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Arkansas House District 81
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
R. J. Hawk leads Gina Thomas-Littlejohn by 1.1 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Simple-majority veto override
R. J. HawkRepublican · leading · incumbent
50.5%4,588
Gina Thomas-LittlejohnDemocrat
49.5%4,492
100% of the expected vote counted · 9,080 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.
Gina Thomas-LittlejohnR. J. Hawk
$3.4K
Raised by the campaign
$58K
$2.1K
Spent by the campaign
$69K
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$38.6K
Campaign money: Arkansas Secretary of State, through Sep 30, 2026; Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 19, 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.
- Gina Thomas-Littlejohn
- 6%
- R. J. Hawk
- 94%
- Projected margin
- R+11.8