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 31
Clint Penzo has no major-party opponent.
Clint Penzo 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
Clint Penzo
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+17: 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
- 81,770
- People per km²
- 470
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 26%of adults
- White 35%
- Hispanic 40%
- Black 2%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 19%
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
24,166 two-party votes · R+17.3 · R+15.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)58.6%
Kamala Harris (D)41.4%
2022
17,070 votes · R+20.3✓ Clint Penzo (R)60.1%
Lisa Parks (D)39.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
23,251 two-party votes · R+15.0 · R+19.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)57.5%
Joe Biden (D)42.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
19,385 two-party votes · R+25.4 · R+27.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)62.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)37.3%
2012 Earlier district lines
28,324 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joyce Elliott (D)86.2%
Glen Schwarz (L)13.8%