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 35
Tyler Dees has no major-party opponent.
Tyler Dees 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
Tyler Dees
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+38: 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
- 93,903
- People per km²
- 64
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 44%of adults
- White 65%
- Hispanic 11%
- 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
36,666 two-party votes · R+37.2 · R+35.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.6%
Kamala Harris (D)31.4%
2022
24,989 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tyler Dees (R)73.7%
Doug Peterson (L)26.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
43,631 two-party votes · R+39.4 · R+43.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.7%
Joe Biden (D)30.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
27,507 votes · R+10.3✓ Jason Rapert (R)55.1%
Maureen Skinner (D)44.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
25,379 two-party votes · R+41.6 · R+43.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)29.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
23,764 votes · R+13.5✓ Jason Rapert (R)56.8%
Joel Pearson (D)43.2%