Arkansas State House District 55
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Matt Brown Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Matt Brown 58.5Cynthia Nations 41.5
Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.
- Last election
- Matt Brown (Republican) won by 17.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BrownRight column: Nations
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeBrownNo published score for Nations
- Races
- Won 2 of 2
- Won 0 of 1
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Cynthia NationsDemocratic
- Matt BrownIncumbentRepublican
Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28
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History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 12,074
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatt BrownWon Republican 7,06358.5% DemocraticCynthia Nations Democratic 5,01141.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,101
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatt BrownWon Republican 5,25657.8% DemocraticDee Sanders Democratic 3,84542.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,028
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonte HodgesWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,66652.2% RepublicanGary Tobar Republican 3,36247.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,284
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonte HodgesWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,87861.7% RepublicanGary Tobar Republican 2,40638.3% - Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonte HodgesWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonte HodgesWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonte HodgesWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTommy Lee BakerWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTommy Lee BakerWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTommy Lee BakerWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKevin D. GossWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKevin GossWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim MagnusWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,738
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim MagnusWon(incumbent) Republican 4,56859.0% DemocraticJames J. Lessmeister Democratic 3,17041.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,133
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim MagnusWon Republican 5,43853.7% DemocraticHenry Osterloh Democratic 4,69546.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,468
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim Argue Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 5,07059.9% RepublicanKevin Lamb Republican 3,39840.1% - Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim Argue Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,036
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry MitchellWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,97770.7% RepublicanLarry Gene Floyd Republican 2,05929.3% - Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry MitchellWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry MitchellWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry MitchellWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry MitchellWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHubert HankinsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHubert HankinsWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBoyce AlfordWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBoyce AlfordWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 55, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBoyce AlfordWon(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
- 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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Election Wrld. (2026). Arkansas State House District 55, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ar/house/55. 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:55
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