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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 86
John Maddox has no major-party opponent.
John Maddox has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
John Maddox
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+70: 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
- 31,703
- People per km²
- 6
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 74%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 6%
- 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
12,731 votes · R+75.6✓ John Maddox (R)87.8%
Bill Bradshaw (D)12.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,255 two-party votes · R+70.8 · R+69.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)85.4%
Kamala Harris (D)14.6%
2022
7,174 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ John Maddox (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
11,947 votes · D+40.4✓ Nicole Clowney (D)70.2%
John S Latour (R)29.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
13,072 two-party votes · R+68.0 · R+72.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)84.0%
Joe Biden (D)16.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
12,160 two-party votes · R+65.6 · R+67.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)17.2%