# 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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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

U.S. Executive Branch officials
* Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 31st White House press secretary (2017–2019) and candidate in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
U.S. Senators
* Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (2015–present) and U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district (2013–2015)
* Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader from Kentucky (1985–present)
Organizations
* Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
* National Right to Life
* Pro-Israel America
U.S. Representatives
* Madison Cawthorn, Congressman from North Carolina's 11th congressional district (2021–2023)
* Burgess Owens, Congressman from Utah's 4th congressional district (2021–present)
Individuals
* Stuart Scheller, former lt. colonel

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 4, 2022 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| John Boozman (R) | $5,515,449 | $4,930,354 | $1,580,776 |
| Jake Bequette (R) | $1,262,746 | $875,103 | $375,720 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jake Bequette | John Boozman | Heath Loftis | Jan Morgan | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | May 2, 2022 | 802 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 19% | 45% | 2% | 17% | 18% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Boozman (incumbent) | 201,677 | 58.03% |
| | Republican | Jake Bequette | 71,809 | 20.66% |
| | Republican | Jan Morgan | 65,958 | 18.98% |
| | Republican | Heath Loftis | 8,112 | 2.33% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 347,556 | 100.0% |

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

* Natalie James, realtor

#### Eliminated in primary

* Jack Foster, former Pine Bluff city alderman
* Dan Whitfield, blue collar worker and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jack Foster | Natalie James | Dan Whitfield | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | May 2, 2022 | 597 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 5% | 17% | 15% | 63% |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Natalie James | 49,722 | 54.09% |
| | Democratic | Dan Whitfield | 28,319 | 30.80% |
| | Democratic | Jack Foster | 13,891 | 15.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,932 | 100.0% |

## Libertarian convention
### Candidates
#### Nominated at convention

* Kenneth Cates, firefighter

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | March 1, 2022 |
| Politico | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP | Safe R | February 24, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Organizations
* League of Conservation Voters
* National Women's Political Caucus
* Vote Common Good

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Boozman (R) | Natalie James (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Hendrix College | September 12, 2022 | 835 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 44% | 31% | 5% | 21% |
| Echelon Insights | August 31 – September 7, 2022 | 382 (RV) | ± 7.7% | 56% | 32% | – | 12% |

### Results

2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John Boozman (incumbent) | 592,437 | 65.73% | +5.96% |
| | Democratic | Natalie James | 280,187 | 31.09% | −5.08% |
| | Libertarian | Kenneth Cates | 28,682 | 3.18% | −0.78% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 901,306 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### 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 4 congressional districts.
| District | Boozman | James | Representative |
| 1st | 72% | 25% | Rick Crawford |
| 2nd | 59% | 38% | French Hill |
| 3rd | 63% | 33% | Steve Womack |
| 4th | 70% | 27% | Bruce Westerman |