This is the 2022 race. The latest: 2026 →

2022Final results

2022 election for Arkansas House District 22

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

David Whitaker (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Brian Hester (R) by 5.0 points.

David WhitakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%4,534
Brian HesterRepublican
47.5%4,100
8,634 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 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+9.01996R+4.81998R+18.92000R+19.92010R+30.82018D+5.02022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET