2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Arkansas House District 9
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Howard Beaty (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Leanne Burch (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Howard BeatyRepublican · winner
52.3%5,339
Leanne BurchDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%4,875
10,214 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET