2010 Arkansas Senate election

2010 Arkansas Senate election
← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →
17 of 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
	Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold; No election Democrats: Unopposed; Republicans: 50–60% 60–70% Unopposed ; No election
President Pro Tempore before election; Bob Johnson; Democratic	Elected President Pro Tempore ; Paul Bookout; Democratic

Elections to the Arkansas Senate were held on November 2, 2010, to elect 17 candidates to the chamber. Members of the Arkansas Senate serve staggered four-year terms, with these seat's last elections taking place in 2006. In a national election characterized as a "red wave", Democrats lost seven of their fifteen state senate seats up for election to the Republicans, ending their supermajority status and leaving them with a narrow majority of three seats. Every seat won by a Democrat was not contested by a Republican.

This election took place alongside races for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.

Overview

District	Incumbent^[1]			Results^[2]
District	Senator	Party	Outcome	Results^[2]
5th	Hank Wilkins	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Democratic hold.	Democratic primary: ▌Y Stephanie Flowers: 4,798 votes, 56.16% ▌David Rainey: 3,746 votes, 43.84%
6th	Ed Wilkinson	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Bruce Holland (Republican) 14,838 votes, 60.71% ▌ John Wells (Democratic) 9,602 votes, 39.29%
10th	Paul Miller	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Missy Irvin (Republican) 14,865 votes, 59.30% ▌Curren Everett (Democratic) 10,204 votes, 40.70% Republican primary: ▌Y Missy Irvin: 1,381 votes, 51.70% ▌Paul White: 1,290 votes, 48.30%
11th	Robert F. Thompson	Democratic	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert F. Thompson (Democratic) Unopposed
13th	Denny Altes	Republican	Incumbent term-limited. Republican hold.	Republican runoff: ▌Y Jake Files: 2,463 votes, 57.48% ▌Frank Glidewell: 1,822 votes, 42.52% Republican primary: ▌Y Jake Files: 2,555 votes, 39.82% ▌Y Frank Glidewell: 2,392 votes, 37.28% ▌Jim Medley: 1,470 votes, 22.91%
14th	Paul Bookout	Democratic	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Paul Bookout (Democratic) Unopposed
15th	Steve Bryles	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Democratic hold.	Democratic primary: ▌Y David Burnett: 5,742 votes, 64.79% ▌Barrett E. Harrison: 3,121 votes, 35.21%
16th	Jack Crumbly	Democratic	Incumbent re-elected.	Democratic primary: ▌Y Jack Crumbly: 7,228 votes, 65.64% ▌Alvin L. Simes: 3,784 votes, 34.36%
18th	Bob Johnson	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Jason Rapert (Republican) 15,418 votes, 54.90% ▌Johnny Hoyt (Democratic) 11,603 votes, 41.32% ▌Gregory D. Slocum (Green) 1,062 votes, 3.78%
19th	Terry Smith	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Bill Sample (Republican) 14,071 votes, 57.15% ▌Gene Shelby (Democratic) 10,550 votes, 42.85% Democratic primary: ▌Gene Shelby: 5,372 votes, 53.71% ▌Q. Byrum Hurst: 4,630 votes, 46.29%
21st	Barbara Horn	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Democratic hold.	Democratic primary: ▌Y Steve Harrelson: 6,396 votes, 53.35% ▌Ken Cowling: 5,592 votes, 46.65%
22nd	Shane Broadway	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Jeremy Hutchinson (Republican) 21,331 votes, 59.45% ▌Dawn Creekmore (Democratic) 14,551 votes, 40.55% Democratic primary: ▌Y Dawn Creekmore: 7,007 votes, 73.59% ▌Todd Witham: 2,515 votes, 26.41% Republican primary: ▌Y Jeremy Hutchinson: 5,333 votes, 57.80% ▌Dan Greenberg: 3,893 votes, 42.20%
27th	Steve Faris	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Democratic hold.	Democratic primary: ▌Y Mike Fletcher: 6,212 votes, 54.16% ▌Jack McCoy: 5,257 votes, 45.84%
28th	Bobby Glover	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Eddie Joe Williams (Republican) 14,328 votes, 63.96% ▌Lenville Evans (Democratic) 8,072 votes, 36.04%
29th	John Paul Capps	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Republican gain.	▌Y Jonathan Dismang (Republican) 12,424 votes, 61.97% ▌Sandra Prater (Democratic) 7,625 votes, 38.03%
34th	Tracy Steele	Democratic	Incumbent term-limited. Democratic hold.	Democratic primary: ▌Y Linda Chesterfield: 4,588 votes, 62.36% ▌Jay Barth: 2,769 votes, 37.64%
35th	Bill Pritchard	Republican	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bill Pritchard: (Republican) Unopposed

Notes

1 2 Vote totals do not include uncontested races, which were not on the ballot

References

↑ "2009 Senate Composite". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
↑ "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

[votet-1] 1 2 Vote totals do not include uncontested races, which were not on the ballot

[2] "2009 Senate Composite". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

[3] "Arkansas State Senate elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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