2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas; one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST. This election marked the first time in eight years where the Democrats contested every seat.

District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas by district:

District 1
Incumbent Republican Rick Crawford, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 206. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Nominee

 * Rick Crawford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Chintan Desai, project manager for KIPP: Delta Public Schools and former Teach for America member

Withdrawn

 * Robert Butler

Nominee

 * Elvis D. Presley, Elvis impersonator, auto-mechanic, nominee for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands in 2014 and for state senate in 2016

District 2
Incumbent Republican French Hill, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Nominee

 * French Hill, incumbent U.S. Representative (R-Little Rock)

Democratic primary
The 2nd district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Nominee

 * Clarke Tucker, state representative (D-Little Rock)

Eliminated in primary

 * Gwendolynn Millen Combs, teacher and businesswoman
 * Jonathan Dunkley
 * Paul Spencer, teacher and activist

Declined

 * Win Thompson, former University of Central Arkansas President

Nominee

 * Joe Swafford, residential appraiser

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 8, 2016

District 3
Incumbent Republican Steve Womack, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Nominee

 * Steve Womack, incumbent U.S. Representative (R-Rogers)

Eliminated in primary

 * Robb Ryerse, pastor and a "progressive Republican"

Nominee

 * Joshua Mahony, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission (D-Fayetteville)

Nominee

 * Michael Kalagias, retired teacher and volunteer firefighter (L-Rogers)

Campaign
This was the first time since he was first elected in 2010 that Womack had faced a Democrat in the general election, having only had opposition from minor parties since.

District 4
Incumbent Republican Bruce Westerman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Nominee

 * Bruce Westerman, incumbent U.S. Representative (R-Hot Springs)

Eliminated in primary

 * Randy Caldwell, preacher

Nominee

 * Hayden Shamel, teacher (D-Hot Springs)

Nominee

 * Tom Canada, manufacturing lead