Steve Unger
Arkansas State Representative, District 19 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 8
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- −11.7
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 3
- 2022–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
- Energy
- Judiciary
- Legislative Joint Auditing
- Military and Veterans Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Unger 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 of Representatives, District 19 | Lost | D+11.7 | R+7.0 | −18.7 |
| 2024 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+11.6 | R+7.0 | +4.6 |
| 2022 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+7.7 | R+7.1 | +0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $76.1K
- Spent
- $38.7K
- Cash
- $93.2K
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Unger, Representative. Steve State | Active |
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Seats Unger has held
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 19 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Unger has run against
- Jamie Atkinson (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Billy Cook (D) · 2024 election, won
- Paula Irwin (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Unger
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1d522f48-2a04-40ed-860f-3c580d9c87fa
- Wikidata Q124486393
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET