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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 59
Jim Wooten has no major-party opponent.
Jim Wooten has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Jim Wooten
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+62: 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
- 26,147
- People per km²
- 33
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 15%
- White, no degree
- 72%of adults
- White 84%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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
10,570 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Wooten (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
10,660 two-party votes · R+62.7 · R+61.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.3%
Kamala Harris (D)18.7%
2022
8,475 votes · R+68.0✓ Jim Wooten (R)81.0%
William Alcott (D)15.4%
Kai Schulz (L)3.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
9,440 votes · R+32.3✓ Jack Ladyman (R)66.1%
Reginald Prunty (D)33.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
11,053 two-party votes · R+61.2 · R+65.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.6%
Joe Biden (D)19.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
9,077 two-party votes · R+64.1 · R+66.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)18.0%