Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required (preliminary injunction issued on April 26, 2018)
- Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 1, 2018 |
| Primary: May 22, 2018 Primary runoff: June 19, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tim Griffin (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Arkansas |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Arkansas held an election for lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 1, 2018.
For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.
For more information about lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2018, click here.
| SETTING THE STAGE | |
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Incumbent Tim Griffin defeated Anthony Bland and Frank Gilbert in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim Griffin (R) | 64.2 | 570,433 | |
| Anthony Bland (D) | 33.0 | 293,535 | ||
| Frank Gilbert (L) | 2.8 | 24,767 | ||
| Total votes: 888,735 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Anthony Bland advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Bland | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Incumbent Tim Griffin advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Tim Griffin | |
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General election
General election candidates
- Tim Griffin (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Anthony Bland (Democratic Party)
- Frank Gilbert (Libertarian Party)
Primary candidates
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Tim Griffin (Incumbent) ✔
Libertarians
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Arkansas heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Arkansas.
- Republicans held all four U.S. House seats in Arkansas.
State executives
- As of September 2018, Republicans held six of 12 state executive positions. The remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
- The governor of Arkansas was Republican Asa Hutchinson. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled both chambers of the Arkansas General Assembly. They had a 75-24 majority in the state House and a 25-9 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Arkansas was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.
2018 elections
- See also: Arkansas elections, 2018
Arkansas held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- Four U.S. House seats
- Governor and lieutenant governor
- Five lower state executive positions
- 18 of 35 state Senate seats
- 100 state House seats
Demographics
| Demographic data for Arkansas | ||
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| Arkansas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,977,853 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 52,035 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 78% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 15.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 84.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 21.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $41,371 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 22.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arkansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
As of July 2016, Arkansas' three largest cities were Little Rock (pop. est. 198,606), Ft. Smith (pop. est. 88,037), and Fayetteville (pop. est. 85,257).[1][2]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Arkansas from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Arkansas every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Arkansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | 60.6% | 33.7% | 26.9% | ||
| 2012 | 60.6% | 36.9% | 23.7% | ||
| 2008 | 58.7% | 38.9% | 19.8% | ||
| 2004 | 54.3% | 44.6% | 9.7% | ||
| 2000 | 51.3% | 45.9% | 5.4% | ||
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Arkansas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Arkansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | 59.8% | 36.2% | 23.6% | ||
| 2014 | 56.5% | 39.4% | 22.9% | ||
| 2010 | 57.9% | 37.0% | 1.6% | ||
| 2008 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 59.0% | ||
| 2004 | 55.9% | 44.1% | 11.8% | ||
| 2002 | 53.9% | 46.1% | 7.8% | ||
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Arkansas.
| Election results (Governor), Arkansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | 55.4% | 46.3% | 9.1% | ||
| 2010 | 64.4% | 33.6% | 30.8% | ||
| 2006 | 55.6% | 40.7% | 14.9% | ||
| 2002 | 53.0% | 46.9% | 6.1% | ||
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Arkansas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Arkansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016 | 100% | 0% | R+4 | ||
| 2014 | 100% | 0% | R+4 | ||
| 2012 | 100% | 0% | R+4 | ||
| 2010 | 75% | 25% | R+3 | ||
| 2008 | 25% | 75% | D+3 | ||
| 2006 | 25% | 75% | D+3 | ||
| 2004 | 25% | 75% | D+3 | ||
| 2002 | 25% | 75% | D+3 | ||
| 2000 | 25% | 75% | D+3 | ||
Trifectas, 1992-2017
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2024
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of 75 Arkansas counties—1.33 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Woodruff County, Arkansas | 8.91% | 4.21% | 7.46% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Arkansas with 60.6 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 33.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Arkansas voted Democratic 66.67 percent of the time and Republican 30 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Arkansas voted Republican all five times.
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