Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 12
A district of about 83,000 people, 55% Black, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+50.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jamie Scott (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Arkansas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1970; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Jamie Scott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Linda Pondexter Chesterfield (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Charles Beckham (R)Flip | Bruce Maloch (D) | 11.8 |
| 2016 | Bruce Maloch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Bruce Maloch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | David Wyatt (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Jack L. Critcher (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Jack L. Critcher (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Sharon Trusty (R)Flip | John Whiteside (D) | 11.9 |
| 1996 | Tom Kennedy (D) | Sharon Trusty (R) | 3.5 |
| 1992 | Luther Hardin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Mike Bearden (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Mike Bearden (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | John F. Bearden Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Wayne Dowd (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Bob Douglas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Bob Douglas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | J. A. Womack (D) | Bolls E. Cross (R) | 49.9 |
Primaries: 1986 Democratic primary · 1978 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 12
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 12's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | D+49.9 | D+58.9 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Arkansas. The black marker is District 12.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Denser than 69% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 1555% Black · 28% college gradsD+63.5Held DDistrict 8
57% BlackD+20.0Not up in 2026District 9
54% BlackD+9.7Held DDistrict 13
29% Black · 38% college gradsR+2.0Flipped D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET