RepublicanIncumbent
Leslie Rutledge
Incumbent lieutenant governor (2023–present)
- Experience
- Statewide office or Congress
Arkansas › Statewide offices · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor
Leslie Rutledge has no major-party opponent.
Leslie Rutledge has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
Libertarian
Michael Kalagias
Perennial candidate
- Experience
- No elected office
The state
Lean R+31: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Who lives here
- Population
- 3,049,391
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 52%of adults
- White 67%
- Hispanic 9%
- Black 15%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
2024 President Vote in this state
1,156,146 two-party votes · R+31.3 · R+29.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.7%
Kamala Harris (D)34.3%
2022
894,898 votes · R+33.5✓ Leslie Rutledge (R)64.3%
Kelly Ross Krout (D)32.0%
Frank Gilbert (L)3.7%
2020 President Vote in this state
1,184,579 two-party votes · R+28.4 · R+33.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.2%
Joe Biden (D)35.8%
2018
888,735 votes · R+32.0✓ Lt Governor Tim Griffin (R)64.2%
Anthony Bland (D)33.0%
Frank Gilbert (L)2.8%
2016 President Vote in this state
1,065,366 two-party votes · R+28.6 · R+30.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)35.7%