Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 20
A district of about 63,000 people, 22% Black, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+30.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dan Sullivan (R) · won60.9%
- Erika Askeland (D)39.1%
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 1968; 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 | Dan Sullivan (R) | Erika Askeland (D) | 21.8 |
| 2022 | Dan Sullivan (R) | Chenoa Summers (D) | 24.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Blake Johnson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2014 | Blake Johnson (R)Flip | Robert Thompson (D) | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Robert Thompson (D) | Blake Johnson (R) | 1.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Larry R. Teague (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Jim Hill (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Jim Hill (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gilbert Baker (R)Flip | Stephen Simon (D) | 1.5 |
| 1996 | Stanley Russ (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Stanley Russ (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Neely Cassady (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Neely Cassady (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Neely Cassady (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Vada Sheid (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Vada Sheid (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | J. Lex Moore (D) | Gene McVay (R) | — |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Knox Nelson · Morrell Gathright (D) | Lloyd Sims (R) | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1982 Democratic primary · 1976 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 20
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 20'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 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+28.7 |
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 20.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Denser than 72% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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