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2016 election for Arkansas Senate District 22

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Dave Wallace (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating David Burnett (D) by 20.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Dave WallaceRepublican · winner
60.4%14,453
David BurnettDemocrat · incumbent
39.6%9,477
23,930 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+8.31990D+29.72000D+17.82002R+18.92010R+20.82016R+64.52024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET