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2024Final results

2024 election for Arkansas's 1st District

U.S. House · Arkansas

Rick Crawford (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Rodney Govens (D) by 48.9 points.

Rick CrawfordRepublican · winner
72.9%194,711
24.0%64,113
Steve G. ParsonsLibertarian
3.1%8,353
The same year, the district voted R+43.8 for president; this race was R+48.9.267,177 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenR+17.12012R+30.92014R+40.22018R+47.62022R+48.92024R+34.52026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Rodney GovensRick Crawford
$95.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$94.3K
Spent by the campaign
$889.7K
$892
Cash on hand
$830.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 2024; FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024

The candidates

Rick Crawford (R)Rodney Govens (D)

Also on the ballot: Steve G. Parsons (Libertarian), 3.1%