Jim Wooten
Arkansas State Representative, District 59 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 1
- 7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +65.5
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Budget
- Insurance and Commerce
- Performance Review
- Revenue and Taxation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Feb 2025
Failed in committee May 2025
Failed in committee May 2025
Failed in committee May 2025
Failed in committee May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Wooten was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas House District 59 | Won | — | R+62.7 | — |
| 2024 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 59 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 59 | Won | R+65.5 | — | — |
| 2020 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 45 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $28.8K
- Spent
- $32.6K
- Cash
- $1.3K
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Sep 14, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Wooten for State Representative State | Active |
| Wooten for State Representative State | Active |
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Sep 14, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Seats Wooten has held
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 59 · since 2022
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 45 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Wooten has run against
- William Alcott (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Wooten
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3016494b-fa9f-4f79-8530-7bd26120a31e
- Wikidata Q114051814
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET