The old provision dated back to 1868, and read, "The citizens of this State shall have the right to keep and bear arms, for their common defense." The new, which passed 71%-29%, will read: (a) The citizens of this State shall have the right to keep and bear arms,

Arkansas Democrats flipped roughly twice as many state Legislature seats as they expected, and their chair blamed gerrymandering for their failure to win a federal seat. Why it matters: The gains give Democrats more leverage in the state House and renewed hope of winning congressional seats, despite losses at the statewide and federal levels. The latest: The AP finally called the U.S. congressional race for Republican Rep. French Hill with a...

Democrats in NWA flipped five House seats on Tuesday, according to the AP. The AP had also called four other House flips for Democrats for a total of nine, with two

Voters in Kansas, Alaska, Arkansas, South Dakota and West Virginia approved noncitizen voting bans by wide margins, but key Supreme Court case looms.

U.S. Rep. French Hill is projected to win his reelection bid in Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District according to The Associated Press, defeating Democrat Chris Jones in a race that national Democrats considered a “flippable” seat.

Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill held a 4,402-vote lead over Democrat Chris Jones at 2pm Wednesday in an Arkansas congressional race that remained too close to call. The race is for the 2nd District, which covers eight counties in central Arkansas and includes Little Rock. Why it matters: A Jones victory would make him the state's first Black member of Congress and break Republicans' hold on Arkansas' congressional delegation. It would also be...

Polls closed across across Arkansas at 7:30 p.m. for the 2026 midterm elections. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will be posting race calls here as they are announced. Visit arkansasonline.com/election/ for live election totals from all Arkansas races.

Fox News projects Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will defeat challenger Fred Love to win a second term on 'FOX News Democracy 26.'

Democrat Jessie McGruder is projected to win in Arkansas Senate District 9, defeating Republican Kenny Phillips, according to The Associated Press.