Arkansas State House District 54

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mary Bentley Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Mary BentleyRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

Mary Bentley 69.7Doug Corbitt 30.4

Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.

Doug CorbittDemocratic

Last election: Mary Bentley (Republican) won by 39.3 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeBentleyNo published score for Corbitt
Races: Won 6 of 7; Won 0 of 1
Years since first win: 4; Not available

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Doug CorbittDemocratic
Mary BentleyIncumbentRepublican

Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28

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History (27 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 13,573
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMary BentleyWon	Republican	9,45369.7%	69.7%
DemocraticDoug Corbitt	Democratic	4,12030.4%	30.4%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMary BentleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,866100.0%	100.0%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny RyeWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,091100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,227
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny RyeWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,48675.9%	75.9%
DemocraticAustin W. Jones	Democratic	1,74124.1%	24.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,749
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny RyeWon	Republican	6,49074.2%	74.2%
DemocraticHunter Williams	Democratic	2,25925.8%	25.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,360
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDave WallaceWon	Republican	4,13356.1%	56.1%
DemocraticWes Wagner(incumbent)	Democratic	3,22743.9%	43.9%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWes WagnerWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 4,357
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFred SmithWon	Democratic	3,51780.7%	80.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	84019.3%	19.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,470
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticOtis DavisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,82878.0%	78.0%
IndependentRobert E. Philyaw	Independent	1,64222.0%	22.0%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticOtis L. DavisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 7,537
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticOtis L. DavisWon	Democratic	5,11267.8%	67.8%
RepublicanRay Nassar	Republican	2,42532.2%	32.2%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSteven B. JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSteve NapperWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 9,162
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSteve NapperWon	Democratic	5,30657.9%	57.9%
RepublicanJeff C. Sharp	Republican	3,85642.1%	42.1%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMyra JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMyra JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMyra JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lacy LandersWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lacy LandersWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lacy LandersWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lacy LandersWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lacy LandersWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry WilkinsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 1,914
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry WilkinsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	1,53680.3%	80.3%
RepublicanCharles E. Gilbert	Republican	37819.8%	19.8%

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry WilkinsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry WilkinsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 4,718
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Arkansas House of Representatives District 54, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry WilkinsWon	Democratic	2,41851.3%	51.3%
OtherRichmond	Other	2,30048.8%	48.8%

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
1972 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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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:54

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