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Arkansas House District 71
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Cassandra Mayes leads Stephen Bright by 10.8 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Simple-majority veto override
Cassandra MayesDemocrat · leading
55.4%6,023
Stephen BrightRepublican
44.6%4,845
100% of the expected vote counted · 10,868 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.
Cassandra MayesStephen Bright
$26.8K
Raised by the campaign
$86.3K
$26.9K
Spent by the campaign
$12.9K
$8.2K
Cash on hand
$100.8K
Campaign money: Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 23, 2026; Arkansas Secretary of State, through Aug 29, 2026.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Aug 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Cassandra Mayes
- 81%
- Stephen Bright
- 19%
- Projected margin
- D+6.6