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Arkansas House District 53
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Matt Duffield won re-election by 22.0 points over Jennifer Lewter.
Simple-majority veto override
Matt DuffieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%4,012
Jennifer LewterDemocrat
39.0%2,566
100% of the expected vote counted · 6,578 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:13 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.
Jennifer LewterMatt Duffield
$5.2K
Raised by the campaign
$337K
$3K
Spent by the campaign
$280K
$416
Cash on hand
$94.7K
Campaign money: Arkansas Secretary of State, through Sep 30, 2026; Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Sep 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jennifer Lewter
- <1%
- Matt Duffield
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+23.8