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.
Arkansas › Arkansas State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Arkansas State Senate District 2
Matt Stone has no major-party opponent.
Matt Stone has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Simple-majority veto override
A majority of the members of each chamber can override the governor's veto.
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Matt Stone
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+35: 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
- 81,168
- People per km²
- 9
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 51%of adults
- White 62%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 31%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
33,176 two-party votes · R+37.2 · R+35.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.6%
Kamala Harris (D)31.4%
2022
26,257 votes · R+35.5✓ Matt Stone (R)67.8%
Garry L Smith (D)32.2%
2020 Earlier district lines
44,530 votes · R+46.9✓ Jim Hendren (R)73.4%
Ryan Craig (D)26.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
39,628 two-party votes · R+27.2 · R+31.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)63.6%
Joe Biden (D)36.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
35,422 two-party votes · R+27.2 · R+29.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)63.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)36.4%