Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 19
A district of about 110,000 people, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+48.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dave Wallace (R) · 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
19 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 | Dave Wallace (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Dave Wallace (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | James Sturch (R) | Susi Epperson (D) | 45.7 |
| 2014 | Linda Collinssmith (R)Flip | James McLean (D) | 16.6 |
| 2012 | David Wyatt (D) | Linda Collinssmith (R) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Bill Sample (R)Flip | Gene Shelby (D) | 14.2 |
| 2006 | Terry Smith (D) | Gabe Allen (R) | 19.9 |
| 2002 | Terry Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Bill A. Gwatney (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Bill A. Gwatney (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Bill A. Gwatney (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 special | Mike Everett (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | William K. Ingram (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | William K. Ingram (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | William K. Ingram (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | George Locke (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1970 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 19
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 19's area in each.
- U.S. House
- AR-1 100%
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 | R+45.4 | R+48.5 |
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 19.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Less dense than 62% 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.
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23% BlackR+42.7Held R
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