2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas

The 2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman ran for a third term. He won the May 24, 2022 Republican primary with 58.03% of the vote and the general election with 65.73% of the vote.

This was the best performance for a Republican senator in the state's history, and the third consecutive Republican win of this seat.

Republican primary


Incumbent senator John Boozman ran with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. However, he attracted multiple opponents from the right who questioned his loyalty to Trump, attacking him for refusing to object to the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. Despite it being his first time running for office, former NFL football player Jake Bequette and his supporting groups raised over $2.6 million. Boozman ultimately won with 58% of the vote, easily avoiding a runoff.

Nominee

 * John Boozman, incumbent U.S. Senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Jake Bequette, former NFL player and U.S. Army veteran
 * Heath Loftis, pastor
 * Jan Morgan, gun range owner and candidate for governor of Arkansas in 2018

Withdrew

 * Michael Deel, corporate analyst

Results
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Nominee

 * Natalie James, small business owner and community advocate

Eliminated in primary

 * Jack Foster, former Pine Bluff city alderman
 * Dan Whitfield, activist and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020

Results
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Nominated at convention

 * Kenneth Cates

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Chicot (largest city: Dermott)
 * Clark (largest city: Arkadelphia)
 * Crittenden (largest city: West Memphis)
 * Desha (largest city: Dumas)
 * Lee (largest city: Marianna)
 * St. Francis (largest city: Forrest City)
 * Woodruff (largest city: Augusta)

By congressional district
Boozman won all 4 congressional districts.