Arkansas House races quiet with Republicans favored
Arkansas’ four congressional were largely quiet during the midterms, with the incumbent Republicans favored to win Tuesday in the solidly red state.
The state’s GOP-dominated Legislature made keeping the congressional delegation totally Republican easier as it redrew district maps following the 2020 census. Heavily Democratic Pulaski County — the states most populous, and home to Little Rock — was divided into three separate congressional districts, prompting a lawsuit claiming the new maps dilute the power of Black voters.
In October, a panel of three federal judges dismissed a portion of the lawsuit, but gave the plaintiffs 30 days to file a new complaint with their remaining claims that the map violates the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act.
Incumbent Rep. French Hill won reelection in the 2nd Congressional District – which fully included Little Rock before the redistricting – defeating Democrat Quintessa Hathaway and Libertarian Michael White.