CalledUnofficial results
Arkansas Senate District 16
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Rodney Wright held the seat for Republicans, winning by 17.1 points over Joshua Irby.
Staggered SenateSimple-majority veto override
Rodney WrightRepublican · winner
58.6%17,095
Joshua IrbyDemocrat
41.4%12,098
100% of the expected vote counted · 29,193 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.
Joshua IrbyRodney Wright
$6.6K
Raised by the campaign
$82.2K
$4.2K
Spent by the campaign
$88.7K
$2.4K
Cash on hand
$56.8K
Campaign money: Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 16, 2026; Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 22, 2026.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Joshua Irby
- 1%
- Rodney Wright
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+23.1