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Arkansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Arkansas Senate District 9

A district of about 83,000 people, 54% Black, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+9.7 relative to the nation for president.

Reginald Murdock (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 33 seats

Every Arkansas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+9.76th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican17th seat · the majority lineDistrict 9

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222026
Arkansas State SenateD+7.0D+27.9

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Arkansas. The black marker is District 9.

Adults with a bachelor's degree16% 9th pct · 30th of 33 in AR

Lower than 91% of seats.

White adults without a degree33% 19th pct · 27th of 33 in AR

Lower than 81% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 12th pct · 29th of 33 in AR

Lower than 88% of seats.

Black residents54% 91st pct · 4th of 33 in AR

Higher than 91% of seats.

Asian residents1% 41st pct · 20th of 33 in AR

Lower than 59% of seats.

People per square mile41 31st pct · 23rd of 33 in AR

Less dense than 69% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 8
57% BlackD+20.0Not up in 2026District 12
55% Black · 22% college gradsD+50.6Not up in 2026District 2
31% BlackR+34.7Held RDistrict 13
29% Black · 38% college gradsR+2.0Flipped D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Jessie McGruder (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 27.9
  2. Reginald Murdock (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 7.0

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)