CalledUnofficial results
Arkansas Senate District 9
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Jessie McGruder held the seat for Democrats, winning by 27.9 points over Kenny Phillips.
Staggered SenateSimple-majority veto override
Jessie McGruderDemocrat · winner
64.0%12,078
Kenny PhillipsRepublican
36.0%6,807
100% of the expected vote counted · 18,885 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.
Jessie McGruderKenny Phillips
$49.5K
Raised by the campaign
$18.2K
$15.6K
Spent by the campaign
$38.1K
$89.2K
Cash on hand
-$3.1K
Campaign money: Arkansas Secretary of State, through Oct 24, 2026; Arkansas Secretary of State, through Sep 17, 2026.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Sep 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jessie McGruder
- 99%
- Kenny Phillips
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+21.3