Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 34
A district of about 85,000 people, 45% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+23.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jim Dotson (R) · won63.9%
- Kaylee Wedgeworth (D)36.1%
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. 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 Dotson (R) | Kaylee Wedgeworth (D) | 27.8 |
| 2022 | Jim Dotson (R) | J. P. Devilliers (I) | 39.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jane English (R) | Alisa Blaize Dixon (D) | 7.5 |
| 2016 | Jane English (R) | Joe Woodson (D) | 16.1 |
| 2012 | Jane English (R) | Barry Hyde (D) | 0.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Linda Pondexter Chesterfield (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2006 | Tracy Steele (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Tracy Steele (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | John E. Brown (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | John E. Brown (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Joe E. Yates (R) | Jim Hendren (I) | 7.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | James C. Scott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | James C. Scott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | James C. Scott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Paul Benham (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Paul Benham (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Joe L. Anderson (D) | Annie R. Zachary (R) | — |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1978 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 34
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 34'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+22.7 |
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 34.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Denser than 81% 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 1745% college gradsR+12.3Not up in 2026District 35
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32% college gradsR+31.1Held RDistrict 20
22% Black · 30% college gradsR+30.7Not 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