Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 33
A district of about 97,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+24.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bart Hester (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 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 | Bart Hester (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Bart Hester (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Kim Hammer (R) | Melissa Larkan Fults (D) | 36.7 |
| 2014 | Jeremy Hutchinson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Jeremy Hutchinson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Joyce Elliott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Irma Hunter Brown (D) | Herbert L. Broadway (R) | 55.3 |
| 2002 | Irma Hunter Brown (D) | Herbert L. Broadway (R) | 45.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Dave Bisbee (R) | Tyler E. White (D) | 27.5 |
| 1994 | Fay W. Boozman III (R)Flip | Reid Holman (D) | 17.3 |
| 1992 | Reid Holman (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | Giller (I) | 31.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William K. Ingram (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | William K. Ingram (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | William K. Ingram (D) | Milton Lubin (R) | — |
Primaries: 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 33
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 33'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 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+22.4 |
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 33.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Highest of 33 seats.
Denser 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
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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45% college gradsR+12.3Not 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