Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 29
A district of about 100,000 people, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+49.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jim Petty (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
17 races since 1972; 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 | Jim Petty (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Jim Petty (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Ricky Hill (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Eddie Joe Williams (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Eddie Joe Williams (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Jonathan Dismang (R)Flip | Sandra Prater (D) | 23.9 |
| 2006 | John Paul Capps (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | John Paul Capps (D) | Jerry Wilkerson (R) | 18.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Claud V. Cash (R)Flip | Garry R. Doty (D) | 29.4 |
| 1996 | Gene Roebuck (D) | John E. Turner (R) | 20.6 |
| 1992 | Jerry Bookout (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Tom Watson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Tom Watson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Tom Watson (D) | Gary McClure (R) | — |
Primaries: 1978 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary runoff · 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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.
- U.S. House
- AR-3 100%
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+46.9 | R+58.2 |
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 29.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Denser than 50% 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.
District 2524% college gradsR+49.2Not up in 2026District 7
24% college gradsR+53.0Held RDistrict 11
23% college gradsR+49.0Held RDistrict 6
25% college gradsR+35.4Not up in 2026
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