State facts
- Population
- 3,114,791 (2025 estimate; 3,011,530 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 4
- State legislature
- Senate: 35 members, 4-year terms
- House of Representatives: 100 members, 2-year terms
- Governor’s term
- Four-year term, limited to two terms in a lifetime.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Arkansas now
- Governor
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders · Republican · since January 2023Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- U.S. senators
- John Boozman · Republican · since 2011
- Tom Cotton · Republican · since 2015Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- U.S. House members
- 4 seats · Republican: 4
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Arkansas
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Register online
Registering to vote requires filling out a paper Voter Registration Application.
Official wording: “You must fill out a paper Voter Registration Application.” — state election office, page read October 17, 2026
- Election Day hours
Polling places are open on Election Day from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Official wording: “Vote at your poll on Election Day from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Arkansas’s election office: sos.arkansas.gov
Ballot measures4
- Issue No. 1 · Create "the citizens only voting amendment"; to provide that only a citizen of the…
- Issue No. 2 · Provide that the citizens of the state of Arkansas shall have the right to…
- Issue No. 3 · Economic development in the state of Arkansas; and authorizing the general assembly to provide…
- Issue No. 4 · Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2025
Federal1
Statewide2
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.