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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 3, 2020.[1] To vote by mail, registered Arkansas voters had to request a ballot by October 27, 2020.[2]
State offices
State senate
17 out of 35 seats in the state senate were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the Republican Party won 15 while the Democratic Party won 2. The resulting composition was 28 Republicans and 7 Democrats. Republicans gained the 12th and 26th district.
State House of Representatives
Federal offices
President and vice president of the United States
Arkansas had 6 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.
U.S. Senate
Incumbent Republican senator Tom Cotton won with 67% of the votes.
U.S. House of Representatives
Arkansas had 4 seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won all of them. No seats changed hands.
Ballot Initiatives
Issue 1
Choice | Votes | % |
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660,018 | 55.33 |
No | 532,915 | 44.67 |
Total votes | 1,192,933 | 100.00 |
Issue 2
Choice | Votes | % |
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647,861 | 55.38 |
No | 521,979 | 44.62 |
Total votes | 1,169,840 | 100.00 |
Issue 3
Choice | Votes | % |
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638,319 | 55.93 |
Yes | 503,028 | 44.07 |
Total votes | 1,141,347 | 100.00 |
Polling
- Issue 1
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
For the amendment | Against the amendment | Undecided |
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University of Arkansas | October 9–21, 2020 | 405 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 62% | 38% | – |
Hendrix College/Talk Business & Politics | October 11–13, 2020 | 647 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 59% | 31% | 10% |
- Issue 2
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
For the amendment | Against the amendment | Undecided |
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University of Arkansas | October 9–21, 2020 | 405 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 60% | 40% | – |
Hendrix College/Talk Business & Politics | October 11–13, 2020 | 647 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 28% | 24% |
- Issue 3
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
For the amendment | Against the amendment | Undecided |
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University of Arkansas | October 9–21, 2020 | 405 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 41% | 59% | – |
Hendrix College/Talk Business & Politics | October 11–13, 2020 | 647 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 20% | 35% | 45% |
Notes
See also
References
- ^ "Arkansas elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020
- ^ a b c "2020 General Election - Issues". Arkansas State. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
External links
- "League of Women Voters of Arkansas". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Arkansas", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Arkansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- Arkansas 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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