Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas Senate District 5
A district of about 91,000 people, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+67.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Terry Rice (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
21 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 | Terry Rice (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Terry Rice (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Bob Ballinger (R) | Jim Wallace (D) | 38.5 |
| 2014 | Bryan King (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Bryan King (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Stephanie Flowers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2006 | Henry Wilkins IV (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Henry Wilkins IV (D) | Jimmie L. Wilson (I) | 55.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jim Hill (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Jim Hill (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Neely Cassady (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Mike Todd (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 special | Gladys Watson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 runoff | Gladys Watson (D) | Jerry Shipman (D) | 5.7 |
| 1988 special election | Gladys Watson · Jerry Shipman (D) | Andrew G. Shug (D) | 7.6 |
| 1986 | Tom Watson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Tom Watson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Olen Hendrix (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1986 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1970 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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5's area in each.
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+49.0 |
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 5.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Less dense than 97% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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