RepublicanNo state or federal office heldWon the 2026 general by 17.1

Rodney Wright

Won the 2026 race for Arkansas Senate District 16.

Last margin
+17.1
Won 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Wright has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Wright won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Arkansas Senate District 16GeneralWonJoshua Irby (D)58.6%R+17.1$82.2KR+30.4−13.3

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Wright’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$82.2K

Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Wright, Rodney
State
Active

Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET

Who Wright has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)