2024Final results
2024 election for Arkansas House District 97
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Matthew Shepherd (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating O'Dell Carr (D) by 39.0 points.
Matthew ShepherdRepublican · winner
69.5%7,881
O'Dell CarrDemocrat
30.5%3,459
The same year, the district voted R+69.8 for president; this race was R+39.0.11,340 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET