Arkansas State House District 22
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by David Whitaker Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
David WhitakerDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- David Whitaker (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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Uncontested
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- David WhitakerIncumbentDemocratic
Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28
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History (24 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 8,673
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid WhitakerWon Democratic 8,673100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,634
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid WhitakerWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,53452.5% RepublicanBrian Hester Republican 4,10047.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,546
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard McGrewWon Republican 12,40074.9% OtherJudy Bowers Other 4,14625.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,683
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMickey GatesWon(incumbent) Republican 8,29365.4% DemocraticKevin Rogers Democratic 4,39034.6% - Election day
- November 8, 2016
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMickey GatesWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJp Mickey GatesWon Republican —— - Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBruce WestermanWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,377
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNate BellWon Republican 5,02260.0% DemocraticOrvin Foster Democratic 3,35540.0% - Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill AbernathyWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill AbernathyWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill G. AbernathyWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve OglesbyWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,585
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRuss BennettWon(incumbent) Republican 5,10459.5% DemocraticRebecca V. Martin Democratic 3,48140.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,633
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRuss BennettWon Republican 3,47552.4% DemocraticRebecca V. Martin Democratic 3,15847.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,365
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid BeattyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,56054.5% RepublicanRuss Bennett Republican 3,80545.5% - Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid BeattyWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid BeattyWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - No results on file 1981 to 1991
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTravis DowdWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1978
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarl JonesWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1976
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarl JonesWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1974
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarl JonesWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1972
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid OrrWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 330,962
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 13
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticArt GivensWon Democratic 42,83462.4% DemocraticW. E. Beaumont Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 42,31364.0% DemocraticJohn B. PleggeWon Democratic 41,67365.5% DemocraticRalph PattersonWon Democratic 41,40663.9% DemocraticBob Traylor Jr.Won Democratic 37,36555.2% RepublicanMazzanti Republican 30,27144.8% RepublicanPatterson Republican 25,82537.6% RepublicanMalissia P. Brooks Republican 23,84336.0% RepublicanCoe Republican 23,44236.1% RepublicanHaynes Republican 21,99034.5% DemocraticDavid R. KaneWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticHarry CarterWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticJ. Gayle Windsor Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticPaul MeersWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticLeon HolstedWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticCal LedbetterWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticJoel Y. LedbetterWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticDoug BrandonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 330,676
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 13
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 22, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticW. E. Beaumont Jr.Won Democratic 42,31759.9% DemocraticJohn I. PurtleWon Democratic 41,49964.2% DemocraticJ. Gayle Windsor Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 41,12361.1% DemocraticDavid R. KaneWon Democratic 37,26757.5% DemocraticH. Allan DishonghWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,46057.7% OtherErma Hendrix Other 28,34640.1% RepublicanMazzanti Republican 27,54442.5% OtherMartin Other 26,77242.3% OtherBowman Other 26,20038.9% OtherDorrell Other 23,14835.8% DemocraticHerbert C. Rule IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticHarry CarterWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticPaul MeersWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticLeon HolstedWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticCal LedbetterWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticJoel Y. LedbetterWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticSterling R. Cockrill Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticDoug BrandonWon(incumbent) Democratic ——
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Arkansas State House District 22, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ar/house/22. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ar/sldl:22
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026