2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Arkansas Senate District 26
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Ben Gilmore (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Eddie L. Cheatham (D) by 20.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ben GilmoreRepublican · winner
60.1%17,732
Eddie L. CheathamDemocrat · incumbent
39.9%11,791
29,523 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