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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 83
Paul Childress has no major-party opponent.
Paul Childress has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Paul Childress
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+45: 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
- 26,480
- People per km²
- 77
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 35%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 9%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- 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
18,036 votes · R+50.2✓ Paul Childress (R)75.1%
Teresa Dannaway (D)24.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
16,883 two-party votes · R+45.1 · R+43.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.5%
Kamala Harris (D)27.5%
2022
13,751 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lanny Fite (R)82.2%
Jason Reeves (L)17.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
11,370 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Keith Slape (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
19,607 two-party votes · R+46.4 · R+51.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.2%
Joe Biden (D)26.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
14,069 two-party votes · R+51.2 · R+53.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)24.4%