2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Arkansas Senate District 27
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Trent Garner (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Bobby J. Pierce (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Trent GarnerRepublican · winner
54.6%16,803
Bobby J. PierceDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%13,986
30,789 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
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET