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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 42
Jeremy Riddle has no major-party opponent.
Jeremy Riddle has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
Republican
Jeremy Riddle
The district
Lean R+63: 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
- 31,954
- People per km²
- 27
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 68%of adults
- White 90%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 3%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
15,288 votes · R+60.1✓ Stephen Meeks (R)80.0%
Lauren Faulk (D)20.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
15,611 two-party votes · R+62.9 · R+61.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.4%
Kamala Harris (D)18.6%
2022
10,158 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Stephen Meeks (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
7,241 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark Perry (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
14,688 two-party votes · R+62.1 · R+66.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.0%
Joe Biden (D)19.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
12,336 two-party votes · R+61.4 · R+63.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)19.3%