Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 4
A district of about 84,000 people, 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+51.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jimmy Hickey (R) · won80.7%
- Lonny Mack Goodwin (LIB)19.3%
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. 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 | Jimmy Hickey (R) | Lonny Mack Goodwin (I) | 61.5 |
| 2022 | Jimmy Hickey (R) | Lonny Mack Goodwin (I) | 58.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Greg Leding (D) | Dawn Clemence (R) | 23.0 |
| 2014 | Uvalde Lindsey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Uvalde Lindsey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Sharon Trusty (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Sharon Trusty (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Sharon Trusty (R) | M. Olin Cook (D) | 16.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Barbara Horn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Wayne Dowd (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Wayne Dowd (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Nick Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Nick Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Nick Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Joe T. Ford (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Joe T. Ford (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Joe T. Ford (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | W. E. Rainwater · Milt Earnhart (D) | William D. Vines (R) | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1982 Democratic primary · 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 4
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 4'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+47.0 | R+56.8 |
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 4.
Lowest of 33 seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Less dense 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.
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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