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Arkansas House District 36
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Johnny Rye won re-election by 17.9 points over Shamal C. Carter.
Simple-majority veto override
Johnny RyeRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%3,400
Shamal C. CarterDemocrat
41.1%2,369
100% of the expected vote counted · 5,769 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Shamal C. CarterJohnny Rye
$10.6K
Raised by the campaign
$16.7K
$14.5K
Spent by the campaign
$18.2K
-$1.3K
Cash on hand
$14.9K
Campaign money: Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 21, 2026; Arkansas Secretary of State, through Sep 15, 2026.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Shamal C. Carter
- <1%
- Johnny Rye
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+22.1