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Governor Elections 2022 |  US Governor Elections | Arkansas Races

2022 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election Results

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders 
Percent: 62.96%     
Votes: 571,105 

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Chris Jones     
Percent: 35.20%     
Votes: 319,242 

Race Summary

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders soared to victory in Arkansas, becoming the first woman elected governor of the state. Running as a strong conservative and Trump ally, she easily defeated Democratic nominee Chris Jones. Sanders' campaign focused on education reform, economic growth, and pushing back against federal policies. Her election marked a continuation of Republican dominance in Arkansas, with no signs of the state turning blue anytime soon.

Full Results

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)     
Percent: 62.96%     
Votes: 571,105 

 

Chris Jones (DEM)     
Percent: 35.20%     
Votes: 319,242 

 

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)     
Percent: 1.84%     
Votes: 16,690    
 
Total votes: 907,037

State Map

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Results by County

Arkansas County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 71.22%
Votes: 3,197

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 27.42%
Votes: 1,231

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 61

Total votes: 4,489

Boone County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 79.42%
Votes: 10,127

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.19%
Votes: 2,319

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 305

Total votes: 12,751

Chicot County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 47.01%
Votes: 1,601

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 52.32%
Votes: 1,782

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 23

Total votes: 3,406

Cleveland County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 81.88%
Votes: 2,305

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 17.02%
Votes: 479

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 31

Total votes: 2,815

Crawford County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 76.92%
Votes: 13,814

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 21.04%
Votes: 3,778

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 367

Total votes: 17,959

Desha County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 51.80%
Votes: 1,611

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 47.07%
Votes: 1,464

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 35

Total votes: 3,110

Fulton County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 76.43%
Votes: 3,045

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 20.93%
Votes: 834

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.64%
Votes: 105

Total votes: 3,984

Hempstead County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 70.67%
Votes: 3,311

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 28.09%
Votes: 1,316

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 58

Total votes: 4,685

Izard County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 79.10%
Votes: 3,636

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.73%
Votes: 861

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.18%
Votes: 100

Total votes: 4,597

Lafayette County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 64.88%
Votes: 1,286

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 34.01%
Votes: 674

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 22

Total votes: 1,982

Little River County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 76.17%
Votes: 2,906

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 21.89%
Votes: 835

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.94%
Votes: 74

Total votes: 3,815

Marion County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 79.04%
Votes: 4,744

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.64%
Votes: 1,119

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.32%
Votes: 139

Total votes: 6,002

Montgomery County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 79.17%
Votes: 2,471

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.52%
Votes: 578

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 72

Total votes: 3,121

Perry County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 75.25%
Votes: 2,873

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 22.81%
Votes: 871

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.94%
Votes: 74

Total votes: 3,818

Polk County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 81.57%
Votes: 5,634

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 16.26%
Votes: 1,123

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 150

Total votes: 6,907

Randolph County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 78.42%
Votes: 4,201

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 19.15%
Votes: 1,026

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.43%
Votes: 130

Total votes: 5,357

Sebastian County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 66.73%
Votes: 22,939

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 31.23%
Votes: 10,734

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.05%
Votes: 703

Total votes: 34,376

Stone County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.04%
Votes: 3,936

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 20.94%
Votes: 1,070

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 103

Total votes: 5,109

White County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.88%
Votes: 18,010

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 19.95%
Votes: 4,613

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 502

Total votes: 23,125

Ashley County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 73.47%
Votes: 4,012

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 25.38%
Votes: 1,386

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 63

Total votes: 5,461

Bradley County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 66.92%
Votes: 1,764

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 32.09%
Votes: 846

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 26

Total votes: 2,636

Clark County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 56.62%
Votes: 3,492

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 41.98%
Votes: 2,589

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 86

Total votes: 6,167

Columbia County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 66.80%
Votes: 4,066

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 31.82%
Votes: 1,937

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 84

Total votes: 6,087

Crittenden County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 49.25%
Votes: 5,295

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 49.24%
Votes: 5,294

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.52%
Votes: 163

Total votes: 10,752

Drew County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 63.63%
Votes: 3,380

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 35.22%
Votes: 1,871

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 61

Total votes: 5,312

Garland County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 66.66%
Votes: 22,225

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 31.47%
Votes: 10,493

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 622

Total votes: 33,340

Hot Spring County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 72.74%
Votes: 7,230

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 25.44%
Votes: 2,528

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 181

Total votes: 9,939

Jackson County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 70.84%
Votes: 2,860

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 27.40%
Votes: 1,106

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 71

Total votes: 4,037

Lawrence County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 78.74%
Votes: 3,655

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.87%
Votes: 876

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 111

Total votes: 4,642

Logan County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.56%
Votes: 4,854

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 20.21%
Votes: 1,265

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.22%
Votes: 139

Total votes: 6,258

Miller County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 76.06%
Votes: 8,571

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 22.39%
Votes: 2,523

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 174

Total votes: 11,268

Nevada County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 67.29%
Votes: 1,658

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 31.66%
Votes: 780

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 26

Total votes: 2,464

Phillips County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 43.33%
Votes: 1,892

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 55.31%
Votes: 2,415

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 59

Total votes: 4,366

Pope County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 73.33%
Votes: 12,928

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 25.06%
Votes: 4,418

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 284

Total votes: 17,630

Saline County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 69.20%
Votes: 29,872

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 29.03%
Votes: 12,532

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 766

Total votes: 43,170

Sevier County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.12%
Votes: 2,825

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 21.40%
Votes: 784

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 54

Total votes: 3,663

Union County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 66.93%
Votes: 7,826

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 31.60%
Votes: 3,695

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 172

Total votes: 11,693

Woodruff County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 64.39%
Votes: 1,347

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 33.22%
Votes: 695

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 50

Total votes: 2,092

Baxter County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.21%
Votes: 12,098

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 21.02%
Votes: 3,293

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 277

Total votes: 15,668

Calhoun County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 78.54%
Votes: 1,248

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 20.39%
Votes: 324

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 17

Total votes: 1,589

Clay County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.59%
Votes: 3,060

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 20.23%
Votes: 798

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.18%
Votes: 86

Total votes: 3,944

Conway County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 66.25%
Votes: 4,481

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 32.17%
Votes: 2,176

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 107

Total votes: 6,764

Cross County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 74.41%
Votes: 3,672

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 23.79%
Votes: 1,174

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 89

Total votes: 4,935

Faulkner County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 62.93%
Votes: 25,382

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 35.03%
Votes: 14,131

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 822

Total votes: 40,335

Grant County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 81.31%
Votes: 5,112

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 16.78%
Votes: 1,055

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 120

Total votes: 6,287

Howard County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 70.84%
Votes: 2,580

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 27.46%
Votes: 1,000

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 62

Total votes: 3,642

Jefferson County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 39.29%
Votes: 6,874

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 59.82%
Votes: 10,466

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 157

Total votes: 17,497

Lee County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 48.74%
Votes: 983

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 50.17%
Votes: 1,012

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 22

Total votes: 2,017

Lonoke County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 74.22%
Votes: 16,603

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 23.63%
Votes: 5,287

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.15%
Votes: 480

Total votes: 22,370

Mississippi County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 62.13%
Votes: 5,401

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 35.57%
Votes: 3,092

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 200

Total votes: 8,693

Newton County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 79.22%
Votes: 2,440

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.08%
Votes: 557

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 83

Total votes: 3,080

Pike County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 83.81%
Votes: 3,121

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 14.82%
Votes: 552

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 51

Total votes: 3,724

Prairie County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 81.22%
Votes: 2,167

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 17.20%
Votes: 459

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 42

Total votes: 2,668

Scott County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 84.36%
Votes: 2,498

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 13.75%
Votes: 407

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 56

Total votes: 2,961

Sharp County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 79.64%
Votes: 4,816

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 17.46%
Votes: 1,056

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 175

Total votes: 6,047

Van Buren County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 76.68%
Votes: 4,810

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 21.28%
Votes: 1,335

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 128

Total votes: 6,273

Yell County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 78.88%
Votes: 4,172

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 19.32%
Votes: 1,022

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 95

Total votes: 5,289

Benton County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 61.51%
Votes: 55,907

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 36.30%
Votes: 33,000

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 1,990

Total votes: 90,897

Carroll County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 62.96%
Votes: 5,692

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 34.93%
Votes: 3,158

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 190

Total votes: 9,040

Cleburne County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 82.17%
Votes: 8,252

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 16.01%
Votes: 1,608

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 182

Total votes: 10,042

Craighead County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 65.57%
Votes: 18,171

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 32.40%
Votes: 8,980

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 561

Total votes: 27,712

Dallas County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 63.68%
Votes: 1,331

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 35.02%
Votes: 732

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 27

Total votes: 2,090

Franklin County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 75.88%
Votes: 4,130

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 22.29%
Votes: 1,213

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.84%
Votes: 100

Total votes: 5,443

Greene County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 77.69%
Votes: 8,982

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 20.15%
Votes: 2,330

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.16%
Votes: 250

Total votes: 11,562

Independence County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 76.31%
Votes: 8,077

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 21.88%
Votes: 2,316

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 192

Total votes: 10,585

Johnson County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 72.34%
Votes: 5,071

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 25.55%
Votes: 1,791

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.11%
Votes: 148

Total votes: 7,010

Lincoln County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 72.56%
Votes: 2,015

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 26.29%
Votes: 730

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 32

Total votes: 2,777

Madison County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 75.69%
Votes: 4,403

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 22.42%
Votes: 1,304

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 110

Total votes: 5,817

Monroe County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 55.02%
Votes: 1,233

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 43.60%
Votes: 977

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 31

Total votes: 2,241

Ouachita County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 57.88%
Votes: 4,065

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 40.77%
Votes: 2,863

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 95

Total votes: 7,023

Poinsett County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 78.76%
Votes: 4,386

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 18.85%
Votes: 1,050

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 133

Total votes: 5,569

Pulaski County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 37.88%
Votes: 47,027

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 60.73%
Votes: 75,393

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 1,733

Total votes: 124,153

Searcy County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 82.27%
Votes: 2,608

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 15.52%
Votes: 492

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 70

Total votes: 3,170

St. Francis County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 48.74%
Votes: 2,477

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 49.72%
Votes: 2,527

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 78

Total votes: 5,082

Washington County

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (REP)
Percent: 48.63%
Votes: 34,361

Chris Jones (DEM)
Percent: 49.31%
Votes: 34,842

Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr. (LIB)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 1,453

Total votes: 70,656

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