2012Final results
2012 election for Arkansas Senate District 26
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Eddie L. Cheatham (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Akin (R) by 1.2 points.
Eddie L. CheathamDemocrat · winner
50.6%14,479
Mike AkinRepublican
49.4%14,124
28,603 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET