Arkansas State Senate District 31
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Clint Penzo Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Clint Penzo (Republican) won by 20.2 points, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Clint PenzoIncumbentRepublican
Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28
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History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 17,070
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanClint PenzoWon Republican 10,26560.1% DemocraticLisa Parks Democratic 6,80539.9% - Election day
- November 6, 2018
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoyce ElliottWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 2014
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoyce ElliottWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,324
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoyce ElliottWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,40786.2% LibertarianGlen Schwarz Libertarian 3,91713.8% - Election day
- November 4, 2008
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary Anne SalmonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 2004
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary Anne SalmonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,166
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary Anne SalmonWon Democratic 14,84052.7% RepublicanDean Elliott Republican 13,32647.3% - Election day
- November 3, 1998
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNick WilsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1994
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNick WilsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 3, 1992
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNick WilsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1988
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWayne DowdWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1984
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWayne DowdWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1982
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWayne DowdWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1980
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. BeardenWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1976
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. BeardenWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 7, 1972
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Arkansas Senate District 31, 1972 to 2022, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. BeardenWon(incumbent) Democratic ——
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: 2022.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Arkansas State Senate District 31, election results 1972 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/ar/senate/31. 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; 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/sldu:31
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026