Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 3
A district of about 81,000 people, 28% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+36.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Steve Crowell (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
18 races since 1970; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Steve Crowell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Steve Crowell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Cecile Bledsoe (R) | Jon Comstock (D) | 23.9 |
| 2014 | Cecile Bledsoe (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Cecile Bledsoe (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Ruth R. Whitaker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Ruth R. Whitaker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Ruth R. Whitaker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Percy Malone (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Mike Ross (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Mike Ross (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Steve Luelf (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Steve Luelf (R)Flip | Vada Sheid (D) | 4.8 |
| 1982 | Vada Sheid (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | Sam Sparks (R) | — |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Darrell Johnson (D) | Jim Vardaman (R) | 21.3 |
Primaries: 1976 Democratic primary · 1970 Democratic primary runoff · 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 3
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 3's area in each.
- U.S. House
- AR-4 100%
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+27.3 | R+32.6 |
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 3.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Less dense than 94% 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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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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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