Arkansas State House District 81
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by R.J. Hawk Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: R.J. Hawk (R) 60.2, Gina Thomas-Littlejohn (D) 39.8
- Last election
- R.J. Hawk (Republican) won by 20.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: HawkRight column: Thomas-Littlejohn
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeHawkNo published score for Thomas-Littlejohn
- Races
- None listed
- Won 0 of 1
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Candidates on the ballot
- Gina Thomas-LittlejohnDemocratic
- RJ HawkRepublican
Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28
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History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 11,583
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR.J. HawkWonName as filed: Rj Hawk Republican 6,97360.2% DemocraticGina Thomas-Littlejohn Democratic 4,61039.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,675
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR.J. HawkWon Republican 5,32061.3% DemocraticRoy Vaughn Democratic 3,04335.1% LibertarianGreg Sharp Libertarian 3123.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,750
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBruce ColemanWon(incumbent) Republican 11,750100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,165
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBruce ColemanWon(incumbent) Republican 6,62772.3% DemocraticDonald R. McKinney Democratic 2,53827.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,446
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBruce ColemanWon Republican 8,25972.2% DemocraticSusan K. McGaughey Democratic 3,18727.8% - Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJustin T. HarrisWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,246
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJustin T. HarrisWon(incumbent) Republican 6,89167.3% DemocraticWolf Grulkey Democratic 3,35532.7% - Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKaren S. HopperWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,030
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKaren HopperWon Republican 8,59661.3% DemocraticDanny K. Rowe Democratic 3,03221.6% IndependentBonnie B. Brown Independent 2,40217.1% - Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohnny KeyWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohnny R. KeyWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,553
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohnny KeyWon Republican 6,27959.5% DemocraticBea Lewis Democratic 4,27440.5% - Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBobby L. GloverWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBobby L. GloverWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWanda NorthcuttWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWanda NorthcuttWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWanda NorthcuttWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSturgis MillerWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1988
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHubert HankinsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1986
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHubert HankinsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1984
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHubert HankinsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1982
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHubert HankinsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1980
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter DayWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1978
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter DayWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1976
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter DayWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1974
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter DayWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1972
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 81, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter DayWon(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 81, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ar/house/81. 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:81
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