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Arkansas › Arkansas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas House District 96
Sonia Eubanks Barker has no major-party opponent.
Sonia Eubanks Barker has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Sonia Eubanks Barker
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+49: 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
- 32,447
- People per km²
- 5
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 16%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 67%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 25%
- 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
12,348 votes · R+45.6✓ Sonia Eubanks Barker (R)72.8%
Robin G Roark (D)27.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
12,369 two-party votes · R+50.9 · R+49.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.4%
Kamala Harris (D)24.6%
2022
15,466 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sonia Barker (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
22,595 votes · R+41.5✓ Jill Bryant (R)46.2%
Joshua Bryant (R)34.7%
Jon Comstock (D)19.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
13,157 two-party votes · R+43.7 · R+48.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)71.9%
Joe Biden (D)28.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
15,115 two-party votes · R+33.6 · R+35.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)66.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)33.2%