Horizon · our Election Day forecast: polls, plus fundamentals like incumbency, fundraising and past results.

Pulse · polls only: where the races stand today, with no fundamentals and wider uncertainty.

What's the difference?

Arkansas › Arkansas State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Arkansas State Senate District 11

Ricky Hill has no major-party opponent.

Ricky Hill has no major-party opponent.

How this race is decided

Staggered Senate

Senators serve four-year terms, with one two-year term after each redistricting, so about half the seats are on the ballot each election.

Simple-majority veto override

A majority of the members of each chamber can override the governor's veto.

The candidates

The district

Lean R+49: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+51.7R+53.9 vs. nation2020 presidentR+48.9R+53.4 vs. nation2024 presidentR+49.1R+47.6 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
85,000
People per km²
76
Adults with a B.A.+
23%
White, no degree
65%of adults
  • White 81%
  • Hispanic 6%
  • Black 7%
  • 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 President Vote in this district

32,126 two-party votes · R+49.1 · R+47.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)74.5%
Kamala Harris (D)25.5%

2022

22,013 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Ricky Hill (R)100.0%

2020 Earlier district lines

21,058 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Jimmy Hickey Jr (R)100.0%

2020 President Vote in this district

33,184 two-party votes · R+48.9 · R+53.4 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)74.4%
Joe Biden (D)25.6%

2016 President Vote in this district

29,018 two-party votes · R+51.7 · R+53.9 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)75.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)24.1%

2012 Earlier district lines

27,658 votes · R+4.9
✓ Jimmy Hickey Jr (R)52.5%
Steve Harrelson (D)47.5%