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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 12
Hope Hendren Duke has no major-party opponent.
Hope Hendren Duke has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Hope Hendren Duke
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+41: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 35,055
- People per km²
- 61
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 34%
- White, no degree
- 50%of adults
- White 73%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 1%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 14%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
17,648 votes · R+45.6✓ Hope Hendren Duke (R)72.8%
David L Barber (D)27.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
17,705 two-party votes · R+40.2 · R+38.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.1%
Kamala Harris (D)29.9%
2022
12,861 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Hope Hendren Duke (R)76.6%
D Michael Gill (L)23.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
26,492 two-party votes · R+41.8 · R+46.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.9%
Joe Biden (D)29.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
6,693 votes · D+22.1✓ Chris Richey (D)61.0%
Jason Dobson (R)39.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,217 two-party votes · R+47.6 · R+49.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.2%