Arkansas State House District 38
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dwight Tosh Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Dwight ToshRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Dwight Tosh (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Dwight ToshIncumbentRepublican
Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 10,242
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDwight ToshWon Republican 10,242100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,864
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDwight ToshWon(incumbent) Republican 7,864100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,182
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarlton WingWon(incumbent) Republican 7,09950.1% DemocraticMatthew Stallings Democratic 7,08349.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,485
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarlton WingWon(incumbent) Republican 6,12553.3% DemocraticChase Mangiapane Democratic 5,36046.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,485
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarlton WingWon Republican 7,01952.0% DemocraticVictoria Leigh Democratic 6,46648.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,099
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDonnie CopelandWon Republican 5,71051.5% DemocraticPatti Julian(incumbent) Democratic 5,38948.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,427
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatti JulianWon Democratic 6,67449.7% RepublicanDean Dimichele Republican 5,72842.7% IndependentBill M. Laman Independent 6314.7% LibertarianDebrah Standiford Libertarian 3942.9% - Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn Charles EdwardsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,036
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn C. EdwardsWon Democratic 7,05750.3% RepublicanKelly Eichler Republican 6,97949.7% - Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid JohnsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,182
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid JohnsonWon Democratic 7,33751.7% RepublicanJohn Parke Republican 6,84548.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,159
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve NapperWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,81861.1% RepublicanL. Douglass Brown Republican 4,34138.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,294
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGene JeffressWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,41658.3% RepublicanLynn Story Republican 3,87841.7% - Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGene JeffressWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn DawsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn DawsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn DawsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,325
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristene BrownleeWon Republican 2,16550.1% DemocraticLonnie W. Middlebrook Jr. Democratic 2,16049.9% - Election day
- November 8, 1988
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BaltonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1986
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BaltonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1984
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BaltonWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1982
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam R. NicholsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1980
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGrady ArringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1978
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGrady ArringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1976
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGrady ArringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1974
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGrady ArringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1972
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGrady ArringtonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
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- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid OrrWon Democratic —— DemocraticCharles WadeWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 38, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHayes C. McClerkinWon(incumbent) Democratic —— DemocraticDamon YoungWon(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 38, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ar/house/38. 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:38
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