## Overview

Popular vote
Republican
62.56%
Democratic
35.19%
Libertarian
2.21%
Other
0.04% :
House seats
Republican
100%
Democratic
0% :

### District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 138,757 | 68.95% | 57,907 | 28.77% | 4,581 | 2.28% | 201,245 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 132,125 | 52.13% | 116,135 | 45.82% | 5,193 | 2.05% | 253,453 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 148,717 | 64.78% | 74,952 | 32.65% | 6,039 | 2.57% | 229,568 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 136,740 | 66.74% | 63,984 | 31.23% | 4,168 | 2.03% | 204,892 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| Total | 556,339 | 62.56% | 312,978 | 35.19% | 19,981 | 2.25% | 889,298 | 100.0% | |

## District 1

Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 206. The district had a PVI of R+16.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. representative

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Chintan Desai, project manager for KIPP: Delta Public Schools and former Teach for America member

##### Withdrawn

* Robert Butler

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Elvis D. Presley, Elvis impersonator, auto-mechanic, nominee for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands in 2014 and for state senate in 2016

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Dates administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Rick Crawford (R) | Chintan Desai (D) | Elvis Presley (L) | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | September 5–7, 2018 | 422 | ± 4.7% | 57% | 22% | 3% | 18% |

#### Results

Arkansas' 1st congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Crawford (incumbent) | 138,757 | 68.9 |
| | Democratic | Chintan Desai | 57,907 | 28.8 |
| | Libertarian | Elvis Presley | 4,581 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 201,245 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* French Hill, incumbent U.S. representative (R-Little Rock)

### Democratic primary

The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Clarke Tucker, state representative (D-Little Rock)

##### Eliminated in primary

* Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman
* Jonathan Dunkley
* Paul Spencer, teacher and activist

##### Declined

* Win Thompson, former University of Central Arkansas president

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Clarke Tucker | 23,325 | 57.8 |
| | Democratic | Gwen Combs | 8,188 | 20.3 |
| | Democratic | Paul Spencer | 5,063 | 12.6 |
| | Democratic | Johnathan Dunkley | 3,768 | 9.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,344 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Joe Swafford, residential appraiser

### General election
#### Endorsements
##### Organizations

* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

#### Debates

* Complete video of debate, October 8, 2016

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | French Hill (R) | Clarke Tucker (D) | Joe Swafford (L) | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | October 17–18, 2018 | 590 | ± 4.0% | 51% | 40% | 2% | 7% |
| Hendrix College | September 5–7, 2018 | 428 | ± 4.7% | 50% | 40% | 2% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | April 16–17, 2018 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 42% | — | 11% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538 | Likely R | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN | Lean R | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico | Lean R | November 2, 2018 |

#### Results

Arkansas' 2nd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | French Hill (incumbent) | 132,125 | 52.1 |
| | Democratic | Clarke Tucker | 116,135 | 45.8 |
| | Libertarian | Joe Swafford | 5,193 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 253,453 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. representative (R-Rogers)

##### Eliminated in primary

* Robb Ryerse, pastor and a "progressive Republican"

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Womack (incumbent) | 47,757 | 84.2 |
| | Republican | Robb Ryerse | 8,988 | 15.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,745 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission (D-Fayetteville)

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter (L-Rogers)

### General election
#### Campaign

This was the first time since he was first elected in 2010 that Womack had faced a Democrat in the general election, having only had opposition from minor parties since.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Dates administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Womack (R) | Josh Mahony (D) | Michael Kalagias (L) | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | September 5–7, 2018 | 428 | ± 4.7% | 53% | 31% | 5% | 11% |

#### Results

Arkansas' 3rd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Womack (incumbent) | 148,717 | 64.7 |
| | Democratic | Joshua Mahony | 74,952 | 32.6 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Kalagias | 5,899 | 2.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 140 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 229,708 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. representative (R-Hot Springs)

##### Eliminated in primary

* Randy Caldwell, preacher

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bruce Westerman (incumbent) | 40,201 | 79.8 |
| | Republican | Randy Caldwell | 10,151 | 20.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,352 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Hayden Shamel, teacher (D-Hot Springs)

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tom Canada, manufacturing lead

### General election
#### Debate

2018 Arkansas's 4th congressional district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Bruce Westerman | Hayden Shamel | Tom Canada |
| 1 | Oct. 8, 2018 | AETN | Steve Barnes | | P | P | A |

#### Polling

| Poll source | Dates administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bruce Westerman (R) | Hayden Shamel (D) | Tom Canada (L) | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | September 5–7, 2018 | 423 | ± 4.7% | 54% | 24% | 5% | 17% |

#### Results

Arkansas' 4th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bruce Westerman (incumbent) | 136,740 | 66.8 |
| | Democratic | Hayden Shamel | 63,984 | 31.2 |
| | Libertarian | Tom Canada | 3,952 | 1.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 216 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 204,892 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |