Who is the governor of arkansas

Governor Hutchinson kept a major campaign promise by working to pass the biggest income tax rate cut in state history. His initiative to require computer-coding classes in every public high school makes Arkansas a national leader and signals to businesses everywhere that our students will be prepared for the 21st-century economy.

In addition, the Governor’s emphasis on government efficiencies — including a hiring freeze instituted on his first day — have resulted in taxpayer savings and better-focused state services.

As part of his strategy to market Arkansas and attract more jobs to the state, Governor Hutchinson has met with CEOs of major industries across the globe from Silicon Valley to France, Japan, Israel, Germany, China, India, Dubai, Czech Republic, and Cuba.

Under his economic development policies, over 100,000 more people are working in Arkansas than when he took office, and he has signed incentive agreements with nearly 450 companies that were expanding or opening in the state. 

The Governor is the co-chair of the Council of Governors and the former chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) and the Southern Regional Education Board.

President Ronald Reagan appointed Governor Hutchinson as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. In 1996, he won the first of three successive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. During his third term in Congress, President George W. Bush appointed him director of the Drug Enforcement Administration and later as an undersecretary in the newly created Department of Homeland Security.

His experience has established him as a national resource for his expertise in trade, energy, national security, and education. 

He and his wife Susan have been married 44 years. They have four children and six grandchildren.

From Ballotpedia

Arkansas is holding an election for governor on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline was March 1, 2022.

Asa Hutchinson is not able to run for re-election due to term limits. This is one of 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2022. The governor serves as a state's top executive official and is the only executive office that is elected in all 50 states. There are currently 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors. Click here for a clickable map with links to our coverage of all 50 states' responses to the pandemic and here for an overview of all 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2022.

A state government trifecta refers to a situation where one party controls a state's governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party.

As of August 27, 2022, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

• Leticia Sanders (R)
• Leslie Rutledge (R)
• Tim Griffin (R)

Libertarian convention

Voting information

Election competitiveness

Race ratings

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Arkansas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arkansas, click here.

Past elections

2018

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

2014

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

Following the 2020 presidential election, 80.4% of Arkansans lived in one of the state's 66 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 19.4% lived in one of eight Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Arkansas was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Arkansas following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Arkansas presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 20 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Arkansas.

U.S. Senate election results in Arkansas
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	66.5%	33.5%
2016	59.7%	36.3%
2014	56.5%	39.4%
2010	58.0%	36.9%
2008	79.5%	20.5%
Average	64.0	33.3

Gubernatorial elections

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Arkansas.

Gubernatorial election results in Arkansas
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	65.3%	31.8%
2014	55.4%	41.5%
2010	64.4%	33.6%
2006	55.6%	40.7%
2002	52.0%	47.0%
Average	58.5	38.9

State partisanship

The table below displays the partisan composition of Arkansas' congressional delegation as of August 2022.

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Arkansas' top four state executive offices as of August 2022.

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Arkansas State Legislature as of August 2022.

Arkansas State Senate

Arkansas House of Representatives

Trifecta control

As of August 2022, Arkansas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eight years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Arkansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

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1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
5. ↑ American Independent Party