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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 78
Keith Brooks has no major-party opponent.
Keith Brooks has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Keith Brooks
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+30: 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
- 35,399
- People per km²
- 57
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 47%
- White, no degree
- 43%of adults
- White 79%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 8%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
16,473 votes · R+34.5✓ Keith Brooks (R)67.2%
James Henry Bartolomei (D)32.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
18,449 two-party votes · R+28.9 · R+27.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.5%
Kamala Harris (D)35.5%
2022
10,633 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Keith Brooks (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
4,786 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jay Richardson (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
19,491 two-party votes · R+31.8 · R+36.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.9%
Joe Biden (D)34.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
14,587 two-party votes · R+37.5 · R+39.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)31.2%
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