Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 22
A district of about 83,000 people, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+63.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- John Payton (R) · won82.2%
- Sandy Maier (D)17.8%
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 | John Payton (R) | Sandy Maier (D) | 64.5 |
| 2022 | John Payton (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Dave Wallace (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Dave Wallace (R)Flip | David Burnett (D) | 20.8 |
| 2012 | David Burnett (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Jeremy Hutchinson (R)Flip | Dawn Creekmore (D) | 18.9 |
| 2006 | Shane Broadway (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Shane Broadway (D) | Jim Magnus (R) | 17.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Alvin Simes (D) | Carolyn Elliott (R) | 29.7 |
| 1996 | Bill Lewellen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Bill Lewellen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | John Pagan (D) | Ron Fuller (R) | 8.3 |
| 1986 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | Richards (I) | 38.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Bill Walmsley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Bill Walmsley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Bill Walmsley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John F. Gibson Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1976 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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22'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 | R+58.2 | R+59.7 |
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 22.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Less dense than 75% 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